[mythtv-users] I can record from live tv but not from the schedule

Lee McLaren lists at lrm.com.au
Wed May 6 12:52:23 UTC 2009


David Watkins wrote:
>> I have a strange problem with all of the channels from only one
>> television station. I am using dvb-t in Tasmania Australia. One of the
>> local stations (SBS) is causing a few problems some tv's as well as
>> mythtv systems but claim that their multiplexer is working correctly so
>> they are not going to fix it.
>>
>> The symptoms are that I can watch the channels correctly with livetv and
>> if I hit record I get a good recording. On the other hand, if I schedule
>> a recording from the tv guide or web interface it records with a 0 byte
>> file.
>>     
>
> Possibly a problem with your listing schedule and/or channel
> configuration data.  ie when you try and record from the TV guide it
> isn't actually using the same channel parameters that you are watchng
> on Live TV.
>
> A rescan of that multiplex might help but before you do that you could
> look through the channels table in the database (or using mythweb) for
> duplicate channels, either with or without the same channel number.
> You might get away with just deleting a few channels.
>
> AFAIK there's no difference in the recording method between Live TV
> and Recordings, so it's unlikely to be anything in the code.
>
> You could look in the backend log when selecting a particular channel
> on Live TV and scheduled recording, and see what channel is being
> tuned in each case.
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Thanks David,


I have gone through the channels with a fine tooth comb, the channel ID
and number is unique, I have captured logs of live tv and recording and
there seems to be some differences in theses parts:
Both seem to be recording the same channel:

LIVE
################
2009-05-06 22:32:35.694 desired_program(897) pid(0x401)
2009-05-06 22:32:35.694 pmt_pid(0x401)
2009-05-06 22:32:35.694 PAT for output stream
2009-05-06 22:32:35.694 Program Association Table
 PSIP tableID(0x0) length(13) extension(0x380)
      version(0) current(1) section(0) last_section(0)
         tsid: 896
 programCount: 1
  program number     1 has PID 0x 401   data  0x 0 0x 1 0xe4 0x 1

SCHEDULED
################
2009-05-06 22:25:06.726 desired_program(897) pid(0x401)
2009-05-06 22:25:06.726 pmt_pid(0x401)
2009-05-06 22:25:06.726 PAT for output stream
2009-05-06 22:25:06.726 Program Association Table
 PSIP tableID(0x0) length(13) extension(0x380)
      version(0) current(1) section(0) last_section(0)
         tsid: 896
 programCount: 1
  program number     1 has PID 0x 401   data  0x 0 0x 1 0xe4 0x 1


LIVE TV
#####################################
2009-05-06 22:32:35.695 DVBRec(12:3): Saw PMT but did not write to disk yet
2009-05-06 22:32:35.695 RecBase(12:3): SetRecording(0xa5b421c0)
title(Night on Earth)
2009-05-06 22:32:35.696 DVBRec(12:3): Card opened successfully fd(-1)
2009-05-06 22:32:35.696 TVRec(12): SetFlags(FrontendReady,) ->
FrontendReady,RunMainLoop,CancelNextRecording,NeedToStartRecorder,RingBufferReady,
2009-05-06 22:32:35.696 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @0 + 0
2009-05-06 22:32:35.696 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @188 + 0
2009-05-06 22:32:35.696 DVBSH(3): AddListener(0x830b2d0) -- begin
2009-05-06 22:32:35.696 DVBSH(3): AddListener(0x830b2d0) -- locked
2009-05-06 22:32:35.697 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
Space: 52.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
2009-05-06 22:32:35.701 TVRec(12):
SetFlags(RecorderRunning,RingBufferReady,) ->
FrontendReady,RunMainLoop,CancelNextRecording,NeedToStartRecorder,RecorderRunning,RingBufferReady,
2009-05-06 22:32:35.701 TVRec(12): ClearFlags(NeedToStartRecorder,) ->
FrontendReady,RunMainLoop,CancelNextRecording,RecorderRunning,RingBufferReady,
2009-05-06 22:32:35.712 DevRdB(3): buffer size 9400 KB
2009-05-06 22:32:35.712 DVBSH(3): AddListener(0x830b2d0) -- end
2009-05-06 22:32:35.712 DVBSH(3): RunTS(): begin
2009-05-06 22:32:35.712 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x0) priority 2
2009-05-06 22:32:35.712 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x0
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x10) priority 1
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x10
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x14) priority 2
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x14
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x29) priority 3
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x29
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x33) priority 3
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x33
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x51) priority 3
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x51
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0xa1) priority 3
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0xa1
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x400) priority 1
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x400
2009-05-06 22:32:35.714 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x401) priority 2
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x401
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x402) priority 1
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x402
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x403) priority 1
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x403
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x404) priority 1
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x404
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x408) priority 1
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x408
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 DVBSH(3): AddPIDFilter(0x409) priority 1
2009-05-06 22:32:35.715 PIDInfo(3): Opening filter for pid 0x409
2009-05-06 22:32:35.741 DVBRec(12:3): Saw PAT but did not write to disk yet
2009-05-06 22:32:35.769 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2009-05-06 22:32:35.769 Empty LocalHostName.
2009-05-06 22:32:35.769 Using localhost value of mythbuntu
2009-05-06 22:32:35.812 DVBRec(12:3): Saw PMT but did not write to disk yet
2009-05-06 22:32:35.842 DVBRec(12:3): Saw PAT but did not write to disk yet
2009-05-06 22:32:35.909 DVBRec(12:3): Saw PMT but did not write to disk yet
2009-05-06 22:32:35.939 DVBRec(12:3): Saw PAT but did not write to disk yet
2009-05-06 22:32:35.990 PID 0xa1 Found Payload Start
2009-05-06 22:32:36.010 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @10152 + 282752
2009-05-06 22:32:36.040 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @19740 + 1060320
2009-05-06 22:32:36.111 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @58092 + 1272384
2009-05-06 22:32:36.132 PID 0x51 Found Payload Start
2009-05-06 22:32:36.142 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @77268 + 388784
2009-05-06 22:32:36.220 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @115620 + 954288
2009-05-06 22:32:36.240 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @134796 + 70688
2009-05-06 22:32:36.321 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @173148 + 494816
2009-05-06 22:32:36.337 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @182736 + 1519792
2009-05-06 22:32:36.381 Cannot find default UPnP backend
2009-05-06 22:32:36.385 New DB connection, total: 1
2009-05-06 22:32:36.391 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
10.1.1.150
2009-05-06 22:32:36.392 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
2009-05-06 22:32:36.392 Deleting UPnP client...
2009-05-06 22:32:36.417 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @230676 + 176720
2009-05-06 22:32:36.438 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @240264 + 1166352
2009-05-06 22:32:36.519 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @278240 + 1767200
2009-05-06 22:32:36.549 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @297604 + 883600
2009-05-06 22:32:36.610 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @335956 + 1413760
2009-05-06 22:32:36.645 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @355132 + 565504
2009-05-06 22:32:36.716 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @393484 + 1060320
2009-05-06 22:32:36.747 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PAT @412660 + 176720
2009-05-06 22:32:36.817 DVBRec(12:3): Wrote PMT @451200 + 671536


