[mythtv-users] Failed Recordings

[David Engel]

On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 09:46:49AM -0400, Peter Bennett wrote:
> On 10/15/2017 12:27 AM, David Engel wrote:
> > What kind of enclosure and power source do you use for your fan?  My
> > InfiniTV 6 ETH has been pretty reliable(*) over the years, but I do
> > get concerned about how hot it runs.
> > 
> > (*)Though, not as reliable as my HDHomerun Prime.  Also, I have the
> > following patch in my personal code base.  It helped at one time, but
> > I think it was mainly an issue with my cable provider.  I'm not sure
> > if it's still needed.
> > 
> > --- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/recorders/cetonstreamhandler.cpp
> > +++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/recorders/cetonstreamhandler.cpp
> > @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ uint CetonStreamHandler::GetProgramNumber(void) const
> >               .arg(prog).arg(i));
> >           uint prognum = prog.toUInt();
> > -        if (prognum != 0)
> > +        if (prognum != 0 && prognum != 1)
> >               return prognum;
> >           usleep(100000);
> 
> Sorry I missed this email.
> 
> I have a fan from Amazon which uses a USB type power supply.
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G05A2MU

Thanks.

> I gave up on the HD homerun prime because it kept hanging and rebooting
> itself with a watchdog reboot. It was replaced under warranty and the
> replacement did the same.
> 
> I don't know what problem that patch addressed. One problem I have with the
> ceton is once a year or so, a program is recorded completely corrupt -
> random pixels with occasional flashes from the video, sound just beeps and
> buzzes with random snatches of the real audio.

The patch fixes a tuning problem I had a couple of years ago.  I
suspect it was specific to my provider.  I don't believe it's been
triggered in quite some time.

David
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David Engel
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