Hallo, I also had the problem Andrew had described. With the current svn version of freevo-1.x, every recording was stopped directly right after it started. At least that was the impression one got when looking at the log files.
Actually Andrew was right, the problem lies in the new childapp.py, and it is related to the string and sequence thing that Duncan mentioned. But let me start from the beginning: I use dvb for recording and thus have a line like the following in my local_conf.py: VCR_CMD = CONF.mplayer + ' -dumpstream -dumpfile %(filename)s "dvb://%(channel)s"' This was working good all the time, until the introduction of subprocess in childapp.py. The problems are the quotes! After some testing around I found that the following is not working: import subprocess cmd = ['/usr/bin/mplayer', '"dvb://DAS ERSTE"'] subprocess.Popen(cmd) but this works: import subprocess cmd = ['/usr/bin/mplayer', 'dvb://DAS ERSTE'] subprocess.Popen(cmd) Thus to make it short, the following line in local_conf.py works perfectly: VCR_CMD = CONF.mplayer + ' -dumpstream -dumpfile %(filename)s dvb://%(channel)s' Just remove the quotes around the last block of the command. I hope that this won't break anything else! Regards Tanja Duncan Webb schrieb: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Duncan Webb wrote: >> Andrew Flegg wrote: >>> On 6/29/07, Duncan Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> This is you recordserver log and it seems fine as you say. Isn't you >>>> problem with playing the recording? >>> Sorry, I've not communicated this clearly. There're two issues: >>> 1) mplayer isn't getting started properly by childapp.py, so my >>> recordings weren't happening. No tracker item for this, was raising >>> it here first. Fixed by rolling back childapp.py to r9560. >> Well I did replace the deprecated popen calls by subprocess but I don't >> think that this is a problem with childapp more likely it is to do with >> generic_record and the VCR_CMD. There are two methods to pass command to >> childapp either as a string or as a list. The list is the preferred >> method as it starts the process directly whereas a string uses the shell >> to start the process. >> >> The problem that could occur with subprocess is the stopping logic, it >> is possible that something is done out of sequence. I'll have to double >> check this. >> >> What I can try is to set up generic_record to use generic record with a >> saa7134 based card, but this will take a bit of time. Completely >> forgotten what needs to be set up for mencoder to work, :-). >> >> In the meantime can you tell me if the childapp is using a string or a >> list to start mplayer. > > I've set-up generic record for a saa7134 based card and the recordserver > seems to be working fine, after a bit of tweaking of local_conf.py. > > For a saa7134 I need mencoder to work with generic_record and get the > following in the recordserver log. > > 2007-07-01 11:28:51,691 DEBUG childapp.py (134) : Running (str) > "/usr/bin/mencoder tv:// -tv > driver=v4l2:input=4:norm=pal:freq=175.5:width=640:height=480:outfmt=yuy2:device=/dev/video1:alsa:amode=1:audiorate=32000:buffersize=64 > - -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1200:keyint=30 -oac mp3lame > - -lameopts br=128:cbr:mode=3 -ffourcc divx -endpos 2039 -o > /freevo/record/20070701_1100_Sternstunde_Philosophie.avi" with pid 9322 > priority 0 > 2007-07-01 11:28:51,693 DEBUG childapp.py (406) : logging stdout > child to "/var/log/freevo/mencoder-stdout.log" > 2007-07-01 11:28:51,695 DEBUG childapp.py (406) : logging stderr > child to "/var/log/freevo/mencoder-stderr.log" > 2007-07-01 11:28:51,696 DEBUG generic_record.py (158) : app child > pid: 9322 > > The recording is okay and recorded from start to finish, the end of the > recording showed this, with a 3 minute post record padding it looks good. > > 2007-07-01 12:02:58,936 DEBUG childapp.py (423) : stdout: no data, > closing log > 2007-07-01 12:02:58,938 DEBUG childapp.py (423) : stderr: no data, > closing log > 2007-07-01 12:02:58,954 DEBUG generic_record.py (173) : > Record_Thread::run: finished recording > 2007-07-01 12:02:59,285 INFO recordserver.py (1621): RECORD_STOP Sun > 2007-07-01 11:00->12:00 (11:00) CNI04C1 Sternstunde Philosophie > 2007-07-01 12:02:59,455 DEBUG generic_record.py (148) : > Record_Thread::run: mode=idle > > Not sure what to suggest now. > > Duncan > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGh32gNi6l+Xvys44RApHuAJ4kti6zwrPOFiO+oLKVqzEIvGvG/wCggpOm > 7iwdu34KBLBOVE6rsZQOdYA= > =/fZ5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. 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