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NMT's started stuttering

April 19, 2017, 7:26 pm
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I built a new machine recently and things have been working well, until now all of a sudden both my A100 and A110 have started stuttering. Audio will drop mostly, but video will stutter also. Skipping forward or back fixes it sometimes. They will work fine for a while then start stuttering again. All files run fine on the pc, so I'm pretty sure it's a network issue, but I don't know why it would start suddenly, I haven't changed anything there, and I don't really know how to troubleshoot.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
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stream capture stops early

April 21, 2017, 7:39 am
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when recording from this channel (log attached) the capture always stops early. npvr shows it is recording. the led for the tuner on the hdhomerun is lit. also, the network activity light on the ethernet port flashes, indicating data is transferring from the hdhomerun. this is the only channel that has this problem. the signal quality is not that bad.
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Naming convention for recordings

April 21, 2017, 8:21 am
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I'm testing out NextPVR as a possible replacement for Windows Media Center, but I have an issue with the format of the file names for recordings.

By default, the file names appear as "series.title.S01E01.episode.title.ts." The periods are an issue for another program I'm using to manage recordings. I found the option to disable "replace spaces with period character" under the recordings settings, but that doesn't resolve my issue. The files names now appear as "series title.S01E01.episode title.ts."

Is there any way to get NextPVR to create the file name with no periods at all (unless they are part of the title itself)? I need the file name to be in the format of "series title S01E01 episode title.ts."
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OK Newby here WIN TV4 works but Next PVR does not

April 21, 2017, 12:48 pm
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I can watch multiple windows of TV in WINTV v8. NextPVR does not work.

Getting error "Unable to Communicate with Recording Services."
Checked Windows firewall for blocked apps. Set NextPVR, NRecord, NDigital Host to allowed public and private.

Logs attached
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Shows gone from database after crash

April 21, 2017, 4:45 pm
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tl;dr version -- My NextPVR computer lost power and now the database is missing most shows it should have. What's the best way to make sure I've got a healthy database to go on with? (Restoring the missing shows would be nice, but it's not crucial.)



So. Yesterday someone accidentally knocked the power cord for the computer that I'm running NextPVR on out of its socket.

I found out about it about six hours later, and thought I fixed things; when I went to bed a couple of hours later, I thought it was back as it should be. (I can't remember if I checked what recordings it listed; I was very tired at the time.)

In the morning, I checked to make sure the program that should have recorded overnight did... but it didn't. That was when I noticed that the date on the computer was actually set to January 2008! It didn't record the program because it thought the recording date was nine years and four months in the future...

At the same time, I discovered that the database was only reporting 11 recordings, when I have easily six times that many. Thankfully, the actual files appear to all be where they should be, but the database only lists those 11.

I did a little digging in the NPVR data folder, and found the following files:

  • recording-backup.xml -- dated 4/21/2017 5:50 AM -- size 12 KB
  • recording-backup.xml.1 -- dated 1/1/2008 2:16 AM -- size 12 KB
  • recording-backup.xml.2 -- dated 4/20/2017 2:17 AM -- size 160 KB


A quick look in the files suggests that the first two files contain entries only for the 11 files the database reports now, while the last one -- the one that's 160 KB -- seems like it contains all the entries the database should contain.

What's the best way I can make sure the database is "clean", i.e. doesn't contain hidden corruption that'll cause disaster later on? Is there any (relatively easy) way to restore the database's missing entries while I'm at it? I should mention that the listing of my recurring recordings seems to be intact, thankfully.
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Recordings Failing with "No Errors but no Data Delivered" message

April 22, 2017, 7:02 am
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In the last couple of weeks, I've had several recordings from my HDHR primes fail with the "No Errors but no Data Delivered" message. In the last 2 days these recordings failed:
  1. 4/18/17 8:59pm NCIS: New Orleans (tuner moved at record time)
  2. 4/20/17 7:59pm Scandal (not moved)
  3. 4/20/17 8:00pm The Amazing Race (moved)


I've looked in the logs (see attached) and can't really see any reason. Different channels, different tuners, some moved/some not, etc.

