[mythtv-users] cancel a recording

[Kevin Kuphal]

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Simon Kenyon <simon at koala.ie> wrote:

> i was in livetv and i decided i wanted to record the program
> i left and went into the schedule to discover that the program was very
> long (it was the preview on BBC HD)
> i only wanted the first 6-7 minutes but i could not find a way to stop the
> recording
> i wanted to keep what had been recorded so far
>
> i thought i was being really clever
> i went into the recording directory and started a copy there before i
> cancelled it in mythweb
> but i had forgotten that i was going to the master backend over nfs and so
> i lost it
>
> is there a correct way to stop a recording like this?
> i am running svn head


I would guess that you can:

- Press "R" during LiveTV to start a "real" recording
- Find that recording in your Watch Recordings screen
- Press "I" to bring up the menu and press "Stop Recording"

Kevin
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