[d_arrington]

I set up ServerWMC and pvr.wmc earlier and was having some success with them, but then, suddenly, my channels won't load. Every channel just gives me the error: "This channel cannot be played. See the log for details." Here's my log: http://pastebin.com/FP5TmGdR. I have tried doing a fresh install of XBMC and the pvr.wmc plugins, but nothing is working. Any chance somebody could help walk me through whatever may be going wrong? Thanks!

[krustyreturns]

Can you post a link to the serverwmc log instead? Also check to make sure wmc can still play the channels.

[JustinBeaird]

I set up ServerWMC and pvr.wmc earlier and was having some success with them, but then, suddenly, my channels won't load. Every channel just gives me the error: "This channel cannot be played. See the log for details." Here's my log: http://pastebin.com/FP5TmGdR. I have tried doing a fresh install of XBMC and the pvr.wmc plugins, but nothing is working. Any chance somebody could help walk me through whatever may be going wrong? Thanks!

to get mine to work i had to take check-mark out of Pre-start tuners then do a reboot,

[therealpigdog]

I'm having a similar problem (I think).

Everything set up and I can view all channels on WMC on my desktop, but although EPG data is transferred to the XBMC front end on my HTPC I can't actually view any channels or recordings.

Log file says the following:

2014/01/01 23:29:00.063 OpenLiveStream> -----------------start------------------------
2014/01/01 23:29:00.063 OpenLiveStream> client: SERVER requesting live stream
2014/01/01 23:29:00.066 StreamProc> live-tv started
2014/01/01 23:29:00.071 SetChannel> Tuner: WinFast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Filter / 6b94b9c8-2653-4379-a39b-0986e6b586a1
2014/01/01 23:29:00.071 SetChannel> > Digital: True
2014/01/01 23:29:00.071 SetChannel> > Encrypted: False
2014/01/01 23:29:00.082 SetChannel> > RecorderInfo found: True
2014/01/01 23:29:00.088 SetChannel > busy: False, client: Prime_DVB-T|ServerWMC
2014/01/01 23:29:00.088 SetChannel> > tuner is available (taking tuner from Prime_DVB-T) => stopping search
2014/01/01 23:29:00.090 SetChannel> Recorder Content Protection: PROT_COPY_FREE
2014/01/01 23:29:00.099 SetChannel> Recorder acquired: True
2014/01/01 23:29:01.465 SetChannel> TuneRequest set
2014/01/01 23:29:01.487 StreamProc> wtv recording started in 1.42 sec
2014/01/01 23:29:01.488 StreamProc> stream output file: LiveTV_SERVER_DVB-T_1_2014_01_01_23_29_00.ts
2014/01/01 23:29:01.512 Remux::FindDescriptors> Scanning wtv for streams...
2014/01/01 23:29:01.513 StreamProc> started remux thread: 'BBC ONE Yorks-1: 169739'
2014/01/01 23:29:02.000 Parse> Guid: 0 took 0.49 sec, it was attempted 191 times
2014/01/01 23:29:02.302 Parse> Descriptor pass done, using 1590 guids in 0.30 sec
2014/01/01 23:29:02.302 Parse> Total Descriptor parse time: 0.79 sec
2014/01/01 23:29:02.302 Pass 'Descriptor':
2014/01/01 23:29:02.303 > WtvToPesDemuxer:arse> total guid headers processed: 1,590
2014/01/01 23:29:02.303 > WtvToPesDemuxer:arse> total data packets processed: 343
2014/01/01 23:29:02.323 Remux::FindDescriptors> wtv scanned (0.81 sec), Streams found:
2014/01/01 23:29:02.323 > Other: ID:87 MPEG2 PES
2014/01/01 23:29:02.323 > Audio: ID:88 (eng) MPEG Audio V1L2 Stereo 48000 Hz 256 kb/s
2014/01/01 23:29:02.323 > Video: ID:89 MPEG-2 MP-ML 720x576i fps: 25 AR: 16:9
2014/01/01 23:29:02.323 > Audio: ID:90 (eng) MPEG Audio
2014/01/01 23:29:02.323 > Other: ID:91 MPEG2 Sections and Tables
2014/01/01 23:29:02.323 Remux::FindDescriptors> Output streams:
2014/01/01 23:29:02.324 > Audio: ID:88 (eng) MPEG Audio V1L2 Stereo 48000 Hz 256 kb/s
2014/01/01 23:29:02.324 > Video: ID:89 MPEG-2 MP-ML 720x576i fps: 25 AR: 16:9
2014/01/01 23:29:02.324 > Audio: ID:90 (eng) MPEG Audio
2014/01/01 23:29:02.724 StreamProc> 'ts' file created, size: 65,536 in 1.24 sec
2014/01/01 23:29:02.724 StreamProc> total time: 2.66 sec
2014/01/01 23:29:02.726 OpenLiveStream> stream path returned to client: \\DESKTOP\Recorded TV\TempXBMC\LiveTV_SERVER_DVB-T_1_2014_01_01_23_29_00.ts
2014/01/01 23:29:02.726 OpenLiveStream> -----------------done-------------------------
2014/01/01 23:29:02.727 Finished request OpenLiveStream in 2.66s
