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

[Raymond Wagner]

On 10/18/2013 10:28 AM, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
>> On 10/18/2013 9:55 AM, David Linville wrote:
>>> Here is an example of a channel that returns zero byte recordings.  It is
>>> unencrypted  but set to copyonce. []  My Prime
>>> hdhomerun will not record it.
>> A Prime without an activated card will behave like a standard QAM tuner
> You aren't seriously suggesting he should pop the card out before
> trying to record certain programs, are you?
>
> No one should be using a Prime without a card.  It doesn't make economic sense.

I can't argue with that statement, but there are apparently technical 
issues to the contrary...

On 10/17/2013 9:45 PM, Stephen P. Villano wrote:
> I'll not even go into the validation dance with Verizon. They ended up
> replacing the card twice, then lied saying it validated.
> But, I still get the "Card Activation None" on the status page.