[mythtv-users] recordings randomly fail with: Could not find channel 5_1 in TVCT

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/12/2011 03:27 PM, Matt Garman wrote:
> It seems that roughly 25% of my recordings fail.  For example, an
> episode of "Bones" failed.  Here is what the backend log says:
>
> 2011-03-10 20:00:02.444 Started recording: Bones:"The Killer in the
> Crosshairs": channel 1321 on cardid 3, sourceid 1
> 2011-03-10 20:00:03.099 Could not find channel 5_1 in TVCT
> 2011-03-10 20:00:03.111
> VCT Terra: channels(1) tsid(0x3f5) seclength(68)
> Channel #0 name(WFLD   ) 32-1 mod(ATSC 8-VSB) cTSID(0x3f5)
>   pnum(3) ETM_loc(0) access_ctrl(0) hidden(0) hide_guide(0)
> service_type(ATSC TV) source_id(1)
>   descriptors length(23) count(1)
>    Service Location Descriptor (0xa1) length(21)
>
>
> 2011-03-10 20:00:03.474 Could not find channel 5_1 in TVCT
> 2011-03-10 20:00:03.483
> VCT Terra: channels(1) tsid(0x3f5) seclength(68)
> Channel #0 name(WFLD   ) 32-1 mod(ATSC 8-VSB) cTSID(0x3f5)
>   pnum(3) ETM_loc(0) access_ctrl(0) hidden(0) hide_guide(0)
> service_type(ATSC TV) source_id(1)
>   descriptors length(23) count(1)
>    Service Location Descriptor (0xa1) length(21)
>
>
> 2011-03-10 20:00:03.849 Could not find channel 5_1 in TVCT
> 2011-03-10 20:00:03.857
> VCT Terra: channels(1) tsid(0x3f5) seclength(68)
> Channel #0 name(WFLD   ) 32-1 mod(ATSC 8-VSB) cTSID(0x3f5)
>   pnum(3) ETM_loc(0) access_ctrl(0) hidden(0) hide_guide(0)
> service_type(ATSC TV) source_id(1)
>   descriptors length(23) count(1)
>    Service Location Descriptor (0xa1) length(21)
>
> [ ... snip ...]
>
> That message repeats constantly for the duration of the show, several
> times per second.  This particular instance resulted in 47,400 lines
> being written to /var/log/mythbackend.log.
>
> This problem occurs randomly: it's not specific to a show, time, or
> channel.  E.g., other episodes of "Bones" at this time might record
> without any problems.

First step I would recommend is rescanning your channels.

Mike