[mythtv-users] recording problems with recent 'fixes' build

Paul Harrison mythtv at sky.com
Sun Dec 21 09:43:44 UTC 2008


Udo van den Heuvel wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am runnning a 13 dec 2008 fixes checkout:
> # mythbackend --version
> Please include all output in bug reports.
> MythTV Version   : exported
> MythTV Branch    : branches/release-0-21-fixes
> Library API      : 0.21.20080304-1
> Network Protocol : 40
> Options compiled in:
>   linux release using_alsa using_backend using_dbox2 using_dvb 
> using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu 
> using_lirc using_v4l using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv using_xvmc 
> using_xvmcw using_xvmc_vld using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python 
> using_opengl using_ffmpeg_threads using_live
>
> I noticed that mythbackend stops recording although there is program 
> data for a few days into the future and although I have three searches 
> active to record everything on three channels 24/7.
> The logs show this:
>
> (...)
> 2008-12-18 20:57:57.006 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free 
> Space: 3.0 G
> B w/freq: 5 min
> 2008-12-18 21:12:00.515 Reschedule requested for id 0.
> 2008-12-18 21:13:05.679 Scheduled 49 items in 65.1 = 0.00 match + 65.14 
> place
> 2008-12-18 21:17:00.040 TVRec(5): Changing from RecordingOnly to None
> 2008-12-18 21:17:00.065 Finished recording Op de bon: channel 3
> 2008-12-18 21:27:00.499 TVRec(2): Changing from RecordingOnly to None
> 2008-12-18 21:27:00.517 Finished recording Twee voor twaalf: channel 2
> 2008-12-18 21:37:00.674 TVRec(3): Changing from RecordingOnly to None
> 2008-12-18 21:37:00.695 Finished recording Gouden Loeki: channel 1
> 2008-12-18 23:05:01.603 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2008-12-18 23:05:01.615 adding: localhost as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-12-18 23:05:01.617 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2008-12-18 23:05:01.618 adding: localhost as a client (events: 1)
> 2008-12-19 04:59:05.208 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2008-12-19 04:59:05.231 adding: localhost as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-12-19 04:59:05.233 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2008-12-19 04:59:05.235 adding: localhost as a client (events: 1)
> 2008-12-19 07:05:02.034 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2008-12-19 07:05:02.035 adding: localhost as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-12-19 07:05:02.037 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2008-12-19 07:05:02.038 adding: localhost as a client (events: 1)
> 2008-12-19 11:05:01.653 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2008-12-19 11:05:01.654 adding: localhost as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-12-19 11:05:01.656 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2008-12-19 11:05:01.657 adding: localhost as a client (events: 1)
> 2008-12-19 15:05:02.299 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2008-12-19 15:05:02.300 adding: localhost as a client (events: 0)
> 2008-12-19 15:05:02.302 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2008-12-19 15:05:02.303 adding: localhost as a client (events: 1)
>
> After a backend restart the behaviour is OK for a while.
>
> What can I do to find the cause?
>
> Kind regards,
> Udo
>
>   

What svn revision exactly?

There was a bug in r19342  that IIRC was causing an infinate loop that 
sounds something like the problem you are having. It was fixed by r19358 
late on the 13th Dec.

Paul H.




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