Server Version#: 1.18.9.2571
Player Version#: 1.6.4
Tuner Make/Model: HDHomerun
Guide/Lineup name:
Using XMLTV?: no
Channel number/Name:
I have a Mac Plex server and what to move my tuner to my new PC server, every time I try to configure the new server it says the tuner is in use by another server. What is the process to do this?
Thanks,
CWMN
At what point in the process of adding the tuner to the new PC does it complain about the tuner being in use by another server? And have you deleted the DVR from you Mac server yet?
I personally have an HDHomeRun Connect being shared by two servers (Windows and Mac) and it works fine.
Phillipsw, thanks for the reply. When I tell the PC to add the HDHomeRun, it scans without ever finding the hardware so I manually add the box ip address and it appears to see the box then I go through the guide download, check, it comes up with a listing of channels then at the top of the setup screen it says “The device is in use with an existing DVR” and won’t let me continue.
Just updated the HDHomerun firmware, turned off my Mac Plex server and yet during the config I still get the message that the DVR is in use and I can’t continue to configure the service.
I’m pretty sure that error is because it thinks the tuner exists in an already created DVR on that server, not the Mac. This may be the result of a previously failed DVR installation. The only way I know of to check (if it isn’t showing already under Live TV & DVR) is to look in the Plex database at the media_provider_resources table.
It may just be easier to try again from a completely fresh install of PMS though, after a full uninstall:
If you decide to check out the database, on Windows it’s located at:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex Media Server\Plug-in Support\Databases\com.plexapp.plugins.library.db
If you have sqlite3 installed you can run something like this from the command line:
sqlite3 com.plexapp.plugins.library.db 'SELECT uri FROM media_provider_resources'
If it returns something like “http://x.x.x.x:80” and the “x.x.x.x” matches the IP address of your tuner, then that would explain it.
I need help in this area. I am a lifetime pass member. I added the hdhomerun tuner successfully. I wanted to add my iptv provider for live tv. All of the additional 6 tuners were occupied in my account. I can not delete them. I need to know how to delete these 6 tuners that do not work.
Thanks for the help!
Sorry, I have no experience with IPTV. There are others on these forums who may be able to help you out. I’d recommend a new thread for that.
As for deleting tuners, if they’re not listed in the interface you’ll have to fall back to manual database deletion. For that, I’d use this application:
https://sqlitebrowser.org
Stop Plex and backup your existing database. Then have a look in the media_provider_resources table. Delete all the entries which start with “device://” and which are not your HDHomeRun tuner. In fact, you may want to just whack everything in that table and start over with your tuners.
Thanks for you help.
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