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[jeanclaude]

hello,

I have a problem with the current timers sanity check logic. In some cases I cannot add a new recording while there is a tuner available. I've just had a new case and I've taken some screenshots to show my case.

I currently have 4 timers running :

 conflict1.jpg   91.24KB   3 downloads

 

at the moment I'm watching the CT2 channel, which is located on the same transponder as CT1, on which a recording is active. When I want to add an "instant recording", I get the message that I cannot add a recording due to a timer conflict :

 conflict3.jpg   56.43KB   3 downloads

 

when I try to add the recording using the timer menu, I get a conflict on the 4 running timers :

 conflict2.jpg   38.31KB   3 downloads

 

as the first new timer will only start at 11:51, and as the new recording is on the same transponder as CT1, and as I'm actually watching the CT2 channel, there should be no reason at all to refuse this new instant recording. so why is the timers sanity check giving a wrong answer ? I am currently completely unable to add any new recording !

Edited by jeanclaude, 2 November 2015 - 09:50.

[Erik Slagter]

Yes, this is known problem, you're not seeing ghosts

 

There are a few considerations though:

 - timers tend to have a "pre-roll" and "extension" time (time to record before the actual timer and after), configured in the global settings

 - tuners that are going to record, are unavailabled from one minute before their actual starting time

 - and sometimes the conflict detections just loses track of all tuners, timers, recordings, streaming, etc and in that case there is nothing you can do.

 

Wel actually you can, from last week there is an extra option "disable timer conflict detection".

[jeanclaude]

good - at least the problem is known.

where can I find this "extra option" ?

[jort38]

Menu - applications - autotimer. Press Menu

[Dimitrij]

  jeanclaude

CT 2 11766 V

CT 1 11727 V

or

12687V

 

If the second then I'll check it out.

Edited by Dimitrij, 2 November 2015 - 11:59.

[jeanclaude]

I'm NOT talking about autotimer here ! I'm talking about a manual recording ..........

besides, disabeling the timer conflict detection in autotimer will make things only much worse : autotimer will then create active recordings and some will fail and you will only know this when it's too late !

i want autotimer to check for conflicts and create disabled timers for all conflicting recordings. I'm checking this "disabled" list regulary and I'll make the necesary adjustments to have the recordings that I want as active. This can be easily done by activating the disabled timer and then by resolving the conflict by de-activating other less important timers.

this is working like a charm - why would anyone want to create a set of faulty timers by de-activating the timer conflict logic is an enigma to me (yes, I know, you're hoping that the fallback tuner will pik up the recording, but there's no guarantee whatsoever that this fall-back tuner will be free at the time of the recorder conflict).

 

but this is not my problem - I want to create a direct recording and the timer conflict logic says that I can't whereas I know that it's possible.

[jeanclaude]

CT1 11727

CT2 11766

...... indeed ....... so I'm mistaken, they're not on teh same transponder..... but I was watching CT2 so there was a tuner available and no new recording was planned for another 2 hours.

so the timer conflict logic was still wrong.

[Dimitrij]

CT1 11727

CT2 11766

...... indeed ....... so I'm mistaken, they're not on teh same transponder..... but I was watching CT2 so there was a tuner available and no new recording was planned for another 2 hours.

so the timer conflict logic was still wrong.

Please re-check everything carefully.
If there is an error, I will try to fix it.

[Dimitrij]

and see conflict3.jpg 9:30-11:33

same time used CT2 for recording

[Erik Slagter]

Menu - applications - autotimer. Press Menu

No. Menu -> settings -> system -> customise. Just after the fallback tuner config.

[jeanclaude]

and see conflict3.jpg 9:30-11:33

same time used CT2 for recording

well, I have 4 tuners in my db8000

recording 1 & 2 were set to Syfy on 23.5E

recording 3 was for 3.0E

recording 4 was set to CT1 on 0.8W

so 3 tuners are actively used

I was watching CT2 also on 0.8W so this uses the 4th tuner, as CT1 and CT2 are not on the same transponder

first new recording was at 11:51 on Syfy 23.5E, at which point all active recordings would have finished

but as I was setting a recording from 9:31 until 11:33 (indeed same as CT1) this should not have been a problem ........

