[mythtv-users] Channel changing started failing sometimes in .19?

[Greg]

On 07/29/2011 12:04 PM, Anthony Zawacki wrote:
> Sorry, but I've searched the archives and web, and I don't see anything
> quite like this.  I have a .19 system that has been running perfectly
> for a few years.  Recently, I've not been updating software on my
> machines, but I have updated schedules direct as DishNetwork adds
> channels that I don't actually have.
>
> Now, I can use the channel changing script manually to change the
> channel to channel 7.  I can watch live tv, and change the channel to
> channel 7.  But when I try to record something on channel 7, I am seeing
> this in the logs:
>
> 2011-07-26 20:00:03.026 TVRec(1): Changing from None to RecordingOnly
> 2011-07-26 20:00:03.051 TVRec(1): HW Tuner: 1->1
> 2011-07-26 20:00:03.785 Channel(/dev/video0): SetInputAndFormat() failed
> 2011-07-26 20:00:03.792 TVRec(1) Error: Failed to set channel to 7.
> Reverting to kState_None
> 2011-07-26 20:00:03.793 TVRec(1): Changing from RecordingOnly to None
> 2011-07-26 20:00:03.843 Canceled recording (Recorder Failed): Wipeout
> "Wheel of Misfortune": channel 10714 on cardid 1, sourceid 1
> 2011-07-26 20:00:06.876 Error deleting
> '/video/recordings/10714_20110726200000.mpg': No such file or directory
>
> I was going to cut-and-paste the success case with live tv, but looking
> in the logs, it doesn't appear to log the channel number in this case.
>
> Now, I realize my system is relatively ancient, and I'm not looking for
> a ton of support, but just some pointers to how to troubleshoot and
> determine what the actual problem is...  I don't think it's coding
> related, I think somewhere along the way, some change in schedules
> direct listing information is messed up.
>
> All help appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
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I would start by checking the health of your database...