[mythtv-users] Please help -- can't schedule recordings (but can record with R, can view guide)

[Steve Daniels]

On 14/01/2008, dataclue <dataclue at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Please help. Cannot get anything scheduled from the
> program guide although recording the current program
> works from within live TV and shows correct program
> information. There are no error messages displayed but
> it always says "not recording" and "preview of
> schedule changes" alawys says: "no changes will be
> made". Also, it appears that schedulign the show does
> something -- I can run "mythbackend --testsched" and
> get output of my attempted schedules. But "mythbackend
> -- printsched" doesn't do anything.
>
> All of this is regardless of any settings. I'm using
> ScheduleDirect and the latest version of MythTV.
>
> Please help. It has taken a very long time to get
> MythTV working even though I tend to think of myself
> as having reasonable skills.
>
> (By the way, my earlier problem with sound recording
> being broken by upgrading MythTV, to which no one
> responded, was eventually resolved by upgrading ALSA
> and the kernel. It also seems essential to regular
> restart the computer. Direct digital input has never
> worked, but the CD input is working again).
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>

This probably won't help one bit.. but I'm sure I've seen these
symptoms numerous times before on this mailing list, and I'm sure
solutions where found. I just can't remember 100%.

Have you tried "Delete all" on cards, sources etc, and remaking them,
scanning, and connecting them?

Sorry I can't be more help, not had much sleep.

Steve Daniels