[jeanclaude]

No. Menu -> settings -> system -> customise. Just after the fallback tuner config.

 

Ok, have found it, but I need the timer conflict logic when I'm checking the "disabled timers" set by the autotimer plugin.

otherwise this will simply activate the timer, without resolving any conflicts, and the timer will in that case probably fail at the monent of the recording, so that's not what I want

 

but given the fact that this timer conflict with a direct recording is rather rare, if it occurs again I could deactivate the timers conflict logic, start the recording, and then activate the timers conflict logic again.

not a friendly solution, but at least one that works.

thanx.

[Erik Slagter]

The problem is that the conflict detection has become complex in a way that nobody still understands how it exactly works. To get it working correctly, the whole thing should be re-written. Problem is that the code is throughout the whole source code of enigma. So nobody want's to touch it (or risk all kinds of things break).

[Dimitrij]

 

I was watching watching CT2 also on 0.8W so this uses the 4th tuner, as CT1 and CT2 are not on the same transponder

first new recording was at 11:51 on Syfy 23.5E, at which point all active recordings would have finished

but as I was setting a recording from 9:31 until 11:33 (indeed same as CT1) this should not have been a problem ........

 

It's not easy watching  CT2, and this recording CT2.

This means that the tuner 4 is busy at the time on recording.

How can you add another recording in this tuner at the same time, and on a different frequency if the tuner is not available?

 

Give your tuners configuration.

Edited by Dimitrij, 2 November 2015 - 14:08.

[jeanclaude]

Dimitrij,

I tried to add a direct recording on the CT2 channel I was currently watching. I didn't want to add a recording on a different CT2 channel - so same frequency, and forget CT1 as this was recording using another tuner.

the tuner was free as I could watch the channel, but enigma refused to add a direct recording saying that there was some timer conflict, which cannot be true.

 

as for my tuner configuration : I have 4 tuners, each with their own LNB. (to be more precise : 3 tuners go to a fixed multifocal disk with LBN's set on 0.8W, 7E, 13E, 19E, 23.5E and 28E and the 4th tuner is linked to a steerable dish)

[Dimitrij]

jeanclaude

Again...
Your current live tv is CT2 and not add instant recording because of timer conflict?

If yes, please  simulates a situation again.

And please your timer.xml

cat /etc/enigma2/timer.xml

Edited by Dimitrij, 2 November 2015 - 17:16.

[Dimitrij]

see conflict1.jpg

well, I have 4 tuners in my db8000

recording 1 & 2 were set to Syfy on 23.5E

recording 3 was for 3.0E

recording 4 was set to CT1 on 0.8W

so 3 tuners are actively used

recording 1 & 2 were set to Syfy on 23.5E

maybe use tuners 1 and 2 for Syfy on 23.5E?

Total four tuner to use, or am I mistaken?

[jeanclaude]

OK, I was able to recreate what's happening - I have set the following timers currently running :

 conflict21.jpg   88.5KB   1 downloads

 

I'm currently watching CT1 with 3 tunesr used, tuner B is still available :

 conflict23.jpg   32.08KB   1 downloads

 

I'm now switching to CT2 - tuner B is now activated :

 conflict22.jpg   46.66KB   1 downloads

 

I want to set a direct recording, using the red button on the remote, and I select a recording duration of 20 minutes. This triggers the timer conflict popup :

 conflict20.jpg   33.86KB   1 downloads

 

so I can watch CT2, but I cannot set any recording on it. This makes no sense as you should always be able to record a channel you're watching (until a new timer recording comes us and forces the tuner to switch channels, but this is not the case here as the first new timer is set for 20:21 only).

 

as requested, here is my timerlist :

 timers.xml   169.3KB   2 downloads

 

hope you can figure this one out ........

[WanWizard]

Strange is that it says it conflicts with "Relic Hunter", which is a timer on SyFy 23.5.

 

What happens if you don't use the red button for an instant recording, but add a timer to start immediately. Does that work?

[Dimitrij]

I do see an error.
But I can not reproduce it.