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[Wizard1]

Hi Guys

 

Since software updating my Vu+Duo 2 yesterday (27/02/2017) I'm unable to record.  The message appears stating that the recording will switch to the channel to record, even though I have 2x Dual tuners, but nothing happens.  This happens with both Timer recordings or Instant recordings. 

 

For now I've had to flash back to an older backup image.

 

Regards

 

Wizard

[WanWizard]

Check if your recording path setting is still ok. There were some changes in that code recently.

 

If that is the culprit, could you tell us what the setting was, what it now is, and what kind of storage devices (and what size) you have connected to your box (usb disks, internal disks, esata disks, NAS mounts, etc). We may need that to do some debugging.

[Wizard1]

Hi WanWizard

 

Thank You, You are correct, the recording path is wrong. 

 

The Default Movie Location <Default Movie Location>  This Is Incorrect path

 

The Default Movie Location  /hdd/movie/  This is Correct Path

 

 

Timeshift  /media/hdd   This has not change & is Correct

 

 

Regards

 

Wizard

[WanWizard]

And the rest of my question?

 

<Default movie location> means it will dynamically determine the recording location, based on the largest device attached to the box. So if that is your internal disk, it should record correctly with this setting. If not, there's a bug to be solved.

[Wizard1]

Hi WanWizard

 

Sorry, forgot to mention.  I have a 1Tb Internal Hard Drive.  So it looks like this will have an effect.

 

Regards

 

Wizard

[WanWizard]

Ok, thanks.

[Pedro_Newbie]

And the rest of my question?

 

<Default movie location> means it will dynamically determine the recording location, based on the largest device attached to the box. So if that is your internal disk, it should record correctly with this setting. If not, there's a bug to be solved.

@WanWizard

Could you explain the criteria exactly?

 

I think the system looks at the most free space instead of the largest device.

I have a 2TB HDD in the ET8000 and a 2TB NAS attached in the network. The recordings which previous were recorded onto the HDD in the ET8000 now got placed onto the NAS.

If I look in windows (I know...) the HDD is reported as a 1862.8 GB disk and the NAS as a 1862.3 GB disk. So the recordings should go to the HDD being the biggest but they are made onto the NAS.

 

If my hunch is right and there is looked at the highest free space instead of the biggest device the recordings will be alternating between the HDD and NAS as soon as the other has more free space.

 

I don't know where I should find the code which is determine the recording device

[WanWizard]

That would be an interesting bug, I'll pass this on to MiLo, who made the change.

[Taapat]

I also can confirm this bug.

I could not find a record, a sudden found it on my nas mount directory.

I think that this auto choice should work only on local mount points.

Edited by Taapat, 28 February 2017 - 16:00.

[Taapat]

And in any case it seems to me that <Default movie location> is not the right name for it.

I think that the name should be like <Auto movie location>.

[christophecvr]

Not using pli anymore, but I always did changed my default movie (recording location) to my nfs mapmount of which the last path was movie . So all my stb's do record to that map. and never I had any problem. And I can play all recorded movies from any stb in my home network.

[WanWizard]

That is not relevant, and not the problem.

[MiLo]

Could you explain the criteria exactly?

1. If "/hdd" points to something that exists, it will use that.
2. If /media/hdd exists (may be symlink or mountpoint), it will use that.
3. If there are non-removable disks, it will use the largest(*) one.
3. If there are (other) local disks, it will use the largest(*) one.
4. Otherwise, it'll use the largest(*) available mount.

(*) Currently the formula for "largest" is: (total size) + (free space).

Edited by MiLo, 28 February 2017 - 18:12.

[MiLo]

Think I found the issue,

1. If "/hdd" points to something that exists, it will use that.
2. If /media/hdd exists (may be symlink or mountpoint), it will use that.
3. If there are other local disks, it will use the largest(*) one.
4. Otherwise, it'll use the largest(*) available mount.

(*) Currently the formula for "largest" is: (total size) + (free space).

Apparently rule "3" never worked because there was a typo in the "is it local" code...

Edited by MiLo, 28 February 2017 - 18:22.

[zeros]

For info, that with my usb all OK, also with today's update.
/media/usb/

[Pedro_Newbie]

 

Could you explain the criteria exactly?

1. If "/hdd" points to something that exists, it will use that.
2. If /media/hdd exists (may be symlink or mountpoint), it will use that.
3. If there are non-removable disks, it will use the largest(*) one.
3. If there are (other) local disks, it will use the largest(*) one.
4. Otherwise, it'll use the largest(*) available mount.

(*) Currently the formula for "largest" is: (total size) + (free space).

 

In my case on the ET8000 I have the following scenario:

1 /hdd exists and is a symlink to /media/hdd and of course

2 /media/hdd exists

 

So rules 1 and 2 were skipped in my case but shouldn't be

What about the largest calculation that's right, the NAS is the "smallest" in total size but had more free space so it was at that moment the largest.

Too bad I shifted the recordings to the internal HDD in the ET8000 so I can't test the case were the free space of the NAS was lowered so the HDD would become again the largest, thus again shifting the recording position to the HDD

 

Thanks for the explanation