[mythtv-users] diagnosing HDHome Run Prime zero byte recordings

[Stephen P. Villano]

On 10/17/13 7:51 AM, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 5:09 AM, Mike Perkins
> <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
>> This invariably means that the broadcaster has changed something being sent
>> out such that the list of channels which you originally scanned no longer
>> matches what is being transmitted.
> [..]
>> The only option is to rescan again, I'm afraid.
> But shouldn't the Prime do that automatically periodically?  Why
> doesn't a STB have the same problem?  If the only option is a rescan,
> why does rebooting fix it?  (instantly, I presume?)
>
> Eric
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>
The HDHR Prime, like any tuner, has a minimal OS. It relies upon the
backend of MythTV or other OS based application to do the channel searching.
Searching that takes quite a bit of time, hence, would delay
availability of the backend service by quite a few minutes on a reboot.