[mythtv-users] MythTV has stopped recording [resolved]

Brent Bolin brent.bolin at gmail.com
Wed Mar 10 01:59:02 UTC 2010


On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 6:18 PM, steve <networks1 at cox.net> wrote:
> Apparently the reference to the channel changer script got deleted from the
> setup.  It all seems to be working now, but I don’t understand how those
> changes got written to the setup when I did not put them in there…
>
>
>
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of steve
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:18 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: [mythtv-users] MythTV has stopped recording
>
>
>
> Hi.  My MythTV system has developed problems, I think following a power
> failure yesterday.  Since then, the HDPVR I am using for the capture card
> has lit up as if it’s recording, but the previews are blank and when I try
> to play back a recorded show I get the circle-1 that normally shows then a
> black screen.  I had a look at setup, and found that there was a new analog
> capture card defined in addition to the (which I did not create) in addition
> to the H.264 device (which I created when I set it up originally).  So I
> deleted both cards and re-created the H.264 device.  But now it won’t record
> anything.  It still plays shows recorded before yesterday OK.  I have run
> the db cleanup scripts but that’s no help. The backend log is as shown below
> (from reboot through a scheduled recording).  Any suggestions how to
> straighten this out?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.063 mythbackend version: tags/release-0-22 [0.22]
> www.mythtv.org
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.197 Using runtime prefix = /usr
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.248 Using configuration directory = /etc/mythtv
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.306 Empty LocalHostName.
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.339 Using localhost value of mythtv
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.381 Configuration::Load - Error parsing:
> /etc/mythtv/config.xml at line: 1  column: 1
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.423 Configuration::Load - Error Msg: error occurred
> while parsing element
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.472 New DB connection, total: 1
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.544 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.582 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.624 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.705 Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 1244
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.742 MythBackend: Starting up as the master server.
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.819 New DB connection, total: 2
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:23.875 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:24.222 New DB connection, total: 3
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:24.277 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:24.570 Channel(/dev/video0)::Tune(): Error -1 while setting
> frequency (v2): Invalid argument
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:24.637 New DB scheduler connection
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:24.678 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
> localhost
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:24.721 Scheduler, Warning: Listings source '' is defined,
> but is not attached to a card input.
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:25.050 MediaServer:: Loopback address specified -
> 127.0.0.1. Disabling UPnP
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:25.087 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:25.129 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:25.231 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free Space:
> 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:27.800 Reschedule requested for id -1.
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:29.490 Scheduled 170 items in 1.7 = 0.74 match + 0.94 place
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:29.613 Seem to be woken up by USER
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:41.459 MainServer::ANN Monitor
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:41.541 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0)
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:41.591 MainServer::ANN Monitor
>
> 2010-03-08 19:16:41.641 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 1)
>
> 2010-03-08 19:17:44.771 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free Space:
> 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
>
> 2010-03-08 19:18:46.950 MainServer::ANN Monitor
>
> 2010-03-08 19:18:47.018 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0)
>
> 2010-03-08 19:18:47.069 MainServer::ANN Monitor
>
> 2010-03-08 19:18:47.118 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 1)
>
> 2010-03-08 19:20:25.547 MainServer::ANN Monitor
>
> 2010-03-08 19:20:25.601 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0)
>
> 2010-03-08 19:20:25.643 MainServer::ANN Monitor
>
> 2010-03-08 19:20:25.684 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 1)
>
> 2010-03-08 19:21:06.411 Reloading backend settings
>
> 2010-03-08 19:21:37.591 Reschedule requested for id 0.
>
> 2010-03-08 19:21:37.868 Scheduled 170 items in 0.3 = 0.05 match + 0.22 place
>
> 2010-03-08 19:32:44.862 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free Space:
> 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
>
> 2010-03-08 19:47:44.948 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free Space:
> 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
>
> 2010-03-08 19:59:00.201 Reschedule requested for id 0.
>
> 2010-03-08 19:59:00.467 Scheduled 170 items in 0.3 = 0.05 match + 0.21 place
>
> 2010-03-08 19:59:29.799 TVRec(1): ASK_RECORDING 1 29 0 0
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:02.711 TVRec(1): Changing from None to Watching
> RecordingOnly
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:02.768 TVRec(1): HW Tuner: 1->1
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:02.851 Channel(/dev/video0) Error:
> GetCurrentChannelNum(748): Failed to find Channel
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:02.892 Channel(/dev/video0)::TuneTo(748): Error, failed to
> find channel.
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:02.934 TVRec(1) Error: Failed to set channel to 748.
> Reverting to kState_None
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:02.976 TVRec(1): Changing from Watching RecordingOnly to
> None
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:03.021 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free Space:
> 1.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:03.085 Canceled recording (Recorder Failed): Anthony
> Bourdain: No Reservations "Obsessed": channel 1748 on cardid 1, sourceid 1
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:03.131 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL:
> '1748_20100308200000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:04.131 Reschedule requested for id 0.
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:04.393 Scheduled 170 items in 0.3 = 0.05 match + 0.21 place
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:06.183 Error deleting
> '/GetPlaybackURL/UNABLE/TO/FIND/LOCAL/FILE/ON/mythtv/1748_20100308200000.mpg':
> No such file or directory
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:12.266 Reschedule requested for id 0.
>
> 2010-03-08 20:00:12.527 Scheduled 170 items in 0.3 = 0.04 match + 0.21 place
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>
>

Who knows what can happen when you pull the tracks out from a running
freight train.

Thats why the first thing I did before putting my production back end
24x7 on-line was to purchase a UPS.  And to test for graceful shutdown
when battery becomes to low.


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list