[mythtv-users] An option for watching tv

[devsk]

> Your live TV recordings should be expiring as you run low on disk  
> space to free more up. If that's not happening you have some other  
> issue.

they will expire if a new file is created. that means 5 (I hope that's the wake up time for auto-expire thread) minutes before my disk becomes full, I have to change channel and come back. If I don't do that, it cannot expire the file its writing to. Because it hangs when disk becomes full, it confirms that it can not auto-expire the file its writing.

-devsk


----- Original Message ----
From: Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com>
To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:05:17 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] An option for watching tv

On Nov 28, 2006, at 2:59 PM, devsk wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I know its something which has been answered in the FAQ (why livetv  
> records on disk). But I wanted to know if a new mode can be  
> provided for watching live tv without recording.
>
> Here is my problem. I have 4GB left on the disk. Once I start  
> watching TV, mythtv just hangs after an hour because the disk  
> becomes full. I have to delete the file and restart it to watch TV  
> again. It not only hangs but also thrashes my disk for no reason. I  
> have no use for pausing tv, or rewinding it. I just want to watch  
> tv uninterrupted in a window, leave the window there and do other  
> work in another workspace and come back and watch some more.  
> Occasionally, I would like to record certain shows.
>
> Is there an option that is being worked on or planned to allow me  
> to do that? Please understand that I love mythtv, so using tvtime  
> or xawtv is not an option: they don't even work for me. Please  
> don't tell me to buy a new disk. Also, I totally understand the  
> default DVR mode. All I want is an "option" to trigger the true tv  
> mode where in disk is not touched: I have plenty of memory, please  
> use it as much as you want.
>
> Thanks,
> -devsk

Your live TV recordings should be expiring as you run low on disk  
space to free more up. If that's not happening you have some other  
issue.


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