[mythtv-users] Zero-byte recordings on all tuners except HD-PVR

[Greg]

On 09/30/2012 10:11 PM, Bob Sully wrote:
>
>> On 09/30/2012 05:44 PM, Bob Sully wrote:
>>> Hi all -
>>>
>>> Running 0.25.2-fixes on Ubuntu 12.04 - recently upgraded both Myth (from
>>> 0.24-fixes) and the OS (from 10.04 (LTS)).
>>>
>>> I have a HD HomeRun (standard, not the Prime) with two tuners, in
>>> addition
>>> to a PC-HD5500 and an HD-PVR.
>>>
>>> Since the upgrade, I've only been able to record from the HD-PVR.
>>> Recordings from both the HD-HomeRun tuners and the PC-HD (only using the
>>> DVB tuner) produce zero-byte recordings - though the LED comes on when
>>> the
>>> HD-HR is supposedly recording and there is data coming in via eth0.  The
>>> IP address of the HD-HR is static on my network is pingable.
>>>
>>> I get the following in the backend logs:
>>> ProgramInfo(2071_20120930142900.mpg): GetPlaybackURL:
>>> '2071_20120930142900.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
>>>
>>> The storage directories haven't changed, write permissions are OK (and
>>> the
>>> HD-PVR is able to record).
>>>
>>> I have tried deleting all capture cards and then adding them back in and
>>> linking up the video sources.
>>>
>>> Any ideas would be appreciated - thanks!
>>
>> Check dmesg for info on capture card problems--such as failure to load
>> firmware or something.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
> Thanks - but I figured out that it's not a Linux or MythTV issue at all.
>
> The culprit appears to be Time Warner Cable.
>
> I no longer have ANY clear-QAM HD channels.
>
> The TV's tuner can also no longer display any broadcasts on the local HD
> channels, which were previously accessible without the STB.  The old
> analog SD channels can still be viewed.
>
>>From what I've seen on this list recently, this is happening all over the
> U.S., with several cable companies.
>
> When will these cable companies figure out that they're shooting
> themselves in the foot in the long run by trying to screw their customers
> out of a few extra bucks in the short run?  No wonder people are pirating
> shows.  I pay $131 per month just to watch TV, and they're screwing me
> over yet again?
>
> At least I still have the HD-PVR.  Trouble is, I can only now record one
> show at a time.  I'm in a fringe area, so I'd have to get a pretty beefy
> antenna to try and pick up those local channels OTA.
>
> Only in America....!
> Meh.
>
Here in upstate NY we got a letter saying they were going to do the same 
thing...They offered a converter for free for one year and then $.98 a 
month after a year... I called them and said if $.98 is so important to 
them,I will drop a service for each converter I need to rent. I told 
them I won't pay them one more cent...I will switch to satellite.. They 
said they will work with me,but I still haven't heard what that will be 
yet..