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i am getting the same problem...ever since i did an upate of from the atrpms repo....so if you find out why or a fix i would like to know<BR><BR>> Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:27:00 -0500<BR>> From: rogerheflin@gmail.com<BR>> To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Occasional zero length file from a scheduled recording?<BR>> <BR>> Michael T. Dean wrote:<BR>> > On 04/12/2008 10:20 AM, Roger Heflin wrote:<BR>> >> Tom Dexter wrote:<BR>> >> <BR>> >>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Roger Heflin <rogerheflin@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>> >>> <BR>> >>>> Anyone ever figure out something on this one?<BR>> >>>><BR>> >>>><BR>> >>>> Mine just started doing this with my HD5500 card, I am not sure what is going on.<BR>> >>>><BR>> >>>> Signal strength is ok, on in liveTV entering has it failing but hitting Y to<BR>> >>>> cycle to another tuner and then back to the 5500 so far has caused it to work<BR>> >>>> every time.<BR>> >>>><BR>> >>>> Recording seems to fail every time.<BR>> >>>><BR>> >>>> Sometimes it is a zero length file (from livetv I think), and sometimes the file<BR>> >>>> is not there at all (usually from a recording).<BR>> >>>><BR>> >>>> Are others still seeing this?<BR>> >>>><BR>> >>>> I am running 2.6.24.4, and it worked for 1-2 days after the initial upgrade,<BR>> >>>> then after a reboot it appears to fail almost every time (and reboots don't<BR>> >>>> appear to change the behavior).<BR>> >>>><BR>> >>>> Using getatsc to grab a signal appears to work every time.<BR>> >>> If your HD-5500 is failing to record every time it's probably<BR>> >>> something very different that what I've experienced. Like others here<BR>> >>> it's an extremely rare occurrence for me...I think I had it happen<BR>> >>> three times in the year I've been using my system.<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> When it has happened to me, myth appears to think recording is working<BR>> >>> just fine, and the logs show no sign of a problem (though I've never<BR>> >>> had logging beyond important,general enabled when it occurred).<BR>> >> I am pretty sure mine is the same, and it may not fail every time. I did <BR>> >> several tests last night and they all failed, doing several test now they all <BR>> >> appear to work.<BR>> >><BR>> >> No errors, it shows that it starts recording at the correct time, and shows that <BR>> >> it ends at the correct ending time with no errors (kernel or mythtv), but either <BR>> >> a zero file is produced or no file is produced.<BR>> >><BR>> >> It will work with getatsc or if you usg 'Y' to cycle through the tuners, so the <BR>> >> tuner itself is ok, and the signal is ok.<BR>> > <BR>> > Have you tried re-scanning channels? (This /is/ a valid question, <BR>> > though many may wrongly assume that because sometimes you're seeing <BR>> > video, it can't possibly be the problem.)<BR>> > <BR>> > Mike<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Mike,<BR>> <BR>> What would you expect to be wrong with the given channel entry? And can the <BR>> problem be seen in the channel editor? Or would looking at the database be <BR>> required to see the problem? Is the frequency off just a bit?<BR>> <BR>> Roger<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> mythtv-users mailing list<BR>> mythtv-users@mythtv.org<BR>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users<BR><br /><hr />A prize an hour, 24 hours a day. <a href='http://www.bigsnapsearch.com
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