<![CDATA[NextPVR Forums - All Forums]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:51:24 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Playback stops after changing recording directory]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67184 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:32:53 +0000 robmorren2]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67184
I'm on Version: 7.1.1.260616  on a Windows 10 PC with clients that are all RasPi, Onn, Fire. 

I had a secondary recording location that was pointed at my NAS on my network. It was called "DS418play". The path was "\\DS418play\TV Shows\NextPVR Recordings\". That setup worked fine for years. I recently got a new NAS. I named it "DS1618". The folder structure is the same, so I updated the recording location to "\\DS1618\TV Shows\NextPVR Recordings\"

For some reason, that causes a problem. I can get TV to play on a client for maybe 30 secs, sometimes longer, and then an error will pop up that says timeshifting is disabled, and the stream stops shortly after. To test, I renamed my NAS "DS418play" (the same name as my old NAS and old file path, even though this is a DS1618 NAS now). That made the errors stop and playback was fine again. I changed the names to DS1618, error started again.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a fix? I did export the logs zip file, but I'm unsure what specifically would be needed from it. Thanks in advance!

Rob]]>
I'm on Version: 7.1.1.260616  on a Windows 10 PC with clients that are all RasPi, Onn, Fire. 

I had a secondary recording location that was pointed at my NAS on my network. It was called "DS418play". The path was "\\DS418play\TV Shows\NextPVR Recordings\". That setup worked fine for years. I recently got a new NAS. I named it "DS1618". The folder structure is the same, so I updated the recording location to "\\DS1618\TV Shows\NextPVR Recordings\"

For some reason, that causes a problem. I can get TV to play on a client for maybe 30 secs, sometimes longer, and then an error will pop up that says timeshifting is disabled, and the stream stops shortly after. To test, I renamed my NAS "DS418play" (the same name as my old NAS and old file path, even though this is a DS1618 NAS now). That made the errors stop and playback was fine again. I changed the names to DS1618, error started again.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a fix? I did export the logs zip file, but I'm unsure what specifically would be needed from it. Thanks in advance!

Rob]]> <![CDATA[yauiclient resume hang (using Play)]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67183 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:19:02 +0000 artmetz]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67183 In this case, I accidentally exited playback during a game, then hit play to resume and wound up on a blank (blue) screen. I've had this issue happen before, but wasn't at a good spot to capture a log. Usually I'm recording several games and jumping around between them. So a bit of a stress test.
I think this is around the point of interest in the log
2026-09-27 11:09:09.184 [DEBUG][8] Got request [10.8.19.77]: /control

This is from a client machine.
After restarting or removing the sid from the json file the recording has lost the resume position.
Art

.zip   logs-20260927-1109.zip (Size: 1.2 MB / Downloads: 1) ]]> In this case, I accidentally exited playback during a game, then hit play to resume and wound up on a blank (blue) screen. I've had this issue happen before, but wasn't at a good spot to capture a log. Usually I'm recording several games and jumping around between them. So a bit of a stress test.
I think this is around the point of interest in the log
2026-09-27 11:09:09.184 [DEBUG][8] Got request [10.8.19.77]: /control

This is from a client machine.
After restarting or removing the sid from the json file the recording has lost the resume position.
Art

.zip   logs-20260927-1109.zip (Size: 1.2 MB / Downloads: 1) ]]> <![CDATA[VAAPI fails with Intel Arrow Lake-S]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67182 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:41:49 +0000 krasty633]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67182 I'm running NextPVR in the official Docker container nextpvr/nextpvr_amd64 on Unraid.
I noticed playback issues while testing my recordings.

The host also has an Intel Arc A310, but that GPU is bound to vfio-pci and is not used by NextPVR.
The Arrow Lake iGPU is exposed to the NextPVR container as: /dev/dri/renderD128

The mapping on the host is:
pci-0000:00:02.0-card  -> ../card1
pci-0000:00:02.0-render -> ../renderD128

Inside the NextPVR container:
crwxrwxrwx 1 root 18 226, 128 /dev/dri/renderD128

NextPVR runs as root, so this does not appear to be a permissions issue.
1. VAAPI / web playback
With VAAPI enabled in NextPVR, playing a recording in the web interface fails with: Failed to start requested stream

