[mythtv-users] DVB recording length not accurate

[William Uther]

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 22:38:33 +1000, Richard Holgate wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm seeing some rather inconsistent recording lengths. Some recordings
> display the correct length and seek forward and backward correctly,
> however others display an incorrectly length - typically two and a
> half minutes (displayed) for 30 minutes (actual). Seeking forward and
> backward in such a recording is problematic - an attempt to seek
> forward by 30 seconds translates into a much larger actual seek.
> Bizarre thing is that it doesn't seem to affect all recordings. Not
> sure what the underlying factor could be - haven't had enough time to
> learn about it. Anyone else seen this? Any hints on how to debug it?
>
> Fairly new Mythtv 0.17 setup (only 2 weeks old)
> Gentoo Linux / Kernel 2.6.11-r4
> Avermedia 771 DVB-T reciver card
> AMD Athlon 2200+ / 512Mb
>
> Thanks
> Richard

Seen it, reported it as bug #221.  
http://www.mythtv.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=221

Fixed it.  Patch is attached to the bug report.

Patch is being reviewed by people with commit access.

Be well,

Will          :-}

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