EPG auto-update woes!

[jimh]

I'm experiencing some strange problems with the EPG auto update feature.

When the hour specified in config for updating arrives, GBPVR wakes the system from standby but does not auto-update (actually, it wakes the PC 1 or 2 minutes before the hour). No errors are logged to the GBPVR log files nor to the screen - it seems like it simply wakes the PC and attempts to do nothing more. I assume that if GBPVR attempted to auto-update but encountered an errror (say, lack of internet/network connectivity), some sort of error would be logged.

If the PC is already awake when the auto-update hour occurs, EPG auto-updating *succeeds* without incident.

Thankfully, GBPVR has no problem waking the PC when it needs to perform a recording, so I don't think the problem pertains to the the PC's standby configuration.

Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

- Jim

[bgowland]

I assume that if GBPVR attempted to auto-update but encountered an errror (say, lack of internet/network connectivity), some sort of error would be logged.

Just a guess but maybe GB-PVR doesn't log failed network connections when attempting to download the EPG during auto-update and maybe the drivers for your network card don't wake from standby automatically. You might've answered your own question, I'm not sure - my EPG download is handled by a separate scheduled task (XMLTV) so the auto-update is just a case of reading the XML file from my HD and no connection is needed at that point.

Cheers,
Brian

[jimh]

I have verified that network/internet connectivity is working upon wake-up, so that this is not the problem. Thanks for the suggestion, anyway, Brian.

According to a thread in the Wishlist forum (see here), other people have begun to report similar problems.

I am beginning to suspect that Sub may have modified the way GBPVR handles auto-updates, and that this has led to a few of us having the same experience.