[mythtv-users] Two "recordings" of the same episode, one is zero bytes

[Ian Evans]

On Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 5:01 p.m. Klaas de Waal <klaas.de.waal at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 22:11, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I've noticed this issue happening a few times and there doesn't seem to
>> be any common trait.
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>> Had several successful recordings last night. On episode of one series
>> was listed twice. A full-length recording and a zero byte recording.
>> Neither were marked damaged.
>>
>> The file name of the full-length file was 15709_20250221005901.ts and the
>> zero byte recording was 15709_20250221005900.ts. I'm assuming that's a 1
>> second difference.
>>
>> Again, doesn't always happen, but happens enough that I thought I would
>> ask.
>>
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> I think it always happens when starting Live TV. The zero byte recording
> is removed automatically. I do not see this when starting a normal
> recording.
> What I understand that happens is that Live TV tries to see if it actually
> can receive the channel and if that succeeds it starts the real recording.
> The first attempt does generate the zero byte recording.
> It is something that should be fixed but the logic of Live TV is
> challenging and we are generally glad that it works at all.
>
> Hope this helps a little bit,
> Klaas.
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This was NOT a Live TV recording. It's a series that I have scheduled to
record.

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