2011-04-05, 00:24
OK, I went on and compiled the latest source from git...
I am sorry to say that, after spending quite some time doing so, I totally regretted it, as everything seems to work worse with this build.
I will list all my problems, just in case I am missing something:
1) I still have to leave "Ignore Database for PVR-Server EPG" on, otherwise the EPG data gets f***d up after some time (haven't spotted exactly how or when). Btw, I think the option text should be changed to something more self-explanatory (I just *suppose* that this setting turns off the use of the internal XBMC EPG database and just uses what it reads from the backend).
2) Tags where imported fine to groups (*cool*), but only during the first launch (initial build of the database). Any changes made to the TvHeadend backend afterwards, were not re-synced (they were, only after I manually deleted EPG4.db). Also, there is no option to sort the imported groups somehow, so I was left with my most wanted group at the end of the list (have to press <return> 50 times to get to the right group when viewing).
3) The "Next Recording" popup on the main menu is totally wrong. It is stuck to a specific recording (definitely NOT the next one) and sticks to that, no matter how many recordings I add in between (does that after restart, even after deleting the TV and EPG db!). I thought it was the LAST recording, but I added a test recording after that and it didn't change. This used to work with the ppa build (it just usually needed a restart in order to refresh properly).
4) The TV Guide (in Timeline mode, at least) takes a long time to load (used to be much faster), not just the first time it is loaded, but every time I try to select it. Also, the last channel listed is not inside the current group (that was also wrong in the ppa build).
5) The Recordings menu does not refresh when a new recording starts running or finishes recording (has to be manually refreshed by either restarting or by some action, eg. delete a recording). Also, it would be really nice if deleting a recording would also delete the actual video file, not just the TvHeadend log file (don't know if this is a TvHeadend matter or XBMC).
6) Disabling a timer crashes XBMC (hadn't tried that before).
7) Pressing the record button while watching sometimes works (starts recording the current program immediately) but sometimes doesn't (schedules the next program on the EPG for recording). That is not a new problem, used to be like that wit the ppa version.
8) The new "Genre" info on the EPG is cool, but always displays "Drama" when the field is empty/not transmitted.
I hope I wasn't too thorough with this, but I just want to make sure that the developers have a detailed description of the problems, so that they can consider fixing them in the future.
I am returning to the ppa build for the time being and hope to hear some good news soon!
PS. dushmaniac, you are the man!
I am sorry to say that, after spending quite some time doing so, I totally regretted it, as everything seems to work worse with this build.
I will list all my problems, just in case I am missing something:
1) I still have to leave "Ignore Database for PVR-Server EPG" on, otherwise the EPG data gets f***d up after some time (haven't spotted exactly how or when). Btw, I think the option text should be changed to something more self-explanatory (I just *suppose* that this setting turns off the use of the internal XBMC EPG database and just uses what it reads from the backend).
2) Tags where imported fine to groups (*cool*), but only during the first launch (initial build of the database). Any changes made to the TvHeadend backend afterwards, were not re-synced (they were, only after I manually deleted EPG4.db). Also, there is no option to sort the imported groups somehow, so I was left with my most wanted group at the end of the list (have to press <return> 50 times to get to the right group when viewing).
3) The "Next Recording" popup on the main menu is totally wrong. It is stuck to a specific recording (definitely NOT the next one) and sticks to that, no matter how many recordings I add in between (does that after restart, even after deleting the TV and EPG db!). I thought it was the LAST recording, but I added a test recording after that and it didn't change. This used to work with the ppa build (it just usually needed a restart in order to refresh properly).
4) The TV Guide (in Timeline mode, at least) takes a long time to load (used to be much faster), not just the first time it is loaded, but every time I try to select it. Also, the last channel listed is not inside the current group (that was also wrong in the ppa build).
5) The Recordings menu does not refresh when a new recording starts running or finishes recording (has to be manually refreshed by either restarting or by some action, eg. delete a recording). Also, it would be really nice if deleting a recording would also delete the actual video file, not just the TvHeadend log file (don't know if this is a TvHeadend matter or XBMC).
6) Disabling a timer crashes XBMC (hadn't tried that before).
7) Pressing the record button while watching sometimes works (starts recording the current program immediately) but sometimes doesn't (schedules the next program on the EPG for recording). That is not a new problem, used to be like that wit the ppa version.
8) The new "Genre" info on the EPG is cool, but always displays "Drama" when the field is empty/not transmitted.
I hope I wasn't too thorough with this, but I just want to make sure that the developers have a detailed description of the problems, so that they can consider fixing them in the future.
I am returning to the ppa build for the time being and hope to hear some good news soon!
PS. dushmaniac, you are the man!