Stefan Taferner <taferner@xxxxxxx> writes: [...] >> > The timer was started on a full device, which isn't a good idea as all >> > the budget cards too can receive the channel. But even after the timer >> > was running on a full card, I have thought VDR would swap the timer to >> > another card, if the full card was needed for a channel it only could >> > provide. This did not happen now. Why not? > [...] >> As to why the recording started on the primary device, while there >> were budget cards free at the time, I guess you'll need to do some >> debugging in cDvbDevice::ProvidesChannel(). Here on my system recordings >> only use the primary device if all others are already in use. > > I can confirm this bug. I have the same setup with two DVB-S cards, and it > also happened here in the past with vdr-1.3.x > If I have two timers for 20:15 I have to ensure that the timer for the full > featured card starts before the timer of the budget card. Btw, could it be possible to have the ability to manually choose the device for records(timers), live watching and stuff ? Multiple cards handling would be more granular. Do you think it's a good idea ? --
