[mythtv-users] scheduler no longer honoring "New Episodes Only"?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed May 4 16:07:09 UTC 2011


On 05/04/2011 11:25 AM, David Engel wrote:
> On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 10:41:22AM -0400, Steven Adeff wrote:
>> same thing happens, it still seems to ignore to the original air date.
>> I have some of the same rules on my setup and it's fine. I'm wondering
>> if it's an issue with incorrect schedules direct data? I'm not really
>> sure what that filter rule uses to make it's decision. I always
>> assumed it used the "original air date" field, but now I question
>> that. the system clock does have the correct date set.
> Yes, program.originalairdate is used, though, indirectly.  The concept
> of repeat gets folded into program.previouslyshown which is what the
> scheduler and other parts of MythTV use.  What does the program
> details screen show for the programs in question?  Specifically, does
> the description haf "Repeat" at the end and what is the original air
> date?

And do you see lines like:

2011-05-04 00:54:45.505 Marking repeats.
2011-05-04 00:54:45.783     Found 11571

at the bottom of the log output for a mythfilldatabase run?  (And do you 
get a full run of mythfilldatabase, or does it crash sometime before 
this point?)

Mike


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