'VDR' PVR will not start or scan (Wetek DVB-T)

LE23 · December 11, 2016 at 1:48 PM

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

LE 7.90.009 on Play v1 with ATSC tuner
These add-ons were installed from LE repo

VDR Configuration
VDR PVR Backend
VDR VNSI Client

Configured as shown here
[Tutorial] Vdr: vdr-addon Configure - WeTek Community Forum

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

1. At boot: PVR manager is starting up (never completes)
pop-up message [VDR VNSI client: server is unreachable]

2. Enable PVR option does not appear in Settings / PVR & Live TV

3. VDR Configuration add-on > channel configuration returns error:
"Unable to connect to VDR restfull API"

4. w_scan works -- channels are detected and output file was created at:
/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/config/channels.conf

(see [TUTORIAL] Using w_scan on DVB-T/T2/C - WeTek Community Forum)
w scan - LinuxTVWiki

But...

still no channels appear in Kodi TV menu (same errors, PVR manager will not start)
and no FM radio services are detected

(see also)
Wetek Openelec Box VDR scanning is just not working! - WeTek Community Forum

KODI.LOG

Code

04:00:26.918 T:3035798304 WARNING: JSONRPC: Could not parse type "Setting.Details.SettingList"
04:00:27.082 T:3035798304   ERROR: Control has invalid animation type (no condition or no type)


04:00:27.349 T:2948588448   ERROR: AddOnLog: VDR VNSI Client: SupportChannelScan - Can't get response packed


04:02:29.016 T:2695885728 WARNING: CreateLoader - unsupported protocol(pvr) in pvr://recordings/active/Default/folder.jpg
04:02:29.392 T:2948588448 WARNING: CreateLoader - unsupported protocol(activatewindow(10025,"plugin) in activatewindow(10025,"plugin://script.categories/?content_type=video&mode=listCat&url=Live%20TV",return).tbn


04:02:35.958 T:2729440160   ERROR: GetDirectory - Error getting
04:02:39.922 T:2840589216   ERROR: Previous line repeats 2 times.
04:02:39.923 T:2840589216 WARNING: Attempt to use invalid handle -1
04:04:44.058 T:2695885728 WARNING: Previous line repeats 1 times.
04:04:44.059 T:2695885728   ERROR: Unable to find plugin


04:04:44.059 T:3035798304   ERROR: GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://
04:04:44.059 T:3035798304   ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://) failed
04:04:48.991 T:3035798304   ERROR: Control 52 in window 10001 has been asked to focus, but it can't
04:04:52.127 T:2729440160 WARNING: CSkinInfo: failed to load skin settings
04:04:52.226 T:3035798304   ERROR: Control 1000 in window 13001 has been asked to focus, but it can't
____


04:04:52.426 T:2729440160   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.SystemExit'>
                                            Error Contents: None
                                            Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/script.config.vdr/scan.py", line 159, in onInit
                                                quit()
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 360, in __call__
                                            SystemExit: None
                                            -->End of Python script error report<--


04:04:52.695 T:3035798304   ERROR: GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://script.config.vdr/
04:04:52.695 T:3035798304   ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://script.config.vdr/) failed
04:05:00.871 T:3035798304   ERROR: Control 52 in window 10001 has been asked to focus, but it can't
04:05:03.318 T:2729440160 WARNING: CSkinInfo: failed to load skin settings
04:05:03.390 T:3035798304   ERROR: Control 1000 in window 13001 has been asked to focus, but it can't
____


04:05:03.533 T:2729440160   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.SystemExit'>
                                            Error Contents: None
                                            Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/script.config.vdr/scan.py", line 159, in onInit
                                                quit()
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 360, in __call__
                                            SystemExit: None
                                            -->End of Python script error report<--


04:05:03.794 T:3035798304   ERROR: GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://script.config.vdr/
04:05:03.795 T:3035798304   ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://script.config.vdr/) failed
04:06:04.532 T:3035798304   ERROR: Control 52 in window 10001 has been asked to focus, but it can't
04:06:10.176 T:2813326240   ERROR: Unable to find plugin
04:06:10.176 T:3035798304   ERROR: GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://
04:06:10.182 T:3035798304   ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://) failed

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**CvH** · December 11, 2016 at 9:36 PM Official Post

it looks like script.config.vdr is missing, could you check that you have "VDR Configuration" installed from the Libreelec repository ?

