[mythtv] CVS and backend problem

[Colin Cross]

Curtis Stanford wrote:

> The last week or so I've had problems with my backend that I've never 
> seen before. Occasionally, programs that are scheduled to be recorded 
> are only partially recorded. Perhaps only the last 10-20 minutes will 
> be recorded. Sometimes, the program will not be recorded at all (if 
> it's a 1/2 hour program).
>
> Different parts of mythtv seem confused as to what's going on during 
> one of these recordings. The 'Watch Recordings' screen does not show 
> the program being recorded but the 'Upcoming Recordings' shows the 
> program highlighted and indicates that it is being recorded. The HTTP 
> interface to the backend also does not show any recording taking 
> place. If I try to watch Live TV, it says all inputs are being used by 
> a recording. The backend itself shows no video file being written to.
>
> It's hard to pin down but seems to happen most when I'm watching 
> another recording when the new one is supposed to start. I've been 
> running this backend for a long time and have never seen a problem 
> like this. I'm running the latest CVS and my backend is separate from 
> the frontends.
>
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
> Curtis

I started seeing the same problem when I upgraded from Dec 8 CVS to Dec 
12 CVS.  I'm running now with -v record,schedule, but I don't have a 
debug version on my backend so I can't get a backtrace for a while.