[mythtv-users] Can't re-record some old recordings

David Engel david at istwok.net
Thu Sep 19 14:47:31 UTC 2013


On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 07:32:16AM +0200, Thomas Börkel wrote:
> HI David,
> 
> On 19.09.2013 00:30, David Engel wrote:
> 
> > Your new program entries have a description, but your oldrecorded
> > entry doesn't.  Is your recording rule set to subtitle-only or
> > subtitle-then-description?  If yes, that's the cause.  The "forget"
> > logic has always been rather simple minded in that it relises and
> > subtitle and description to match.  I suppose I'll have to make it
> > smarter adn use the duplicate check method in place.
> 
> It is "subtitle only" since a while. Before it was "description only".
> 
> I switched my xmltv provider about 2 years ago. The old one provided
> always only description.
> 
> The new one provides always subtitle and most of the time description.
> 
> This is the reason I changed the duplicate check method when I switched
> the xmltv provider.
> 
> Can I implement a workaround until a fix is available?

Yes, go to Previously Recorded(*).  Find the program you want to
re-record.  Press ENTER and choose Allow this episode to re-record.

David
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