2014/01/01 23:29:02.753 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|169492|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:02.821 Finished request GetEntries in 0.07s
2014/01/01 23:29:03.050 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|169704|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:03.089 Finished request GetEntries in 0.04s
2014/01/01 23:29:03.414 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|170595|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:03.476 Finished request GetEntries in 0.06s
2014/01/01 23:29:03.671 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|169703|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:03.722 Finished request GetEntries in 0.05s
2014/01/01 23:29:03.983 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|169705|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:04.024 Finished request GetEntries in 0.04s
2014/01/01 23:29:04.237 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|170570|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:04.286 Finished request GetEntries in 0.05s
2014/01/01 23:29:04.440 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|169715|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:04.486 Finished request GetEntries in 0.05s
2014/01/01 23:29:04.772 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|170593|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:04.786 Finished request GetEntries in 0.01s
2014/01/01 23:29:04.864 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|170582|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:04.903 Finished request GetEntries in 0.04s
2014/01/01 23:29:05.133 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|170939|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:05.197 Finished request GetEntries in 0.06s
2014/01/01 23:29:05.568 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|169172|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:05.603 Finished request GetEntries in 0.04s
2014/01/01 23:29:05.944 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|170573|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:05.986 Finished request GetEntries in 0.04s
2014/01/01 23:29:06.230 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|170572|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:06.316 Finished request GetEntries in 0.09s
2014/01/01 23:29:06.621 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|169321|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:06.671 Finished request GetEntries in 0.05s
2014/01/01 23:29:06.806 Received client request: SERVER|GetEntries|170942|1388615332|1389223732
2014/01/01 23:29:06.901 Finished request GetEntries in 0.10s
2014/01/01 23:29:06.966 Received client request: SERVER|StreamStartError|\\DESKTOP\Recorded TV\TempXBMC\LiveTV_SERVER_DVB-T_1_2014_01_01_23_29_00.ts
2014/01/01 23:29:06.966 StreamStartError> client 'SERVER' reports error opening stream, will close stream down
2014/01/01 23:29:06.966 StreamStartError> client 'SERVER' path to stream file: '\\DESKTOP\Recorded TV\TempXBMC\LiveTV_SERVER_DVB-T_1_2014_01_01_23_29_00.ts'
2014/01/01 23:29:06.967 WtvToPesDemuxer:arse> Guid header detects stream end
2014/01/01 23:29:06.967 Pass 'mux2ts':
2014/01/01 23:29:06.967 > WtvToPesDemuxer:arse> total guid headers processed: 12,601
2014/01/01 23:29:06.968 > WtvToPesDemuxer:arse> total data packets processed: 363
2014/01/01 23:29:07.033 Remux> ENDED, >>>>>>>>>> Run Time: 0.08 min <<<<<<<<<<
2014/01/01 23:29:07.047 StreamProc::Close> remux stopped successfully
2014/01/01 23:29:07.047 RecordToWTV::Close> isPassive is False => COM recorder will be stopped
2014/01/01 23:29:07.079 StreamProc::Close> wtv closed successfully
2014/01/01 23:29:07.202 StreamProc::Close> wtv file size: 4,718,592
2014/01/01 23:29:07.204 StreamProc::Close> file deleted: D:\Recorded TV\TempXBMC\LiveTV_SERVER_DVB-T_1_2014_01_01_23_29_00.wtv
2014/01/01 23:29:07.254 StreamProc::Close> ts file size: 2,260,992
2014/01/01 23:29:07.306 StreamProc::Close> file deleted: D:\Recorded TV\TempXBMC\LiveTV_SERVER_DVB-T_1_2014_01_01_23_29_00.ts
2014/01/01 23:29:07.307 StreamProc::Close> closed in 0.34 sec
2014/01/01 23:29:07.307 Close> closed stream for client: SERVER
2014/01/01 23:29:07.307 Finished request StreamStartError in 0.34s

