(2019-01-06, 15:48)primaeval Wrote:

(2019-01-06, 15:16)pmcnamara Wrote: I am having troubles understanding how to install FFMpeg on my android box in order to run IPTV Recorder..    I got it to work just as described on my laptop.

I tried to different .apk's from the playstore - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silentlexx.ffmpeggui  &  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.magiclen.ffmpeg.cli

But I can't seem to figure out where they installed to on my device in order to point IPTV Recorder at them.

I also put Khang's ffmpeg-3.3.2.tar.bz2 on a thumb drive and moved it to my box..  but I can't seem to extract the .bz2 file. 

I'd rather run an .apk then extract a .bz2

Any guidance ?

P.

Make sure the version of ffmpeg matches your architecture exactly.
Look at the top of your kodi.log file for details or use the "Droid Info" app from the Play Store.
  

(2019-01-06, 17:33)pmcnamara Wrote:

(2019-01-06, 15:48)primaeval Wrote:

(2019-01-06, 15:16)pmcnamara Wrote: I am having troubles understanding how to install FFMpeg on my android box in order to run IPTV Recorder..    I got it to work just as described on my laptop.

I tried to different .apk's from the playstore - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silentlexx.ffmpeggui  &  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.magiclen.ffmpeg.cli

But I can't seem to figure out where they installed to on my device in order to point IPTV Recorder at them.

I also put Khang's ffmpeg-3.3.2.tar.bz2 on a thumb drive and moved it to my box..  but I can't seem to extract the .bz2 file. 

I'd rather run an .apk then extract a .bz2

Any guidance ?

P.

Make sure the version of ffmpeg matches your architecture exactly.
Look at the top of your kodi.log file for details or use the "Droid Info" app from the Play Store.  

 --  I found 7Zip for Android, so I have installed it and am extracting Khang's ffmpeg-3.3.2.tar.bz2; I am unsure what you mean above when you say the version of ffmpeg matches your architecture exactly.  

(2019-01-06, 17:53)primaeval Wrote:

(2019-01-06, 17:33)pmcnamara Wrote:

(2019-01-06, 15:48)primaeval Wrote: Make sure the version of ffmpeg matches your architecture exactly.
Look at the top of your kodi.log file for details or use the "Droid Info" app from the Play Store.  

 --  I found 7Zip for Android, so I have installed it and am extracting Khang's ffmpeg-3.3.2.tar.bz2; I am unsure what you mean above when you say the version of ffmpeg matches your architecture exactly.   

 Get "Droid Hardware Info" from the Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inkwired.droidinfo&hl=en
Look for the CPU Architecure and Instruction Set on this page of the app.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/t7UNvCaNXUD85WbZxAlSalKbaYqU1QrlIOLT69gUhdU55g12b2O9aMwkKkjCfk3PHA=w1920-h946
Download the Khang ffmpeg release that matches best.
https://github.com/Khang-NT/ffmpeg-binary-android/releases 

(2019-01-07, 19:47)icthruu Wrote: I'm new to this and I've searched the thread but it goes back a few years and with many changes to KODI it is a bit hard to follow.  I've set up the addon and ffmpeg as instructed.  I am getting a small json file and a ts file in my record folder but the ts file is not showing that there is any data (0 kb file size) and I am unable to play recordings.  The addon seems to think it is recording and my computer is working hard but nothing seems to be happening.  As I said I don't have much experience so if you can provide any suggestions it would help.

(2019-01-08, 15:22)pmcnamara Wrote: I attempted to edit the settings .xml file to special://home/userdata/ffmeg/ffmpeg.exe  which is the location I want to use within my set up.  but IPTV Recorder says "ffmpeg.exe not found"

(2019-01-08, 15:22)pmcnamara Wrote: I attempted to edit the settings .xml file to special://home/userdata/ffmeg/ffmpeg.exe  which is the location I want to use within my set up.  but IPTV Recorder says "ffmpeg.exe not found"

(2019-01-08, 16:15)ed_davidson01 Wrote:

(2019-01-08, 15:22)pmcnamara Wrote: I attempted to edit the settings .xml file to special://home/userdata/ffmeg/ffmpeg.exe  which is the location I want to use within my set up.  but IPTV Recorder says "ffmpeg.exe not found"

I think you have to use absolute paths not special paths.  

(2019-01-11, 14:41)maiers12 Wrote: 0:36:52.306 T:520042091760 NOTICE: AddOnLog: PVR IPTV Simple Client: Loaded 13099 channels.

(2019-01-11, 14:53)primaeval Wrote:

(2019-01-11, 14:41)maiers12 Wrote: 0:36:52.306 T:520042091760 NOTICE: AddOnLog: PVR IPTV Simple Client: Loaded 13099 channels.

I can't see any errors directly relating to IPTV Recorder.
The 13099 channels are going to cause a lot of problems though.
IPTV Recorder uses Python and might not work with so many channels. Someone had a similar problem earlier in this thread.

Have a look in the addon_data folder and see if the xmltv and m3u files are actually being downloaded.
userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.iptv.recorder

Does IPTV Simple Client get its xmltv and m3u directly from an http link or is it first downloaded by an addon?
If it is downloaded first you need to increase the startup delay in Settings \ Service.

You can make a simpler test xmltv/m3u combination with the "xmltv Meld" addon to see where the problem is.

(2019-01-11, 16:30)maiers12 Wrote:

(2019-01-11, 14:53)primaeval Wrote:

(2019-01-11, 14:41)maiers12 Wrote: 0:36:52.306 T:520042091760 NOTICE: AddOnLog: PVR IPTV Simple Client: Loaded 13099 channels.

I can't see any errors directly relating to IPTV Recorder.
The 13099 channels are going to cause a lot of problems though.
IPTV Recorder uses Python and might not work with so many channels. Someone had a similar problem earlier in this thread.

Have a look in the addon_data folder and see if the xmltv and m3u files are actually being downloaded.
userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.iptv.recorder

Does IPTV Simple Client get its xmltv and m3u directly from an http link or is it first downloaded by an addon?
If it is downloaded first you need to increase the startup delay in Settings \ Service.

You can make a simpler test xmltv/m3u combination with the "xmltv Meld" addon to see where the problem is.

Thank you for your answer, increasing the time has you said solve the EPG load problem. I’ve tried several times to do a recording, the process start but what I get is only a zero byte unplayable file.
Any suggestion ?
Thank you

(2019-01-11, 19:18)maiers12 Wrote:

(2019-01-11, 16:30)maiers12 Wrote:

(2019-01-11, 14:53)primaeval Wrote: I can't see any errors directly relating to IPTV Recorder.
The 13099 channels are going to cause a lot of problems though.
IPTV Recorder uses Python and might not work with so many channels. Someone had a similar problem earlier in this thread.

Have a look in the addon_data folder and see if the xmltv and m3u files are actually being downloaded.
userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.iptv.recorder

Does IPTV Simple Client get its xmltv and m3u directly from an http link or is it first downloaded by an addon?
If it is downloaded first you need to increase the startup delay in Settings \ Service.

You can make a simpler test xmltv/m3u combination with the "xmltv Meld" addon to see where the problem is.

Thank you for your answer, increasing the time has you said solve the EPG load problem. I’ve tried several times to do a recording, the process start but what I get is only a zero byte unplayable file.
Any suggestion ?
Thank you 

Here the Kodi lo file when the problem happens

And the corresponding python script

Sorry for my mistake of the previous post....
Thank you