Tvheadend (stable) has been working great for me on vero 4K+, but with one long-standing issue I haven’t been able to solve.
Recording most programmes either manually or using a timer works fine. However, it seems that if there is a colon in the programme title (e.g. ‘Snooker: World Championshp Extra’) then a timer will start just before the programme starts but shortly after says recording completed and doesn’t create a file. If I manually record the same programme it records no problem.
I’ve played around with file permissions/ removing unsafe characters, but would imagine nothing would be recording if this was the problem.
Interestingly, If I set a timer for a programme with a colon in the title from within tvheadend UI itself, the recording works.
Happy to send logs - would I just enable debug logging in tvheadend UI then send logs as normal through my osmc? Thanks.
Sorry Sam, assumed this was a kodi issue as timers work from within tvh ui, but that’s probably not the case. I enabled debugging in tvh and pvr component specific logging in kodi as well - hope that’s correct.
Set timer at 11:25am, to record programme at 11:30am. Didn’t record. Then manually recorded it straight after which worked.
Exfat, but I also changed recording location to my ext4 formatted external hard drive and get the same problem, only with programmes with a colon in the title.
Yes, sorry should’ve been more specific. I’ve ticked remove unsafe characters and windows specific file names, and also tried changing character set to UTF-8. Is it worth trying the other options you have ticked (don’t include title in filename and replace white space options)? Thanks.
Since I’m using only tvheadend + tvheadend HTSP client (kodi addon) to record and playback TV streams, I don’t care about the real file name on the file system and let thvheadend create a name without any title information.
Within kodi I you do not see the real file name within the “PVR & Live TV” menu but the title of the broadcast.
Thanks JimKnopf. Tried checking those extra boxes (don’t include filename/white space) but no luck. However, with those extra boxes checked, and switching my recording location to an ext4 formatted drive- which I’d tried before without success - programmes with a colon in the filename are now recording properly from a timer. Appreciate your time!