Testing VAAPI directly inside the NextPVR container reproduces the problem:
ffmpeg \
  -hide_banner \
  -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 \
  -f lavfi -i color=size=1280x720:rate=25 \
  -vf 'format=nv12,hwupload' \
  -c:v h264_vaapi \
  -frames:v 25 \
  -f null -

[AVHWDeviceContext @ ...] libva: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed
[AVHWDeviceContext @ ...] libva: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
[AVHWDeviceContext @ ...] Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
Device creation failed: -5.
Failed to set value '/dev/dri/renderD128' for option 'vaapi_device': Input/output error
Error parsing global options: Input/output error

The versions installed in the NextPVR container are:
ffmpeg 5.1.9-0+deb12u1
intel-media-va-driver-non-free 23.1.1+ds1-1
libva2 2.17.0-1
libva-drm2 2.17.0-1

I also tested what upgrading the VAAPI stack from Debian Trixie would require. It would provide:
intel-media-va-driver-non-free 25.2.3
libva 2.22.0
libdrm 2.4.124

but it would also upgrade libc and several other core packages from Debian 12 to Debian 13, so I did not perform that upgrade.
As soon as I disable VAAPI in NextPVR, web playback works correctly.
Therefore this seems to be specifically related to the Intel VAAPI/media-driver version in the current NextPVR container and Arrow Lake-S.
Interestingly, Plex is running on the same Unraid server with the same /dev/dri device exposed and ships its own iHD_drv_video.so and works fine.

My questions is:
Is the Intel media-driver included in the current NextPVR Docker image known to be too old for Arrow Lake-S, and is there a plan to update it?

.zip   logs-20260927-2012.zip (Size: 1.21 MB / Downloads: 0) ]]> I'm running NextPVR in the official Docker container nextpvr/nextpvr_amd64 on Unraid.
I noticed playback issues while testing my recordings.

The host also has an Intel Arc A310, but that GPU is bound to vfio-pci and is not used by NextPVR.
The Arrow Lake iGPU is exposed to the NextPVR container as: /dev/dri/renderD128

The mapping on the host is:
pci-0000:00:02.0-card  -> ../card1
pci-0000:00:02.0-render -> ../renderD128

Inside the NextPVR container:
crwxrwxrwx 1 root 18 226, 128 /dev/dri/renderD128

NextPVR runs as root, so this does not appear to be a permissions issue.
1. VAAPI / web playback
With VAAPI enabled in NextPVR, playing a recording in the web interface fails with: Failed to start requested stream

Testing VAAPI directly inside the NextPVR container reproduces the problem:
ffmpeg \
  -hide_banner \
  -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 \
  -f lavfi -i color=size=1280x720:rate=25 \
  -vf 'format=nv12,hwupload' \
  -c:v h264_vaapi \
  -frames:v 25 \
  -f null -

[AVHWDeviceContext @ ...] libva: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed
[AVHWDeviceContext @ ...] libva: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
[AVHWDeviceContext @ ...] Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
Device creation failed: -5.
Failed to set value '/dev/dri/renderD128' for option 'vaapi_device': Input/output error
Error parsing global options: Input/output error

The versions installed in the NextPVR container are:
ffmpeg 5.1.9-0+deb12u1
intel-media-va-driver-non-free 23.1.1+ds1-1
libva2 2.17.0-1
libva-drm2 2.17.0-1

I also tested what upgrading the VAAPI stack from Debian Trixie would require. It would provide:
intel-media-va-driver-non-free 25.2.3
libva 2.22.0
libdrm 2.4.124

but it would also upgrade libc and several other core packages from Debian 12 to Debian 13, so I did not perform that upgrade.
As soon as I disable VAAPI in NextPVR, web playback works correctly.
Therefore this seems to be specifically related to the Intel VAAPI/media-driver version in the current NextPVR container and Arrow Lake-S.
Interestingly, Plex is running on the same Unraid server with the same /dev/dri device exposed and ships its own iHD_drv_video.so and works fine.

My questions is:
Is the Intel media-driver included in the current NextPVR Docker image known to be too old for Arrow Lake-S, and is there a plan to update it?

.zip   logs-20260927-2012.zip (Size: 1.21 MB / Downloads: 0) ]]> <![CDATA[automatic updates fail]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67181 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:34:39 +0000 ag100pct]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67181 Kernel 7.0.0-34-generic

I have dotnet 10.0.112

manual updates work fine.

