[mythtv-users] MythTV keeps wanting to record the same episode

Kevin Ross kevin at familyross.net
Sat Aug 28 02:27:08 UTC 2010


  On 8/27/2010 7:21 PM, Kevin Ross wrote:
>  There are some shows where I keep having to delete episodes because 
> MythTV keeps recording duplicates.  An example is Whale Wars, where it 
> recorded the episode "Ready to Snap" 4 times over the last few weeks.  
> Here's a dump of some relevant tables:
>
> <table name="oldrecorded">
> <column name="chanid">2630</column>
> <column name="starttime">2010-08-01 22:00:00</column>
> <column name="endtime">2010-08-01 23:00:00</column>
> <column name="title">Whale Wars</column>
> <column name="subtitle">Ready to Snap</column>
> <column name="description">The two ships briefly reunite to restock 
> supplies and make repair plans for the helicopter; the crew of the Bob 
> Barker braces for the arrival of a colossal storm.</column>
> <column name="category">Animals</column>
> <column name="seriesid">EP01087009</column>
> <column name="programid">EP010870090027</column>
> <column name="findid">0</column>
> <column name="recordid">106</column>
> <column name="station">APLHD</column>
> <column name="rectype">3</column>
> <column name="duplicate">0</column>
> <column name="recstatus">-3</column>
> <column name="reactivate">0</column>
> <column name="generic">0</column>
> </table>
> <table name="oldrecorded">
> <column name="chanid">2630</column>
> <column name="starttime">2010-08-13 23:00:00</column>
> <column name="endtime">2010-08-14 00:00:00</column>
> <column name="title">Whale Wars</column>
> <column name="subtitle">Ready to Snap</column>
> <column name="description">The two ships briefly reunite to restock 
> supplies and make repair plans for the helicopter; the crew of the Bob 
> Barker braces for the arrival of a colossal storm.</column>
> <column name="category">Animals</column>
> <column name="seriesid">EP01087009</column>
> <column name="programid">EP010870090027</column>
> <column name="findid">0</column>
> <column name="recordid">106</column>
> <column name="station">APLHD</column>
> <column name="rectype">3</column>
> <column name="duplicate">0</column>
> <column name="recstatus">-3</column>
> <column name="reactivate">0</column>
> <column name="generic">0</column>
> </table>
> <table name="oldrecorded">
> <column name="chanid">2630</column>
> <column name="starttime">2010-08-02 02:00:00</column>
> <column name="endtime">2010-08-02 03:00:00</column>
> <column name="title">Whale Wars</column>
> <column name="subtitle">Ready to Snap</column>
> <column name="description">The two ships briefly reunite to restock 
> supplies and make repair plans for the helicopter; the crew of the Bob 
> Barker braces for the arrival of a colossal storm.</column>
> <column name="category">Animals</column>
> <column name="seriesid">EP01087009</column>
> <column name="programid">EP010870090027</column>
> <column name="findid">0</column>
> <column name="recordid">106</column>
> <column name="station">APLHD</column>
> <column name="rectype">3</column>
> <column name="duplicate">0</column>
> <column name="recstatus">-3</column>
> <column name="reactivate">0</column>
> <column name="generic">0</column>
> </table>
> <table name="oldrecorded">
> <column name="chanid">2630</column>
> <column name="starttime">2010-08-27 14:00:00</column>
> <column name="endtime">2010-08-27 15:00:00</column>
> <column name="title">Whale Wars</column>
> <column name="subtitle">Ready to Snap</column>
> <column name="description">The two ships briefly reunite to restock 
> supplies and make repair plans for the helicopter; the crew of the Bob 
> Barker braces for the arrival of a colossal storm.</column>
> <column name="category">Animals</column>
> <column name="seriesid">EP01087009</column>
> <column name="programid">EP010870090027</column>
> <column name="findid">0</column>
> <column name="recordid">106</column>
> <column name="station">APLHD</column>
> <column name="rectype">3</column>
> <column name="duplicate">1</column>
> <column name="recstatus">-3</column>
> <column name="reactivate">0</column>
> <column name="generic">0</column>
> </table>
>
> Here's the recording rule:
>
> <table name="record">
> <column name="recordid">106</column>
> <column name="type">3</column>
> <column name="chanid">2630</column>
> <column name="starttime">17:00:00</column>
> <column name="startdate">2010-06-11</column>
> <column name="endtime">18:00:00</column>
> <column name="enddate">2010-06-11</column>
> <column name="title">Whale Wars</column>
> <column name="subtitle">Surrounded by Spies</column>
> <column name="description">The Sea Shepherds embark on another 
> dangerous campaign as whaling season begins in the Antarctic; a 
> donation from former game-show host Bob Barker allows the group to 
> purchase a former Norwegian whaling vessel.</column>
> <column name="category">Animals</column>
> <column name="profile">Default</column>
> <column name="recpriority">0</column>
> <column name="autoexpire">1</column>
> <column name="maxepisodes">0</column>
> <column name="maxnewest">0</column>
