Windows @margro - MediaPortal - radio programme scheduling

fat-tony · 2012-04-18 18:47

@margro - I'm using your 25/03 build (Eden build) with MP v1.2.3 TV server. All good, nice and stable. My local DVB-T multiplex has 8 TV channels and 10 radio channels. However, I'm having a problem when I set a record timer on a radio programme from the EPG. The timer is set up and accepted by the MP TV server correctly and the programme records ok. But the timer entry never shows up in the list in XBMC. Timer entries for TV shows are displayed correctly. I think the problem is related to the relative channel number handling. TV channels are number 1 - 8 in the XBMC channel manager (and in MP TV server). The radio channels in MP TV server seem to continue on as 9 -18 (although the actual DVB channel numbers are 200 -209). Radio channels in the XBMC channel manager are displayed as 1 -10. When I try to schedule a radio recording XBMC seems to identify the relative channel number (12) correctly and channel name when generating the call to the MP plugin and MP adds the event to its schedule correctly. But, when XBMC requests the schedule list back from the MP plugin, it does not seem to be able to relate the channel number (12) to anything properly. The snip from the XBMC log is pasted below:

I also have a query as to why the timestamps in the requests are being marked with "Z" - for example "2012-04-18 17:45:00Z". To my mind, "Z" denotes in military terms Zulu time, which is another term for UTC. The times are local and not UTC. It would probably be better to drop the "Z". I have another issue as regards why all the recordings are being marked "manual", but this may be an issue with MP v1.2.3 - it certainly did not happen before. The recordings were all named correctly in the XBMC database before this, but now every recording is marked "manual" and has the word "manual" prefixed to the filename when generated by the MP TV server.

Code:

03:06 T:1216   DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (DialogYesNo.xml) ------

03:06 T:1216   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): ->AddTimer Channel: 12, starttime: 1334767500 endtime: 1334770200 program: Nuacht an Lae

03:06 T:1216   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): Start time: Wed Apr 18 17:45:00 2012

                                            , marginstart: 2 min earlier

03:06 T:1216   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): End time: Wed Apr 18 18:30:00 2012

                                            , marginstop: 5 min later

03:06 T:1216   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): AddTimer for channel: 12 [done]

03:06 T:1216   DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (DialogPVRGuideInfo.xml) ------

03:07 T:3052 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(audio)::Get - asked for new data packet, with nothing available

03:12 T:344 WARNING: Previous line repeats 1 times.

03:12 T:344   DEBUG: CPVRTimers - PVR::CPVRTimers::Update - updating timers

03:12 T:344   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): SCHEDULED: 10|2012-04-18 17:45:00Z|2012-04-18 18:30:00Z|12|RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta|Nuacht an Lae|0|0|False|False||3|1999-12-31 23:00:00Z|2|2|2000-01-01 00:00:00Z|False|False

03:12 T:344   ERROR: CAddonCallbacksPVR - ADDON::CAddonCallbacksPVR::PVRTransferTimerEntry - cannot find channel 12 on client 1

03:12 T:344   DEBUG: CPVRRecordings - PVR::CPVRRecordings::Update - updating recordings

03:13 T:3052 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(audio)::Get - asked for new data packet, with nothing available

03:16 T:344 WARNING: Previous line repeats 2 times.

03:16 T:344   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): RECORDING: 1|2012-04-16 20:28:08Z|2012-04-16 21:55:03Z|RTÉ Radio 1|manual||rtsp://HTPCwin8/32B3A4C9|C:\Users\Public\Recorded TV\manual - RTÉ Radio 1 - 2012-04-16.ts|1999-12-31 23:00:00Z|rtsp://HTPCwin8/32B3A4C9|3|||||5

03:16 T:344   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): RECORDING: 2|2012-04-16 21:53:02Z|2012-04-16 22:30:08Z|RTÉ Two|manual||rtsp://HTPCwin8/86CD2630|C:\Users\Public\Recorded TV\manual - RTÉ Two - 2012-04-16.ts|1999-12-31 23:00:00Z|rtsp://HTPCwin8/86CD2630|3|||||3

03:16 T:344   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): RECORDING: 3|2012-04-16 22:23:07Z|2012-04-16 23:00:11Z|RTÉ Two|manual||rtsp://HTPCwin8/CC0074C3|C:\Users\Public\Recorded TV\manual - RTÉ Two - 2012-04-16_1.ts|1999-12-31 23:00:00Z|rtsp://HTPCwin8/CC0074C3|3|||||4

03:16 T:344   DEBUG: AddOnLog: MediaPortal PVR Client (TSReader): RECORDING: 4|2012-04-16 23:23:15Z|2012-04-17 02:05:12Z|RTÉ Radio 1|manual||rtsp://HTPCwin8/BD91E334|C:\Users\Public\Recorded TV\manual - RTÉ Radio 1 - 2012-04-16_1.ts|1999-12-31 23:00:00Z|rtsp://HTPCwin8/BD91E334|3|||||2

margro · 2012-04-20 20:17

Will check this. I need to upgrade my TVServer first.

With respect to the "Z". I'm ignoring this. It is only generated when converting a DateTime value to a string in .NET.

fat-tony · 2012-04-20 21:47

(2012-04-20 20:17)margro Wrote: Will check this. I need to upgrade my TVServer first.

With respect to the "Z". I'm ignoring this. It is only generated when converting a DateTime value to a string in .NET.

Ok ta - the "z" thing is only an anomaly - confuding, but not an actual error.

margro Fan Posts: 530 Joined: Oct 2009 Reputation: 16 Location: The Netherlands	2012-04-20 20:17 Post: #2 Will check this. I need to upgrade my TVServer first. With respect to the "Z". I'm ignoring this. It is only generated when converting a DateTime value to a string in .NET. Developer of the MediaPortal PVR addon and the Argus-TV PVR-addon. Unofficial XBMC Windows builds with PVR (Dharma, Eden and Frodo). http://www.scintilla.utwente.nl/~marcelg/xbmc
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fat-tony Member Posts: 82 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0 Location: Ireland	2012-04-20 21:47 Post: #3 (2012-04-20 20:17)margro Wrote: Will check this. I need to upgrade my TVServer first. With respect to the "Z". I'm ignoring this. It is only generated when converting a DateTime value to a string in .NET. Ok ta - the "z" thing is only an anomaly - confuding, but not an actual error.
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