[mythtv-users] can't record a full movie...
Chad Vogelsong
cvogelsong at intellimation.cc
Mon Sep 15 11:01:38 EDT 2003
Also, using certain file systems in linux, there is a maximum file size
in linux of 2 GB. I know it's there with ext2 and you have to patch
things to user ext3. Try switchin your filesystem.
I had this problem on a backup server making tar.gz files that were
around 70 GB in size. They would crap out after the temp compression
reached 2 GB. After I switched to using the XFS file system, I have no
problem with files reaching 100+ GB in size. I also use XFS because
it's faster and scales very well. It's also great when used with LVM.
Chad
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christian Hack [mailto:christianh at pdd.edmi.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 2:49 AM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] can't record a full movie...
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of and
> > Sent: Monday, 15 September 2003 4:35 PM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] can't record a full movie...
> >
> >
> > I think someone else have had this problem, but couldn't find
> > anything
> > in the archive so please excuse me if it's a tedious repeat.
> >
> > I seem to be having a problem recording programs longer than
> > ~1:30.....
> > the recording just ends and there are no messages in
> > mythbackend.log or
> > messages.
> > Everything seems to be running (front/back/ivtv). However the file
> > stops growing even if the front end is telling me a recording is in
> > progress....
> >
> > The recorded file was around 2.2GB and my ringbuffer was set to 5gb
> > will 50% fill, so my guess is that it might have something
> > to do with
> > this. Does the buffer have to be larger than the program?
> >
> > I'm using epia m10k, pvr250-rev1, rh9, 2.4.20-8 with via drivers.
> >
>
> The ringbuffer and the recorded file are completely
> unrelated. The ringbuffer is only used when watching TV. The
> recorded file is only used when recording. When watching a
> recording you are watching from the recorded file, when
> watching live TV, you are watching from the ringbuffer.
> Therefore the size of the ringbuffer has nothing to do with
> the recordings.
>
> What FS are you using? When you say 2.2GB is that 2.2 x 10^9
> bytes? 2,147,483,648 bytes (2 gigabytes) is the limit of some
> file systems - particularly Windows FAT. 2GB also seems to be
> the limit of Samba mounted file systems even if the FS at the
> other end is capable of larger files.
>
> CH
>
>
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