[mythtv-users] diagnosing HDHome Run Prime zero byte recordings

[Eric Sharkey]

On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
> On 10/18/2013 9:55 AM, David Linville wrote:
>> It's not so just the encryption but also the authorization values.  They
>> can change show to show.

Which cable provider are you using?

>> Here is an example of a channel that returns zero byte recordings.  It is
>> unencrypted  but set to copyonce. []  My Prime
>> hdhomerun will not record it.
>
> A Prime without an activated card will behave like a standard QAM tuner

You aren't seriously suggesting he should pop the card out before
trying to record certain programs, are you?

No one should be using a Prime without a card.  It doesn't make economic sense.

Eric