LE23 · December 12, 2016 at 9:23 AM

Reinstalled the following items through Add-ons / My add-ons / manual update
All from LE repo, no other sources shown

VDR Configuration 8.1.100 by libreelec.tv
VDR PVR Backend 8.1.103 by libreelec.tv
VDR VNSI Client 2.6.9 by FernetMenta, Team Kodi

Also confirmed that /storage/.kodi/addons/script.config.vdr was not missing.
Versions all look the same as before, and all issues still persist.

Digging deeper, found a post I had overlooked before in my research ; the problem description is very similar but the answer was missing drivers.
LibreELEC

My tuner is an official Wetek component. They said it was supported in LE/OE...
(some other discussions about it)
Builtin DVB-T Tuner not detected - WeTek Community Forum

...but here the tuner is detected
# dmesg | grep -i dvb

Code

[    6.805887@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: Found Wetek i2c-1 adapter ...
[    6.811416@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: Found Wetek i2c-2 adapter ...
[    6.817036@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: ts0: parallel
[    6.821415@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: ts2: parallel
[    7.637438@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: Wetek NIM(s) detection in progress ...
[    7.640730@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: Checking for Sony CXD2837 DVB-C/T/T2 demod ...
[    7.711046@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: Checking for Panasonic MN88436 ATSC demod ...
[    7.732130@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: Total Wetek NIM(s) found: 1
[   11.525538@0] wetekdvb: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[   11.533495@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: Loading ...
[   11.558871@0] DVB: registering new adapter (WetekPlay_DVB_0)
[   11.558917@0] wetek-dvb dvb.8: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Panasonic MN88436)...
[   11.587875@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: fifo_0/2097152/4096
[   11.591252@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: FLUSH FIFO_0
[   11.591268@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: FLUSH ok
[   11.591274@1] wetek-dvb dvb.8: Loading finished

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Regarding the call to "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 360:
The path /usr/lib/python2.7 contains a "site.pyo" (not a "site.py")

Now I wonder if this is related:
ERROR: AddOnLog: VDR VNSI Client: SupportChannelScan - Can't get response packed

zbigzbig20 · December 12, 2016 at 9:43 AM

Also there is very big problem with vdr on play2 and le7 / 8. After install vdr (services and tv clients) and restart play2 ecerything stop and freeze on bootscreen . There is no ssh/ftp connection . We need to install new le after this

LE23 · December 12, 2016 at 10:26 AM

Quote from zbigzbig20

Also there is very big problem with vdr on play2 and le7 / 8. After install vdr (services and tv clients) and restart play2 ecerything stop and freeze on bootscreen . There is no ssh/ftp connection . We need to install new le after this

some stuff about freezing here...

OpenELEC Mediacenter - OpenELEC Forum - Need help. Live tv freeze after a short play. (1/2)
Random Live-TV freezes · Issue #46 · kodi-pvr/pvr.vdr.vnsi · GitHub
vdr-vnsi crashes xbmc

maybe log errors to external syslog server in real time
send log to server ?

...or enable debug logging then remove SD card to another machine for analysis after freeze?

**CvH** · December 12, 2016 at 10:37 AM Official Post

just for sanity check, could you disable vdr (backend, vdr.vnsi ...) and install Tvheadend 4.2 and after that have a look if the adaptor appear in the webui ? (your-box-ip:9981)
and pls a full dmesg | paste

Quote from zbigzbig20

After install vdr (services and tv clients) and restart play2 ecerything stop and freeze on bootscreen .

this could only happen if the dvb driver crash (i think) - I have no WP2 so no experience

LE23 · December 12, 2016 at 2:10 PM

Quote from CvH

just for sanity check

Code

08:30:52.200 T:2786063264   ERROR: AddOnLog: Tvheadend HTSP Client: pvr.hts - Command authenticate failed: Access denied
08:30:56.628 T:2668622752   ERROR: Previous line repeats 227 times.


