[mythtv-users] Why does mythtv decide to postpone a recording?

Marco Nelissen marcone at xs4all.nl
Sat Apr 14 21:29:57 UTC 2007


>On 04/14/2007 01:16 PM, Marco Nelissen wrote:
>>> I have noticed this behavior lately as well.  The real question is, why does
>>> it postpone a recording for no reason?  I have seen it happen when *NO*
>>> other recording are schedule at that time, yet it decides to postpone the
>>> one recording which is scheduled.  So, why does the later time slot have a
>>> higher priority than the earlier one?
>>>     
>> Exactly. In my case, there was no conflict (2 shows, 3 tuners), so the "reschedule
>> higher priorities" option should not come into play at all.
>
>Still, no one has posted schedule details...  Chances are it's an 
>unlucky combination of recording rules, broadcast schedules, and 
>settings.  It can /only/ be explained with the schedule details Nick 
>asked you to post (although don't grep for Grey's, instead, include all 
>information about Thursday and Friday).  Anything else is conjecture.

I don't actually remember what week this was (and in any case it seems
mythbackend --printsched doesn't show past schedule), however it seems
the same thing is going to happen with this week's episode of Lost: it's
not planning to record it on the 18th, but will instead record it on the
25th. Here's what mythbackend --printsched had to say:

--- print list start ---
Title - Subtitle                    Chan ChID Day Start  End   S C I  T N Pri
Ugly Betty - "Sofia's Choice"         71 1071  14 22:00-23:00  1 0 0  C P   0
Saturday Night Live                  111 1111  14 23:29-01:01  1 1 1  C 1   0
Desperate Housewives - "Liaisons"     71 1071  15 21:00-22:02  1 1 1  W 1   0
Brothers & Sisters - "Game Night"     71 1071  15 22:02-23:00  1 1 1  C 1   0
Nova - "Great Escape"                 91 1091  15 23:00-00:00  1 0 0  C R   0
How I Met Your Mother - "Swarley"     51 1051  16 20:00-20:30  1 0 0  C P   1
24 - "Day 6: 11:00PM - 12:00 Midnig   21 1021  16 21:00-22:00  1 2 2  C 2   0
Two and a Half Men - "Aunt Myra Doe   51 1051  16 21:00-21:31  1 1 1  W 1   0
Nova - "First Flower"                 91 1091  17 20:00-21:00  1 1 1  C 1   0
Jericho - "Casus Belli"               51 1051  18 20:00-21:00  1 1 1  C 1   0
Lost - "Catch-22"                     71 1071  18 22:00-23:00  1 0 0  C L   0
Ugly Betty - "Punch Out"              71 1071  19 20:00-21:00  1 1 1  C 1   0
Grey's Anatomy - "Time After Time"    71 1071  19 21:00-22:01  1 1 1  C 1   0
Grey's Anatomy - "Time After Time"    71 1071  20 20:00-21:01  1 0 0  C E   0
Heroes - "Unexpected"                111 1111  21 20:00-21:00  1 0 0  C R   0
Heroes - "Company Man"               111 1111  21 21:00-22:00  1 0 0  C R   0
Heroes - "Parasite"                  111 1111  21 22:00-23:00  1 0 0  C R   0
Saturday Night Live                  111 1111  21 23:29-01:01  1 1 1  C 1   0
Nova - "Mystery of the Megavolcano"   91 1091  22 01:00-02:00  1 0 0  C R   0
Desperate Housewives - "God, That's   71 1071  22 21:00-22:01  1 1 1  W 1   0
Brothers & Sisters - "Sexual Politi   71 1071  22 22:01-23:00  1 0 0  C P   0
How I Met Your Mother - "Slap Bet"    51 1051  23 20:00-20:30  1 0 0  C P   1
24 - "Day 6: 12:00 Midnight - 1:00    21 1021  23 21:00-22:00  1 2 2  C 2   0
Two and a Half Men - "Tucked, Taped   51 1051  23 21:00-21:31  1 1 1  W 1   0
Heroes - ".07 Percent"               111 1111  23 21:00-22:01  1 3 3  C 3   0
Nova - "First Flower"                 91 1091  23 23:00-00:00  1 0 0  C E   0
Nova - "Saved by the Sun"             91 1091  24 20:00-21:00  1 1 1  C 1   0
Jericho - "One if by Land"            51 1051  25 20:00-21:00  1 1 1  C 1   0
Lost - "Catch-22"                     71 1071  25 21:00-22:00  1 1 1  W 1   1
Lost - "D.O.C."                       71 1071  25 22:00-23:00  1 1 1  C 1   0
Ugly Betty - "Petra-Gate"             71 1071  26 20:00-21:00  1 1 1  C 1   0
Grey's Anatomy - "Desire"             71 1071  26 21:00-22:01  1 1 1  C 1   0
Nova - "Saved by the Sun"             91 1091  26 22:00-23:00  1 0 0  C E   0
---  print list end  ---

There doesn't appear to be anything that is really preventing it from recording
Lost on the 18th, but for some reason it's choosing to record on the 25th instead.
Can anyone make sense of this? Anything else I could look at before I go tell
it to record on the 18th instead?




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