Hard to say, mainly because the mencoder stuff is provided in the
basic freevo_config; is the example you're giving below what is
actually being used?

Does it say anything in the logs about trying to start recording?



On Sun, Mar 23, 2003 at 11:05:08PM -0500, Alan Murrell wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've been trying to get TV recording working.  I am
> abloe to record with MEncoder using the following
> MEncoder commands:
> 
> /usr/bin/mencoder -tv
> on:driver=v4l:device=/dev/video0:alsa:amode=1:width=320:height=240:norm=NTSC:chanlist=us-cable:channel=<channel>
> -o /media/Video/recorded/<program>-<DATE>.avi -ovc
> lavc -lavcopts ${LAVCOPTS} -oac mp3lame -lameopts
> br=128:cbr:mode=0 -endpos <MINS * 60 -1>
> 
> NOTE: The information on the '<>' brackets are
> typically variables filled in from input when then
> script is called.
> 
> I edited my local_config.py file so the MEcoder
> options match what I have in my script that works, and
> I get a 'freevo_record.lst' and 'freevo_record.log'
> file in mt '/tmp' directory.
> 
> I also made the following entry inmy crontab:
> 
> * * * * * /usr/local/freevo/freevo execute
> /usr/local/freevo/src/tv/record_daemon.py
> 
> so that the 'record daemon' gets run every minute. 
> The 'freevo_record.log' indic<ates that it sees the
> entry in 'freevo_record.lst', but alas, nothing ever
> gets recorded.
> 
> Is there something I haven't enabled?
> 
> TIA, as always :-)
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> 
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