I also included the system logs from the HDHRs, and they don't show any sort of errors--everything looks the same there for recordings that work fine and those that failed.

Do you see anything, sub? Any ideas about anything else that I should check?


I'm out of quota, so can't upload my logs here. You can download them from:
https://bowmantech-my.sharepoint.com...1DgJN7EICc9yMQ
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DVTune Software Question

April 22, 2017, 2:32 pm
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Hi all,

Below is my current configuration:

Windows 10
Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR
Direct TV Receiver - H25-100

I am currently not using an IR blaster to change channels on my DirectTV receiver.

I found that the IR blaster was not consistent.

So I now use (with the help of this forum) the network to change channels on the receiver (via http) using "dtvtune" software

This works PERFECT

The only thing is, DirecTV is becoming kind of expensive, so I have been tossing the idea around of switching to comcast

Does anyone know if the comcast receiver will also allow be able to receive commands via http ? Or is that only good for the DirecTV receivers?
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Small NRecord.log issue

April 23, 2017, 7:15 am
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Sub:

This is a little thing, but it always bugs me, so when you're in the HDHR Prime code, could you take a look?

In the NRecord.log file, the output from the HDHR status check has an extra line break causing a blank line as shown here:
Code:
2017-04-22 17:59:00.137        [DEBUG][10]        Allocated port: 36314
2017-04-22 17:59:00.137        [DEBUG][10]        HDHomeRunRecorder@3
2017-04-22 17:59:00.137        [DEBUG][10]        About to start HDHR device. Checking status for information sake... (could tell if it's already in use elsewhere)
2017-04-22 17:59:00.137        [DEBUG][10]        Executing: C:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config.exe 131EA0C1 get /tuner0/status
2017-04-22 17:59:00.257        [DEBUG][10]        Status: ch=none lock=none ss=0 snq=0 seq=0 bps=0 pps=0

2017-04-22 17:59:01.262        [DEBUG][10]        Executing: C:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config.exe 131EA0C1 set /tuner0/lockkey 100565
2017-04-22 17:59:01.372        [DEBUG][10]        SetIncomingPort@2
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net pvr client could nto be loaded unknown error has occured

April 23, 2017, 1:15 pm
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keep getting this message in Kodi 17.1
on multiple kodi boxes...
any ideas?
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Assembly load error for System.Data.SQLite on startup

April 23, 2017, 1:34 pm
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guys,

i am getting this error on NPVR (version 3.9.2) startup:

2017-04-23 15:58:59.177 [ERROR][1] TV Listings: error reading settings from database: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)
2017-04-23 15:58:59.178 [DEBUG][1] TV Listings: Exception details: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)
File name: 'System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139'
at TVListings.BackendImpl.TVListingsDatabase.GetDbCon nection()
at TVListings.BackendImpl.TVListingsDatabase.ReadSett ings()

i also note that recordings are not being refreshed on kodi (unless i restart kodi).

could these issues be related?

NPVR would otherwise seem to be operating normally as far as I can tell.

thoughts?

thanks,

steve
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and + or capability in automatic recording section?

April 24, 2017, 5:12 am
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Hi,
Running 3.9.2 (161119)
Just wondering..
I want to auto schedule record a specific football game each week.. as you do..

The show is always labeled 'AFL - Live' (but there's like 9 matches televised a week)
Within each match.. the description will typically include the teams names..
eg:The Eagles have claimed local bragging rights winning the last three derbies, but Ross Lyon has turned the fortunes of his Dorkers around after a tough start to the season.
Eagles is the team/game I require...
so if I can enter 'AFL - Live' + 'Eagles' as the search term?
(so it has to satisfy the presence of BOTH terms to qualify..)
This way I don't end up having to record all 9 games each week, as the other AFL games won't have the word 'Eagles' in their descriptions.
(and I'm not so interested in all the nature shows with the word 'Eagles' in their description either...)

