NEW PACKAGE AVAILABLE
- update to the 20171221 engine (wasn't required since we always spec the conf file) 20171221
- added wrapper binary to change user (source code is part of the project)
- Controls to start/stop/restart the engine from the UI now work for arm and x86_64 NAS.
- fixed a few small things
- tweaked the overall source code structure to share more between NAS packages.
new SPK HDHomeRunDVR-0.4-20171221.spk available in the usual locations Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive
Warning: the wrapper (source code is on github) provided has been compiled both for ARM and x86_64. The script should detect the architecture of your NAS and call the appropriate wrapper. I unfortunately do not have an X86 based Synology to test on - just a bunch of PCs, etc. to try the portable binary. Please let me know if you have issues. In some cases, if the platform is not detected the wrapper is not used and the UI controls will not work. Also please let me know which Synology NAS this happens for
Code is available on github
https://github.com/Silicondust/dvr_install
Known Issues
- diagnostics.sh not updated for new api url
Synology SPK for DVR Record Engine
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NEW PACKAGE AVAILABLE 0.4.1
- Fixed permissions bug on the style folder
- Fixed missing hooks to start properly
new SPK HDHomeRunDVR-0.4.1-20171221.spk available in the usual locations Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive
Warning: the wrapper (source code is on github) provided has been compiled both for ARM and x86_64. The script should detect the architecture of your NAS and call the appropriate wrapper. I unfortunately do not have an X86 based Synology to test on - just a bunch of PCs, etc. to try the portable binary. Please let me know if you have issues. In some cases, if the platform is not detected the wrapper is not used and the UI controls will not work. Also please let me know which Synology NAS this happens for
Code is available on github
https://github.com/Silicondust/dvr_install
Known Issues
- diagnostics.sh not updated for new api url
- Fixed permissions bug on the style folder
- Fixed missing hooks to start properly
new SPK HDHomeRunDVR-0.4.1-20171221.spk available in the usual locations Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive
Warning: the wrapper (source code is on github) provided has been compiled both for ARM and x86_64. The script should detect the architecture of your NAS and call the appropriate wrapper. I unfortunately do not have an X86 based Synology to test on - just a bunch of PCs, etc. to try the portable binary. Please let me know if you have issues. In some cases, if the platform is not detected the wrapper is not used and the UI controls will not work. Also please let me know which Synology NAS this happens for
Code is available on github
https://github.com/Silicondust/dvr_install
Known Issues
- diagnostics.sh not updated for new api url
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Re: Synology SPK for DVR Record Engine
I installed version 0.4.1-20171221 on my DS918+ and the RECORD engine does not seem to be functioning properly.
The DVR Manager indicates HDHomeRun RECORD running. The 'Recordings' tab does not indicate the presence of any recordings (there are several present). When I run the Windows 10 HDHomeRun client, I get a DVR Failure error message. Also, no entries are made to the log file. If I delete the log files before starting the RECORD engine, no new log file is being created.
When I look at the processes running on the DS918+, I can see hdhomerun_record_x64.
Version 0.3-20171118 works as expected with the exception of the DVR Manager not showing any log files. Not sure if this is a known problem or a configuration error on my part.
Any thoughts or suggestions? More than happy to collect any additional information you may require.
Thanks!
The DVR Manager indicates HDHomeRun RECORD running. The 'Recordings' tab does not indicate the presence of any recordings (there are several present). When I run the Windows 10 HDHomeRun client, I get a DVR Failure error message. Also, no entries are made to the log file. If I delete the log files before starting the RECORD engine, no new log file is being created.
When I look at the processes running on the DS918+, I can see hdhomerun_record_x64.
Version 0.3-20171118 works as expected with the exception of the DVR Manager not showing any log files. Not sure if this is a known problem or a configuration error on my part.
Any thoughts or suggestions? More than happy to collect any additional information you may require.
Thanks!
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Re: Synology SPK for DVR Record Engine
No entries to the log file indicates a permissions issue.TBlankenheim wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:18 pm I installed version 0.4.1-20171221 on my DS918+ and the RECORD engine does not seem to be functioning properly.
The DVR Manager indicates HDHomeRun RECORD running. The 'Recordings' tab does not indicate the presence of any recordings (there are several present). When I run the Windows 10 HDHomeRun client, I get a DVR Failure error message. Also, no entries are made to the log file. If I delete the log files before starting the RECORD engine, no new log file is being created.
When I look at the processes running on the DS918+, I can see hdhomerun_record_x64.
Version 0.3-20171118 works as expected with the exception of the DVR Manager not showing any log files. Not sure if this is a known problem or a configuration error on my part.
