[mythtv-users] LiveTV no longer creating new file when program ends, records to same file until partition full
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed Sep 3 20:04:04 UTC 2008
On 09/03/2008 02:13 PM, Doug Mandell wrote:
> Until recently MythTV's LiveTV worked as described in the wiki here:
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/LiveTV
>
> Formerly after a program ended, LiveTV stopped recording to the old
> file, and started recording to a new file for the next program.
>
> Some time in the last week or so, however, something has broken. MythTV
> no longer noticed when the program ends, and continues recording to the
> same file until a channel has been changed, I quit LiveTV, or
> (theoretically, since MythTV can't autoexpire it while it's recording)
> the partition fills up. I left Myth in LiveTV last night and when I
> turned the TV on it still thought it was recording the show I left it on
> last night, 9.5 hours later.
>
> So, anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this? There is guide
> data, although according to the wiki if there isn't it should record 30
> minute segments anyway. I'm using the version of MythTV that comes with
> Ubuntu Hardy (0.21, right?). I'm not sure what else is needed to
> troubleshoot the problem (which is why I'm here). Any and all help I
> get here would be greatly appreciated.
Correct times/time zones on all mythbackend and mythfrontend systems?
Mike
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