> <column name="startoffset">0</column>
> <column name="endoffset">0</column>
> <column name="recgroup">Default</column>
> <column name="dupmethod">6</column>
> <column name="dupin">15</column>
> <column name="station">APLHD</column>
> <column name="seriesid">EP01087009</column>
> <column name="programid">EP010870090020</column>
> <column name="search">0</column>
> <column name="autotranscode">0</column>
> <column name="autocommflag">1</column>
> <column name="autouserjob1">0</column>
> <column name="autouserjob2">0</column>
> <column name="autouserjob3">0</column>
> <column name="autouserjob4">0</column>
> <column name="findday">6</column>
> <column name="findtime">17:00:00</column>
> <column name="findid">734299</column>
> <column name="inactive">0</column>
> <column name="parentid">0</column>
> <column name="transcoder">0</column>
> <column name="tsdefault">1</column>
> <column name="playgroup">Default</column>
> <column name="prefinput">0</column>
> <column name="next_record">0000-00-00 00:00:00</column>
> <column name="last_record">2010-08-27 17:59:01</column>
> <column name="last_delete">2010-08-20 20:15:09</column>
> <column name="storagegroup">Default</column>
> <column name="avg_delay">18</column>
> </table>
>
> Also, it's planning on recording it plenty more times in the future:
>
> $ mythbackend --printsched | grep "Whale Wars"
> Whale Wars - "Vendetta"             130 APLHD   27 21:00-22:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "To the Ends of the E  130 APLHD   27 22:00-23:00  2 5 4  
> C 5 2
> Whale Wars - "Fire in the Sky"      130 APLHD   27 23:00-00:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Vendetta"             130 APLHD   28 01:00-02:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "To the Ends of the E  130 APLHD   28 02:00-03:00  2 0 0  
> C E 2
> Whale Wars - "Sliced in Two"        130 APLHD   29 10:00-11:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "Revenge Is Mine"      130 APLHD   29 11:00-12:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Ready to Snap"        130 APLHD   29 12:00-13:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "A Bloody Trail"       130 APLHD   29 13:00-14:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Zero Hour"            130 APLHD   29 14:00-15:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Fire in the Sky"      130 APLHD   29 15:00-16:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Vendetta"             130 APLHD   29 16:00-17:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "To the Ends of the E  130 APLHD   29 17:00-18:00  2 0 0  
> C E 2
> Whale Wars - "To the Ends of the E  130 APLHD   29 20:00-21:00  2 0 0  
> C E 2
> Whale Wars - "Vendetta"             130 APLHD   29 23:00-00:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "To the Ends of the E  130 APLHD   30 00:00-01:00  2 0 0  
> C E 2
> Whale Wars - "Surrounded by Spies"  130 APLHD   06 07:00-08:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Crossing Danger"      130 APLHD   06 08:00-09:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "From Hell's Heart"    130 APLHD   06 09:00-10:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Stealth Attack"       130 APLHD   06 10:00-11:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "The Thrill of the Ch  130 APLHD   06 11:00-12:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Sliced in Two"        130 APLHD   06 12:00-13:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "Revenge Is Mine"      130 APLHD   06 13:00-14:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Ready to Snap"        130 APLHD   06 14:00-15:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "A Bloody Trail"       130 APLHD   06 15:00-16:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Zero Hour"            130 APLHD   06 16:00-17:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Fire in the Sky"      130 APLHD   06 17:00-18:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Vendetta"             130 APLHD   06 18:00-19:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "To the Ends of the E  130 APLHD   06 19:00-20:00  2 0 0  
> C E 2
> Whale Wars - "Vendetta"             130 APLHD   06 20:00-21:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "To the Ends of the E  130 APLHD   06 21:00-22:00  2 0 0  
> C E 2
> Whale Wars - "Fire in the Sky"      130 APLHD   06 22:00-23:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Zero Hour"            130 APLHD   06 23:00-00:00  2 0 0  
> C P 2
> Whale Wars - "Vendetta"             130 APLHD   07 00:00-01:00  2 0 0  
> C R 2
> Whale Wars - "To the Ends of the E  130 APLHD   07 01:00-02:00  2 0 0  
> C E 2
> Whale Wars - "From Pirate To Priso  130 APLHD   07 02:00-03:00  2 4 3  
> C 4 2
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> -- Kevin

Forget what I said about it wanting to record plenty of times in the 
future.  I suck at reading the --printsched output.  I now see that it 
won't.  But I am wondering about all the duplicate recordings I 
currently have.



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