[mythtv-users] auto stop record

CyberSource peter at cybersource.us
Thu Feb 23 12:12:40 UTC 2006


Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 02/22/2006 08:52 AM, CyberSource wrote:
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>> Michael T. Dean wrote:
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>>>> I have the auto stop record set to 300mb but twice now I have had 
>>>> people that I have setup screw up their Linux systems because the 
>>>> recordings went over and filled up the entire hard drive. I was able to 
>>>> fix after but this is not cool. Can anyone tell me what I might be 
>>>> missing that the auto stop record function does not work?
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Truthfully, you're missing autoexpire.
>>>
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>>  Thanks for the reply. I don't like the sound of either option, I 
>> wouldn't want someone to loose a good recording they have because it 
>> timed out 
>>
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> You specify autoexpire on a per-recording basis, so if you have a 
> recording you want to keep, you can disable autoexpire on it.  Then, 
> other recordings that you don't care if you lose (i.e. the ones that 
> re-air in reruns all the time) can be set to autoexpire...
>
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>> and the other option just fills up the drive anyway, or at 
>> least that's how I'm reading your reply.
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> Yep.  Unless, as Chris said, you make sure your "New Recording Free Disk 
> Space Threshold" is larger than the maximum possible recording size...  
> And, with multiple capture cards in a backend, it's possible that 
> concurrent recordings could still cause the disk to fill up, but using a 
> very large value for your threshold will minimize the likelihood of 
> filling the disk space.
>
> Mike
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Thanks for the info Mike, I have a much clearer understanding now.


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