PlexTV Server can no longer see HDHomerun tuner

Server Version#:1.16
Player Version#: N/A
I am running Plex Server on an Intel Nuc, (quad core i5 with 16 gig RAM) under Windows 10 Pro. Everything is updated. I have been using in with a HDHomerun HDHR4-DT tuner ever since it has been possible to record & watch TV under Plex. For some reason, Plex Server no longer “sees” the tuner. Using the HDHomerun software on the same PC, I can successfully watch live TV.

If I go into Settings/Live TV & DVR, it says it is “Unable to Load DVRs” & then wants to setup a new DVR. If I attempt to do that it can not detect my tuner, even if I manually enter the tuners IP address. If attempt to watch live TV, it says it can’t tune the channel.

I’m running the most recent version of Plex server & Windows is up to date & from my testing it appears that the tuner is OK & that the issue is with Plex server.

Can anyone offer a solution?

TIA

Peter

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You are the second person to report something like this. Please provide your PMS logs.

Have you tried the old turn off and back on? router, computer, tuner, PMS

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It appears that this issue has occurred with the recent release of 1.16.1.1246 and the introduction of a new EPG provider for Live TV & DVR.

I have rolled back to Version 1.16.0.1226 and the DVR is back and functional.

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Plex Media Server Logs_2019-06-22_18-09-51.zip (3.2 MB)

I’ve restarted the tuner, restarted the Plex server, haven’t restarted the router.
I’ve uploaded my server logs.

I’m having the same issue with my AVerTV Volar - Australian user;

Happened right after the newest server update as well; Roll back resolves the issue

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+1 Australia HD Home Run
plexmediaserver-1.16.0.1226-7eb2c8f6f.x86_64 <-- Working
plexmediaserver-1.16.1.1246-1d09ac057.x86_64 <-- No DVR

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Interestingly, all the recordings I’d setup prior to this issue occurring are still working
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It does appear that this issue has only occurred since the last server update. Hopefully Plex issue a fix shortly.

Same issue here…Live TV/DVR is working but settings show “Device not Found” and cannot manage channels from within Plex…

Server version: Ubuntu 64bit/Plex 1.16.1.1246
Tuner: HD HomeRun Connect Quattro

Same issue here, after updating to Plex Server version 1.16.1.1246 (Running the Docker image) LiveTV/DVR Device cannot be found. Before the update all was working fine.

If I try to watch TV I get the error “Could not tune channel”.

Edit some logfile lines:
Jun 23, 2019 17:58:32.132 [0x7f3e927fc700] ERROR - DVR:Grabber: No tuner key exists for device, couldn’t obtain device status.
Jun 23, 2019 18:00:24.590 [0x7f3e2f7fe700] INFO - DVR:Grabber: The device was already discovered at http://192.168.80.4, updating URI
Jun 23, 2019 18:00:24.621 [0x7f3eb5b02700] ERROR - Error issuing curl_easy_perform(handle): 35
Jun 23, 2019 18:00:26.412 [0x7f3e89ffb700] INFO - AutoUpdate: no updates available
Jun 23, 2019 18:00:33.095 [0x7f3e2f7fe700] INFO - DVR:Grabber: The device was already discovered at http://192.168.80.4, updating URI
Jun 23, 2019 18:00:33.129 [0x7f3e997fa700] ERROR - Error issuing curl_easy_perform(handle): 35
Jun 23, 2019 18:00:41.561 [0x7f3e89ffb700] INFO - AutoUpdate: no updates available
Jun 23, 2019 18:03:26.410 [0x7f3e2f7fe700] INFO - AutoUpdate: no updates available
Jun 23, 2019 18:03:41.497 [0x7f3e2f7fe700] INFO - AutoUpdate: no updates available
Jun 23, 2019 18:04:36.913 [0x7f3e2ffff700] INFO - DVR:Grabber: The device was already discovered at http://192.168.80.4, updating URI
Jun 23, 2019 18:04:36.947 [0x7f3e18ff1700] ERROR - Error issuing curl_easy_perform(handle): 35
Jun 23, 2019 18:04:53.554 [0x7f3e2f7fe700] INFO - DVR:Grabber: The device was already discovered at http://192.168.80.4, updating URI
Jun 23, 2019 18:04:53.585 [0x7f3e9bfff700] ERROR - Error issuing curl_easy_perform(handle): 35
Jun 23, 2019 18:06:26.404 [0x7f3e2ffff700] INFO - AutoUpdate: no updates available

