[mythtv-users] Automation query

[Ken Bass]

On 2/12/2011 3:14 PM, Thomas Mashos wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Michael T. Dean
> <mtdean at thirdcontact.com <mailto:mtdean at thirdcontact.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 02/12/2011 02:04 PM, Thomas Mashos wrote:
>     > Just a thought, but wouldn't it be better if we could figure out
>     what
>     > was causing the HD-PVR to get into that state? Possibly it's
>     something
>     > that can be fixed. I actually have the same thing going on here, but
>     > haven't had the time to troubleshoot it.
>
>     Have you all set proper (read 10s or more) timeouts for your
>     HD-PVRs in
>     mythtv-setup?
>
>     Mike
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> Tuning timeout is currently set to 12000ms. Further, once this issue
> occurs, it continues for all future recording until the HDPVR is
> powercycled and the backend service is restarted
>

I do not recall needing to restart the mythbackend recently. In the past
I have done that, but recently I have been walking to the basement and
pressing the silver power button on the HD-PVR
to power it off, wait a few seconds,  and then press it again to power
it back on.

And I just checked my database and my timeouts are also 12s for both my
HD-PVR's channel_timeout.

When you encounter this issue, do you notice whether or not your HD-PVR
blue 'halo' light is on, indicating it is recording? Since the
recordings take place in my basement, I am never around to see exactly
when it happens. I have a suspicion that a previous show finishes
recording but somehow the device recording is not being fully turned off
which causes it to be 'busy' when it is needed. However, I have not been
present to actually confirm this.
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