[linux-dvb] Re: VDR deletes recording ?!?

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Carsten Koch wrote:
> 
> Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> ....
> > The actual files are removed once VDR actually needs the disk space
> > for an ongoing recording. Of course you can remove all directories
> > named '*.del' yourself, too.
> 
> Actually, that would leave garbage behind if you have more than
> one video disk, as vdr only renames the directories in the primary
> video disk.

Ooops, didn't think of that - sorry.

> Klaus, I think your idea of not removing but renaming the directory
> to keep the response faster is good, but the idea to remove the
> stuff during recording is bad, because then it may hurt the recurding.
> Would it not be best to remove the files when vdr is absolutely idle
> (i.e. when it starts the EPG scan)?

Yes, that would certainly be better. Actually this is still on my VDR To-Do list...

> > > ps: carstens idea to rewrite the firmware on outcommand errors sounds
> > > good to me. the errors seem not to be related to the osd, last times
> > > vdr crashes always in the night with no aimed remote in sight.
> >
> > Version 0.68 of VDR scans the channels to collect EPG data.
> > Apparently the driver/firmware still has a problem when the channels
> > are switched frequently. To avoid the crashes you can comment out
> > lines 309 and 310 in 'vdr.c' (which disables the EPG scanning).
> 
> But that gets rid of a feature that you have just implemented
> and the driver still hangs - just not as often. Much is lost
> and little is gained. If I have time next weekend I'll try to
> make the driver mod.

Fixing the driver would certainly be the best thing to do!

Klaus
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