EPG Update problem

[WKleeven]

Not sure when this problem started, but recently I'm having no epg-data in tvguide automatically (only after manual epg-update in "settings, channels, update epg").

Just now in "Settings, Misc2" I set "EPG Update hour" to 13.30 PM and that was correctly set in the config-file. But no epg-update was carried out at that time as you can see in the logs. Notice: I copied the attched NRecord.log AFTER 13.30 PM.
There are 2 strange things in NRecord.log: an error and after that "Requesting wake up for 'EPGWAKEUP' at 14-11-2012 3:00".

These are the things I changed recently:
-I enabled out-of-process digital recording
-I added a registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\BackgroundScanner\PeriodicScanEnabled
(DWORD=0)

Wim

[Graham]

My Dutch is not what it used to be but the log contains ...

Unexpected error parsing int setting: System.FormatException: De indeling van de invoertekenreeks is onjuist.
bij System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
bij System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
bij NUtility.SettingsHelper.GetSetting(String xpath, Int32 defaultValue)

Did you set ... <EPGUpdateHour>13:30</EPGUpdateHour> ... using the Settings dialog in NPVR?

Does the Settings dialog only allow the EPG Hour to be set to whole numbers ... 1 or 2 or 13 ?

[Reddwarf]

My Dutch is not what it used to be but the log contains ...

Did you set ... <EPGUpdateHour>13:30</EPGUpdateHour> ... using the Settings dialog in NPVR?

Does the Settings dialog only allow the EPG Hour to be set to whole numbers ... 1 or 2 or 13 ?

That's something I had a problem with too, I could not get npvr to update at 07:30 AM so I disabled the automatic epg update and made a scheduled task in Windows' Task Scheduler to run "NextPVR.exe -updateepgonly" at 07:30 and that works.

[johnsonx42]

Afaik the EPG update hour must be an integer. If you managed to type a fractional hour, that'd be an input cleansing bug.

[WKleeven]

Afaik the EPG update hour must be an integer. If you managed to type a fractional hour, that'd be an input cleansing bug.

That makes sense to me. A few weeks ago, I changed the epg update hour (I changed it from 7 to "6:30") to make sure NPVR wasn't updating when recording an early show (formula 1) and I didn't realize it had to be whole hours (input as integer).

Thanks!

[johnsonx42]

the "TV Guide Minutes" selection right above that doesn't allow direct input at all, only the up/down selection from the pre-defined list of options. sub should restrict the EPG Update Hour input box in a similar way.

[Reddwarf]

the "TV Guide Minutes" selection right above that doesn't allow direct input at all, only the up/down selection from the pre-defined list of options. sub should restrict the EPG Update Hour input box in a similar way.

Actually, npvr should allow input of both hour and minute for the epg update, it makes no real sense to restrict it to just whole hours.

[sub]

Actually, npvr should allow input of both hour and minute for the epg update, it makes no real sense to restrict it to just whole hours.

It was intentional. Like GBPVR before it, there is some code in there that randomizes the exact minute the update would occur, so that online EPG services like SchedulesDirect don't get hammered by all NextPVR in that timezone at the same minute. This was something requested by Zap2it/SchedulesDirect a few years ago.

[Reddwarf]

It was intentional. Like GBPVR before it, there is some code in there that randomizes the exact minute the update would occur, so that online EPG services like SchedulesDirect don't get hammered by all NextPVR in that timezone at the same minute. This was something requested by Zap2it/SchedulesDirect a few years ago.

I can understand the reason for that, but even if I'm allowed to sepcify 03:30 if could flex it +/- 3-5 minutes.