[TM-NANO-SE] issue with recording 2 channels simultaneously

[itstelboy]

Technomate TM-Nano-SE Plus - with standard installation skin
Plugin: CrossEPG

Hi, I am having a problem with recording 2 channels at the same time, the problem started after upgrading from V 5.3.030. when the receiver immediately reported Record Timer conflicts if there were 2 recordings sheduled at the same time.
I tried manually recording by putting one channel into record, then selecting a different channel and placing that in record. the second channel refused to record stating there was a conflict with the channel already in record.
At this point I decided I would try a fresh installation without installing the backup file from v5.3.030, this worked perfectly for a few days until I accidentally switched the receiver power off which caused the issue to return. I had performed a settings after first installation so I restored this which repaired the fault.
I decided to test the power down situation once more which immediately returned the fault. With all previous versions I have always been able to power down without any issues.
I don't want to have to keep doing settings backups every time I add or remove timers. So I am left with either returning to version 5.3.030, or running with 5.3.039 until the next update is out to see if the issue is resolved. Unless of course anyone has found a fix, or workaround for this bug.

Many thanks in advance, itstelboy

 

[ccs]

.... no mention of tuners. How many, what sort, how are they configured?

 

[itstelboy]

Tuner information

.... no mention of tuners. How many, what sort, how are they configured?

Very sorry! I forgot to enter the tuner info!

2 tuners
Both Tuner A and Tuner B are set to:

Mode: single
Satellite: 28.2 Astra 2E/2F/2G
Send DiSEqC: no
Force legacy signal stats: no

I have only ever used it on Sky 28.2 so have always configured the tuners as above.

Many thanks for getting back to me, I will be glad to supply any further info you require.
Kind regards, itstelboy

 

[itstelboy]

Sorry forgot to add both tuners are DVB-S2

 

[abu baniaz]

Do you have signal wires attached to both tuners?

Are you using Timeshift automatically?

 

[itstelboy]

Do you have signal wires attached to both tuners?

Are you using Timeshift automatically?

Hi thank you for getting back to me, yes I have independant LNB feeds from the dish to both tuners, and Timeshift is not enabled.

Cheers, itstelboy

 

[abu baniaz]

Are any other devices streaming from the receiver?

 

[bellejt]

are you watching an other channel while recording ? Then that channel should be in same transponder off either recordings.l

 

[ccs]

....Streaming clients: Menu/Information/Streaming Clients

If your box is open to the internet, it would explain why switching it off clears the problem for a while.

 

[BrianTheTechieSnail]

I had a weird problem a few days ago that was perhaps somewhat similar.

I was finding that when a recording was being made the tuner being used for the recording could not be used for anything else at the same time, not even for watching the same channel live.

I think it must have been because I'd been experimenting with the background scanning and namespace sub network settings under Tuner / Miscellaneous.

I think things went back to normal when I put the settings back to their defaults:

 

[ccs]

.... these are my defaults, a bit different.

 

[BrianTheTechieSnail]

.... these are my defaults, a bit different.

Yes there are other settings on that page that I don't have set to the defaults and that seems to be fine.
However the background scanning and namespace sub network settings are now back to their defaults.

 

[itstelboy]

Are any other devices streaming from the receiver?

Hi, No there are no further devices streaming, just the receiver feeding my lounge TV.

Cheers!

 

[ccs]

Yes there are other settings on that page that I don't have set to the defaults and that seems to be fine.
However the background scanning and namespace sub network settings are now back to their defaults.

.... hopefully, the OP can see what the defaults actually are from post #11. Once a value has been changed it can be very difficult to work out what the default ever was.

If he has changed any of those settings, it might be worth changing them back to the defaults.

 

[itstelboy]

Hi ccs,
I must admit I've not tried changing any settings in "Miscellaneous" - Just checked mine and they are slightly different to yours, mine are as set after a clean install. I will try a few changes and see if it cures my problem. When wife's recording permit!

 

[ccs]

Hi ccs,
I must admit I've not tried changing any settings in "Miscellaneous" - Just checked mine and they are slightly different to yours, mine are as set after a clean install. I will try a few changes and see if it cures my problem. When wife's recording permit!

If you haven't changed them I'd leave well alone.

 

[itstelboy]

sorry ccs got your post mixed up with Brian. I will take your advice and leave the settings alone

 

[abu baniaz]

If I were to flash a twin tuner receiver with 5.3 039. Can you detail the exact steps to create the problem. For example:

Select and then start a recording on ITV 4 (on 10758 MHz) for 10 minutes.
Try to add a timer for BBC One (on 10847 MHz) for any length of time. This will trigger the bug.

Can you also attach the following files from /etc/enigma2 on your receiver. settings (you will need to zip before attaching), timers.xml and autotimers.xml.

 

[itstelboy]

Files attached

 

[itstelboy]

After flashing the image via usb, I set AutoBouquetMaker for Sky and to my area, then populated the bouquets. I then installed CrossEPG plugin using Sky as its source.
at this point I performed a settings backup.
to test I set 2 timers to record BBC1 and ITV with the same start times. The recordings perform perfectly!
If I then turn the receiver power off wait a few seconds then switch back on, I then repeat the same procedure, however this time when I am setting the second timer I get an error message stating that there is a record conflict with the first timer that I had just set.
However If I restore the saved settings file I am now able to set 2 simultaneous timers again.

An easier way to test is after the initial install select BBC1 press the record button to start a manual record. Then select ITV and again press the record button, it will then happily perform the second recording.
If however I now switch the receiver off, then perform the same procedure, the second recording (ITV) will be refused. Then if once again if I perform a settings restore it will quite happily record the 2 channels.
So the bug appears when the power is switched off then back on.

I tried to keep the install to the basic minimum to rule out any changes to settings.

Many thanks for your continued help, itstelboy