Any thoughts or suggestions? More than happy to collect any additional information you may require.
Thanks!
Make sure your recordpath location is accessible by the http user.
The fact that 0.4.1 is having issues that 0.3 doesn't really does imply a permissions problem. For 0.4.1 the startup script attempts to run the record engine as the http user.. where as 0.3 runs it as root.
So short summary - check the permissions

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What http user? What's the name of the account that needs permissions? Is this something we can do through the DSM or do we need to SSH in and grant permissions to some system level user that we can't see like root?
UPDATE: Can be done in DSM - FileStation -> HDHomeRun folder permissions. Click create and select "http" and then add read and write permissions.
UPDATE: Can be done in DSM - FileStation -> HDHomeRun folder permissions. Click create and select "http" and then add read and write permissions.
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Re: Synology SPK for DVR Record Engine
you will need to ssh.
This should only be a problem if you are migrating (or have migrated in previous versions) from the SD installer.
Once you ssh to the box.
simply run the following
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# sudo chown -R http:http <recordpath>
Re: Synology SPK for DVR Record Engine
Thanks - I edited the post as you must have been answering - turns out you can do it in DSM.
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No Recordings can be found... any ideas?
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Do you have log files in the recordpath?
Try shutting down the engine via the appcenter.. delete the logfiles if they exist.. then start up the engine
Do you get a new logfile?
If you have new logfile... then am not sure as engine is running.. would possibly be just waiting for my.hdhomerun.com to catch up (maybe wait 30mins or so).
If no new logfile.. then something is most likely wrong with permissions.. and changing through FileStation didn't resolve and we need to go to ssh login to resolve.
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No that doesn't cure it and now (after SSH sudo) I have the "Unable to play channel. DVR failure" message again.
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What's the device ID for your HDHomeRun?
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Hi - it's 12301DB4
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Re: Synology SPK for DVR Record Engine
when you re ssh'd to the box..
Can you do the following?
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ps -ef | grep hdh
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http 9705 1 0 Feb05 ? 00:10:21 /tmp/hdhomerun_record_x64 start --conf /volume1/@appstore/HDHomeRunDVR/etc/HDHomeRunDVR.conf
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http 9705 1 0 Feb05 ? 00:10:21 /tmp/hdhomerun_record_arm start --conf /volume1/@appstore/HDHomeRunDVR/etc/HDHomeRunDVR.conf
If you don't see anything.. then we have a problem that the record engine is not starting for some reason.
In the same ssh session - lets get some data
first - lets check the platform
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uname -a
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/var/packages/HDHomeRunDVR/target/bin/hdhr_wrapper_arm
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/var/packages/HDHomeRunDVR/target/bin/hdhr_wrapper_x86_64
You should see the following
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+===========================================================+
| Simple wrapper for HDHomeRun DVR Record Engine v0.1 |
| changes effective user to same user as web engine for the |
| web UI to have sufficient privileges to stop/start the |
| DVR engine backend without |
| Must be run as admin/root user |
| This script will not elevate privleges. |
+===========================================================+
+===========================================================+
| |
| hdhr_wrapper -u <username> -b <binary to execute> |
| |
+===========================================================+
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cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
To remove the wrapper and resolve back to 0.3 like execution (but new engine and fixes) you can modify the following file
/var/packages/HDHomeRunDVR/scripts/common
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start_engine() {
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
$hdhr_bin_path/$hdhr_bin start --conf $hdhr_etc_path/$hdhr_conf
else
if [[ "$arch" =~ "arm"* ]]; then
echo "Determined Platform is ARM from $arch"
$hdhr_bin_path/$hdhr_wrap_arm -u $hdhr_user -b $hdhr_bin_path/$hdhr_bin -- start --conf $hdhr_etc_path/$hdhr_conf
elif [[ "$arch" =~ "x86_64"* ]]; then
echo "Determined Platform is x86_64 from $arch"
$hdhr_bin_path/$hdhr_wrap_x86 -u $hdhr_user -b $hdhr_bin_path/$hdhr_bin -- start --conf $hdhr_etc_path/$hdhr_conf
else
echo "Unable to determine the platform - will default to no wrapper"
$hdhr_bin_path/$hdhr_bin start --conf $hdhr_etc_path/$hdhr_conf
fi
fi
}
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start_engine() {
$hdhr_bin_path/$hdhr_bin start --conf $hdhr_etc_path/$hdhr_conf
}
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I'm on x86 and get the text describing the wrapper successfully.
It was allowing me to view live channels before so I'm not sure what's changed.
I'm rubbish at vi.
It was allowing me to view live channels before so I'm not sure what's changed.
I'm rubbish at vi.