Tvheadend

its a probably same bug as i describe on #1476.

Adam. I have had to leave 3.2 on there for today as didn't want to miss the footie. I will hopefully get a chance later to install the latest git and will post my findings.

Vojtech. It does sound like a similar fault. I will try on both versions and post findings.

try to go back to 3.3.200~ga420c83 and try again. note u will loose your dvr log so backup it before. same happend to me on latest versions, recording started and i cant zap channel /or record channel/ on second tuner on same card TBS6981. i didnt change drivers, and anything in settings. of course after footy, i cant test anything at the moment too. only difference in our setting is that im using diseqc 2.0/2.1 but its working allright on 3.3.200~ga420c83.

Is the second tuner appearing in the TV adapters drop down list? I have the 4 tuner version (tbs 6984) and each tuner appears separately. So the same transponder information needs to be added to the rest of the tuners.

@Vojtech: I will change version and post results shortly. My girlfriend has now taken control of tvheadend. Lol

@Gary Tan: there are indeed 2 entries per card on the adapter config screen.

@Gary : all the setting is allright because its working on other version/s, 2 adapters, all the muxes scanned and mapped separatelly for each tunner

latest master b42cbe59 log :http://pastebin.com/95dTzWVX

vorking version 3.3.200~ga420c83. Other channel watched while recording : http://pastebin.com/6Lv3yzgK

Tried again with latest git. Updated xbmc to nightly and also updated tvheadend plugin to latest version from [[http://www.dotnetdevelopers.net/XBMC/xbmcpvr.html]]

Still unable to record from both tuners simultaneously.

Jan 03 19:30:50 htsp: 127.0.0.1 [ xbmc | XBMC Media Center ]: Disconnected
Jan 03 19:30:50 htsp: Got connection from 127.0.0.1
Jan 03 19:30:50 htsp: 127.0.0.1: Welcomed client software: XBMC Media Center (HTSPv7)
Jan 03 19:30:50 htsp: 127.0.0.1 [ XBMC Media Center ]: Identified as user xbmc
Jan 03 19:30:50 htsp: 127.0.0.1 [ xbmc | XBMC Media Center ]: Privileges raised
Jan 03 19:31:16 dvr: "Simpsons" on "Sky1 HD" starting at 2013-01-03 19:28:00, scheduled for recording by "XBMC" 
Jan 03 19:31:17 dvr: "Simpsons" on "Sky1 HD" recorder starting
Jan 03 19:31:18 subscription: "DVR: Simpsons" subscribing on "Sky1 HD", weight: 300, adapter: "TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port A", network: "ASTRA", mux: "ASTRA: 12,343,500 kHz Horizontal (Astra 28.2)", provider: "BSkyB", service: "Sky1 HD", quality: 100
Jan 03 19:31:18 TS: TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port A/ASTRA: 12,343,500 kHz Horizontal (Astra 28.2)/Sky1 HD: Transport error indicator
Jan 03 19:31:18 cwc: Obtained key for service "Sky1 HD" in 116 ms, from 127.0.0.1:34000
Jan 03 19:31:19 dvr: /mnt/Recordings/Simpsons/Simpsons.2013-01-03.19-30.ts from adapter: "TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port A", network: "ASTRA", mux: "ASTRA: 12,343,500 kHz Horizontal (Astra 28.2)", provider: "BSkyB", service: "Sky1 HD" 
