[mythtv-users] scheduler settling with conflicts where they are resolvable

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/08/2011 05:00 PM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> On 11-09-08 04:52 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> What he said applies to (was meant to refer to?) recording rules, too.
> Sure, but I don't think it changes the fact that the scheduler gave up
> too soon.  Ultimately it gave up when there were still conflicts that
> could be resolved by either changing recording channels or scheduling on
> additional tuners.  Neither was done.
>
> In fact I still have conflicts in my current schedule which could be
> resolved simply by scheduling on additional tuners but the scheduler
> just isn't doing it.  It's leaving tuners idle at times when there are
> conflicts.  It does see those additional tuners since it's scheduled
> other programs at other times on them.
>
> FWIW, I don't think any of my recording rules (or channels for that
> matter) have non-default preferences.  I always have enough tuners to
> record everything I want so I don't need to set preferences.
>

FWIW, master has an update that allows it to try a bit harder to find a 
schedule without conflicts with equal priority recordings.

Mike