Crashing out trying to start ffmpeg

[Ade_AV]

Hi

just started getting the following:

Unhandled exception. System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (2): An error occurred trying to start process 'ffmpeg' with working directory '/Applications/NPVR'. No such file or directory

NextPVR running on MacBook

Thanks

[mvallevand]

Is this with your extra? If so maybe the extra needs to specify the path to ffmpeg? Next time please upload the zipped logs so we get better understanding of the issue.

Also please start replying after we ask you question ie here https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid584588 and here https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=64987 We take the trouble to reply to you.

Martin

[Ade_AV]

This is not with the Extra which I haven't looked at yet

Logs attached

Thanks

[Ade_AV]

Apologies for late replies on these issues, life is getting in the way

[mvallevand]

OK, but this means we have to repeat questions so it doesn't save either of us time. How did you install ffmpeg? It isn't required for Kodi but it is for web playback and for receiving PRIME.

Martin

[Ade_AV]

This appears (to me) to be a different issue, it doesn't seem to like anything that requires ffmpeg, playback or recording. Snippet from terminal after crash, logs attached after restarting

[11] Created Mutex: Global\NPVR-mutex-ef6c6b6f5f1b1ea3e9ca708fb4d58ca5
[11] Created map: /Volumes/Ade_Media/Next_PVR_Recordings/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023_20230812_21450100.ts.map
[11] StartStream [/Volumes/Ade_Media/Next_PVR_Recordings/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023_20230812_21450100.ts] allocated handle: 2
[11] IPTV StartStream@9
[11] Started recording (1459:2:/Volumes/Ade_Media/Next_PVR_Recordings/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023_20230812_21450100.ts)
[11] Starting thumbnail extraction for /Volumes/Ade_Media/Next_PVR_Recordings/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023_20230812_21450100.ts
[11] Running: ffmpeg -re -y -i "/Volumes/Ade_Media/Next_PVR_Recordings/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023_20230812_21450100.ts" -vf fps=1/10,scale=220:124 -f mjpeg -flush_packets 1 "/Volumes/Ade_Media/Next_PVR_Recordings/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023/FIFA Womens World Cup 2023_20230812_21450100.thumbnails"
Unhandled exception. System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (2): An error occurred trying to start process 'ffmpeg' with working directory '/Applications/NPVR'. No such file or directory
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.ForkAndExecProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo, String resolvedFilename, String[] argv, String[] envp, String cwd, Boolean setCredentials, UInt32 userId, UInt32 groupId, UInt32[] groups, Int32& stdinFd, Int32& stdoutFd, Int32& stderrFd, Boolean usesTerminal, Boolean throwOnNoExec)
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartCore(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
  at NShared.ThumbnailExtractor.StartThumbnailExtraction(String filename)
  at NShared.RecordingService.StartParallelProcessing(ScheduledRecording scheduledRecording)
  at NShared.RecordingService.WorkerThread()
  at System.Threading.Thread.StartCallback()
Abort trap: 6

[mvallevand]

Actually thumbnail and timing generation for recordings also require ffmpeg and ffprobe. They are optional though so if you don't want to use them turn them off thumbnails in Settings->General They don't help Kodi at all.

Is the thread correct is NextPVR actually crashing or are there just log messages?

Martin

[Ade_AV]

Appears to crash if trying to record

Edit: latest attempt was through the browser trying to record which caused a crash and now it won't restart, crashes with same ffmpeg error, looks like it's trying to resume recording

[mvallevand]

Before restarting find config.xml in NPVR-data and


<ExtractThumbnails>none</ExtractThumbnails>
<GenerateTiming>false</GenerateTiming>

and ffmpeg shouldn't be used unless the source requires it.

The send the zipped logs again.

Martin

[Ade_AV]

Think I have it working now

Moved ffmpeg to a different directory and then did export PATH=$PATH:/ffmpeg_directory

Not sure why it stopped working

Thanks for your help