[mythtv-users] Can't record but can watch Live TV

[Brad Fuller]

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 16:56, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 16:39, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>> On Thursday 08 April 2010 05:34:36 pm Brad Fuller wrote:
>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 15:16, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > I have 4 tuners: pcHDTV3000, PVR-250, HDHR
>>> >
>>> > I'm updating a crashed gentoo system to Mythbuntu. After upgrading
>>> > from 0.21 1215 to 0.22 (?) I couldn't record anything.
>>> > I deleted all encoders and started over - this time just adding
>>> > pcHDTV3000 and PVR-250 and leaving the HDHR out.
>>> > After finagling a bit, I could watch PVR-250 (analog Cable) and
>>> > pcHDTV3000 (ATSC) live.
>>>
>>> Want to add that I'm running:
>>>
>>> mythbuntu ubuntu 9.10
>>> branches/release-0-22-fixes [22594]
>>> protocol version 50
>>
>> Watching live TV *is* recording. It's just recording and playing back that
>> same recording, so you are in fact recording if you can watch TV.
>
> thanks for the reminder!
>
>> I'd make sure that the location where you write your recordings exists and has
>> the proper permissions, since the place where live TV puts its recordings
>> differs from the "recording" location.

I think it was a permissions problem. Seems to be working.

Now, I have to see why my HDHR is not working.

Thanks!


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Brad Fuller
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