[mythtv-users] phantom scheduling

[Peter Bennett (cats22)]

On 01/27/2016 11:59 AM, Daryl McDonald wrote:
>
> Greetings Mythizens, I use cable and FTA sources to record from,
> recently I'm noticing duplicate upcoming recordings for a single
> recording rule, one on FTA (preferred, four tuners) and one on cable,
> that has caused conflicts, but never really records. (one event shows
> up in watch recordings, and two in upcoming recordings which occupies
> single cable tuner)This occurs on overlapping channels with different
> xmlid's. It appeared to do the right thing when I used the used the
> "only one recording" and "this channel" switches but a couple days
> later the phantom and conflict returned. Has anyone ever experienced
> this, or know a workaround?
> 14.04 Ubuntu desktop with Myth.27 fixes Steppes wide.
>
> Daryl
>
>
I have noticed this when there are generic episodes (i.e. Episodes that
have no specific description). My solution is to select "Identifiable
episodes only", which prevents the generic episodes from recording.
Generic episodes are normally reruns. You may actually want those
generic episodes recorded, in which case you probably need a custom rule
that selects a particular channel.

I also notice that when trying to record the news, this problem
invariably happens, it wants to record the same news show off many
channels, including record it off the HD and SD copies of the same
channel. I solve it by selecting "this channel" or creating a custom
rule that uses channel id to select which one to record. This is not
optimal but it works for me.

Peter