[mythtv-users] Can't record but can watch Live TV

[Brad Fuller]

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 16:39, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On Thursday 08 April 2010 05:34:36 pm Brad Fuller wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 15:16, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I have 4 tuners: pcHDTV3000, PVR-250, HDHR
>> >
>> > I'm updating a crashed gentoo system to Mythbuntu. After upgrading
>> > from 0.21 1215 to 0.22 (?) I couldn't record anything.
>> > I deleted all encoders and started over - this time just adding
>> > pcHDTV3000 and PVR-250 and leaving the HDHR out.
>> > After finagling a bit, I could watch PVR-250 (analog Cable) and
>> > pcHDTV3000 (ATSC) live.
>>
>> Want to add that I'm running:
>>
>> mythbuntu ubuntu 9.10
>> branches/release-0-22-fixes [22594]
>> protocol version 50
>
> Watching live TV *is* recording. It's just recording and playing back that
> same recording, so you are in fact recording if you can watch TV.

thanks for the reminder!

> I'd make sure that the location where you write your recordings exists and has
> the proper permissions, since the place where live TV puts its recordings
> differs from the "recording" location.

I can record programs on one tuner (pcHDTV). Hmm...

(hope you're doing well Brian)

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Brad Fuller
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