Comskip is still crashing tv-server (1 Viewer)

[gtfreymann]

I had a problem previously where after a show was recorded, and ComSkip was launched, this sequence would cause the tv-server to stop and no comskip.

I posted about the problem but nothing was resolved. One day after a serve reboot everything was fine.

Well, the server has to be rebooted every now and then for software updates and such, and about a month ago ComSkip started killing the tv-server service again.

I've been running without automatic ComSkip ever since.

It's annoying as hell to have to remember to launch tv-server, enable comskip, then go find the recorded program and click TEST, which always works fine.

It's annoying enough that I'm considering dropping Media Portal.

What information can I provide that would help somebody discover what the issue is?

 

[TLD]

If your running ComSkip while recording try running it after the recording is finished, I know i had all kinds of problems (like the TV Server freezing) when i tried running while recording but it works fine for me running after recording.

 

[gtfreymann]

If your running ComSkip while recording try running it after the recording is finished, I know i had all kinds of problems (like the TV Server freezing) when i tried running while recording but it works fine for me running after recording.

I had it set to run AFTER the recording is finished.

Here's my previous thread on the matter:

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/comskip-is-crashing-tv-server.105958/

 

[gtfreymann]

Last night I tried to fiddle with Show Anaylzer as I had purchased that a while ago for use with other software. It's old and doesn't look like it's supported anymore. So today I figured I would tinker with the ComSkip problem some more.

I have gone here:

http://www.kaashoek.com/files/

and downloaded some of the later zip files.

*80_042.zip was what I was using.

So I installed *80_041.zip, recorded a 30 minute show. Nothing happened. No comskip launch so the TV Server process didn't die.

Not remembering if I restarted the TV Service or not, I decided to go ahead and try

*80_041.zip. This time I for sure stopped and restarted the TV-Service.

Then I picked at random a short 30 minute tv program. Sure enough, the logs show it launches comskip and then nothing else appears in the log until I load up the TV-SERVER program, at which time it says the tv-server service isn't running.

I've attached the lot segment from the beginning of the recording right up to the launch to comskip.

I will continue to pick 30 minute shows and keep trying different versions of comskip until this works.

I guess if it doesn't, I will be forced to manually run comskip every time a show records, which is silly when this should be a very basic feature of any PVR software.

What about using DirMon to launch comskip instead of auto firing it through the tv-server config? Would that work?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

What happens if you get the finished recording and drop it onto comskip.exe

Would also be interest in cpu use, so can you have taskmanager open and check the comskip.exe

 

[gtfreymann]

What happens if you get the finished recording and drop it onto comskip.exe

It works perfectly.

I can manually call it up from the command line or select a recorded tv show and use the TEST button, and it works. Everytime.

Right now I've disabled comskip launcher, stopped and restarted tv-server, and I'm trying ComSkip Monitor from SageTV

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=138

I have a recording scheduled to start in 6 minutes and it's a 30 minute show. We'll see what happens.

I noticed I had to install Java for the above. Is Java required with MePo?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

No java.

So that eliminates the file, are you running comskip with recording or post (which I think you are), does it crash if using comskip live.

 

[gtfreymann]

No java.

So that eliminates the file, are you running comskip with recording or post (which I think you are), does it crash if using comskip live.

I have never set it to run at the start but I will do that now and we'll see what happens in an hour.

Needless to say the SageTV ComskipMonitor did nothing.

 

[gtfreymann]

When triggering comskip to start at the beginning of a recordings same problem. As soon as it launches ComSkip the tv-service stops and so does anything tv related.

 

[gtfreymann]

Also if I literally open up two windows and "drop" a recorded show onto comskip I get the old "this program cannot be validated" or whatever the message is, and "Are you sure you want to run this?" to which I click YES and then everything runs fine.