[ATrpms-users] occasional zero length mythtv recordings

[Jeffrey J. Kosowsky]

I am using the latest mythtv 0.20.2-169 packages with a pchdtv 5500
(and also an older winfast 2000xp).

I notice that occasionally I get zero length recordings - i.e. the
show itself shows up in mythfrontend with the appropriate timeslot and
description but the recording itself is an empty file.

It probably happens about 5-10% of the time but I have not noticed a
definite pattern though it tends to happen mostly to a couple of shows
that I record at about 4-6AM on Sunday morning. The only thing about
that timeslot is that it is the time that my daily & weekly cron
scripts run then, including an f-prot antivirus scan.

Could the system load be affecting the ability to record or is there
some other (known) explanation for such zero length recordings?