[mythtv-users] Debugging mythexternrecorder - any guidance?

[John P Poet]

On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 12:19 AM OpenMedia Support <support at openmedia.co.nz>
wrote:

> >> On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 11:46 PM OpenMedia Support
> >> <support at openmedia.co.nz>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm still having issues with some local IPTV feeds with the FreeBox
> >>> tuner
> >>> so I want to try youtube-dl or vlc with mythexternrecorder.
> >>>
> >>> Any tips on how to debug the external recorder as my channel scan is
> > failing for both VLC and youtube-dl configurations
> >>>
> >>> vlc-nz.conf
> >>>
> >>> [RECORDER]
> >>> # The recorder command to execute.  %URL% is optional, and
> >>> # will be replaced with the channel's "URL" as defined in the
> >>> # [TUNER/channels] (channel conf) configuration file
> >>> #
> >>> # %LOGGING% will be replaced with mythtv logging params. For example: #
> > --verbose general,channel,record --logpath /var/log/mythtv --loglevel
> > info --quiet
> >>>
> >>
> >> Do you really have this "info --quiet" by itself on a line, or is that
> >> just
> >> a cut and paste error?  If it is really there in your conf file, that
> >> might
> >> cause it to not load properly.
> >
> > That was just a wrap issue with the email posting.
> >
> >> When you are scanning, the "Scan Type" is "Import from
> >> ExtneralRecorder"?
> >
> > Yes I'm using that type of Import
> >
> >> If you run mythtv-setup like:
> >>
> >> mythtv-setup -v chanscan:debug,channel:debug --logpath .
> >
> > Ok I'll try that out
> >
> >> You will end up with a log file in the current directory, with good
> > information in it.
> >>
> >> What version of MythTV are you running?  The "fixes/31" version has some
> > nice ExternalRecorder improvements in it, such as LiveTV channel changes
> > now work.
> >
> > Yes I'm on a reasonably recent fixes/31 branch c/o Ubuntu's PPA
>
>
> I've now managed to debug the external recorder on the command line
>
> /usr/bin/mythexternrecorder -v all:debug   --conf
> /usr/local/share/myPVR/iptv/vlc-nz.conf
>
>
> I can then send commands to check on the configuration
>
>
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.713814 C  mythexternrecorder version: fixes/31
> [v31.0+fixes.202006061417.672d45b~ubuntu18.04.1] www.mythtv.org
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.713841 C  Qt version: compile: 5.9.5, runtime: 5.9.5
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.713877 I  Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (x86_64)
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.713882 N  Enabled verbose msgs: all
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.713894 N  Setting Log Level to LOG_INFO
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.724175 I  : Buffer: Ready for data.
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.724245 I  Added logging to the console
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.724269 I  : Command parser ready.
> 2020-06-07 18:11:54.724366 I   Channels in
> '/usr/local/share/myPVR/iptv/vlc-nz-channels.conf', Tuner: '', Scanner: ''
>
> 0:0:ERR:Version 2 API expects serial_no:msg format. Saw '' instead
>
> 0:0:ERR:Version 2 API expects serial_no:msg format. Saw '' instead
> 1:APIVersion:2
> 1:OK:2
> 2020-06-07 18:12:06.520759 I  : Processing '1:APIVersion:2' --> '1:OK:2'
> 2:Version?
> 2:OK:0.6
> 2020-06-07 18:12:10.669700 I  : Processing '2:Version?' --> '2:OK:0.6'
> 3:Description?'
> 3:WARN:Not set
> 2020-06-07 18:12:18.549908 I  : Processing '3:Description?'' -->
> '3:WARN:Not set'
> 4:HasTuner?
> 4:OK:No
> 2020-06-07 18:12:22.960320 I  : Processing 'HasTuner' --> '4:OK:No'
> 5:LoadChannels
> 5:OK:2
> 2020-06-07 18:12:35.523311 I  : Processing 'LoadChannels' --> '5:OK:2'
> 6::FirstChannel
> 6:OK:1003,Three,Three,tv.11,
> 2020-06-07 18:12:48.981436 I  cvlc "" "" "" "" : NextChannel
> Name:'Three',Callsign:'Three',xmltvid:tv.11,Icon:
> 2020-06-07 18:12:48.981465 I  : Processing 'FirstChannel' -->
> '6:OK:1003,Three,Three,tv.11,'
> 7:TuneChannel:1003
> 7:ERR:No 'tuner' configured.
> 2020-06-07 18:14:01.949287 E  cvlc "" "" "" "" : No 'tuner' configured.
> 2020-06-07 18:14:01.949312 I  : Processing 'TuneChannel' --> '7:ERR:No
> 'tuner' configured.'
>
>
> So I don't have a valid Tuner and I can't tune or channel scan under
> mythtv-setup.
>
> I'm using a config for VLC based off the examples in the Wiki which don't
> specify a command under TUNER
>
> https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Example_Configuration_files
>
> Can someone provide a known working vlc.conf I can used as a template.
> I've tried modifying the entry to
>
> command=echo %URL%
>
> Which means I get a valid Tuner reponse but I still can't tune in
> correctly.
>
> Steven
>

Hi Steven,

It has been a while since I used mythexternrecorder with that kind of
configuration. I just tried it and am getting similar results to you. I
will look into it and hopefully get it fixed soon.

John
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