Problems with multiple recordings. (1 Viewer)

[spot2000]

MediaPortal Version: 1.0.4.23491
MediaPortal Skin: wide3
Windows Version: client XP SP2, server vista home basicpremium
CPU Type: client Atom 330, server P4 3GHz
HDD: WDC 500Gb
Memory: 3Gb
Motherboard: Asus P5Q
Video Card: Atom
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Terratec USB XXXS HD
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: DTV-DVB Mantis
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card: DTV-DVB Mantis
3. TV Card Type: DVB-T
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec: Divx 7.0
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

Hello.

I have a mediaportal setup looking like this

server1
MySQL server

mp-server
Mediaportal server

client
mediaportal client


On my server I have tree tv cards (DVB-T), two with CA an one without CA.

My problem is this.

Very often when i record movies they start perfect but sometimes the stop to early.

I have read all I can find on the forum but didn't find anything similar.
When I look very thorough in the logfiles I have found one hint.

When the recording have failed the problem is that a new recording starts up and chooses the same card even when it is tuned to another multiplexor.

so when the new recording start with the occupied card the "old" recording ends there.
But mediaportal doesent seem to notice that because in the logfile you can see that it stops the first recording with no errors, but the file is ended when the second recording starts.

Is this a known bug.

I have attached a logfile.

The first recording - "Jakten på lycka" starts 02:35 and should end 04:30 (channel canal+ first)
The second recording - "Shaun of the Dead" starts 03:25 and ends 04:50 (channel TV3)

But when I trie to play the first file in MP it is only 0:50 h long. so it stopped aprox 03:25 when the second recording starts.

In the logfile I cans se that when the second recording starts it also chooses tv card no 3 that is bussy with recording the first show.

In my tv server under mappings I have mapped all free channels to the tv-card without CA.
And the other two cards with CA are mapped to the same channels. Is that the root to my error?
I hoped that I could mapp in that way to be so flexible as possible.

Hoping for a solution.

Best regards
Conny

 

[Jiv]

Spot2000.

I'm just a user so I will be only guessing using my limited knowledge of MP, but it appears that the two channels you are attempting to record simultaneously are available only on one of the tuner. This could happen because one of the tuners have not been tuned to all channels properly.

Are you able to record the two channels at the same time using "Record Now"? Does it come up with an error saying that there are no free tuners available? If so, then you may need to re-tune your tuners in TV-Server Configuration.