[mythtv-users] Backend/Scheduler issue

[Calvin Harrigan]

Greetings all,
    I have been using mythtv for almost 2 years,  I currently run 
version 0.15.1.  Everything works fine for most part.  The biggest 
annoyance that I have is with the scheduler.  My box is a combo 
front/back end with 1 pvr-250 card.  During boot up I make use of a 
script that determines whether the backend thinks that it was awaken by 
the user or by a scheduled recording.  That script then creates a new 
.xinitrc file that either starts up mythfrontend or a small splash 
screen program that simply states that myth is in auto mode, press any 
key to start the frontend.  I did this so that the machine will 
automatically shutdown after the recording was finished because a 
frontend never connected.  This all works fine and dandy.  Problem is 
that during startup the query that determines whether the backend is in 
user or auto mode does not take into account whether a program has been 
previously recorded or disabled.  So if I start myth manually and a 
recording should have been running or will be running shortly (though 
previously recorded, you know grayed out in the "fix scheduled 
recording" screen) it assumes that it is in automode.  Problem is that 
the backend itself knows that there are no pending recordings and shuts 
down in 30 seconds because the frontend was never started.  Whew, what a 
mouthful.  Hope it was clear as to what the problem is.  Please ask any 
questions needed to clear it up.  Has anyone had a similar problem or 
has it been fixed in newer versions?  I've put off upgrading to 0.16 
because of the issues I have read about on the mailing list.

Thank you for any insight, advice.

Calvin...