Exiting Timeshift Causes GB-PVR to lock-up

[CaptainVideo]

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but think this deserves its own thread. I've seen others with this problem.

If I'm watching a show currently being recorded, I can't exit out of it using my 45-button Hauppauge remote. "Escape" on the keyboard appears to work, although the other night even THAT froze GB-PVR.

I can't get GB-PVR to directly access the remote (another thread indicates this is an incompatibility between Hauppauge's drivers and GB-PVR), so that's not an option.

Any hints on what I should be looking for to solve this problem?

I'm considering
-installing an older version of the IRRemote software
-Setting up macros with AutoHotKey or
-using a wireless keyboard

[capone]

Ditto, ditto, ditto. This is my one--and only--GB glitch (plugins aside).

I have tried about everything I can think of. Different codecs, filters, installs, vid cards, a/v quality settings, hot, cold, etc, etc. It happens less if you use stop and not esc, but still happens. It happens w/ the keyboard, either way. It even happens when exiting any video once in a while, but w/ no where near frequency of timeshift.

All this means I have no ideas how to help, but would equally love any suggestions. For any ideas ppl may have, I can at least offer whether I have tried it already or not.

One thing I can offer is it started after the version that fixed a similar problem. Sometimes when I would exit, it would be unable to delete the TS file I was watching. Version 09105 or 09107 that fixed that problem, but created this one. I get a feeling (maybe just coincidentially) that they are the same, just w/ the behavior changed thx to the fix (I should say, I prefer this intermittent problem to the no-delete files one).

In case it helps find a common denominator, here is my HW:
AMD Sempron 1.75GHZ / DDRAM 2x256M, 1x512M DDR333 PC-2700 Kingmax
MB Biostar AMD M-ATX M7NCG400 nForce2 IGP
WinTV-PVR 150 | nVidia eGeForce-FX 5500, 128MB
80GB SEAGATE ST380011A 7200 / Barracuda 200GB 7200RPM ATA/100 HD

Next time it happens, I'll grab info from logs.

Again, I want to say that I am impressed that this is my *only* problem w/ the program. That, in of itself, is really impressive, and why it nags me but doesn't take away from GB at all.

[capone]

Just changed around the channels to invoke it. Not going to post a ton of log, but in looking at other stop/starts, nothing jumps out.

What I did see was it seems native log seems to end properly w/ the last step of:
11:19:13.718 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase:: playFile() done

At the same time (more or less), in the gbpvr.eve log, the last entry is:
3/30/2005 11:19:13 AM.796 VERBOSE [2] Received event code: 14

and it never gets (from prv stop):
3/30/2005 11:18:52 AM.125 VERBOSE [2] StopLiveTV()
3/30/2005 11:18:52 AM.281 VERBOSE [2] at aw.j()

Same in recording service log. Last step is:
3/30/2005 11:19:10 AM.687 VERBOSE [732] RecordingFactory.LoadNext24HourEvents()

But never makes it to:
3/30/2005 11:19:06 AM.015 VERBOSE [732] Received request to stop livetv: 1

One thing I wonder is if it's getting hung on not waiting for another process to finish. Since it happens w/ files, TS and sometimes video(like a divx file), it could be writing the stop/resume info, not finishing, and not letting the next step happen and hanging.

That's wild speculation, but I just get an impression there's a non-logged process like writing to the log, an xml page, or the db that issue, and not the video file itself.

Btw, to Sub: None of this is a gripe or a criticism. I'm genuinely interested in troubleshooting/fixing if you find the time, interest, and need to look into this. I know you're kept more than busy w/ every other issue & working on the next revision as it is.

[CaptainVideo]

It is nice to know I'm not alone! And I, too, LOVE this program! I tried the BeyondTV demo and it was a dog.

One important note is that, on my system anyway, CPU usage is pegged at 100%. To me this seems to indicate it isn't simply waiting for something that isn't happening.

Also, I'm not sure if it affects the recording service. I'll have to check that out. I think it does. That might provide an important clue to the problem.

Also, my recording directories are on a different logical drive than GB-PVR and system files.

[capone]

What it's doing (for me at least) is not *ending* the TS, which mean the recording that is going on is never stopped. But, it's using up a lot more resources to do so.

I've tried putting Live on different/same drives, but no good.

It looks like we have the processor and 150 in common, but not much else.

[onestar]

I don't have much experience yet, still "perfecting" my system, but I didn't understand what the problem was?

I use the 45 button remote. And ir32.exe (from 350)
Mapped default to
BACK={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,223,0)}

and GBPVR section
BACK={esc}

and have no problems coming out of programs, menus, recordings or timeshift.
Only so far seen crashes on rapid channel flicking on a DVB300i (pinnacle) or while running pinnacle mediacenter to monitor the screen.

[capone]

If you're not getting the freeze using back/stop from timeshift TV, that's good. I can get a crash from rapid channel flipping in TS, so I just don't do it (don't see a need when you know what's on).

You may not find this thread to be as helpful for the flipping issue.

[sub]

I've just spent the last couple of hours looking at this and have just found and corrected the source of the problem.

[capone]

YOU sir, are a hero to us, pets, and small children everwhere :]

Thx much.

[reboot]

So that means a new update ready to download?