Brian wrote:

Hi,

the fuse in my multiswitch blew yesterday, consequently VDR couldn't work properly. Looking at the messages, we see that it couldn't record:

Oct 16 19:16:41 localhost vdr[2585]: ERROR: device 2 has no lock, can't attach receiver! Oct 16 19:16:41 localhost vdr[2585]: buffer stats: 0 (0%) used Oct 16 19:16:42 localhost vdr[2585]: timer 4 (1 1900-2015 'Ronnie Barker A Life in Comedy') stop Oct 16 19:16:42 localhost vdr[2585]: switching device 2 to channel 1

So the message tells me the device couldn't get a lock.

Now if I try live tv:

Oct 16 19:19:46 localhost vdr[2899]: switching to channel 1 Oct 16 19:19:57 localhost vdr[2899]: switching to channel 7 Oct 16 19:20:05 localhost vdr[2899]: switching to channel 8 Oct 16 19:20:10 localhost vdr[2899]: switching to channel 9 Oct 16 19:20:12 localhost vdr[2899]: switching to channel 10

This didn't work either, just wondering why the same message is not issued? I assume that the device couldn't get a lock here either?

Just nitpicking.

In live viewing mode VDR doesn't wait for a lock. Since version 1.3.31 VDR also doesn't wait for a lock when recording any more.

Klaus