Edit 2:
Downgraded to version 1.16.0.1226-7eb2c8f6f and all is working again. So please fix the newest version.

According to your logs, PMS found your tuner just fine.

Jun 22, 2019 13:57:13.707 [6284] DEBUG - NetworkServiceBrowser: SSDP arrived: 192.168.11.103 (HDHomeRun DMS 12311923)
Jun 22, 2019 13:57:13.707 [9188] DEBUG - DVR:Device: Discovering and refreshing devices with identifier tv.plex.grabbers.hdhomerun
Jun 22, 2019 13:57:13.707 [9188] DEBUG - DVR:Grabber: HDHomerun discovered a model HDHR4-2DT.

Where are you seeing that PMS couldn’t find the tuner? Is it only when tuning to a channel like user RMU?

Updated to 1.16.1.1273 - Still having the same issue; When using the GUI to find the tuner *(as its now suddenly no longer showing up) It seems to time out in the search. Also now seems to completely removed the “add a tuner” section if I switch pages
Uploaded the log based off this Tuner is AVerTV Volar AUS version as I’m located downunder

Plex Media Server Logs_2019-06-25_12-06-42.zip (1.5 MB)

I think this has to do with Plex removing Australian support for the DVR/Live TV function as part of the EPG change over.

I can also no longer setup a DVR, it just keeps on spinning at the final stage.

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You can certainly still set up a DVR if you’re in Australia, it’s just that there is no longer supplied EPG data for the Australian market.

Well I mean currently the technical issue is preventing that; Only solution thus far is a roll back to version 1.16.0.1226

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Can you provide a rough time in your logs where you were attempting to add the tuner? Just to give me a place to start :slight_smile:

regarding the removal of Australian EPG support, and migrating old/new EPG settings,

you can’t setup a DVR like the HD Homerun using the standard “add” wizard. The UI is broken, and leaves you with a language selection dropdown instead of an EPG selection, the continue button is also missing…

You can only continue if you select the XMLTV option, which is not clearly defined, or pre-selected, there is no continue button to click, just the language selection.

I installed a HDHomerun Quatro yesterday, and had to look for an XMLTV provider, as I assumed that Plex Pass Premium had an EPG provider, and did not need one for Australia.

I’ve known about IceTV for over a decade, but I had believed that Plex had access to a different EPG provider, so an IceTV sub wasn’t needed.

Whatever Plex has lost/done in 1.16.1, presumably hasn’t been tested or fixed yet. I assume the setup UI script will be corrected in the next patch, but it is an additional glitch in the DVR setup due to whatever changes were made and not tested.

Were you not able to continue if you added an XMLTV guide? I setup a DVR yesterday (I’m also from Australia! :wave:), and was able to go through as normal once I’d added the XMLTV guide :thinking:

90% of the time all I get is this whereas I previously had a DVR setup. https://imgur.com/RuK1y2x

And if by some miracle I get to the setup page, it doesn’t automatically detect my HDHomerun, so I enter the IP. Then I can link to an XML file, but once I add listings to channels it just sits at this page. https://imgur.com/85JPiqi

The whole experience is completely broken (as is this forum apparently, since I uploading images breaks).

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Hmm, have you got any logs that cover you doing this? Can you also let me know the server version and platform, and the version of the web app you’re using?

WebClient: Version 3.104.1
Server: Version 1.16.1.1273

Since I can’t upload files here for some reason, logs are here