[mythtv-users] 2nd attempt, recorded files are empty

[Fred Squires]

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Peter Hocking<peter at thehockings.org> wrote:
> Hi
>
> When I record a TV show using the scheduler, the resulting file is empty.
> How ever, if I start recording the show while watching it using live TV, it
> records just fine.
>
> Running Mythbuntu 9.04, mythtv-common:
>  Installed: 0.21.0+fixes20745-0ubuntu0+mythbuntu3
>  Candidate: 0.21.0+fixes20745-0ubuntu0+mythbuntu3
>  Version table:
> *** 0.21.0+fixes20745-0ubuntu0+mythbuntu3 0
>       500 http://weeklybuilds.mythbuntu.org jaunty/main Packages
>       100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>    0.21.0+fixes19961-0ubuntu8 0
>       500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages
>
> Running on Athlon 2800 64 bit, (Socket 754) with 2 gi6 of RAM, 500 gig SATA
> hard drive & SATA DVD- burner with HD Homerun tuner.
> LiveTV & recording folder are the same, /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/Test
>
> I've formatted the hard drive 3 times & re-installed,rwice with Ubuntu, then
> installing MythTV, the last time with Mythbuntu, each time with the same
> result.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> TIA
>
> Peter

I was having a similar problem, but with only one channel (ABC). I
could watch Live TV just fine but all my recordings were missing.
I changed "Use Quick Tuning" in mythtvsetup on the "Input Connections"
screen from "Live TV Only" to Always, and now my recordings work just
fine.