[mythtv-commits] Ticket #12612: New installs die after a few days fixes/0.27 (v0.27 (v0.27.5-71-ga62fc0d)

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#12612: New installs die after a few days fixes/0.27 (v0.27 (v0.27.5-71-ga62fc0d)
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 Reporter:  singogli@…            |          Owner:
     Type:  Bug Report - General  |         Status:  infoneeded_new
 Priority:  minor                 |      Milestone:  unknown
Component:  MythTV - General      |        Version:  0.27.5
 Severity:  medium                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                        |  Ticket locked:  0
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Comment (by mdean):

 MySQL NULL values in columns (even in VARCHAR columns) are not a problem--
 and should not be changed (those you've changed in program listings will
 expire within a few weeks, but you should fix the ones you changed in
 channel--or reconfigure you channels as described at http://www.gossamer-
 threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034 ).  Having a null character
 in a VARCHAR column--which is very different--is a problem.  MySQL uses a
 special value called NULL to indicate that a column has no value within
 it, and this is appropriate for some columns in some records in your
 database.  However, a VARCHAR column can hold any characters, including
 the null character ('\0' or ASCII character 0), which our code doesn't
 generally handle.  This will cause problems.  However, this does not seem
 to be your problem.

 I addition to fixing the hostname issue Jonathan mentioned, please, also,
 see:

 https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Why_aren.27t_my_new_recordings_showing_up_in_Watch_Recordings.3F

 You may well have changed the displayed recording group and have the
 setting:
 {{{
 Save current group filter when changed
 If enabled, remember the last selected filter instead of displaying the
 default filter whenever you enter the playback screen.
 }}}

 enabled (it is by default).  Then, if you go back into Watch Recordings
 after recordings in that group are gone, you will get an empty list of
 recordings.  If this is the case, you need to change the filter to show
 all recordings (and may want to disable saving the last-selected filter).
 Since there are no related errors shown when you get the empty list of
 recordings, it does not seem to be a MythTV error, which indicates that it
 is likely showing what it is supposed to show, even if that's not what
 you're expecting it to show.

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