[mythtv-users] When watching live tv programs say they are being recorded, but are not there

mythtv mythtv at mdabbs.org
Sat Jul 18 13:02:01 UTC 2015


On 07/17/2015 01:28 PM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> Hoi mythtv,
>
> Friday, July 17, 2015, 7:42:42 PM, you wrote:
>
>
>
>> On 07/17/2015 11:15 AM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
>>> Hoi Lee,
>>>
>>> Friday, July 17, 2015, 5:49:45 PM, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> When we are watching live tv (VERY Rare) sometimes it will pop up a 
>>>> notice about changing to the recording channel,  sometimes not.   In any
>>>> event, later I cannot find the scheduled recording!   Even if in the 
>>>> guide it claims to be recording at that moment!
>>>> I have three HD Homerun units, so there is no need to switch from the 
>>>> live tv channel to record.  (plenty of tuners available)
>>>> I must have something set up incorrectly.  Any Idea what I should look at?
>>>> Thanks!!!
>>>> Lee
>>> I don't know what happens with your recording. But to prevent the
>>> pop-up make sure the liveTV order in your input connections is the
>>> reverse of the schedule order. So:
>>>
>>>         livetv order    schedule order
>>>
>>> Card1         1               3
>>> Card2         2               2
>>> Card3         3               1
>>>
>>>
>>> Tot mails,
>>>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>>>
>> I've been wondering about this and thinking of contributing code to make
>> this better.  We often watch live TV and come across an instance where
>> the show is scheduled to record on the HD-PVR that we're watching and
>> displays the popup saying it wants to record something else.  I have two
>> HD-PVRs.  Why can't the backend just record it on the other device
>> that's currently not being used?  I don't know if it's possible, but
>> can't the backend catch this conflict and re-run the scheduler to move
>> the upcoming recording to a new device, assuming the channel is
>> available on that device?  In my case, it almost always could record on
>> the other device but we have to exit live tv and re-enter it which is
>> cumbersome.
>> I have adjusted the priorities of the inputs but we still run into this
>> on a pretty regular basis.
>> _______________________________________________
> But that's exactly what those priorities should do. It however can
> happen that another is still free but is scheduled to be used later.
> This also depends on the priority on your schedules. First all
> schedules with the highest priority are scheduled to the tuners with
> the lowest scheduling priority that is not jet used and so on. If
> livetv uses the tuner with the highest scheduling priority, chances of
> conflict are lowest, but they still can arise. Letting the scheduler
> run again then will make for very complex code and very probable if
> you have set up priorities correct won't solve anything. If however
> you add or delete to the schedule, scheduling is reevaluated.
>
>
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
> Het eeuwige dilemma
> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>
> De lerende Mens
>
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I understand the priorities, but there are cases where it causes a
conflict.  I believe that when that case occurs, it should not be that
difficult to move the recording to another available device.  Once I get
a better understanding of the code base, I plan to try my hand at making
that happen.  I just don't have the spare time that I wish I had.


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