MP did not stop recording at the end of schedule (1 Viewer)

[mizz]

I can't attach the log.bak because i reinstalled MP, and it seems to be working fine now.

Thanks.

 

[greybox]

I have same problem: my recordings are messed up and finish 0.5-4 hours later then scheduled. Can't figure out why. I tried using EPG, and setting the recording manually to last 1 hour plus a few minutes for pre and post, but it didn't solve the problem.

 

[elliottmc]

I have same problem: my recordings are messed up and finish 0.5-4 hours later then scheduled. Can't figure out why. I tried using EPG, and setting the recording manually to last 1 hour plus a few minutes for pre and post, but it didn't solve the problem.

Can you please set a scheduled recording from EPG and make a note of when the program starts/stops. Then go to TVServer config and in the schedules tab, check what information is shown there for the recording.

Also check in TVServer config what you have as default pre/post record times.

Do you also try to modify the pre/post record times in MediaPortal itself?

I can't help thinking that you have configured something in a confusing way, so that MediaPortal is doing what you have asked it to do, but you haven't asked it to do what you think you have!

If you schedule two recordings on the same channel, without changing any of the settings, do they both end at the same time relative to the end of the actual program?

We really need to know what behaviour you are expecting before your logs make sense.

Best wishes,

Mark

 

[jameson_uk]

And I would just check your database in case something has got corrupted there
Open up a command prompt (as admin if Vista / Win7)
navigate to MySQL Bin folder (is C:\\Program Files\\MySQL\\MySQL Server 5.1\\bin for me) and enter

mysqlcheck --user=root --pass=MediaPortal --auto-repair MPTVDB

 

[greybox]

Done that. Surprisingly the TV server does not show the length of recording or end time. I wonder why? But the start time is correct.
I also did the database repair and fixed a few problems, thanks jameson_uk for the tip! The recording issue seems to be resolved now.

But there is one other thing I noticed and it started a few days ago - every time the scheduled recording starts, I am getting a pop up message on the screen: "Which user account do you want to use to run this program", exactly like described here: Run As Shortcut Fix But the solution offered in that article did nothelp me. I am using Windows XP.

 

[jameson_uk]

Done that. Surprisingly the TV server does not show the length of recording or end time. I wonder why? But the start time is correct.
I also did the database repair and fixed a few problems, thanks jameson_uk for the tip! The recording issue seems to be resolved now.

No idea why it went wrong but if checking the database has fixed it I will mark as no-bug

But there is one other thing I noticed and it started a few days ago - every time the scheduled recording starts, I am getting a pop up message on the screen: "Which user account do you want to use to run this program", exactly like described here: Run As Shortcut Fix But the solution offered in that article did nothelp me. I am using Windows XP.

Do you have any programs that would be triggered by a recording starting? (Comskip or the like?)

 

[greybox]

Yes, I use comskip. But everything worked fine with 1.1.0. How can I fix the "Which user account do you want to use to run this program" pop up message?

Well, I disabled all TV plugins including comskip, same problem with the pop-up. Reversed back to 1.1.0 - the problem has gone.

Attempted to upgrade to 1.1.1 again - the MP locks up.

I will report this issue separately.