[mythtv-users] Missed recordings

[Kevin Kuphal]

Mercury Morris wrote:
> Running MythTV version 0.20.20061004-2, from SVN, since 10-16-2006,
> the following failure occurred 10-25-2006:
>
> Three recordings resulted in no file(s) being created.  The database
> entries for all three looked normal, but the files never existed.  I
> have attached the backend log for the first recording.
>
> All three were "recorded" on the same DVB card, an AirStar HD5000.
> And, this version of MythTV was an SVN upgrade.  Prior to the upgrade,
> a "missed recording" failure had not occurred on this hardware.
>
> I need some expertise to help interpret the log because I can't tell
> if anything in the log indicates the cause of the file(s) not being
> created (/video/2041_20061025210000.mpg).
>
> There are similar examples of missed recordings in the several
> archives, but no single instance gives a definite cause and/or a
> specific fix.
Your logs really don't show anything.  You may not be at a high enough 
verbosity level to see.  Regardless, have you tried recording something 
off this card outside of MythTV to be sure that the problem isn't with 
the hardware configuration before looking into a MythTV problem.

Kevin