recording service stops after 1 recording - remainder fail

[allank]

I have recently installed npvr on XP with a Nova-DT DVB-T dual tuner here in UK (Yorkshire/CEntral regions).
No problems on a previous XP machine with GBPVR.
I have noticed I am getting partial recordings.
I have added an 18:00hrs task to restart the recording service.
Tonight recording 20:00-->21:00 and 21:00 --> 22:00 (pre 1min, post 2 min)
as 21:02 the problem occured - a windows error pop-up (sorry didnt get screen print) and the logs reporting 'async stop taking way too long; and then 'Stop() appeared to have failed. Exiting...'
result is the first recording appears ok, but the 2nd one has stalled/stopped at 21:02. Restarting the recording service manually resumes recording to new file

[sub]

Try ticking 'use out-of-process for digital recordings' on the Settings->Recordings screen.

[allank]

Try ticking 'use out-of-process for digital recordings' on the Settings->Recordings screen.

Thanks sub. will try that now.

Allan

[Jaggy]

Being as it's a dual DVB card running under XP it will also need the DVB fix as well won't it??

There are a number of threads around about it & there is a link in this thread to it (with the required files) on the MP site....

[sub]

Yep, could be that.

[allank]

Being as it's a dual DVB card running under XP it will also need the DVB fix as well won't it??

There are a number of threads around about it & there is a link in this thread to it (with the required files) on the MP site....

Thanks will apply that. Ticking the 'out of process recording' seems to be worse as i set 2 programs last might and one started (0kb) and that was the end of it :-(

[Reddwarf]

Your Nrecord.log shows a weak signal, I have experienced that this can cause the tuner to hang:

Code:

2014-05-14 19:59:05.281    [DEBUG][9]    Calling LockChannel()
2014-05-14 19:59:05.359    [DEBUG][9]    locked=1, present=1, strength=50, quality=40   (took 63ms to check)
2014-05-14 19:59:05.359    [DEBUG][9]    DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@8

[jcjefferies]

When you install the XP DVBfix watch out for side effects such as a partial channel scan.

Chris

[ACTCMS]

When you install the XP DVBfix watch out for side effects such as a partial channel scan.

Chris

I run with DVBfix applied - any time I need to do a scan, I remove it temporarily by running another batch file which I named 'unrunme.bat' containing the following code...

Code:

%windir%\system32\regsvr32 /u mpeg2data.ax
%windir%\system32\regsvr32 /u psisdecd.dll
%windir%\system32\regsvr32 /u psisrndr.ax
%windir%\system32\regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\mpeg2data.ax
%windir%\system32\regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\psisdecd.dll
%windir%\system32\regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\psisrndr.ax

Fairly obviously, I re-apply DVBfix after I've finished scanning...

Alex

[allank]

Your Nrecord.log shows a weak signal, I have experienced that this can cause the tuner to hang:

Code:

2014-05-14 19:59:05.281    [DEBUG][9]    Calling LockChannel()
2014-05-14 19:59:05.359    [DEBUG][9]    locked=1, present=1, strength=50, quality=40   (took 63ms to check)
2014-05-14 19:59:05.359    [DEBUG][9]    DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@8

thanks, i'll switch antennas.
DVB fix didnt help. a recording at 3pm failed at zero bytes. oddly there are 2 currently recording as I speak