[mythtv-users] - Unreliable EIT-based recording schedules?

[Michael T. Dean]

  On 11/28/2010 04:41 AM, "Per J. Frøysa" wrote:
> Once again a recording schedule has failed. This has happened once
> before. Both schedues were made by selecting a particular program in
> "Listings", left clicking and selecting "Record only this showing".
> Then I checked that  it was listed in "Upcoming Recordings".
> Other types of Search types (Title search) seems to be more reliable in
> my experience.
>
> The mythbackend.log had no entries related to the particular program -
> why it failed.
> How can I find what went wrong and save the falling WAF factor?

Likely your broadcaster is updating the start and/or end times.  A "this 
showing" recording rule won't record that.  Any "Find" type rule will 
work (such as "Find one showing...").

http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/4879
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/396687#396687

Mike