Any ideas?

ETA: In the above log "SERVER" is actually my HTPC running the client, it is named "Server" as it is an HP Microserver which doubles as the HTPC. "DESKTOP" is the computer running WMC and WMC Server. I appreciate this is perhaps a little confusing without an explanation!

[therealpigdog]

OK, so some more info...

everything works fine on xmbc on the local machine.

could the issue be that I have the windows version of the client, but am running xbmc on the remote htpc through windows home server 2011? do i need some codecs or the like?

[krustyreturns]

@therealpigdog

Please don't paste long logs to this forum, instead paste the WHOLE server log to pastebin.com, or the like, and put a link to the file here.

I think the issue is that the recorded tv folder is not accessible by SERVER. On SERVER make sure you can access this folder
\\DESKTOP\Recorded TV\
If that works then post the whole server log after a fail on pastebin and put the link here.

[cdarnell]

Same issue here; all channels used to work fine; upgraded to XBMC 12.3 and now they don't. Reloaded XBMC, WMCServer, and WMCClient. Media Center has the same problem; will display some channels but not all channels. Log says 'ts' file is missing. Tested access to recorded tv folder on server and can see no problems; revised file date indicates files in the recorded tv folder have been accessed by either the server or the client.

http://pastebin.com/9Hx2isLC

Could this be a Ceton tuner or digital tuning adapter issue? I know this isn't the proper forum for either of these items and will pursue a different route if this is the problem.

[scarecrow420]

If it's happening in Windows Media Center as well then yeah dont worry about XBMC and this addon for now, you need to get things working in WMC first. Have you tried rescanning channels in WMC? Do you have a reception/tv signal strength problem maybe?

TS file is missing because the remuxer cant find any data in the WTV file because there is no data coming through for the channel from WMC. The channel (ESPNHD for example) isnt showing up as copy protected though which is a good sign. Hopefully you just have to reconfigure things in WMC or someone has tripped over an aerial cable or something? lol

[Amfavs]

Hey all,

Had a similar issue - you need to share without requiring a password on the windows server pc if you are going to stream to non-windows systems. The wiki explains how to do this but quickly - Get to the sharing options by right clicking on a folder, properties, sharing. Then click the "Network and Sharing Center" option at the bottom (you can also access this through the control panel). Scroll down through options and disable password protected sharing. You should then be able to see channels and play recordings on non-windows systems.

Hope this helps!

[toddlmr]

Thanks for your recommendation! It worked great![/u][u]

Hey all,

Had a similar issue - you need to share without requiring a password on the windows server pc if you are going to stream to non-windows systems. The wiki explains how to do this but quickly - Get to the sharing options by right clicking on a folder, properties, sharing. Then click the "Network and Sharing Center" option at the bottom (you can also access this through the control panel). Scroll down through options and disable password protected sharing. You should then be able to see channels and play recordings on non-windows systems.

Hope this helps!

[cybergrimes]

Thanks for this solution. It's weird I swear I was watching live TV under Frodo with previous version of the add-on but couldn't ever get it going with Gotham. Searched on Google for 'StreamStartError' and found this after sorting through the results. Never would have thought of this, haven't played with those settings since first using Windows 7 back in 2009.