[mythtv-users] Category M "Missed" recording

[Daryl McDonald]

I've missed recordings when the antenna's signal was unsuitable to
record at that time. disregard if you're using a reliable cable
signal.

On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:52 PM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:41 PM, David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 07:44:36PM -0500, Eric Sharkey wrote:
>>> I checked the backend log and didn't see anything related to
>>> recordings, just a bunch of messages about starting mythlogserver
>>> every 30 seconds:
>>>
>>> http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Fi60UAHe
>>>
>>> These mythlogserver start messages persist every 30 seconds
>>> (eventually mixing with other messages) until the last one at Jan 13
>>> 00:48:23.
>>>
>>> Any idea what would cause a recording to just be missed?  It's as if
>>> the backend just forgot to record for a while.
>>
>> The master backend had crashed
>
> I don't think it crashed.  The log shows it was running with process
> id 5033 throughout the entire time.  It's still running with pid 5033
> now so the backend process has been running uninterrupted.
>
>> or was stuck in some way
>
> That sounds more likely.  What could cause it to stick and then
> unstick later?  How long would it need to be stuck to miss the
> recording completely?  (As opposed to starting it late.)
>
>> and didn't try
>> to record the programs.  When it was restarted, the programs that were
>> scheduled to record but didn't got marked as missed.
>
> Except it hasn't restarted yet.
>
> My main concern is trying to prevent this from happening again in the future.
>
> Eric
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