[mythtv-users] MythTV stops recording shows

[Mark Perkins]

> On 27 May 2015, at 1:47 pm, "DaveD" <mythtv at guiplot.com> wrote:
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> Every now and then, I find that MythTV has stopped recording a show.  I delete the entry from the schedules and re-enter it and the shows will be recorded normally.  Until the next time.  I'm not sure how often this happens (maybe I should start keeping a log and look for patterns), but it seems like maybe a year or two.  For example, we just saw an ad for Frontiline and my wife asked if it was scheduled to record.  I assumed it was (it used to be!) but checked to be sure.  It was not scheduled to record.  I checked the schedules and it was supposed to be, but it wasn't.  I deleted the old schedule and re-scheduled it and it is now queued to record.
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> Are there ID numbers on series that MythTV uses (similar to the XMTVID for channels) that get changed by the broadcaster or Schedules Direct?  What changes that causes it to stop recording shows it has been recording for months (if not years)?  Some times this happens when the name changes (like "Masterpiece" that became "Masterpiece Classic" or "The Late Show" became "The Late Show With David Letterman"), but it also happens when there is no visible change.  Anyone else see this?
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> Dave D.
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For me, the occasional miss was being caused by incorrect programid data from the listings. Only occasionally. I got around it by using keyword recording rules for all my rules now. Just watch that a keyword rule for "Q & A" won't match "Q and A" or "Q&A".

Some of your example title changes probably aligned with a seriesid/programid change anyway. Ie the series "Masterpiece" is probably a completely different series with completely different programid's to "Masterpiece Classic".