08:32:03.166 T:2702177184   ERROR: ## LibreELEC Addon ## oe::load_url(http://releases.libreelec.tv/releases.json) ## ERROR: (timeout('timed out',))
08:32:03.168 T:2702177184   ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "/home/chewitt/LibreELEC.80-official/build.LibreELEC-WeTek_Play.arm-7.90.009/LibreELEC-settings-e16d3d5/.install_pkg/usr/share/kodi/addons/service.libreelec.settings/oe.py", line 271, in load_url
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 154, in urlopen
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 429, in open
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 447, in _open
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in _call_chain
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1228, in http_open
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 1201, in do_open
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 1136, in getresponse
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 453, in begin
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 409, in _read_status
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 480, in readline
                                            timeout: timed out

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**CvH** · December 12, 2016 at 2:14 PM Official Post

I'm not sure what your trying to say
Is this 7.90.009 ? Btw could you access the web gui or ?!

LE23 · December 13, 2016 at 1:52 AM

At boot, Event Log says:

TVheadend HTSP Client - Server is unreachable.
TVheadend HTSP Client - Access denied.

PVR manager does not start. TVheadend web interface works, but I can not login to configure the tuner.
The default login does not work.

Kodi Log says:

ERROR: AddOnLog: Tvheadend HTSP Client: pvr.hts - unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9982
ERROR: AddOnLog: Tvheadend HTSP Client: pvr.hts - Command authenticate failed: Access denied

I am confused now. Tvheadend was working on previous builds.

**CvH** · December 13, 2016 at 12:34 PM Official Post

pls delete service.tvheadend42\accesscontrol\..... from the userdata addon folder, then reboot your LE box (and close browser to avoid caching issues that happens with Tvh)

magicamun · December 26, 2016 at 10:37 AM

Seems i have the same error - doing a channel-scan or using a prepared channels.conf stalls the box.

This is what dmesg says.

Log File of kodi when doing a scan tells this:

Code

10:33:39.122 T:545980928224   ERROR: AddOnLog: VDR VNSI Client: SignalConnectionLost - connection lost !!!
10:33:39.558 T:545980928224   ERROR: AddOnLog: VDR VNSI Client: Login - failed to read greeting from server
10:33:40.574 T:545980928224  NOTICE: AddOnLog: VDR VNSI Client: Logged in at '1482748420+0' to 'VDR-Network-Streaming-Interface (VNSI) Server' Version: '1.5.0' with protocol version '9'
10:33:40.601 T:546583150816  NOTICE: PVRManager - stopping
10:33:40.616 T:545969770720 WARNING: CPVRRecording::CPVRRecording - unable to determine channel type. Defaulting to TV.
10:33:40.705 T:545656312032 WARNING: Previous line repeats 119 times.
10:33:40.706 T:545656312032  NOTICE: Start - EPG thread started
10:33:40.749 T:545969770720 WARNING: CPVRRecording::CPVRRecording - unable to determine channel type. Defaulting to TV.

TKore · December 28, 2016 at 1:19 PM

I seem to have a similar problem with pvr iptv simple client on latest LE alpha on Odroid C2. It is enabled, but at boot doesn't load channels. I have to disable pvr simple and re-enable it again. Didn't have this issue on windows or android.

LE23 · January 2, 2017 at 3:55 PM

Quote from CvH

pls delete service.tvheadend42\accesscontrol\..... from the userdata addon folder, then reboot your LE box

OK that works

Quote from CvH

just for sanity check, could you disable vdr (backend, vdr.vnsi ...) and install Tvheadend 4.2 and after that have a look if the adaptor appear in the webui ? (your-box-ip:9981)

The adapter appears correctly and channel reception is working now with TV Headend. But the OTA EPG grabber has never worked. This is why I wanted to use VDR instead. I have now updated to LE 7.90.010 but the problem with VDR still exists ("Unable to connect to restfull api")

Does anyone with a Wetek Play have OTA tuner + EPG working 100% correctly?

