Klaus, thanks for your response. Klaus Schmidinger <vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 28 Feb 2006 22:49: > VDR started recording at 22:30, which was the timer's start time. > Then after it had switched to channel 5, the actual running status > of the event was probably set to "not running", so VDR stopped recording. IMHO it was not _set_ to "not running", it was still in this initial state. > > Is it a problem in VDR or did I miss something? > > I'm using VDR 1.3.41 from c't distribution. The log entries during > > recording time, there was no user interaction: > > It would be interesting to see the log entries before and after > these, to be able to tell whether there was any running status > change on channel 5 at all. No, there was no status change for channel 5 in syslog between Feb 26 22:26:11 vdr vdr: [4646] VDR version 1.3.41 started and Feb 27 00:10:07 vdr vdr: [4646] exiting The VDR switched on automatically some seconds before. > > Feb 26 22:26:17 vdr vdr: [4646] timer 4 (5 2230-0005 'Hautnah - Die Methode Hill') set to event Son 26.02.2006 22:30-00:05 (VPS: 26.02 22:30) 'Hautnah - Die Methode Hil> > Feb 26 22:26:29 vdr vdr: [4646] max. latency time 12 seconds > > Feb 26 22:28:00 vdr vdr: [4646] timer 4 (5 2230-0005 'Hautnah - Die Methode Hill') entered VPS margin > > Feb 26 22:28:00 vdr vdr: [4646] switching device 1 to channel 5 Before that channel switch we could not get any status event, because we were on a different transponder. > > Feb 26 22:28:00 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 7 (ZDFdokukanal) event 21:45 'Radfahrer - Von Pedalrittern und Bikern' status 4 > > Feb 26 22:28:00 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 9 (3sat) event 21:15 'Hoffnung - ein deutscher Winterstern' status 4 > > Feb 26 22:28:01 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 22:15 'Herr der Regeln' status 4 > > Feb 26 22:28:01 vdr vdr: [4646] switching to channel 1 > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4646] switching device 1 to channel 5 > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4646] timer 4 (5 2230-0005 'Hautnah - Die Methode Hill') start > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4646] Title: 'Hautnah - Die Methode Hill' Subtitle: 'Schlussblende' > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4646] executing '/usr/lib/vdr/vdr-recordingaction before "/video/vdr/Hautnah_-_Die_Methode_Hill/2006-02-26.22.30.50.14.rec"' > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4646] record /video/vdr/Hautnah_-_Die_Methode_Hill/2006-02-26.22.30.50.14.rec > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4646] creating directory /video/vdr/Hautnah_-_Die_Methode_Hill > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4646] creating directory /video/vdr/Hautnah_-_Die_Methode_Hill/2006-02-26.22.30.50.14.rec > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4646] recording to '/video/vdr/Hautnah_-_Die_Methode_Hill/2006-02-26.22.30.50.14.rec/001.vdr' > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4852] file writer thread started (pid=4646, tid=4852) > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4853] recording thread started (pid=4646, tid=4853) > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4854] receiver on device 1 thread started (pid=4646, tid=4854) > > Feb 26 22:30:00 vdr vdr: [4855] TS buffer on device 1 thread started (pid=4646, tid=4855) > > Feb 26 22:30:01 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 22:30 'Hilfe, mein Kind will nicht essen!' status 4 > > Feb 26 22:30:01 vdr vdr: [4646] switching to channel 1 > > Feb 26 22:30:01 vdr vdr: [4646] info: Kanal nicht verf?gbar! > > Feb 26 22:30:01 vdr vdr: [4840] changing pids of channel 69 from 310+310:320=deu:330 to 310+310:320:0 > > Feb 26 22:30:02 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 7 (ZDFdokukanal) event 22:30 'Rahmen, Ritzel und rasierte Beine' status 4 > > Feb 26 22:30:03 vdr vdr: [4646] switching to channel 5 > > Feb 26 22:30:03 vdr vdr: [4857] transfer thread started (pid=4646, tid=4857) > > Feb 26 22:30:04 vdr vdr: [4853] recording thread ended (pid=4646, tid=4853) > > Feb 26 22:30:04 vdr vdr: [4852] file writer thread ended (pid=4646, tid=4852) > > Feb 26 22:30:04 vdr vdr: [4646] buffer stats: 60724 (1%) used > > Feb 26 22:30:04 vdr vdr: [4646] timer 4 (5 2230-0005 'Hautnah - Die Methode Hill') stop > > Feb 26 22:30:04 vdr vdr: [4646] executing '/usr/lib/vdr/vdr-recordingaction after "/video/vdr/Hautnah_-_Die_Methode_Hill/2006-02-26.22.30.50.14.rec"' As a summary all status changes between vdr start and stop: Feb 26 22:26:30 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 10 (arte) event 21:40 'Rios Rebellen' status 4 Feb 26 22:26:30 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 8 (Phoenix) event 22:15 'Fall Deutschland' status 4 Feb 26 22:28:00 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 7 (ZDFdokukanal) event 21:45 'Radfahrer - Von Pedalrittern und Bikern' status 4 Feb 26 22:28:00 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 9 (3sat) event 21:15 'Hoffnung - ein deutscher Winterstern' status 4 Feb 26 22:28:01 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 22:15 'Herr der Regeln' status 4 Feb 26 22:30:01 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 22:30 'Hilfe, mein Kind will nicht essen!' status 4 Feb 26 22:30:02 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 7 (ZDFdokukanal) event 22:30 'Rahmen, Ritzel und rasierte Beine' status 4 Feb 26 22:41:36 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 9 (3sat) event 21:15 'Hoffnung - ein deutscher Winterstern' status 1 Feb 26 22:42:41 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 9 (3sat) event 22:40 'Der Alte' status 4 Feb 26 22:44:24 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 22:45 'kind & kegel' status 4 Feb 26 22:59:30 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 23:00 'AKTUELL - thema der woche' status 4 Feb 26 23:00:01 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 7 (ZDFdokukanal) event 23:00 'Im Angesicht des Todes' status 4 Feb 26 23:14:18 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 23:15 'Abenteuer Labor' status 4 Feb 26 23:29:21 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 23:30 'Naturkatastrophen' status 4 Feb 26 23:40:18 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 9 (3sat) event 22:40 'Der Alte' status 1 Feb 26 23:40:50 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 9 (3sat) event 23:40 'Kommissar Beck - Die neuen F?lle: Todesengel' status 4 Feb 26 23:44:17 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 23:45 'Total normal' status 4 Feb 26 23:59:29 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 6 (ZDFinfokanal) event 00:00 'AKTUELL - welt' status 4 Feb 27 00:00:02 vdr vdr: [4840] channel 7 (ZDFdokukanal) event 00:00 'Fisch & Chips' status 4 It seems ZDF (channel 5) did not send any running status information. Gru?, Frank -- Frank Behrens, Osterwieck, Germany PGP-key 0x5B7C47ED on public servers available.
