[mythtv-users] Early exit

R. G. Newbury newbury at mandamus.org
Wed Sep 12 15:30:58 UTC 2007


Damian wrote:
> I have a new problem on my mythbox where viewing any program simply 
> stops about a minute before the end. If watching live tv, The display 
> just stops and the front end says there was an error. I can then click 
> ok and quickly try to get back to the channel before the credits roll. 
> If watching a recording, the saved file is simply too short. I assume it 
> stopped recording at the same point that the live tv would have crashed 
> out. Any idea what this is?
> 
> Maybe it only happens on BBC? I've not tested that actually, but we do 
> seem to watch more BBC than anything else. I struggle with stuttery 
> playback on BBC when most other channels seem fine so maybe there's 
> something weird going on there?
> 
> I rarely get time to tweak my myth setup, but I do have a couple of 
> hours on Thursday evening so I'm hoping to iron out a few wrinkles then.
> 
> Looking forward to hearing any thoughts.

Is the time set correctly on the computer? If it is 1 minute fast you 
will get what you see.

Have you inadvertently set a default recording rule which finishes 
early? The settings in Setup-> General will not let you do that, only 
finish late, but without looking ISTR that you can set individual time 
frames in the Record Options..

Geoff






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