Is there some sort of algebraic capability already in the "Keyword" section of "Keyword Recording" that will achieve this?
If not, is there another way to set this up?
thanks
AJ
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Just upgraded to 3.9.2 - NMTs now fail playing recordings

April 24, 2017, 6:04 am
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Hi, I just made the upgrade to NPVR 3.9.2. My server is on Microsoft Windows WHS2011 - the latest windows upgrades were also installed at the same time.

On my NMTs (A110s) the menus operate fine, but when I playback a recorded .ts file the playback will run for a few seconds max and then crash - either back to the recordings menu or with a lockup (black screen) of the NMT which then requires a reset.

The same files played through the native NMT interface play fine (so I have a long winded work-around). The NPVR PC client also plays the recordings OK.

Syntax checker output run against the my test NMT shows:

Checking for mvpmc share on BLINK
mvpmc F:\ServerFolders\Public\mvpmc

Checking GB-PVR.html links
F:\ServerFolders\Public\mvpmc \GB-PVR.html not found

NMT IP Address: 10.0.0.210 MAC 0006DC43541B

GB-PVR Not Installed

N-PVR Installed F:\ServerFolders\Public\NPVR
<a href="http://localhost.drives:8883/NETWORK_SHARE/BLINK:mvpmc/npvr.cgi">N-PVR</a>
<a href="http://localhost.drives:8883/NETWORK_SHARE/NETWORK_BROWSER/browser.cgi">N-PVR via Network Browser</a>
<a href="http://localhost.drives:8883/USB_DRIVE_A-1/mvpmc/usb_a.cgi">N-PVR via USB</a>

config.xml entry found Client Type PCH2
MVPName Test_PCH
MVPClientType PCH2
MVPWidth 1180
MVPHeight 680
MVPOffsetX 40
MVPOffsetY 32
MVPSendIncrementalUpdates true
MVPAspectRatio default
MVPSkin Default
MVPPreferredMenuStyle slideout

Enabled true
Port 8866

The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.

Checking NMT Version
01-17-101217-15-POP-403-000

Checking NMT Display
720p 60Hz

Calling NMT Source
BLINK:mvpmc
smb://BLINK/mvpmc Username: Password Length: 0

BLINK:Videos
smb://BLINK/Videos Username: PCH Password Length: 7

I cleared the logs, restarted the NPVR server and attempted to play some recordings on the test machine. The first two dropped back to the menu screen and the last one froze the NMT - zipped logs attached. My TS files are all recorded from a DVB-S2 sat card, mostly in HD but SD recordings playback also fail in the same way

Any and all suggestions gratefully received.

Chris
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Searchlite v3 Released - maybe not so lite.

April 24, 2017, 8:04 am
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I have posted an update to Searchlite on the wiki with several improvements and features.

Upcoming

This feature provides a list of upcoming new shows and season premiers on TV (primarily US and UK channels) and on several streaming services (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu etc) for the months ahead. Shows not in EPG can still be recorded as an Advanced Rule.

Advanced Query
(new option on Alt-Y or Menu->Query)

Search on NextPVR using advanced rules to make as custom a query as you'd like. A possible example is

Code:
significance like '%prem%'
Feel free to share queries that you use.

New NEWA Save Search logic

NEWA Save moved to top Menu
Advanced Searches can be saved in NEWA but they will not work in NEWA itself.
NEW Saved search can be saved as NextPVR Advanced Rule recurring recordings.

Note Advance Rules stored in NextPVR can also set First Run and the Recording Directories.

Trailers

YouTube trailers in Upcoming and Movies now work but you will need NextPVR v4 to support internal playing of https streams.

UI Improvements

Group same episodes to reduce list size
EPG info popup toggles EPG Episode Description, Cast/Crew and TVDB/The MovieDB Show description
More consistent back tracking on Esc.


Martin
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Back-to-back recordings same channel. 1 works, 1 doesn't. Help please (logs attached)

April 24, 2017, 7:32 pm
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This past Friday night NextPVR correctly recorded back-to-back episodes of The Amazing Race. These were the first recordings I had watched since I installed comskip and I was excited to see how well it worked.