Jan 03 19:31:19 dvr:  #  type              lang  resolution  aspect ratio  sample rate  channels
Jan 03 19:31:19 dvr:  1  H264                    1920x1088   ?                                    
Jan 03 19:31:19 dvr:  2  MPEG2AUDIO        nar                             ?            ?         
Jan 03 19:31:19 dvr:  3  AC3               eng                             ?            ?         
Jan 03 19:31:19 dvr:  4  TELETEXT          eng                                                    
Jan 03 19:31:19 dvr:  5  TEXTSUB           eng                                                    
Jan 03 19:31:19 dvr:  6  CA                                                                       
Jan 03 19:31:28 dvr: "How I Met Your Mother" on "E4 HD" starting at 2013-01-03 19:28:00, scheduled for recording by "XBMC" 
Jan 03 19:31:28 dvr: "How I Met Your Mother" on "E4 HD" recorder starting
Jan 03 19:31:29 subscription: "DVR: How I Met Your Mother" subscribing on "E4 HD", weight: 300, adapter: "TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port B", network: "ASTRA", mux: "ASTRA: 11,856,000 kHz Vertical (Astra 28.2)", provider: "BSkyB", service: "E4 HD", quality: 100
Jan 03 19:31:29 cwc: Obtained key for service "E4 HD" in 96 ms, from 127.0.0.1:34000
Jan 03 19:31:40 dvr: Recording unable to start: "How I Met Your Mother": No input detected
Jan 03 19:33:07 subscription: "DVR: Simpsons" unsubscribing from "Sky1 HD" 
Jan 03 19:33:07 dvr: Recording completed: "/mnt/Recordings/Simpsons/Simpsons.2013-01-03.19-30.ts" 
Jan 03 19:33:07 dvr: "Simpsons" on "Sky1 HD": End of program: Aborted by user
Jan 03 19:33:18 TS: TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port A/ASTRA: 11,856,000 kHz Vertical (Astra 28.2)/E4 HD: Transport error indicator
Jan 03 19:33:18 cwc: Obtained key for service "E4 HD" in 112 ms, from 127.0.0.1:34000
Jan 03 19:33:18 dvr: /mnt/Recordings/How I Met Your Mother/How I Met Your Mother.2013-01-03.19-30.ts from adapter: "TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port A", network: "ASTRA", mux: "ASTRA: 11,856,000 kHz Vertical (Astra 28.2)", provider: "BSkyB", service: "E4 HD" 
Jan 03 19:33:18 dvr:  #  type              lang  resolution  aspect ratio  sample rate  channels
Jan 03 19:33:18 dvr:  1  H264                    1920x1088   ?                                    
Jan 03 19:33:18 dvr:  2  MPEG2AUDIO        nar                             ?            ?         
Jan 03 19:33:18 dvr:  3  AC3               eng                             ?            ?         
Jan 03 19:33:18 dvr:  4  TELETEXT          eng                                                    
Jan 03 19:33:18 dvr:  5  TEXTSUB           eng                                                    
Jan 03 19:33:18 dvr:  6  CA                                                                       
Jan 03 19:33:28 subscription: "DVR: How I Met Your Mother" unsubscribing from "E4 HD" 
Jan 03 19:33:28 dvr: Recording completed: "/mnt/Recordings/How I Met Your Mother/How I Met Your Mother.2013-01-03.19-30.ts" 
Jan 03 19:33:29 dvr: "How I Met Your Mother" on "E4 HD": End of program: Aborted by user

