[mythtv-users] Pre-recording Script?

[Jon Boehm]

How did you identify it as not shingled?  It is according to this review.

http://www.legitreviews.com/seagate-barracuda-st5000dm000-5tb-desktop-hard-drive-review_161241


On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 4:54 AM, Stephen Worthington <
stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:57:31 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >It's a ST5000DM000.  I believe it is a shingled drive.  I'm actually
> >surprised at how often it does just fine.  I've got the Recording Pending
> >touch script enabled now.  We will see if that helps.  If not I have other
> >options.
> >
> >Thanks
>
> No, that is not a shingled drive, so it should be fine for recordings.
>
> Even without using a Recording Pending script, mythbackend normally
> accesses drives some time before the start of the recording, so it
> should be woken up by the time it is needed.  Even if it does take too
> long to spin up, all that should happen is that the recording starts a
> few seconds late - it should not cause failed recordings.
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