First episode played perfectly. I was able to skip around, pause, etc. - no problems.

Second episode - when I tried to "skip" forward (to get to the start of the episode), NextPVR seemed to freeze, then it displayed a message "This recording was watched to completion. Would you like to delete this recording?". I renamed the comskip files for this episode, but the same problem occurred. If I play the .ts file in a third-party player (Media Player Classic or VLC) it works fine.

I have had this same problem occur before, so it seems to happen on a recording-by-recording basis. Some recordings are perfect, others freeze/dump out if I do anything other than let them play.

Any help greatly appreciated.

PC: Win7, x64...should have plenty of power/memory

Source: HDHomeRun (the old dual model), recording OTA HD (KHOU in Houston).
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Broadcast to TV via Media Center

April 25, 2017, 9:11 am
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Hi,

Trying to create a media center server to my TV. I have 2 options for displaying the media files. I can see the PS3 Media Server or my WIN 10 Media Server on both Dish Network Media or my Vizeo Smart TV. Now here is the problem. I can click on my .ts or my .mpg files and neither will play the file. Is there a way to have Next PVR save in the MP4 format? I also have WIN TV 8. Both software are saving scheduled TV.

I want a dont touch anything, everything just works solution rather than a you can convert the files manually using this freeware / payware solution. WIN TV 8 is saving .mpg files. I believe it is converting the .ts file after the initial creation.

I have already downloaded DIVX, which seems to have a pretty good manual converter solution but the conversion process is slow, even on my dedicated gaming PC. I also have Wondershare, which seems to be faster. (but I dont want to have to use these)

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Two recent recordings that freeze if I try to skip forward (links to .ts chunks)

April 25, 2017, 1:41 pm
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Returns to Close.Record.Watch screen after clicking on Watch

April 25, 2017, 4:07 pm
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I am sorry if this has been covered, but it just started happening to me yesterday. I am using a Silicon Duct Home Run Prime without issuse, unless you consider a slow moving guide an issue. Starting yesterday after selecting a show from the guilde and pressing watch, the screen goes black, then returns to page where I would selected watch. I believe everything is configured correctly, but what do I konw. I would be grateful if someone could point me in the proper direction.

Thank you
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NextPVR LiveTv: Sound but no picture on most HD channels

April 26, 2017, 10:06 pm
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This has been covered before but I bring it up because the problem still persists.
NextPVR 3.9.2
Tuner: Hauppauge WinTV DCR-2650 (2 HD tuners)
O/S: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)

Note I confirmed with Comcast that most HD channels are now MPEG4. However a few channels (mostly local ones) are still MPEG2).

After reading old posts I went back and took a look at the NextPVR Settings. I saw that all HD channels were set to MPEG2 SD. That would explain why I could not see some channels. In NextPVR Settings:
In Device double-click on 1st tuner
Right-click on first HD channel and select Edit Channel
If I already could hear and see it: change Service Type from MPEG2 SD to MPEG2 HD
else if I could hear and but not see it: change Service Type from MPEG2 SD to H.264 HD
I had to do this for all the channels > 1000

To copy changes to second tuner:
Select 1st Tuner
Select Export Channels
Select 2nd Tuner
Select Import Channels

Now I am a happy camper...at least for watching live TV. I now have to see if I can set up a service for EPG data.
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Does app actually skip commercials?

April 27, 2017, 5:07 am
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Great app, Sub!

I see the comskip commercial break marks when viewing a show but the commercials are not skipped. Is there a setting somewhere to turn this feature on? I couldn't find one. I searched this forum but couldn't find an answer.

Thanks.
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Live TV does not work in Kodi

April 27, 2017, 11:46 am
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Recordings work but when I try to watch live TV in Kodi, the status screen shows that it is being sent but the computer with Kodi on it just spins the wait symbol. I am using Kodi 17.1 on a windows 10 machine with the NPVR server on a windows 7 machine. Attached are the log files from the server.
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