'All cards are busy' for second HDHomeRun tuner (1 Viewer)

ClayMontgomery

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Hello,

Can someone please help me resolve this problem with the MediaPortal 1.14 TV-Server and my HDHomeRun tuners? I have attached a log file.

I can always set the first recording to any available channel, but when I attempt to view another channel simultaneously (requiring the second tuner), it usually fails with the error "All cards are busy". There is usually one second channel that will work, but all others fail. If I stop the first tuner, then I can select any channel again successfully.

I am running the MediaPortal 1.14 TV-Server on Windows 7 Pro along with Kodi and a SiliconDust HDHomeRun dual tuner, which is attached via ethernet. I have verified that this problem occurs with any recent version of Kodi or even with the MediaPortal 1 client. It does not occur when I use both tuners with SiliconDust's VIEW app. So, I think the problem is with the MediaPortal TV-Server. I have experimented extensively with some of its configuration options to stop/pause idle cards, but that does not help.

Thanks, Clay
 

mm1352000

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    Hi Clay

    The log file shows the most likely explanation is that some channels are not mapped (linked) to both tuners:
    [2017-01-15 22:31:46,602] [Log ] [38 ] [INFO ] - Controller: find card for channel KTXA-DT
    [2017-01-15 22:31:46,604] [Log ] [38 ] [INFO ] - Controller: got 1 tuning details for KTXA-DT
    [2017-01-15 22:31:46,604] [Log ] [38 ] [INFO ] - Controller: channel #1 ATSC:tv:unknown KTXA-DT Freq:-1 ONID:0 TSID:2841 SID:1 PMT:0x30 FTA:True LCN:29 phys:29 maj:21 min:1 mod:Mod8Vsb
    [2017-01-15 22:31:46,604] [Log ] [38 ] [INFO ] - Controller: card:4 type:RadioWebStream cannot tune to channel
    [2017-01-15 22:31:46,606] [Log ] [38 ] [INFO ] - Controller: card:2 type:Atsc channel not mapped
    [2017-01-15 22:31:46,607] [Log ] [38 ] [INFO ] - Controller: card:3 type:Atsc can tune to channel
    [2017-01-15 22:31:46,607] [Log ] [38 ] [INFO ] - Controller: found 1 card(s) for channel

    In other words, you've configured TV Server in such a way that it can only use tuner 3 to tune KTXA-DT. If that isn't what you want, you should check your mappings in TV Server Configuration as shown here:
    Mapping - MediaPortal 1 - MediaPortal Wiki

    Select your first HDHR tuner up the top.
    Ensure that all channels that you want TV Server to be able to use that tuner to tune are listed in the right hand list. If some are missing (ie. listed in the left hand list), select them and click the ">" button to map them.
    Repeat for the second HDHR tuner.

    Please let us know if that doesn't solve the problem.
     

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