[mythtv-users] DVB Failing at same time each week!

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Sat Mar 9 11:23:22 UTC 2013


On 09/03/13 09:17, Dave Sexton wrote:
> On Friday 08 March 2013 23:10:03 Mike Perkins wrote:
>
>> I think this might be similar to something we've seen before in the UK. It
>> was discussed on the list. What I'm referring to is a channel or channels
>> which doesn't transmit 24/7 - like some of the children's channels.
>>
>> What happens is that if, say, you have an evening-only channel (or whatever)
>> it suddenly appears and confuses the system since when you last scanned it
>> wasn't there so doesn't have a table entry.
>>
>> I can't remember the resolution to this one, though. It /did/ get solved, so
>> perhaps this is a regression?
>
> I don't think that this is the case - both channels I am trying to record run
> 24 hours a day (I think) but they are certainly available before the problem
> strikes and there after a reboot.
>
Er, no. My comment applies to /any/ other channel that shares the mux with the 
channel you are trying to record. Each mux has a table which describes the 
channels it is carrying. If this table fails to match what mythtv carries 
internally I can easily see things fail.

-- 

Mike Perkins



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