[mythtv-users] empty recording...

[Vinton Coffman]

Look in /var/log/messages and search for an error message from ivtv.  
If it says something about "not enough buffers".  You may want to try 
this.

I found this solution by searching the forum.

 > OK. I can help with this one. Add an option to /etc/modules.conf:
 > options ivtv debug=1 mpg_buffers=100

 > Reload the module and see if you get fewer of these errors. It could 
be the
 > "glitches" are dropped frames. This setting could help.

 > I have two PVR-250's and had to make a different change to eliminate 
these
 > warnings altogether, but this should be enough for one card.

 > Russ

 > P.S. In case you need even more than 100, change the maximum by 
looking in
 > ivtv-driver.c for a line like this:

 > if ((mpg_buffers > 100) || (mpg_buffers < 15)) {

 > and change the 100 to a bigger number.