1.7a - Scheduled recording not started sometimes

[Dreamer]

Several times when scheduled recording should start, DD started correctly, channel switched too, but recording did not start.

I can't always reproduce this bug, but it happened several times.

To reproduce:

- create new scheduled task in DD
- restart computer
- wait until the task start
= DD is started, but recording doesn't start (probably always the first time after restart/PC start)

1a. now create new scheduled task to record actual (tuned) channel
1b. alternative - create new scheduled task to record the other (not tuned) channel
2. close DD
3. wait until the task start
= sometimes DD is started, but recording doesn't start
- repeat steps 1 -3 at least 5 times

I don't know why recording is not started sometimes, there is enough free space on disk, no other app is running. It doesn't matter if channel is scrambled or FTA.

It was working good before v1.7x.

Hardware: CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3GHz, RAM 4GB, GPU GeForce 8800GT 512MB, Audio X-Fi Titanium, HDD1 WD 640GB, HDD2 WD 640GB, DVB-S2 card Skystar HD2, DVB-S card SkyStar 2 r2.3, Monitor Samsung 215TW 21"...
Software: OS Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2, DirectX 10, ForceWare 266.58, IE9, AIMP, Ashampoo Burning Studio, Avant Browser Ultimate USB, avast! Antivirus, AviDemux, Comodo Firewall, CyberLink PowerDirector, DVB Dream, FFDShow, Foxit Reader, FreeCommander, HotkeyP, IZArc, Media Player Classic, OpenOffice.org, Orca Browser, Photofiltre, PSPad Editor, PTBSync, Skype, Spybot, TeamViewer, Trillian, TrueCrypt, VirtualDub, VLC, Xnview, ZipGenius...

[poppo]

i can confirm this issue is occuring with my DD installation too
using windows 7 x64 pro atm
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If there are several recordings o the same channel (recordin 1 channell) if one of them fails following recordings fail as well.
Oddly if i click to start recording manually sometimes it starts and sometimes i need to click twice for it to start. (observed this problem like 5-6 times especially after sheduled record failed and wanted to start one manually)
Today i will try to wipe my DD completly (was an upgrade from 1.5x->1.6x->1.7x) and check if the situation will repeat itself.
Will also try alternative ways to setup sheduled recordings (with an alternative program instead of sheduler)

[dirk362]

I too can confirm this is occurring. Some scheduled recordings work fine, others don't. But once a failing one fails, it will fail thereafter as well (even if edited, but haven't tested if I delete and re-add does it fail in that instance of DVBDream as well going forward).
Windows 7 x64 SP1

I noted that where scheduled task is to record more than one channel on a transponder, it is usually the 1st channel that isn't recorded.

Given the new security measures in place for licenses, I now can't go back to a working 1.5g installation as it states my perfectly valid, legal and paid for key isn't valid anymore.

This is a signfiicant regression. Please can you confirm acceptance/agreement of the fault and any time frame for resolution.

[rel]

I haven't checked yet but if it is something easy a patch will be on the way tomorrow

[rel]

ok, after a few attempts and tests , I believe I have fixed the problem
please test it

removed the patch, if you are having this problem,
please simply download v1.7a again

[poppo]

for now i have tested this pach with existing sheduled recordings (created with 1.6 and 1.7 versions)
some of those recordings ran ok while others were skipped (all recordings of single channel, some SD some HD)
I will wipe all existing recordings from sheduler and add new ones to see if this makes any difference
btw i don't clode DD betwen recordings, it's runin continously.

[dirk362]

Performed a few iterations of scheduled recordings (all newly created) with patch installed. In all cases all channels across all instances of DVBDream and transponders etc worked. So for me, this patch appears to resolve the issue completely.

Many thanks for resolving the issue, and also the speed of response - very much appreciated.

[rel]

thanks for testing guys
yea I've been testing for a few days here without problems. so it is fixed

for now i have tested this pach with existing sheduled recordings (created with 1.6 and 1.7 versions)
some of those recordings ran ok while others were skipped (all recordings of single channel, some SD some HD)
I will wipe all existing recordings from sheduler and add new ones to see if this makes any difference
btw i don't clode DD betwen recordings, it's runin continously.

you might have some another problem, please send your dvbdream.log and bda.log after unsuccessful scheduler attempts (take the log files from the dd folder without closing DD , while it is still running , because DD resets log file when restarted)

[Dreamer]

I've been testing for two days, old and new tasks and it looks OK. I'm not 100% sure it's fixed, therefore I didn't reply earlier. I'll be testing more and I'll reply here if any problem occurs.

[poppo]

today i will test again several recordings 20 or so with varying parameters (picture/no picture/sd/hd/not suspending after record as i need this computer runin 42/7) will count how many times recording actually created a file as im not home when recordings are runin
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just after i posted this message DD crashed when sheduled recording was launched (DD wasnt runin at that moment so it was actually first start) attaching logs

[Dreamer]

Similar result as poppo today!

After old scheduled task - I'm not sure if immediately, after about 20 minutes - DD has crashed, DD window not responding, this page has opened:

http://www.dvbdream.org/warn.php ("You seem to use a CRACKED version ! ...")

No Eurekalog, just crash after app click:

"Description:
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
Application Name: dvbdream.exe
Application Version: 1.7.1.0
Application Timestamp: 2a425e19
Hang Signature: 87b0
Hang Type: 0
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1051
Additional Hang Signature 1: 2885adf878ef0c8138b508a091add71b
Additional Hang Signature 2: 95c6
Additional Hang Signature 3: 189511f7dc1c4f5ab091ee280437556c
Additional Hang Signature 4: 87b0
Additional Hang Signature 5: 2885adf878ef0c8138b508a091add71b
Additional Hang Signature 6: 95c6
Additional Hang Signature 7: 189511f7dc1c4f5ab091ee280437556c"

Hardware: CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3GHz, RAM 4GB, GPU GeForce 8800GT 512MB, Audio X-Fi Titanium, HDD1 WD 640GB, HDD2 WD 640GB, DVB-S2 card Skystar HD2, DVB-S card SkyStar 2 r2.3, Monitor Samsung 215TW 21"...
Software: OS Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2, DirectX 10, ForceWare 266.58, IE9, AIMP, Ashampoo Burning Studio, Avant Browser Ultimate USB, avast! Antivirus, AviDemux, Comodo Firewall, CyberLink PowerDirector, DVB Dream, FFDShow, Foxit Reader, FreeCommander, HotkeyP, IZArc, Media Player Classic, OpenOffice.org, Orca Browser, Photofiltre, PSPad Editor, PTBSync, Skype, Spybot, TeamViewer, Trillian, TrueCrypt, VirtualDub, VLC, Xnview, ZipGenius...

After another DD start when I started recording, same results!

Edit: It looks this bug is not relating to scheduler, so I started a new topic.

[rel]

all: please download v1.7a (if you are having crash problems, this is because of crack/security measures, modified exe casuses crack warning),
new download will fix the problems, I am removing the patch.

[Dreamer]

Confirmed, just re-download v1.7a.

Thanks, Rel!