[mythtv-users] Ghosts in the Machine

[Stuart Morgan]

On Friday 20 Dec 2013 11:08:10 David B. LeGendre wrote:
> At this point, I have tested everything I know to try.  I rebooted the
> system and isolated it from my main network so that the only thing it could
> see was the tuner.  On a fresh reboot, having NEVER started the frontend,
> the tuner was activated again.  Killing the backend stops the tuning, so I
> know it's not some other program doing this random tuning.  I don't have
> ANY recordings configured yet, so there is no reason for it to think it
> needs to start recording without my assistance.  Further, no recording
> files are actually being made anyway - my LiveTV folder and Recordings
> folders are both completely empty.  It just seems like, after about 1.5 to
> 2 minutes of operation, the backend gets a wild hair and starts up the
> tuner.  Even stranger, I checked the backend logs, and there is nothing to
> indicate a state change or any reason for this.

Have you configured it to use OTA Guide Data (aka EIT)?
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Stuart Morgan
MythTV