[mythtv-users] mythbackend missing recordings.

[George Mari]

Glenn Sommer wrote:
> Hey
> 
> Today mythbackend missed two recordings.
> Well, actually I'm not sure "missed" is the right word here... It just
> created two 0byte files.
> 
> I have plenty of diskspace left, so that's not an issue.
> I tried tuning to the channels (using livetv)... no problems there.
> I looked in mythbackend.log, and saw this:
> 2009-05-24 21:26:35.053 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2009-05-24 21:27:40.217 Reschedule requested for id 0.
> 2009-05-24 21:27:40.413 Scheduled 114 items in 0.2 = 0.00 match + 0.19 place
> 2009-05-24 21:28:09.645 TVRec(3): ASK_RECORDING 3 29 0 0
> 2009-05-24 21:28:10.043 TVRec(1): ASK_RECORDING 1 29 0 0
> 2009-05-24 21:28:10.441 TVRec(2): ASK_RECORDING 2 29 0 0
> 2009-05-24 21:28:41.489 TVRec(1): Changing from None to RecordingOnly
> 2009-05-24 21:28:41.494 TVRec(1): HW Tuner: 1->1
> 2009-05-24 21:28:41.567 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 3.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2009-05-24 21:28:41.571 Started recording: Top Gear "Episode 12":
> channel 1360 on cardid 1, sourceid 1
> 2009-05-24 21:41:35.253 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space: 3.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2009-05-24 21:45:33.721 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2009-05-24 21:45:33.736 adding: mediecenter as a client (events: 0)
> 
> Nothing alarming there either... So, I really don't understand why
> mythbackend is generating 0byte files here?
> 
> 
> What should I do next... Is there some debug options I can enable on
> mythbackend? (currently it's just launched with: important,general)
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Does the user that the backend is running as have write permission your 
recording directory?