[mythtv-users] Recording stops once I start watching the recording??

[Isaac Richards]

On Monday 16 February 2004 10:47 pm, Darren Richards wrote:
> What is your hardware configuration?  Unfortunately I don't have a
> solution, but I do feel your pain.  I've lost major points with my wife
> because of this very issue.  For me, the problem is independent of the
> length of the show.  TV will record fine as long as I'm not watching or
> navigating any menus.  It seems that whenever I back out of the recording
> and go back in, I have a 50/50 chance of the recording stopping...
>
> I'm using the tv-out from a pvr-350, so maybe the issue is with that
> somehow?  I just got my system up and running a few days ago, so I'm still
> working out kinks...

This is a well-known problem with the ivtv driver on some machines.  Search 
the list archives for it being discussed many times.  It would be more 
appropriate to discuss on the ivtv list.

Isaac