Tvh timeshift on rpi3?

Illuminator · December 1, 2016 at 2:27 PM

Hi to all,

is it possible to use TVH-server and client on a Rpi3 and to have timeshift?
So only way I got it working is with timeshifting in RAM only, but it is is a Pi...
With any other path to a timeshift-file timeshift doesn't work.

Thanks in advance
Illuminator

Reddai · December 11, 2016 at 10:46 AM

not a single answer... what the bip! +50 reads!

**CvH** · December 11, 2016 at 9:19 PM Official Post

Time shift at the RPi is a bit dangerous, you can set it to /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.tvheadend42/cache/timeshift
Everything besides Tvh 4.1 (4.2) is useless to use btw, Kodi 17 (LE Alpha 7.90.xxx) is also necessary to have a working timeshift.

BUT pls remember, timeshift could easily kill your SD card in the RPi due the huge amount of data that gets written to the card.

andy5macht · December 13, 2016 at 11:12 AM

i want to use timeshift on the Odroid C2 as well.
of course i dont want to write timeshift-buffer to SD/EMMC - i would use external HDD.
but when i activate timeshift, it gets disabled automatically - is there a version of tvheadend with working timeshift?

**CvH** · December 13, 2016 at 11:17 AM Official Post

Quote from andy5macht

but when i activate timeshift, it gets disabled automatically

could you activate it and then send the log ? (service.log in the tvh userdata folder)

andy5macht · December 13, 2016 at 12:08 PM

i cant see any output when enabling Timeshift but anyway here the is the log:

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[   INFO] main: Log started
[   INFO] http: Starting HTTP server 0.0.0.0:9981
[   INFO] htsp: Starting HTSP server 0.0.0.0:9982
[  ERROR] satips: use --satip_bindaddr parameter to select the local IP for SAT>IP
[  ERROR] satips: using Google lookup (might block the task until timeout)
[   INFO] config: loaded
[   INFO] config: scanfile (re)initialization with path <none>
[   INFO] dvr: Creating new configuration ''
[   INFO] descrambler: adding CAID 2600 as constant crypto-word (BISS)
[   INFO] epggrab: module eit created
[   INFO] epggrab: module uk_freesat created
[   INFO] epggrab: module uk_freeview created
[   INFO] epggrab: module viasat_baltic created
[   INFO] epggrab: module Bulsatcom_39E created
[   INFO] epggrab: module psip created
[   INFO] epggrab: module opentv-ausat created
[   INFO] epggrab: module opentv-skyuk created
[   INFO] epggrab: module opentv-skynz created
[   INFO] epggrab: module opentv-skyit created
[   INFO] epggrab: module pyepg created
[   INFO] epggrab: module xmltv created
[   INFO] spawn: Executing "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.tvheadend42/bin/tv_grab_file"
[   INFO] epggrab: module /storage/.kodi/addons/service.tvheadend42/bin/tv_grab_file created
[   INFO] epgdb: gzip format detected, inflating (ratio 15.3% deflated size 2659114)
[   INFO] epgdb: parsing 17329698 bytes
[   INFO] epgdb: loaded v2
[   INFO] epgdb:   config     1
[   INFO] epgdb:   brands     0
[   INFO] epgdb:   seasons    237
[   INFO] epgdb:   episodes   27351
[   INFO] epgdb:   broadcasts 27142
[  ERROR] dvr: unable to stat file '/var/media/1TB_USB/TV-Record/Volle Kanne - Service täglich/Volle Kanne - Service täglich-ZDF HD2016-11-1609-05.ts'
[  ERROR] dvr: unable to stat file '/var/media/1TB_USB/TV-Record/Tatort_ Es lebe der Tod/Tatort_ Es lebe der Tod-Das Erste HD2016-11-2020-15.ts'
[  ERROR] dvr: unable to stat file '/var/media/1TB_USB/TV-Record/Baggage Battles - Die Koffer-Jäger/Baggage Battles - Die Koffer-Jäger-DMAX2016-12-0720-45.ts'
[  ERROR] dvr: unable to stat file '/var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/ARD-Morgenmagazin/ARD-Morgenmagazin-Das Erste HD2016-12-1305-30.ts'
[  ERROR] dvr: failed to add inotify watch to /var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/ARD-Morgenmagazin (err=No such file or directory)
[  ERROR] dvr: failed to add inotify watch to /var/media/1TB_USB/TV-Record/Baggage Battles - Die Koffer-Jäger (err=No such file or directory)
[  ERROR] dvr: failed to add inotify watch to /var/media/1TB_USB/TV-Record/Tatort_ Es lebe der Tod (err=No such file or directory)
[  ERROR] dvr: failed to add inotify watch to /var/media/1TB_USB/TV-Record/Volle Kanne - Service täglich (err=No such file or directory)
[ NOTICE] START: HTS Tvheadend version 4.1.2309 ~ LibreELEC Tvh-addon v.107 started, running as PID:596 UID:0 GID:39, CWD:/ CNF:/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.tvheadend42
[   INFO] scanfile: DVB-S - loaded 1 regions with 112 networks
[   INFO] scanfile: DVB-T - loaded 43 regions with 1106 networks
[   INFO] scanfile: DVB-C - loaded 17 regions with 56 networks
[   INFO] scanfile: ATSC-T - loaded 2 regions with 9 networks
[   INFO] scanfile: ATSC-C - loaded 1 regions with 5 networks
[   INFO] scanfile: ISDB-T - loaded 2 regions with 1297 networks
[   INFO] htsp: Got connection from 127.0.0.1
[   INFO] htsp: 127.0.0.1: Welcomed client software: Kodi Media Center (HTSPv25)
[   INFO] htsp: 127.0.0.1 [ Kodi Media Center ]: Identified as user ''
[   INFO] linuxdvb: adapter added /dev/dvb/adapter0
[   INFO] linuxdvb: adapter 0 setting exlusive flag
[   INFO] mpegts: 114MHz in DVB-C Netzwerk - tuning on Sundtek DVB-C (III) : DVB-C #0
[   INFO] subscription: 0003: "HTTP" subscribing on channel "SAT.1", weight: 100, adapter: "Sundtek DVB-C (III) : DVB-C #0", network: "DVB-C Netzwerk", mux: "114MHz", provider: "Unitymedia", service: "SAT.1", profile="pass", hostname="91.229.77.86", client="VLC/2.2.4 LibVLC/2.2.4"
[   INFO] subscription: 0003: "HTTP" unsubscribing from "SAT.1", hostname="91.229.77.86", client="VLC/2.2.4 LibVLC/2.2.4"
[   INFO] mpegts: 346MHz in DVB-C Netzwerk - tuning on Sundtek DVB-C (III) : DVB-C #0
[   INFO] subscription: 0004: "HTTP" subscribing on channel "SWR Fernsehen BW", weight: 100, adapter: "Sundtek DVB-C (III) : DVB-C #0", network: "DVB-C Netzwerk", mux: "346MHz", provider: "ARD", service: "SWR Fernsehen BW", profile="pass", hostname="91.229.77.86", client="VLC/2.2.4 LibVLC/2.2.4"

