1.12.0 Recording not acepted (1 Viewer)

[mm1352000]

Hmmm, that is unexpected!
Maybe the problem is actually this:
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[2015-11-23 20:01:18,897] [Error ] [TvClient-TvHome: HeartBeat transmitter thread] [ERROR] - Unable to create/modify gentle.config Le processus ne peut pas accéder au fichier 'C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\gentle.config', car il est en cours d'utilisation par un autre processus., à System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
à System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
à System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
à System.Xml.XmlDocument.Save(String filename)
à TvPlugin.ChannelNavigator.SetupDatabaseConnection()[/collapse]

Can you please check the permissions for that file. It should be possible for MediaPortal to read and modify it. It should not be marked as "read-only".

 

[Brudertac]

Hmmm, that is unexpected!
Maybe the problem is actually this:
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[2015-11-23 20:01:18,897] [Error ] [TvClient-TvHome: HeartBeat transmitter thread] [ERROR] - Unable to create/modify gentle.config Le processus ne peut pas accéder au fichier 'C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\gentle.config', car il est en cours d'utilisation par un autre processus., à System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
à System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
à System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
à System.Xml.XmlDocument.Save(String filename)
à TvPlugin.ChannelNavigator.SetupDatabaseConnection()[/collapse]

Can you please check the permissions for that file. It should be possible for MediaPortal to read and modify it. It should not be marked as "read-only".

I also saw those error in my Logs in the past sometimes. Will have to take a look in actual Log files...

 

[PMUXY]

The file is accessible by everyone : Properties/security/everyone => total control.

Actually, the error message is stating something like : "the process is unable to access the file because it is already in use by another process".

M$ guys were not very clever to spend money to translate error messages in local language...

 

[mm1352000]

Hmmm, I'm then wondering what else could be accessing that file.
The only things I can think of are:

• MP Configuration
• an MP plugin for TV functions (eg. TVWishListMP)

 

[Vasilich]

take ProcessExplorer or ProcessHacker, and execute search there for "gentle.config" - it will show you all processes that are accessing this file

 

[PMUXY]

The issue is that the file seems only briefly opened at start of MP. So I could not catch the collision with processexplorer. Unless you know a way to record the history.
BTW: why gentle.config is opened for read/write at each start, as it seems its content is mainly static ? readonly might be sufficient ?

I found that when the collision occurs at start of MP, setting a record will fail until I start live TV.
Look at the log I uploaded : I started MP, watched some recorded TV, then tried to set a record => fail. 30 minutes later.

After such failure, playing live TV makes subsequent recordings work until MP is stopped.

 

[mm1352000]

The issue is that the file seems only briefly opened at start of MP. So I could not catch the collision with processexplorer. Unless you know a way to record the history.

Even if you could get the history, ProcessExplorer will not be able to tell you if a plugin is using the file in another thread.

BTW: why gentle.config is opened for read/write at each start, as it seems its content is mainly static ? readonly might be sufficient ?

Because AFAIK the database connection details are meant to be copied from the TV Server on each start.

I found that when the collision occurs at start of MP, setting a record will fail until I start live TV.

Okay, thank you.

Based on this result it seems like the problem is specific to your setup/configuration, and it seems less likely there is a general bug.

Did you try running MP with all plugins disabled (Watchdog option 1)?

 

[PMUXY]

I disabled the client part of TVwishList. And am waiting for the issue to appear again.

My setup is not very special, as far as I can tell :
- Win10 : I cannot remember if I saw the issue with Win7.
- MP1.11.0 or MP1.12.0 : I had the issue with both.
- XMLTV
- Sole added plugin : TVWishList

But anyway I can live with it, along with my stuttering issue when playing HD w/o SD before.

 

[Stéphane Lenclud]

Hello!

I needed your MediaPortal.xml to confirm, but I think the reason was that MediaPortal did not have a "current channel"...

Regards,
mm

I have the same issue. I can't setup a recording unless I tune to a channel and start live TV.

 

[mm1352000]

I have the same issue. I can't setup a recording unless I tune to a channel and start live TV.

Please note my previous post about the possibility of the existence of 2 issues with similar/same symptoms. Therefore when you say "I have the same issue", it isn't 100% clear what your situation actually is. I'd be happy to try to assist if you could provide more detail (eg. answer the questions I've asked PMUXY in the last 2 pages) and provide log files.