[mythtv-users] Skip issues on recordings only - where to look next?

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Thu Jul 10 21:46:30 UTC 2008


Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Jul 10, 2008, at 10:38 AM, Mike Perkins wrote:
> 
>> Nick Morrott wrote:
>>> Those recordings have broken seektables, so you'll need to rebuild
>>> them via mythcommflag --rebuild.
>>>
>> Might it be possible to add a rebuild option to the menus sometime?  
>> I see quite
>> a few messages on this list about broken seek tables, and being able  
>> to fix one
>> on the fly instead of having to break out a command prompt and type  
>> something
>> arcane would be a boon.
> 
> 
> You should never need to use it under normal operation which is why  
> there isn't a menu item for it.
> However, you can always add it as a user job.
> 
> Also, I don't see "mythcommflag --rebuild" as mysterious, secret or  
> obscure. No more than ls or mkdir, anyway. ;)
> 
That part's not mysterious, as you well know. It's the next bit of the command 
line, where you have to find out which of the many files on your storage 
corresponds to the program you just discovered won't do what you need it to.

You might be able to work out the date and time, even down to the second, but 
the file type isn't always obvious, and finding out which chanid corresponds to 
<your channel here> is not exactly straightforward.

-- 

Mike Perkins



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