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

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Ian,

This means that for whatever reason at first the recording fails. Then
on restarting the recording one second later it succeeds. Check your
logs around that time for more info.

Friday, February 21, 2025, 11:05:30 PM, you wrote:




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




> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 22:11, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've noticed this issue happening a few times and there doesn't seem to be any common trait.


> 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. 



> 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.





> This was NOT a Live TV recording. It's a series that I have scheduled to record. 


>  




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