[mythtv-users] "commfree" setting in channels table?

[William Munson]

Phil Bridges wrote:
> I was looking at the channels table via MythWeb, abd noticed a field
> called "commfree".  I figured it was to indicate that the channel was
> commercial-free, so I checked it for my PBS stations and Cinemax.
>
> Tonight, I was recording "Children of Men" on CinemaxHD, and I
> happened to look at the status page.  Here's what was in there:
>
> Mon 3/31 8:00 PM - Children of Men - Flag Commercials
> Children of Men (8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
> Job: Flag Commercials
> Status: Running
> Status Time: Mon Mar 31 9:09 PM
>
> Comments:
> 48% Completed @ 37.9045 fps.
>
> Why would the commflagger run on this program?  I know that you can
> set the commflag job to run per recording rule, but I didn't touch
> that setting.  It's still set at "flag commercials".
>
> If this is normal behavior, what's the purpose of the field in the
> channels table?
>
> Version info:
> MythTV Version   : 16812
> MythTV Branch    : branches/release-0-21-fixes
> Library API      : 0.21.20080304-1
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It does indeed indicate a channel should not be commflagged. Did you 
restart your backend after you made the changes? If you created the 
recording rule before the change you will need to manually edit the rule 
or delete and recreate.

Bill