Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2006-01-01 Thread Byron Poland
On 12/31/05, Brad DerManouelian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 31, 2005, at 12:29 PM, Steve Adeff wrote: I'd still think it would be worth paying the $500 for a UPS for that system, save yourself the hassle of a power outtage destroying some of those drives. Happened to me once and

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-31 Thread Steve Adeff
On Thursday 29 December 2005 23:21, Robert Johnston wrote: On 12/29/05, Buechler, Mark R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, that would be optimal. My raid5 is on an HP SC10 with 5 Seagate 181gig drives plugged into a Linux server acting as a SAN server to 7 initiators. That SAN server has

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-31 Thread Brad DerManouelian
On Dec 31, 2005, at 12:29 PM, Steve Adeff wrote: I'd still think it would be worth paying the $500 for a UPS for that system, save yourself the hassle of a power outtage destroying some of those drives. Happened to me once and thats why I use a UPS now =) Speaking of APC... I might have a

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-30 Thread Chris Ribe
Please see my original post. Basically, my recordings directory is a huge raid5 array which when syncing can't be used to record. That I can get past I'd like to suggest the obvious solution since it hasn't yet been mentioned: Don't use RAID5 for storing your TV programs. Sure, you'll lose

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-30 Thread Chris Ribe
On 12/30/05, Chris Ribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please see my original post. Basically, my recordings directory is a huge raid5 array which when syncing can't be used to record. That I can get past I'd like to suggest the obvious solution since it hasn't yet been mentioned: Don't use RAID5 for

RE: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Buechler, Mark R
Can you explain where in the new mythtv-setup that option is? I'm talking about the later SVN versions. I believe you're talking about .18 and prior. - Mark. -Original Message- From: Josh Burks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:52 AM To: Discussion about

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Josh Burks
On 12/29/05, Buechler, Mark R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you explain where in the new mythtv-setup that option is? I'm talking about the later SVN versions. I believe you're talking about .18 and prior. Your correct. I haven't played with svn in a few months. Did mythtv-setup change that

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Greg Estabrooks
Your correct. I haven't played with svn in a few months. Did mythtv-setup change that much? LiveTV recordings are treated pretty much like regular recordings and are stored in the same location as regular recordings. there is no more seperate buffer location.

RE: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Buechler, Mark R
like a hack. - Mark. -Original Message- From: Greg Estabrooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:56 AM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers Your correct. I haven't

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Greg Estabrooks
That leaves me with having to enlarge my old live tv buffer, using it as my recordings directory and coming up with a scheduled process which moved real Why ? Think of it this way, the old LiveTV buffer no longer exists. LiveTV and regular recordings go to the same place that regular

RE: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Buechler, Mark R
the bandwidth required for an HD stream (DVB). - Mark. -Original Message- From: Greg Estabrooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:18 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Steve Adeff
On Thursday 29 December 2005 21:22, Buechler, Mark R wrote: Please see my original post. Basically, my recordings directory is a huge raid5 array which when syncing can't be used to record. That I can get past. Now now I have the added problem of also not being able to watch TV until the sync

RE: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Buechler, Mark R
. -Original Message- From: Steve Adeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:05 PM To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers On Thursday 29 December 2005 21:22, Buechler, Mark R

Re: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Robert Johnston
On 12/29/05, Buechler, Mark R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, that would be optimal. My raid5 is on an HP SC10 with 5 Seagate 181gig drives plugged into a Linux server acting as a SAN server to 7 initiators. That SAN server has roughly 2TB of raw storage hooked up to it. Keep the server and all

RE: [mythtv-users] Serious concerns about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers

2005-12-29 Thread Buechler, Mark R
about LiveTV Ringbuffer chang es - a Q for develo pers On 12/29/05, Buechler, Mark R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, that would be optimal. My raid5 is on an HP SC10 with 5 Seagate 181gig drives plugged into a Linux server acting as a SAN server to 7 initiators. That SAN server has roughly 2TB