[mythtv-users] Dual tuner (pvr250+tv-wonder) stops recording

[Adam Biskobing]

I too am having this problem, does anyone know how to fix this?  I have 
done some testing and have discovered that if left alone, it will record 
all day long without any problems.  But if you try to watch a previously 
recorded program, or the program that it is recording, or even trying 
mplayer on  a previously recorded program, it may or may not stop 
recording.  The only thing I can find is in my dmesg, I see a message 
saying "set channel 1" This seems to happen around the same time that the 
recording stops.  Would it be better to post this on the ivtv list?

On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Chad McQuinn wrote:

> I have now switched to Mandrake9.1 which seems to have solved the problems I
> was having with playback under RH9. However, now when I am recording two
> shows and try to watch one of them, the PVR-250 ALWAYS stops recording at
> some point in the middle of the program. I've run mythbackend with "-v" but
> haven't gotten any info about why it is doing this.
> 
> When it stops recording, the "watch recordings" screen still shows the
> program as though it is being recorded (I believe this is what the yellow
> text signifies). Sometimes I get about 10 minutes of recording, but other
> times just a minute or two.
> 
> If I don't watch one of the recordings, then both shows seem to record fine
> and I can watch them later (if nothing else is recording while I try to
> watch).
> 
> I thought it might be an issue with the high default bitrate on the pvr-250,
> but I've set it to 4Mb/s average, 6Mb/S peak and still have the same
> problem.
> 
> System:
> 
> Mandrake 9.1
> Athlon XP 2600
> ASUS A7V8X-X
> Dual tuner: TV-Wonder + PVR-250
> Nvidia GEForce4 MX 440 (8xAGP) with Nvidia drivers
> Latest cvs of mythtv, ivtv (as of Thursday 6/5 afternoon).
> 
> Is anyone else experiencing this? I wonder if it is related to the system
> freeze issue that at least some people are experiencing (see "Mythtv
> recording: machine freezes totally").
> 
> -Chad
> 
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