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Illuminator · December 13, 2016 at 12:30 PM

Hi,
the current state:
Timeshift works well on rpi3.

My problem was the webinterface of thv-server. The timeshift settings can be made in the interface but the settings are not (completely) saved in the config file. So I changed the settings in the config file directly and everything works like expected.
As far as I remember, you can find the config file in userdata/addon_data/tvhserver(?)/timeshift(?)/setting.xml
Maybe someone can write down the path exactly, I can't look for it in the moment.

So it seems to be a problem with the webinterface of tvh-server inside libreelec....
Maybe it's the same with an ondroid?

**CvH** · December 13, 2016 at 12:55 PM Official Post

Quote from Illuminator

As far as I remember, you can find the config file in userdata/addon_data/tvhserver(?)/timeshift(?)/setting.xml

this is the path but you should only edit this if tvh has stopped
/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.tvheadend42/timeshift/config

Quote from andy5macht

i cant see any output when anabling Timeshift but anyway here the is the log:

could you tell me what path you have choosen for the timeshift ?

[ ERROR] dvr: unable to stat file '/var/media/1TB_USB/TV-Record/....ts' looks like it can't find your extern hdd

andy5macht · December 13, 2016 at 2:23 PM

these are old (test) recordings which were on an HDD that is not connected anymore.

timeshift path is:
/var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/Timeshift

BTW: i am using the latest "official" LibreELEC 7.90 alpha 009

**CvH** · December 13, 2016 at 5:33 PM Official Post

Quote from andy5macht

/var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/Timeshift

could you try (at the shell) cat dmest > /var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/Timeshift if this works ?

andy5macht · December 13, 2016 at 6:16 PM

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LibreELEC:~ # cat dmest > /var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/Timeshift
-sh: can't create /var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/Timeshift: Is a directory

this is how i looks, when i activate timeshift: (checkbox gets unchecked and settings disappear)

it stays disabled...but if i edit config file for timeshift manually it works!!!

now this is my working config (manually edited to enabled=true)
/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.tvheadend42/timeshift/config:

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{
    "enabled": true,
    "ondemand": false,
    "path": "/var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/Timeshift",
    "max_period": 120,
    "unlimited_period": false,
    "max_size": 2000,
    "ram_size": 300,
    "unlimited_size": false,
    "ram_only": false,
    "ram_fit": false
}

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**CvH** · December 13, 2016 at 6:41 PM Official Post

/var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/Timeshift

Timeshift is an directory !? this has to be a file
I guess if you change it to /var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/timeshift.ts it should work.

andy5macht · December 13, 2016 at 6:53 PM

this is how i looks if i pause an SD channel for a few minutes...after channel switch they disappear (deleted) - so timeshift works as far as i see. isnt this working as it should?? pause and resume works so i dont know. but i will try with *.ts ending later today. (at first i will enjoy working timeshift - TV without commercials )

**CvH** · December 13, 2016 at 6:58 PM Official Post

then better add an / behind Timeshift
/var/media/250GB_USB/TV-Record/Timeshift/

Reddai · December 22, 2016 at 8:31 AM

Quote from Illuminator

Hi,
the current state:
Timeshift works well on rpi3.

My problem was the webinterface of thv-server. The timeshift settings can be made in the interface but the settings are not (completely) saved in the config file. So I changed the settings in the config file directly and everything works like expected.
As far as I remember, you can find the config file in userdata/addon_data/tvhserver(?)/timeshift(?)/setting.xml
Maybe someone can write down the path exactly, I can't look for it in the moment.

So it seems to be a problem with the webinterface of tvh-server inside libreelec....
Maybe it's the same with an ondroid?

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hello!
do you have time to post a step by step guide on that? there are so many users coming up with the same question and there is nothing on our Forum...
if not, could you please tell at least the configuration you are using (rpi3... frontend, back end.. PVR.. etc.)

thanks in advance!
Marco

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aegidius · May 25, 2017 at 4:07 AM

I struck the web-interface problem too. Setting Expert mode makes the dialog appear (discovered by accident)