[mythtv-users] I hate when this happens

[Bruce Markey]

Naoyuki Tai wrote:
> David Schornak wrote:
> 
>> use a ups a large ups that is what I am doing of course only the pvr is
>> plugged in to it
> 
> 
> The point is not about loosing power, but, restarting
> mythbackend does this.
> I just illustrated the situation in "real world" setting.
> 
> I have lost some recodings due to kernel panic and tripping
> over the power code of the machine while trying to hook
> up a video cable, so far.

I understand the issue and every response missed the mark.
Sorry about that. The solution is if a recording starts 
after the 'starttime', the current time should be used for
the 'record' table starttime and filename. This way after
a crash and restart the new portion will have a different
filename and separate entry on your recordings list (separate
recordedmarkup data etc.). You could then watch both parts,
however, you may need to run mythcommflag on part 1 before
seeking and commercial skips would work.

This has been on my to do list for awhile but my backends
don't crash these days so it hasn't been a high priority
for me.

--  bjm