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

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/03/2008 04:22 PM, Doug Mandell wrote:
> 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.

Remember that it's possible for the time zones to be different for the 
frontend and backend running on a single computer (after all, that's how 
I tested my, "verify that the time zone is the same as the master 
backend's on all clients," patch).

>   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,

The latter.  However, if the system says, "record until 8:20PM" and your 
time zone is off by 12 hours...

>  but still switch to a new file every half hour (or hour, 
> or whatever, depending on the schedule)?

Only switches when it starts a new recording, which only happens when an 
old recording finishes.

Mike