Failed Recordings - empty file

[Marky Mark]

Server:

MediaPortal Version: Server SVN12537
Windows Version: XP Pro SP2
CPU Type: 2x Opteron 270 Dual Core
HDD: Seagate SCSI/Maxtor 200Gb IDE/Maxtor 200Gb USB
Memory: 4GB Registered ECC
Motherboard: Supermicro H8DA8
Motherboard Chipset: AMD 8131/8111
Motherboard Bios: AMI 5000622
Video Card: Onboard ATI Rage XL PCI 8Mb
Video Card Driver: rdpdd.dll
Sound Card: none
1. TV Card: Conextant
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: BDA
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Network: Gigabit LAN

I have had some recordings producing an empty file. An extract from the TSWriter.log file shows the following error:

31-01-2007 20:55:28 epg: reset
31-01-2007 20:55:28 epg:ResetEPG()
31-01-2007 20:55:28 mhw reset
31-01-2007 20:55:29 CMpTsFilter:ause()
31-01-2007 20:55:30 CMpTsFilter::Run()
31-01-2007 20:55:30 pmtgrabber: set callback:3ec0034
31-01-2007 20:55:30 pmtgrabber: grab pmt:108d
31-01-2007 20:55:30 pmtgrabber: got pmt version:14 -1
31-01-2007 20:55:30 pmtgrabber: do calback
31-01-2007 20:55:30 analyzer: set video pid:262
31-01-2007 20:55:30 analyzer: reset
31-01-2007 20:55:30 analyzer: set audio pid:263
31-01-2007 20:55:30 analyzer: reset
31-01-2007 20:55:30 analyzer: video UnScrambled
31-01-2007 20:55:30 analyzer: audio UnScrambled
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:set filename:C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\live1.ts
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:transport stream mode
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:paused:yes
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:pcr pid:0x262
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:pmt pid:0x108d
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:add video stream real pid:0x262 fake pid:0x30 type:2
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:add audio stream real pid:0x263 fake pid:0x40 type:3
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:add subtitle stream real pid:0x265 fake pid:0x50 type:6
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:add audio stream real pid:0x264 fake pid:0x41 type:3
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:paused:no
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshiftertart timeshifting:'C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\live1.ts.tsbuffer'
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:real pcr:262 fake pcr:30
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:real pmt:108d fake pmt:20
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:real pid:262 fake pid:30 type:2
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:real pid:263 fake pid:40 type:3
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:real pid:265 fake pid:50 type:6
31-01-2007 20:55:30 Timeshifter:real pid:264 fake pid:41 type:3
31-01-2007 20:55:31 timeshift: start of video detected
31-01-2007 20:55:31 Pcr new start pcr :0 days 12:28:53 521
31-01-2007 20:55:31 timeshift: start of audio detected
31-01-2007 20:55:33 Recorder:pcr pid:262
31-01-2007 20:55:33 Recorder:add video stream pid:262
31-01-2007 20:55:33 Recorder:add audio stream pid:263
31-01-2007 20:55:33 Recorder:program stream mode
31-01-2007 20:55:33 Recordertart Recording:'D:\\Party Animals\Party Animals-%name%-2007-01-31.mpg'
31-01-2007 20:55:50 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 0 0
31-01-2007 20:55:50 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 34 34
31-01-2007 20:55:50 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 68 68
31-01-2007 20:55:50 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 102 102
31-01-2007 20:55:51 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 136 136
31-01-2007 20:55:51 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 170 170
31-01-2007 20:55:51 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 235 235
31-01-2007 20:55:51 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 269 269
31-01-2007 20:55:52 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 303 303
31-01-2007 20:55:52 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 337 337
31-01-2007 20:55:52 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 371 371
31-01-2007 20:55:52 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 405 405
31-01-2007 20:55:52 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 439 439
31-01-2007 20:55:52 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 473 473
31-01-2007 20:55:53 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 507 507
31-01-2007 20:55:53 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 541 541
31-01-2007 20:55:53 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 575 575
31-01-2007 20:55:53 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 609 609
31-01-2007 20:55:53 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 643 643
31-01-2007 20:55:54 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 677 677
...
