[mythtv-users] 0.19 and manual recording

[W.Kenworthy]

That may be the problem, with manual recording and no guide data, it
just shuts down.  Pressing R during a livetv sessions works, but only
lasts 30 mins - a pia during a 3 hour session!

BillK


On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 14:18 -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 03/05/2006 01:57 PM, Stefan Haflidason wrote:
> > On 3/5/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> >   
> >> On 03/05/2006 07:15 AM, William Kenworthy wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Is there an alternative way to just record until I say stop?
> >>>       
> >> Nope.  Not with Myth.  With other (non-PVR-type) applications, perhaps...
> >>     
> > Unless he was watching the channel in live tv and pressed 'R', right? That
> > is of course little use in terms of automation.
> >   
> 
> Still no.  If you're in LiveTV and press "R", MythTV will begin 
> recording the current program and will end the recording at the end of 
> the current program.
> 
> If you have no guide data for MythTV to use to determine the appropriate 
> length/name of the recording, it will record for 30 minutes or 60 
> minutes (don't remember which) and give the recording a very bad name 
> (which is why manual recordings are better than LiveTV recordings when 
> you have no program listings--they allow you to set an appropriate stop 
> time and recording name).
> 
> Mike
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