Unable to change from HD to SD channels without error

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shinomen
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Unable to change from HD to SD channels without error

Post by shinomen » Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:36 pm

I have the Argos TV software running on Windows and the tuner is an HD Home Run Plus. Everything works but when changing the channel from an HD to SD channel under XBMC gotham beta 3, I get an error that the channel could not be played check the log.

Here is a snippit of what the log says. Anyone have any advice on this?

2014-04-12 09:52:55,306 [INFO ][89]: TuneLiveTvStream(): tuning card #2 to WTKR-DT
2014-04-12 09:52:55,328 [INFO ][89]: Starting live stream on card #2, service WTKR-DT in 'C:\Users\Public\Videos\ARGUS TV Timeshift'
2014-04-12 09:52:57,464 [INFO ][89]: Live streaming of WTKR-DT started on card #2, stream e33e45a6-23a7-4995-92f9-2dcce347f2e3
2014-04-12 09:53:03,167 [INFO ][89]: TuneLiveTvStream(): re-tuning card #2 from WTKR-DT to UNC-EX
2014-04-12 09:53:03,191 [INFO ][89]: Tuning live stream e33e45a6-23a7-4995-92f9-2dcce347f2e3 on card #2, service UNC-EX
2014-04-12 09:53:24,554 [WARN ][89]: Failed to tune live stream e33e45a6-23a7-4995-92f9-2dcce347f2e3 on card #2
2014-04-12 09:53:24,732 [INFO ][181]: Stopping stream e33e45a6-23a7-4995-92f9-2dcce347f2e3 on card #2
2014-04-12 09:53:24,733 [INFO ][181]: Stream e33e45a6-23a7-4995-92f9-2dcce347f2e3 stopped
2014-04-12 09:53:39,573 [DEBUG][181]: EPG: No services left to grab for card Silicondust HDHomeRun Tuner 1050BECE-1, resetting list to resume after 04/12/2014 10:03:39
2014-04-12 09:56:04,535 [INFO ][19]: TuneLiveTvStream(): tuning card #2 to WTKR-DT
2014-04-12 09:56:04,566 [INFO ][19]: Starting live stream on card #2, service WTKR-DT in 'C:\Users\Public\Videos\ARGUS TV Timeshift'
2014-04-12 09:56:06,480 [INFO ][19]: Live streaming of WTKR-DT started on card #2, stream 0e6c7184-9800-429d-ba84-c1860e587d3e
2014-04-12 09:56:11,626 [INFO ][19]: TuneLiveTvStream(): re-tuning card #2 from WTKR-DT to UNC-EX
2014-04-12 09:56:11,652 [INFO ][19]: Tuning live stream 0e6c7184-9800-429d-ba84-c1860e587d3e on card #2, service UNC-EX
2014-04-12 09:56:33,076 [WARN ][19]: Failed to tune live stream 0e6c7184-9800-429d-ba84-c1860e587d3e on card #2

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Re: Unable to change from HD to SD channels without error

Post by andrewNZ » Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:53 am

The first thing I'd try is changing one of the advanced card settings.

Open the ARGUS TV Recorder Console, go to cards and at the bottom, click the "Show Settings" button at the bottom right, and select the advanced tab.
On the right hand side of the new pane, in the DirectShow Graph settings, check the "reset when card is idle" box.

See if that works.
You can fix it, or you can fix it until it's broken. I usually choose the latter.

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shinomen
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Re: Unable to change from HD to SD channels without error

Post by shinomen » Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:46 pm

Thanks for the reply. Both cards currently have that setting enabled.

After reading my initial post I realized I should have provided more information about my setup.

Argus tv is running under a Windows 7 Hyper-V guest
I'm using an HD home run plus as a tuner
My client is a raspberry pi running XBMC gotham beta 3

The channel switching problem occurs under the XBMC client. If I change the channel on the windows 7 hyper-v guest using the HD home run Quick TV software, I don't experience this issue.

Anything else you can suggest?

Thanks

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andrewNZ
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Re: Unable to change from HD to SD channels without error

Post by andrewNZ » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:26 pm

I think this is solely the client not handling the change in stream content.

I'm going to move this to the XBMC section. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can point you in the right direction.
You can fix it, or you can fix it until it's broken. I usually choose the latter.

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Re: Unable to change from HD to SD channels without error

Post by Red_F » Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:27 pm

Okay, it looks like you pasted a logfile from the ARGUS TV Recorder (Recorder.log) am I correct?
  • The errors shown in that log are internal to ARGUS TV and have no relation to XBMC
  • The HD home run Quick TV software is a stand-alone program that has NO relation with ARGUS TV. The fact that this program works really does NOT mean you have ARGUS TV configured correctly.
  • Start the ARGUS TV Scheduler Console on any windows machine (the Hyper-V host is a good candidate) and connect with your ARGUS TV server on your W7 Hyper-V guest
  • In the Left-Hand_side menu select 'Live TV/Radio'
  • Select one of the television channels from the list
  • Press 'Start Live Stream'
  • When you get this working, and ONLY after you get this working, start configuring the addon within XBMC
I hope this helps you locating your problem,
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