[mythtv-users] Guide Data wiped out if MythTV is left on Main Menu

[Matt]

On 7/11/07, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/11/07, David Miller <dave at justdave.net> wrote:
> > Alex Guichard wrote on 7/10/07 7:41 PM:
> > > I have found that if I leave MythTV frontend open to
> > > the menu screen for any extended period of time, the
> > > guide data somehow gets deleted, and I am left with
> > > 'unknown' for every channel (regardless of tuner).
> >
> > > Any thoughts on what is deleting my guide data and how
> > > to stop it?
> >
> > I suspect it's a complete coincidence, and the fact that datadirect has
> > been having problems lately is probably what's responsible.  Most MythTV
> > setups have a cron job that periodically runs mythfilldatabase, so it's
> > going to replace what's in the database with what's on the server
> > ocassionally anyway, and if the server's messed up at the time...
> >
>
> Hopefully, most MythTV setups are using the "recommended next run"
> time / date for mythfilldatabase.

You would think... but look where we're at.