[mythtv-users] How to record LiveTV?

Richard Jones richardjones at optusnet.com.au
Sun Nov 20 18:18:25 EST 2005


On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:24 am, Adam Greenbaum wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 23:13 +0100, Yemu wrote:
> > Dnia wtorek, 15 listopada 2005 22:04, Richard Jones napisał:
> > > I can't figure how to record LiveTV. The online docs suggest that
> > > hitting "r" will toggle it, but doing so just displays 'Recording ""'
> > > in the top left of the screen for a few moments. Nothing appears to be
> > > written anywhere. If I'm in browse mode, the message that appears
> > > (written over the "Browse" text) is "Record" and it stays until I hit
> > > "r" again. Nothing appears to be written anywhere though.
> >
> > i also have the similar problem :-( hitting "r" makes nothing... and i
> > checked "watch recordings" - there are only scheduled recordings there
>
> This is what happens if you don't have tv listings for the current
> channel. Myth doesn't know the finish time or name of the current
> program so it just doesn't start. Fix your listings and the problem
> should go away.

This might be a dumb question, but why can't I just record whatever is 
currently being captured by the TV card. Start when I hit 'r' and stop when I 
hit it again?

Have we learnt nothing from VCRs?


    Richard


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