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Author:  balthisar [ Mon May 01, 2006 9:28 am ]
Post subject:  Zero length and/or missing recordings
I'm getting a high incidence of zero-length recordings since my otherwise successful upgrade to R5B7 from R5A26. Actually they're not even zero length; they're just not there!

I don't have a log excerpt handy; I'll try to C&P one from home if requested, but something interesting from the backend log is that it looks like it's done recording a program before it starts recording a program! The difference in time in only a few hundredths of a second, so I'm reasonably sure that it's not recording and losing my programs; it just won't try. There're no error indications in the log.

I'm using two PVR-500 cards. Video0 is a S-Video input from a DirecTV receiver, and it appears never to miss programs. I have a DVB in the lineup, and it seemed to be okay, too. Only the cable-tuner inputs seem not to record. Yes, they all work on LiveTV.

So… what's a good starting point for troubleshooting?
Author:  lynchaj [ Mon May 01, 2006 9:33 am ]
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Hi,
I am seeing this on occasion too. I have not been able to figure out what is causing it. Are others seeing this? Searching the forum does not yield any obvious results to me.

Thanks!

Andrew Lynch
Author:  nickread [ Mon May 01, 2006 4:52 pm ]
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Did you delete and re-create the cards in mythtv-setup after the upgrade? The new version of ivtv uses different names for the tuner inputs (which would only affect the PVR500s).
Author:  balthisar [ Mon May 01, 2006 5:40 pm ]
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nickread wrote:
Did you delete and re-create the cards in mythtv-setup after the upgrade? The new version of ivtv uses different names for the tuner inputs (which would only affect the PVR500s).

Well, not per se. I did notice problems so I selected the new, correct "Tuner" rather than the previous "Tuner." Perhaps I'll try completely deleting and re-adding, then.
Author:  balthisar [ Tue May 02, 2006 10:38 am ]
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Tentatively, a cursory test seems to indicate that the problem was solved by completeley removing the card and reinstalling it -- software-wise, that is, within mythtv-setup. THANKS.
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