[mythtv-users] LiveTV no longer creating new file when program ends, records to same file until partition full

[Doug Mandell]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
> 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?
>   
There is only a single frontend/backend system, and the time/time zone 
is correct.  Would an incorrect time or time zone setting cause MythTV 
to record all LiveTV to a single file?  Even if it were in the wrong 
time zone, wouldn't it just record the wrong program or start/end and 
the wrong time, but still switch to a new file every half hour (or hour, 
or whatever, depending on the schedule)?

Doug