As you can see it fails, to record when there is something else recording, but starts to record once I cancel the other recording.

Would really like to get this working, as the timeshift seems to work well with this release.

Thanks for any help

Sorry to post more, but just to prove recording does work on both tuners, here is the log from HTS Tvheadend 3.2.34~gfaee94b

Jan 03 19:57:00 dvr: "Real Steel" on "Sky Action HD" starting at 2013-01-03 18:48:00, scheduled for recording by "XBMC" 
Jan 03 19:57:00 dvr: "Real Steel" on "Sky Action HD" recorder starting
Jan 03 19:57:01 subscription: "DVR: Real Steel" subscribing on "Sky Action HD", weight: 300, adapter: "TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port B", network: "ASTRA", mux: "ASTRA: 12,246,000 kHz Vertical (Astra 28.2)", provider: "BSkyB", service: "Sky Action HD", quality: 100
Jan 03 19:57:01 dvr: /mnt/Recordings/Real Steel/Real Steel.2013-01-03.18-50.ts from adapter: "TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port B", network: "ASTRA", mux: "ASTRA: 12,246,000 kHz Vertical (Astra 28.2)", provider: "BSkyB", service: "Sky Action HD" 
Jan 03 19:57:01 dvr:  # type                 lang resolution       samplerate channels  
Jan 03 19:57:01 dvr:  1 H264                      0 x 0                                  
Jan 03 19:57:01 dvr:  2 MPEG2AUDIO           nar                   96000      0          
Jan 03 19:57:01 dvr:  3 AC3                  eng                   96000      0          
Jan 03 19:57:01 dvr:  4 TELETEXT             eng                                         
Jan 03 19:57:01 dvr:  5 TEXTSUB              eng                                         
Jan 03 19:57:01 dvr:  6 CA                                                               
Jan 03 19:59:19 subscription: "127.0.0.1 [ xbmc | XBMC Media Center ]" unsubscribing from "E4 HD" 
Jan 03 20:00:05 dvr: "The Big Bang Theory" on "E4 HD" starting at 2013-01-03 20:00:00, scheduled for recording by "XBMC" 
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr: "The Big Bang Theory" on "E4 HD" recorder starting
Jan 03 20:00:06 subscription: "DVR: The Big Bang Theory" subscribing on "E4 HD", weight: 300, adapter: "TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port A", network: "ASTRA", mux: "ASTRA: 11,856,000 kHz Vertical (Astra 28.2)", provider: "BSkyB", service: "E4 HD", quality: 100
Jan 03 20:00:06 cwc: Obtained key for service "E4 HD" in 112 ms, from 127.0.0.1:34000
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr: /mnt/Recordings/The Big Bang Theory/The Big Bang Theory.2013-01-03.20-00.ts from adapter: "TurboSight_TBS_6981_DVBS_S2_frontend - Port A", network: "ASTRA", mux: "ASTRA: 11,856,000 kHz Vertical (Astra 28.2)", provider: "BSkyB", service: "E4 HD" 
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr:  # type                 lang resolution       samplerate channels  
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr:  1 H264                      1920 x 1088                            
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr:  2 MPEG2AUDIO           nar                   96000      0          
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr:  3 AC3                  eng                   96000      0          
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr:  4 TELETEXT             eng                                         
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr:  5 TEXTSUB              eng                                         
Jan 03 20:00:06 dvr:  6 CA                       

Thanks again

A quick update for anyone who may be interested.

Today I have cloned the latest git with timeshift and configured and installed it.

I can now record on an additional tuner, whilst watching something on the other. However, it takes 2 minutes to start the recording, which is ok for scheduled recordings as I can compensate for this in the settings, just not great for recordings I make on the fly.

Not sure if anyone is reading this, but if logs are needed will post.

Thanks

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to update, but tbh the time issue is starting to grind a bit.

Same issue with recording 2 (as suggested above)

Also, if I am recording and wish to watch live tv, I have a massive delay before able to watch tv. At which point xbmc loses connection to tvheadend a number of times.

Output from debug log for this can be found here: [[http://pastebin.com/URFx807t]]

I have also tested this on a friend's setup. The only real difference is he has 2 x TBS6981.
He has exactly the same issue, where by the 2nd input on the first card has exactly the same issue (as above)

However, if I disable the second input on card 1, it will use card 2 instantly on both inputs.
Switching and recording is fine.

If you need a debug log for this I can provide it.

Thanks for your help.

At this stage I'm simply unsure of what to suggest. All I can say is that I do this all the time and have no such issues, and incidentally I'm using a TBS6981. Though none of my stuff is descrambled, but I don't think that is related in this case.

I have seen a similar issue to this in the past with my card, and put it down to a firmware issue though never actually got to the bottom of it. This occurred when I added the close fds on idle option, this appears to cause problems with my card. One tuner (first) would always work but other tuner (second) quite often reported very bad signal levels and refused to tune (even though I know that wasn't the case).

Can I suggest that you try a few things:

1. Make sure close FDs is OFF
2. Enable idle scanning

see what difference (if any) that makes.

Also you could try these:

1. Try updating the TBS firmware, though I know what a bitch that can be!
2. Try and reproduce this with live TV streams, i.e. see if you reliably are failing to get signal on adapter1. If that's the case, try restricting TVH to adapter 1 only (-a 1) and restart and see if adapter1 now works on previously non functional mux.

Adam

Hi Adam

Thanks for quick response.

Close Device Handle is off and Enabled idle scanning produces similar results [[http://pastebin.com/x6TqPP6c]]

Have tried restricting to adapter 1 and it worked straight away (within 1 second) [[http://pastebin.com/GP419N2Z]]

Firmware upgrade may be the only option here. At the end of my tether lol. Any pointers with firmware updating? Not a clue!!!

Thanks

Have a read through my wiki article TBS6981.