[mythtv-users] scheduling not using all three tuners?

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Mon Apr 10 15:51:07 UTC 2006


Marco Nelissen wrote:
>> Steven Adeff wrote:
>>     
>>> I want a "pre-roll" when possible. some shows I do have set to start
>>> recording 1min early, for ones that I MUST have this pre-roll. Others
>>> I want to be done, "when the possibility exists".
>>>
>>> So is there a way to do ^that^?
>>>   
>>>       
>> Set a per-recording pre-roll for those recordings that require it.  This 
>> is a *hard* pre-roll and will bump other programs as needed to record it.
>>
>> Then set a global pre-roll.  This is a *soft* pre-roll and will be 
>> recorded whenever possible.
>>     
>
> Well, no. Myth doesn't really do it "whenever possible", because of the
> way its scheduler works. That's what this whole thread was about. I got
> an off-list email from someone who submitted a patch for it, which is
> scheduled to go into the .20 release.
>
>   
Whenever possible does not mean "move other shows to other tuners to get 
it".  It is not designed for that and will not move shows to lower 
priority and possible worse quality tuners to accomplish it. 

Kevin


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