[mythtv-users] mythtv svn: livetv buffers and recordings forced to live in the same directory...mythweb recorded programs page goes way down performancewise if you channel surf too often

Tom E. Craddock Jr. sigtom at sigtom.com
Sat Jan 7 21:04:45 UTC 2006


Michael Freeman wrote:
> why were livetv buffers and intentional recordings put in the same 
> directory and / or why aren't my livetv feeds being deleted on exit 
> (since they become worthless to me at that point)?
> 
> I just noticed that such a change explains why 6 days of frequent 
> channel changes on livetv (partially due to having tuning problems with 
> an ivtv driver revision and partially due to me exploring the 
> unencrypted digital cable world with my new pchd3000) made my mythweb 
> recorded programs page go straight to hell performance-wise.  there were 
> who-knows-how many entries (4 recordings and a load of now-worthless 
> residual livetv buffers)...i think i got them all, but the page is still 
> slow as hell.
> 
> 


I assume since your using SVN, youre subscriber to the -dev and -commit 
lists, please read thru them concerning the changes in LiveTV and why 
its doing what you now see.  There is no change in how MythTV works, it 
will auto expire LiveTV recordings when/if it needs the space.

Tom


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