[mythtv-users] Failed HD-PVR recordings

[Steve Heistand]

On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:44:26 -0600, John P Poet wrote
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Steve Heistand<steve at heistand.org> wrote:
> > is it possibly heat related issues causing the failed recordings?
> > the hdpvr units themselves that is not being able to stay cool?
> > I do an average of 4-5 recordings a day and never have problems other
> > then the occasional log messages of:
> > 2009-07-07 23:31:05.217 AFD Error: Unknown decoding error
> > 2009-07-07 23:31:05.225 [h264 @ 0xb70391d0]B picture before any references, skipping
> > 2009-07-07 23:31:05.234 [h264 @ 0xb70391d0]decode_slice_header error
> > 2009-07-07 23:31:05.241 [h264 @ 0xb70391d0]no frame!
> >
> > on some recordings but they were recorded and playback fine.
> 
> Those errors are normal.  They happen when it is trying to seek to a
> particular frame, and land on a non-keyframe in the process.
> 
> I get the impression that you are running -fixes?  If so, you would
> probably have more luck running trunk -- or waiting a month for 0.22
> to be released.
> 
> My failure rate for recording from my pair of HD-PVRs is probably
> around 1 out of every 500.  I recorded every Wimbledon tennis episode
> over the previous two weeks, and did not have a single problem.
> 
> John
> -- 

I should have mentioned version yes, running moderately recent
trunk:
MythTV Version   : 20666
MythTV Branch    : trunk
Library API      : 0.22.20090424-2

I have no issues with my current setup so I try not to keep uptodate
on trunk.if it aint broke dont piss off the wife kind of thing...


"Why is it so hot inside this handbasket?"
--
Steve Heistand
steve at heistand.org