I tried searching for similar issues...found a few, but no real help

Thank you
Sterling

.zip   logs-20260925-1303.zip (Size: 375.31 KB / Downloads: 2) ]]> Kernel 7.0.0-34-generic

I have dotnet 10.0.112

manual updates work fine.

I tried searching for similar issues...found a few, but no real help

Thank you
Sterling

.zip   logs-20260925-1303.zip (Size: 375.31 KB / Downloads: 2) ]]> <![CDATA[hey, sub]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67180 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:32:11 +0000 jrockow]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67180 Would it be possible to somehow distinguish the different device channels in the web TV guide?
For example the 6 channels in device 1 would be displayed in red, the 6 channels in device 2 would be displayed in green, etc.
Sometimes I have duplicate channels in 2 or  more devices and this would make it easier to select which one I want to record from.
I realize you've got a lot on your plate, just something to tuck away in your mind as a future enhancement.
Thanx for all your hard work.]]> Would it be possible to somehow distinguish the different device channels in the web TV guide?
For example the 6 channels in device 1 would be displayed in red, the 6 channels in device 2 would be displayed in green, etc.
Sometimes I have duplicate channels in 2 or  more devices and this would make it easier to select which one I want to record from.
I realize you've got a lot on your plate, just something to tuck away in your mind as a future enhancement.
Thanx for all your hard work.]]> <![CDATA[Yauiclient hang when trying to update recurring recording]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67161 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:17:40 +0000 artmetz]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67161 I see some exceptions shortly after this point in the nrecord.log
2026-09-19 09:03:52.033 [DEBUG][71] LoadListingByAdvancedRules(channel='all channels',advancedRules=title like 'Woodsmith Shop')

I had to remap the PBS channels some time ago, thus the 0 for the channel. I just hadn't bothered to update them since they kept recording.
Art

.zip   logs-20260919-0905.zip (Size: 1.37 MB / Downloads: 1)

.jpg   Recording.jpg (Size: 16.93 KB / Downloads: 35) ]]> I see some exceptions shortly after this point in the nrecord.log
2026-09-19 09:03:52.033 [DEBUG][71] LoadListingByAdvancedRules(channel='all channels',advancedRules=title like 'Woodsmith Shop')

I had to remap the PBS channels some time ago, thus the 0 for the channel. I just hadn't bothered to update them since they kept recording.
Art

.zip   logs-20260919-0905.zip (Size: 1.37 MB / Downloads: 1)

.jpg   Recording.jpg (Size: 16.93 KB / Downloads: 35) ]]> <![CDATA[Computer Freeze_ups]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67159 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:01:52 +0000 mkroc]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67159 Last month I removed the card, reinstalled Windows 11 and NPVR. Things ran very well until this week and two days in a row I had to reboot a non-responsive computer. I can not tell from the Windows logs what time this may be happening, and the only errors I see are com related to NPVR? The computer in question is just used as a media player (NPVR and occasional videos). Windows update is on automatic.
I ran disk and memory diags on the computer and it looked ok.

Is it possible for someone to see if there is any info in the logs that may help, even though it does not seem to be an issue during active recording?
log should be attached mkroc logs 9_16_26.zip

Thanks 
mkroc

.zip   mkroc logs 9_16_26.zip (Size: 407.12 KB / Downloads: 3) ]]> Last month I removed the card, reinstalled Windows 11 and NPVR. Things ran very well until this week and two days in a row I had to reboot a non-responsive computer. I can not tell from the Windows logs what time this may be happening, and the only errors I see are com related to NPVR? The computer in question is just used as a media player (NPVR and occasional videos). Windows update is on automatic.
I ran disk and memory diags on the computer and it looked ok.

