Occasionally empty (0 KB) recordings

[bstempel]

Hi,
Subject says it all. I have a show set to record repeatedly, and every once in a while the show just fails to record, but leaves a 0 KB file and says "Ready", like everything went fine. Then when I go to play it, it goes to the "contacting servers" screen, presumably because something can't handle this exceptional case. Anyone else had this problem? My only thought is that perhaps I can try manually tuning the frequency, but in the past I've only done that when I get no audio, or some more obvious problem. By the way, my hard drive has plenty of space. Thanks,

Brian

[sub]

I dont know anything about you setup, so it could be just about anything.

[bstempel]

I have a 1.7Ghz P4 PC with 512MB RAM, IDE 7200RPM disk, one WIN-PVR 150 card, and 2 Media MVPs, running 0.92.11. Sorry I should have posted that. Any other info that would be helpful?

I had a few lame thoughts, like perhaps if the pre/post show padding is too large, and show A is not done yet, but show B is scheduled to record, then perhaps B starts recording anyway even though the tuner is not available, resulting in a 0 KB file. I have no idea if that's possible, just a thought. Other than that, can't think of why the file would be empty.

[linfor]

Check your av connectors. I had similar problems and switched av cables and that took care of it. Also check any other input and also the show schedule. I know if I have a program scheduled and it does not actually come on the telly the pvr will log a 0kb recording for it.

[bstempel]

Hi, thanks for your reply. The only av connector I would have would be my cable line that goes into the pvr-150. It seems to be of good quality. What exactly do you mean that if a scheduled show does not run during its timeslot that it records a 0 kb file? Wouldn't the pvr just end up recording whatever else was on during that timeslot? How does it know that the show that's supposed to be on is not actually on? Thanks.

[sub]

Next time it happens, send the logs to me at support@devnz.com and I'll take a look. Include a complete description of the problem, what you expected to record, and at what time.