[mythtv-users] Could be a bug....could be finger trouble.....

[John Pilkington]

On 18/02/14 10:10, Another Sillyname wrote:
> I recently upgraded my Myth setup to 0.27-4 from the rpmfusion repos.
>
> I've just noticed that there seems to have been a change from the way
> recording of livetv (that is watching livetv and then hitting the
> record button) seems to be happening.
>
> Specifically:-
>
> Start up a frontend into watching live TV mode (this should choose
> your default channel..in my case Channel 1 - BBC One Terrestrial SD).
>
> Now Change the channel by selecting another channel number, say
> Channel 2 - BBC Two Terrestrial SD.
>
> Now hit the record button either on the remote or an attached keyboard (R Key).
>
> The channel being recorded is correct in that it stays on Channel 2,
> however it captures the metadata and timing of the recording ending
> from Channel 1 (so if you want to record a program that runs for 2
> hours on Channel 2 but the program on Channel 1 ends in 15 minutes the
> recording will end in 15 minutes).
>
> Are other users seeing this same behaviour or is something broken on my setup?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tony.

I haven't verified this on my setup - I rarely work in that way - but it 
looks as if it might explain the beginning of the current 'Truncated 
recording' thread:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/564071#564071