[mythtv-users] Must recording re-start when swtching channel?

jose rubio debian at nc.rr.com
Fri Sep 12 16:57:19 EDT 2003


On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 15:30, Isaac Richards wrote:
> On Friday 12 September 2003 03:20 pm, Will Dormann wrote:
> > At 03:12 PM 9/12/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > >I got home today for my lunch hour and I noticed that I've left livetv
> > >on all morning.  I switch channels and it took about 20 seconds to
> > >respond.  I was almost reaching for the power button...
> > >
> > >I assume that it was because the livetv buffer was large and it took a
> > >while to erase it (is that right?)  After that channel changing took its
> > >usual 3-5 secs (which is nothing to write home about either btw)
> >
> > Try using a reiserfs partition.   As mentioned in a recent post, it cuts
> > down the file delete time tremendously.
> 
> Alternatively, you _could_ try current CVS.
> 
> Isaac
I'll try the latest CVS tonight...  But that still leaves un-answered
the question of whether it is required to delete the livetv buffer after
channel changes.


-jose-



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