[mythtv-users] Debugging mythexternrecorder - any guidance?

[John P Poet]

On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 11:16 AM John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>

I believe I have this fixed in master. I will push it to fixes/31 tomorrow.
Then you can leave the TUNER/command empty and it will correctly replace
the %USR% in the RECORDER/command to  "tune" the channel. Channel scanning
in mythtv-setup should work as well.

John
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