KNEWC 2.8.0 Can't Load UI Client with NPVR5

[pkscout]

I'm continuing to plug along on testing of my NPVR5 setup running in Docker.  Here's my latest snag.  When I point KNEWC at my NPVR5 instance running on Docker on the same machine, I can't start the Client UI.  I know the connection is OK because I can look at the guide in the KNEWC interface.  Here's the Kodi debug log:

https://pastebin.com/NnujXbps

You can see at 10:25:49 it tries to open the URL to instantiate the UI client, but then a 404 error is returned.  I tried with the admin username and password in the username/password fields for KNEWC and without.  I also confirmed the PIN is correct, although I suspect either of those problems would generate a different error, not 404 not found.

I'm not able to find a version number in the web pages for NPVR5, but I just built this image from sub's Docker image earlier this week, so I can't be *that* far behind.

[mvallevand]

Is that the latest docker and are you sure you are pointing to docker and not the mac? You are using localhost and that would be the mac

2020-01-24 10:25:50.448 T:123145370738688 DEBUG: http://127.0.0.1:8866/activity?format=js...65fd7ef8ea
2020-01-24 10:25:50.470 T:123145370738688 DEBUG: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error

For UI Client libgdiplus needs to be installed and I am guessing that is why the server is complaining. I know on macOS you have to go through a few hoops to do this https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid532590

Martin

[pkscout]

I rebuilt my Docker image using the absolute latest of sub's Docker images.  The good news is that I don't get the 404 error anymore.  Bad news is that it still doesn't work.  In the Kodi log I get a 500 error now.  If I look at the nrecord.log for the moment Kodi gets that error, I see NPVR complaining about missing files.  I've attached the NPVR logs (but not a new Kodi log for now).  You can see the problems start at 14:59:04.  Given I can see the activity, I'm pretty sure Kodi and NPVR are communicating.  And now that I think about it, the Kodi PVR addon is working fine, so that's another indication the communication between the two is OK.  Maybe it's something with the Docker image of NPVR?

[mvallevand]

Do you see your channel icons in the web browser?

Martin

[pkscout]

Do you see your channel icons in the web browser?

Martin

I do.  I've attached a quick screen shot.

[mvallevand]

Ok I tried on my docker and can duplicate the 500 error. Turns out it is a packaging error in the 5.0.1.200103 build and impacts clean installs on all non Windows installs. My system has the old skin folder

2020-01-25 05:51:50.589 [ERROR][101] Unexpected error loading font file: Could not find a part of the path '/app/data/skin/Default'.

Turns out sub changed the case of the skin folder name in December in to Skin which he needs to change but he also needs to fix the following files

Code:

Only in Skin/Default: Background.JPG
Only in skin/Default: background.jpg

Only in Skin/Default/_Common: folder.PNG
Only in skin/Default/_Common: folder.png

Only in Skin/Default/_Common: Left.PNG
Only in skin/Default/_Common: Left.png

Only in Skin/Default/_Common: Recording.PNG
Only in skin/Default/_Common: Recording.png

Only in Skin/Default/_Common: Right.PNG
Only in skin/Default/_Common: Right.png

Only in Skin/Default/OnDemand: Thumbs.db (perhaps not needed)

Only in skin/Default/Search: Search.xml
Only in Skin/Default/Search: search.xml

I should have asked for all the logs in the beginning it never hurts.

Martin

[pkscout]

Ok I tried on my docker and can duplicate the 500 error.  Turns out it is a packaging error in the 5.0.1.200103 build and impacts clean installs on all non Windows installs.  My system has the old skin folder

2020-01-25 05:51:50.589 [ERROR][101] Unexpected error loading font file: Could not find a part of the path '/app/data/skin/Default'.

Turns out sub changed the case of the skin folder name in December in to Skin which he needs to change but he also needs to fix the following files

Code:

Only in Skin/Default: Background.JPG
Only in skin/Default: background.jpg

Only in Skin/Default/_Common: folder.PNG
Only in skin/Default/_Common: folder.png

Only in Skin/Default/_Common: Left.PNG
Only in skin/Default/_Common: Left.png

Only in Skin/Default/_Common: Recording.PNG
Only in skin/Default/_Common: Recording.png

Only in Skin/Default/_Common: Right.PNG
Only in skin/Default/_Common: Right.png

Only in Skin/Default/OnDemand: Thumbs.db (perhaps not needed)

Only in skin/Default/Search: Search.xml
Only in Skin/Default/Search: search.xml

I should have asked for all the logs in the beginning it never hurts.

Martin

Great. At least the problem is identified now.  And I should have posted all the logs.  I know better.  '-)

[sub]

I've updated this build to hopefully correct the issue:

sudo docker pull nextpvr/nextpvr_amd64:prerelease

I've confirmed I can view the UI from nlite.

[mvallevand]

It's not just docker, I see it in linux too.

Martin

[sub]

It's not just docker, I see it in linux too.

Martin

He mentioned Docker above, so that's when I updated for him. It just uses my Linux build behind the scenes though, so this was also fixed as part of this process.