I recently reviewed ticket #<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">10222 (closed/won't fix) regarding the segfaults in mythcommflag. I am still seeing numerous segfaults in my recordings. So I'm starting on the USERS list to solicit others' experiences with commflagging. On a lark, I sorted my recordings by channel and got this information:</span><div>
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">FXHD -- Seems to always work </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(HDHR Prime)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">HGTVHD -- Always fails</span><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">(HDHR Prime)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">TLCHD -- Almost always fails (1 out of 20 succeeded)</span><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">(HDHR Prime)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">DISCOVERYHD -- Almost always fails (2 out 30 succeeded)</span><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">(HDHR Prime)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">SCIFIHD -- Always fails</span><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">(HDHR Prime)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">USAHD -- Always fails</span><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">(HDHR Prime)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">TNTHD -- Alwyas fails (since Dec 2011 -- always worked prior)</span><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">(HDHR Prime)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">FOXHD -- Always works (OTA)</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">WQADHD -- Always works (OTA)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">KWQCHD -- Always works (OTA)</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">WHBF HD -- Always works (OTA)</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Lo and behold, I'm beginning to see a pattern. All of my recordings (with exception of FXHD) from the HDHR Prime (w/ cable card) fail. All of my OTA recordings succeed. Any other people want to share their results? Anyone have an idea of what's happening (with, for extra points, how to fix it)? Is this the cable company switching resolutions at commercial breaks, breaking ffmpeg decoding?</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">It's really annoying during the summer since 75% of what we watch is off cable. During the "regular" TV season, it's reversed. BTW: All of the recordings off the HDHR Prime are watchable -- the occasional, brief signal breakup but nothing that anyone would complain about or even notice.</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">-- Ken E.</span></div>