get_iplayer 3.35.0-MSWin32-x64 Web PVR not refreshing cache automatically

[Charles Johnson]

On 08/02/2024 07:45, jon928se at gmail.com wrote:
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> From: get_iplayer <get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org> On Behalf Of
> Jeremy Nicoll - ml gip
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> Subject: Re: get_iplayer 3.35.0-MSWin32-x64 Web PVR not refreshing cache
> automatically
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> On 2024-01-28 02:50, jon928se at gmail.com wrote:
>> I think this started in version 3.34.0. It seems the web PVR is not
>> automatically refreshing the cache as it is supposed to, by default
>> every 4 hours.
>>
>> I have Auto-Refresh Cache Interval and Auto-Run PVR Interval both set
>> to 4 hours. My installation is essentially exactly as the default
>> install apart from specifying different download folders for radio and
>> tv.
> I've never used the PVR so don't know what normal looks like...
>
> Are you able to tell if any action tries to start every four hours - if not
> the trigger for that might be the problem, or does <something> start but
> then fail to find things, or find them but fail to update the caches?
>
> I see you mentioned: Windows x64...  Does the PVR use Windows' "task
> scheduler" to run the updater every 4 hours or its own mechanism?  If it is
> the task scheduler you should be able to find the set-up for that in task
> scheduler & see when Windows last thought it ran it & whether it ran ok.
> You'll also see the command it runs & eg which userid it runs under.
>
> If something IS starting, does it create a log file when it runs?  If it
> dosn't, can you change the parameters it uses so that it does create one?
> Maybe for example there's a file permissions problem?
>
> --
> Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own
>
>
> Sorry for the delay getting back to you on this. Was overseas on business
> with no remote access to home PCs.
> The PVR doesn't seem to use the windows task scheduler to run the cache
> update (or run the PVR) Both seem to be triggered by the PVR Manager
> Service, which runs in a CLI box in the background.  No logs are created. A
> brief review of the  Previous instructions in the CLI does not mention Cache
> refresh but clearly shows repetition of the PVR recording function. As there
> is no log created I can't refer back to earlier CLI output to compare if
> there are any differences.
>
> The run PVR This works just as well as it has for the last 10 years (every 4
> hours or so) but requires the cache to be refreshed so that new versions of
> programs that are in the PVR List are downloaded.
>
> Jon
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I too don't know or use the PVR (or even Windows) but a pro tem 
workaround could be to schedule your own task to refresh the cache?

Charles