**CvH** · January 2, 2017 at 7:13 PM Official Post

Could you try to scan -> let it crash -> dmesg | paste and post the url ?

LE23 · January 2, 2017 at 9:19 PM

Quote from CvH

Could you try to scan -> let it crash -> dmesg | paste and post the url ?

Does not crash. That was zbigzbig20
LibreELEC

My problem is "PVR manager is starting up: 0 %"

**CvH** · January 2, 2017 at 9:21 PM Official Post

did you activated into the vdr adonn wait for dvb device #1?

LE23 · January 3, 2017 at 2:16 PM

When I disabled TV Headend, the Kodi user interface froze...

Code

ERROR: Unable to find plugin
ERROR: GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://
ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://) failed
NOTICE: PVRManager - stopping

...but Kodi is still running:

Code

PID  USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S  %CPU %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
 2082 root      20   0  772636 190748  40700 S   6.3 21.7 111:59.73 kodi.bin

Reboot & enable VDR here...

Quote from CvH

did you activated into the vdr adonn wait for dvb device #1?

This was the current setting:
Wait for frontend initialization = enable
Number of adapters to wait for = 1

I tried the DEFAULTS button in VDR backend, now the error at boot is gone and PVR manager starts OK. I guess the VDR user preferences file was corrupted. But I dont know how it happened. So PVR manager is working now, but VDR Wirbelscan still does not work (freezes at start of scan). Kodi still works, I can use the back button to escape Wirbelscan. This is what happens when I scan for channels in VDR Config:

Code

ERROR: GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://script.config.vdr/
ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://script.config.vdr/) failed

I can close Wirbelscan GUI (VDR configuration) but cannot abort the stuck scan without rebooting. So the problem is now "VDR configuration will not scan for channels."

Also, when I try to play MP3 audio streams, it fails. I see this in Kodi log:

Code

CaudioDecoder: Unable to init codec while loading file

magicamun · January 6, 2017 at 2:33 PM

I can reproduce:

Code

kodi4:~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.vdr-addon/config # w_scan -
s S19E2 -c DE -f s >> lt.conf
w_scan -s S19E2 -c DE -f s
w_scan version 20141122 (compiled for DVB API 5.10)
using settings for 19.2 east Astra 1F/1G/1H/1KR/1L
scan type SATELLITE, channellist 67
output format vdr-2.0
WARNING: could not guess your codepage. Falling back to 'UTF-8'
output charset 'UTF-8', use -C <charset> to override
Info: using DVB adapter auto detection.
    /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 -> SATELLITE "Availink AVL6211+AV2011 DVB-S/S2": very good :-))


Using SATELLITE frontend (adapter /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0)
-_-_-_-_ Getting frontend capabilities-_-_-_-_
Using DVB API 5.10
frontend 'Availink AVL6211+AV2011 DVB-S/S2' supports
INVERSION_AUTO
DVB-S
DVB-S2
FREQ (0.95GHz ... 2.15GHz)
SRATE (0.800MSym/s ... 50.000MSym/s)
using LNB "UNIVERSAL"
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
trying 'S2 f = 10729 kHz V SR = 22000  2/3 0,35  8PSK  (0:0:0)'
(time: 00:00.000)         signal ok:    S2 f = 10729 kHz V SR = 22000  2/3 0,35  8PSK  (0:0:0)

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and the system freezes.

it does not freeze, when the SAT-Cable is NOT connected. - so there must be sth wrong with the driver i'd say

EDIT:
istn't that too much dvr's? Shouldn't that be only one?

Code

kodi4:/dev/dvb/adapter0 # ls -l
total 0
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,   4 Jan  1  2015 demux0
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,  20 Jan  1  2015 demux1
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,  36 Jan  1  2015 demux2
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,   5 Jan  1  2015 dvr0
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,  21 Jan  1  2015 dvr1
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,  37 Jan  1  2015 dvr2
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,   3 Jan  1  2015 frontend0
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,   7 Jan  1  2015 net0
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,  23 Jan  1  2015 net1
crw-rw----    1 root     video     212,  39 Jan  1  2015 net2

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