31-01-2007 21:52:36 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2676 2676
31-01-2007 21:52:36 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2710 2710
31-01-2007 21:52:36 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2744 2744
31-01-2007 21:52:36 pmtgrabber: got pmt version:16 15
31-01-2007 21:52:36 pmtgrabber: do calback
31-01-2007 21:52:36 analyzer: set video pid:262
31-01-2007 21:52:36 analyzer: reset
31-01-2007 21:52:36 analyzer: set audio pid:263
31-01-2007 21:52:36 analyzer: reset
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:paused:yes
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:pcr pid:0x262
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:determine new start pcr
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:pmt pid:0x108d
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:add video stream real pid:0x262 fake pid:0x30 type:2
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:add audio stream real pid:0x263 fake pid:0x40 type:3
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:add subtitle stream real pid:0x265 fake pid:0x50 type:6
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:add audio stream real pid:0x264 fake pid:0x41 type:3
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Timeshifter:paused:no
31-01-2007 21:52:36 analyzer: video UnScrambled
31-01-2007 21:52:36 timeshift: start of video detected
31-01-2007 21:52:36 analyzer: audio UnScrambled
31-01-2007 21:52:36 timeshift: start of audio detected
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Pcr start :0 days 12:28:54 556
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Pcr high :0 days 13:25:59 130
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Pcr duration :0 days 00:57:05 146
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Pcr current :0 days 13:25:59 388
31-01-2007 21:52:36 Pcr newstart :0 days 12:28:54 485
31-01-2007 21:52:36 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2778 2778
31-01-2007 21:52:37 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2812 2812
31-01-2007 21:52:37 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2846 2846
31-01-2007 21:52:37 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2880 2880
31-01-2007 21:52:37 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2914 2914
31-01-2007 21:52:38 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2948 2948
31-01-2007 21:52:38 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 2982 2982
31-01-2007 21:52:38 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 16 16
...
31-01-2007 21:55:01 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1341 1341
31-01-2007 21:55:01 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1375 1375
31-01-2007 21:55:02 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1409 1409
31-01-2007 21:55:02 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1443 1443
31-01-2007 21:55:02 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1477 1477
31-01-2007 21:55:02 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1511 1511
31-01-2007 21:55:02 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1545 1545
31-01-2007 21:55:03 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1579 1579
31-01-2007 21:55:03 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1613 1613
31-01-2007 21:55:03 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1647 1647
31-01-2007 21:55:03 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1681 1681
31-01-2007 21:55:03 CPesPacket::Fullbuffer 1715 1715
31-01-2007 21:55:03 Recordertop Recording:'D:\\Party Animals\Party Animals-%name%-2007-01-31.mpg'
31-01-2007 21:55:03 Timeshiftertop timeshifting:'C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\live1.ts.tsbuffer'
31-01-2007 21:55:03 Timeshifter:Reset
31-01-2007 21:55:03 CMpTsFilter:ause()
31-01-2007 21:55:03 CMpTsFilter:top()

The CPesPacket::Fullbuffer error seems to be 6 times a second for the duration of the program. Is it a settings problem or a bug? Teh previous and subsequent recordings were fine (no reboot or restart of the service in between).

[lar282]

I actually have the same here. To early for me to tell why, since I'm installing a new build everyday. I think though its on scrambled channels and maybe MP does not wait enough time for the picture to come? I'm gonna try the new settings in the setupTV, but I don't really know what they do.maybe they are in the wiki already

//Lasse

[JohnW]

I also get the same problem, with the same FullBuffer error messages, but only if I set the recording type to mpg. If I set the recording mode to Transport Stream, it works.

I did some more checking - on my set-up I only see this problem on one transponder. For all channels on that frequency recording to mpg fails, for all other channels it appears to work. So far this is completely reproducible.

Not sure whether it is due to interference, or whether there is something odd about the BBC channels on 506MHz.