Is it possible for someone to see if there is any info in the logs that may help, even though it does not seem to be an issue during active recording?
log should be attached mkroc logs 9_16_26.zip

Thanks 
mkroc

.zip   mkroc logs 9_16_26.zip (Size: 407.12 KB / Downloads: 3) ]]> <![CDATA[yauiclient crashes eventually - linux mint]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67154 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:48:38 +0000 gsmoot]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67154
.zip   yauiclient.zip (Size: 1.43 KB / Downloads: 1) ]]>
.zip   yauiclient.zip (Size: 1.43 KB / Downloads: 1) ]]> <![CDATA[Newer version chopping off end of programmes]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67153 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:18:34 +0000 krissyd001]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67153 Not sure exactly when it started but I have had issues recently where when the start padding overlaps a recording in progress, it will stop the recording and start the later one, chopping the end of the show off, in my case exactly 6 minutes. I've been using NPVR since V4 and only had this problem on later versions of V7. Previous behaviour would swap the recordings over exactly on the start/stop time, say 7pm but now it swaps at 6.54pm.
My setup has 2x astrometa DVB-T2 USB receivers and one TBS 6902 and the problem only affects the 6902 when one recording follows another on the same tuner. The 6902 is priority 1 for recording. 
For now I've found an older version 7 on videohelp and installed that so I'll see how that goes. I did have a V5 which was fine but didn't store episode numbers so I'm trying 7.0.0.241105 to see if that rectifies it. 
I think the astrometa are not affected as all channels are on the same transponder.

Thanks]]> Not sure exactly when it started but I have had issues recently where when the start padding overlaps a recording in progress, it will stop the recording and start the later one, chopping the end of the show off, in my case exactly 6 minutes. I've been using NPVR since V4 and only had this problem on later versions of V7. Previous behaviour would swap the recordings over exactly on the start/stop time, say 7pm but now it swaps at 6.54pm.
My setup has 2x astrometa DVB-T2 USB receivers and one TBS 6902 and the problem only affects the 6902 when one recording follows another on the same tuner. The 6902 is priority 1 for recording. 
For now I've found an older version 7 on videohelp and installed that so I'll see how that goes. I did have a V5 which was fine but didn't store episode numbers so I'm trying 7.0.0.241105 to see if that rectifies it. 
I think the astrometa are not affected as all channels are on the same transponder.

Thanks]]> <![CDATA[More than one HDPVR to the same DVR?]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67139 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:22:30 +0000 Joram]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67139 post on The Green Button:
Quote:I'd hate to go back to the multiple HDPVR route alone. 

This suggests that the writer had already done it, but I've never heard of such a thing: Is it really possible to attach more than one Hauppauge HDPVR to the same cable DVR, and have each HDPVR capture a different channel?

I asked the Brave Browser, and here's what it reported:

Quote:can i use more than one hd pvr with the same dvr

**Yes**, it is possible to use multiple HD-PVR devices with a single DVR setup, particularly when using software like **SageTV** or **NextPVR**.

*  **Software Configuration**: In SageTV, you can configure the system to recognize and utilize multiple HD-PVR units, allowing them to tune to different channels simultaneously.
*  **Channel Scanning**: Users have reported success by ensuring that **mc2xml** (used for TV guide data) is correctly configured; specifically, using a single token allows the system to handle multiple tuners without conflicts that might arise from separate guide downloads.
*  **Tuning Independence**: Once configured, each HD-PVR can blast to its own channel independently, enabling the recording or viewing of different programs at the same time.
*  **Limitations**: While multiple tuners allow for simultaneous recording, some legacy single-tuner DVRs or specific converter boxes may only allow one recording at a time, necessitating multiple hardware units to avoid conflicts.

As we know, this could be an AI hallucination, but then there's that TGB post. Has anybody successfully done this in NextPVR? Would it require three computers in addition to three HDPVRs? Would it work for a set-top box as well as for a DVR?]]> post on The Green Button:
Quote:I'd hate to go back to the multiple HDPVR route alone. 

This suggests that the writer had already done it, but I've never heard of such a thing: Is it really possible to attach more than one Hauppauge HDPVR to the same cable DVR, and have each HDPVR capture a different channel?

I asked the Brave Browser, and here's what it reported:

Quote:can i use more than one hd pvr with the same dvr

**Yes**, it is possible to use multiple HD-PVR devices with a single DVR setup, particularly when using software like **SageTV** or **NextPVR**.

*  **Software Configuration**: In SageTV, you can configure the system to recognize and utilize multiple HD-PVR units, allowing them to tune to different channels simultaneously.
*  **Channel Scanning**: Users have reported success by ensuring that **mc2xml** (used for TV guide data) is correctly configured; specifically, using a single token allows the system to handle multiple tuners without conflicts that might arise from separate guide downloads.
*  **Tuning Independence**: Once configured, each HD-PVR can blast to its own channel independently, enabling the recording or viewing of different programs at the same time.
*  **Limitations**: While multiple tuners allow for simultaneous recording, some legacy single-tuner DVRs or specific converter boxes may only allow one recording at a time, necessitating multiple hardware units to avoid conflicts.

