[mythtv-users] Unable to record from EPG

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/09/2018 10:23 PM, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 13:33:56 -0400, you wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I am new to MythTV but am somewhat familiar with Linux, Mysql and Perl.
>> I have setup the MythTV (Ver .28) master back end on Ubuntu 16.04 server
>> with a Hauppage WinTV-quadHD tuner card. I have a dedicated drive for
>> storing recordings separately from the system disk. The front end is
>> currently running on a Mac Mini.
>>
>> I am able to view channels, selecting them from the EPG. If I am
>> watching a channel and select record (R) the program is recorded to the
>> storage drive. If I select a program to record in the future from the
>> EPG the recording never happens. I have looked at the record table in
>> the mythconverg database and the recording times are 4hrs later than the
>> times shown in the EPG? I have updated the starttime, startade, endtime,
>> enddate in the record table to match the actual airtime of the program
>> but this does not seem to be  the issue as no recording is created.
>>
>> I have been searching the internet for solutions to this problem but am
>> not finding much that is relevant. Any ideas where I should start?
>>
>> Thanks!
...
> To see what is going wrong with a recording, you will need to turn on
> a higher logging level for recordings.

Much easier is to start by looking at MythTV's reason for not recording 
the showing.  Go to the frontend and select Manage Recordings|Previously 
Recorded.  Then find the failed recording and see why it said it 
failed.  My guess is "not found", which means that something (such as 
the start and/or end time of the recording) changed since the rule (a 
"this showing", single-record rule) was created (even a 1s change makes 
for a different showing, and, therefore defeats a "this showing" rule).  
That would mean that your guide data changed between the time you 
created the rule and the time the show was aired.  If so, you either 
need to use "looser" rules (all/anytime) or get better guide data.

And, then again, are you really sure you want to be using EIT guide data 
in the first place?  If you are UTC -0400, you may well have the option 
of using a good guide data source, such as Schedules Direct.

Mike