SCHEDULED RECORDING
##################################

2009-05-06 22:25:06.841 DVBSH(0): AddPIDFilter(0x29) priority 3
2009-05-06 22:25:06.841 PIDInfo(0): Opening filter for pid 0x29
2009-05-06 22:25:06.841 DVBSH(0): AddPIDFilter(0x33) priority 3
2009-05-06 22:25:06.841 PIDInfo(0): Opening filter for pid 0x33
2009-05-06 22:25:06.841 DVBSH(0): AddPIDFilter(0x51) priority 3
2009-05-06 22:25:06.841 PIDInfo(0): Opening filter for pid 0x51
2009-05-06 22:25:06.841 DVBSH(0): AddPIDFilter(0xa1) priority 3
2009-05-06 22:25:06.841 PIDInfo(0): Opening filter for pid 0xa1
2009-05-06 22:25:07.185 TVRec(3): ASK_RECORDING 3 0 0 0
2009-05-06 22:25:07.195 TVRec(2): ASK_RECORDING 2 0 0 0
2009-05-06 22:25:07.463 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:09.491 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:10.702 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2009-05-06 22:25:10.702 adding: mythbuntu as a client (events: 0)
2009-05-06 22:25:11.467 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:13.443 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:15.419 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:15.523 DTVSM(0)::SetNIT(): net_id = 12802
2009-05-06 22:25:15.523 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(NIT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:17.447 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:18.506 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2009-05-06 22:25:18.506 adding: mythbuntu as a client (events: 0)
2009-05-06 22:25:19.423 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:20.404 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2009-05-06 22:25:20.404 adding: mythbuntu as a client (events: 0)
2009-05-06 22:25:20.537 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090506222500.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:20.544 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090504192000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:20.739 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090506222500.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:20.740 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090506222500.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:20.741 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090506222500.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:20.741 Preview Error: Run() file not local:
'/GetPlaybackURL/UNABLE/TO/FIND/LOCAL/FILE/ON/mythbuntu/1003_20090506222500.mpg'
2009-05-06 22:25:20.741 MainServer: Failed to make preview image.
2009-05-06 22:25:20.744 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090506222500.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:20.745 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090506222500.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:20.745 Preview Error: Run() file not local:
'1003_20090506222500.mpg'
2009-05-06 22:25:21.399 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:21.580 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090504192000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:21.581 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090504192000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:21.581 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090504192000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:21.581 Preview Error: Run() file not local:
'/GetPlaybackURL/UNABLE/TO/FIND/LOCAL/FILE/ON/mythbuntu/1003_20090504192000.mpg'
2009-05-06 22:25:21.581 MainServer: Failed to make preview image.
2009-05-06 22:25:21.584 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090504192000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:21.585 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
'1003_20090504192000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-05-06 22:25:21.585 Preview Error: Run() file not local:
'1003_20090504192000.mpg'
2009-05-06 22:25:23.375 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:25.403 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:27.379 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:29.355 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:31.331 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:32.943 DTVSM(0): Time Offset: -131.943
2009-05-06 22:25:33.359 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()
2009-05-06 22:25:35.335 SM(0)::AddFlags: Seen(SDT,) Match() Wait()


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