[mythtv-users] Forcing Recording Fails

[Daryl McDonald]

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 10:26 PM, Stephen P. Villano
<stephen.p.villano at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/5/13, 10:15 PM, Mark Pennock wrote:
>
> I do delete the file and then go into the schedule to re-enable it. I go
> into the listings and click the program again and I select do not record so
> that when I go back to the schedule there is no highlight. Then I go to the
> schedule again and it is still outlined with dotted line.
>
> I can't got to a frontend as my server is in the basement and the frontend
> is upstairs.
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 12/05/2013 12:58 PM, Daryl McDonald wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm only guessing here, but even a 0 bite recording may cause your
>>> data base to think you already have it recorded, hense your listings
>>> show recorded at an earlier time instead.
>>> Can anyone else confirm or dispute this?
>>
>>
>> Yes, a "0-byte recording" (which is actually a successful recording--as
>> the card/driver emitted no errors--that resulted in a 0-byte or non-existent
>> file) is a valid recording.  To force a re-record, you must either delete
>> and allow re-record, or create a rule that disables duplicate matching, or
>> set up the recording rule and then force the recording when it says it was
>> previously recorded (which is a 2nd step after creating the new rule).
>>
>> That said, rather than using the guide to see what's happening, you should
>> go to mythfrontend's Upcoming Recordings (or Previously Recorded, depending
>> on when you check it out) and find the episode to find out why it is not
>> recording.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>
> Erm, you have a frontend upstairs. It behaves the same on the server as on
> any other frontend, including the one upstairs. I have the same type of
> setup here. Backend in the basement with the other servers, frontends in
> different rooms upstairs.
> For management, I use VNC, an X windows session (piped through ssh) or my
> preferred management, ssh and of course, mythweb or one of my frontends
> (some of which have lousy video performance and only exist for MythTV
> management purposes).
>
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I do delete the file

When I delete a file in the FE, with the "d" key I get three options,
do not delete, delete this file, and DELETE AND ALLOW A RE-RECORD,
scrolling up to the third option gets rid of an unwanted (0 bite) file
and lets the system record it at a later time


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