As we know, this could be an AI hallucination, but then there's that TGB post. Has anybody successfully done this in NextPVR? Would it require three computers in addition to three HDPVRs? Would it work for a set-top box as well as for a DVR?]]> <![CDATA[actors producer director]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67137 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:04:15 +0000 a1blues]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67137 Also a movie section similar to media center where you can browse by movie type and see what is on from the guide data and maybe have big thumbnails to show.]]> Also a movie section similar to media center where you can browse by movie type and see what is on from the guide data and maybe have big thumbnails to show.]]> <![CDATA[HDHomeRun can't find tuners]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67136 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:21:31 +0000 ag100pct]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67136 Changed my firewall rules...even setup UDP Broadcast Relay.

I can view TV on NextPVR.
I can direct browser to tuner and it displays information.

When I go to HDHomeRun app, it can't seem to find any tuners.

Not sure where to go from here.  
I would like to rescan channels.

Any suggestions appreciated.
Sterling

.png   HDHomeRun_09012026.png (Size: 18.33 KB / Downloads: 17) ]]> Changed my firewall rules...even setup UDP Broadcast Relay.

I can view TV on NextPVR.
I can direct browser to tuner and it displays information.

When I go to HDHomeRun app, it can't seem to find any tuners.

Not sure where to go from here.  
I would like to rescan channels.

Any suggestions appreciated.
Sterling

.png   HDHomeRun_09012026.png (Size: 18.33 KB / Downloads: 17) ]]> <![CDATA[Upcoming NextEnd addon and remote server changes]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67135 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:17:09 +0000 mvallevand]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67135 https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67133 I decided to update my VPS to current standards.  I am not sure if I will keep the same remote server IP so stay tuned. Note that fix also fixed College Football.

I have also added WNBA support so that will require a new client.

Code:
WNBA BASKETBALL =============== Dream vs. Sun                                    Sep. 17 19:30 ET  Sky vs. Mystics                                  Sep. 17 20:00 ET  Wings vs. Sparks                                 Sep. 17 20:00 ET  Fire vs. Mercury                                 Sep. 17 22:00 ET  Storm vs. Aces                                   Sep. 17 22:00 ET 


Martin]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67133 I decided to update my VPS to current standards.  I am not sure if I will keep the same remote server IP so stay tuned. Note that fix also fixed College Football.

I have also added WNBA support so that will require a new client.

Code:
WNBA BASKETBALL =============== Dream vs. Sun                                    Sep. 17 19:30 ET  Sky vs. Mystics                                  Sep. 17 20:00 ET  Wings vs. Sparks                                 Sep. 17 20:00 ET  Fire vs. Mercury                                 Sep. 17 22:00 ET  Storm vs. Aces                                   Sep. 17 22:00 ET 


Martin]]> <![CDATA[Can't upgrade from 6.1.1.221106]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67134 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:31:28 +0000 blobbyguts]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67134
I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to upgrade from 6.1.1.221106 on Windows 11 Pro.
I use https://nextpvr.com/NPVRSetup.exe and the installer runs but when it is complete the version is still 6.1.1.221106.
I have successfully run the installer on a different machine with NO version of NextPVR installed and this successfully installs 7.1.1.260616.
The WebUI for the currently installed version (6.1.1.221106) normally indicates when a new version is available but this is not the case now.
I have held off uninstalling and re-installing but this is an option if necessary, I can export all my recording data prior to uninstall.

Any help gratefully received.]]>
I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to upgrade from 6.1.1.221106 on Windows 11 Pro.
I use https://nextpvr.com/NPVRSetup.exe and the installer runs but when it is complete the version is still 6.1.1.221106.
I have successfully run the installer on a different machine with NO version of NextPVR installed and this successfully installs 7.1.1.260616.
The WebUI for the currently installed version (6.1.1.221106) normally indicates when a new version is available but this is not the case now.
I have held off uninstalling and re-installing but this is an option if necessary, I can export all my recording data prior to uninstall.

Any help gratefully received.]]> <![CDATA[NextEnd and NFL Preseason]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67133 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:58:34 +0000 Swami]]> https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=67133