[mythtv-users] Buffer file not rolling

Dave Sherohman esper at sherohman.org
Fri Oct 7 17:09:40 UTC 2005


On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 09:56:37AM -0700, Peter Darley wrote:
> On Oct 7, 2005, at 9:10 AM, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> >The ringbuffer will grow until it reaches the max size configured  
> >in the
> >database.  Try setting your max ringbuffer size to a smaller value;
> >it's in mythtv-setup, a setting called "Live TV buffer (GB)".
> >
> 
> Ok, this has me confused.  I thought that the ringbuffer was on the  
> frontend?  If so, this implies that the ringbuffer needs to be the  
> same size on all front ends?

Yes, you are confused.  The ringbuffer(s) live on the back end, with
the tuner(s).

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