Can't reschedule recordings

Channels DVR Server Troubleshooting
#1

So today I realize I'm going to run into a tuner amount issues. So I decided to cancel Forged in Fire at 8p in advance and record the later 11 o'clock show.

But I can't record the 11 o'clock show. The app goes through the motions iPhone and Apple TV, but none of them end up scheduling 11 o'clock show.

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#2

Looks like there’s a few different bugs going on, some on the DVR side and some on the iOS app.

For now the best way to fix this:

  • pause your Forged in Fire Series Pass
  • hit record on the 11pm airing
  • resume your pass
#3

Any updates to this issue, about to hit another wed were i have to mess with issue again

thanks

#4

hello
its been about 5 months and appears this is still an issue

#5

bump

#6

hello
its been about 6 months and appears this is still an issue

#7

On suggestion is to just switch the pass to always use 11pm in advanced pass settings. Then you no longer have this issue.

#8

just about to hit 1 year on this issue.
Today i can see 9p recordings was going to be one to many for my 3 tuner.
So i canceled pawn stars at 9 looking to schedule it at midnight and still doesnt work. I have to wait until 10p after the show airs before i can que up the midnight one

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#9

Have you tried setting the shows with known later airings to have low priorities? That way when you have 4 shows airing and only 3 tuners, the show with the lower priority we'll be bumped, and Channels should then skip its recording (because no tuner would be available), and it should choose a later airing to record.

#10

This is what I do
Pause the Pawn Stars series pass
Select to record the one I want at 12:06AM instead
Resume the Pawn Starts series pass and it will skip the 9:03PM and record the 12:06AM

#11

I understand there are workarounds available

But wouldn't you agree that after a year this should be fixed already?

Workarounds are great for a short-term...But for program that's a monthly subscription I would have hoped by now a year-long bug would've been fixed.

If I have to guess I'm thinking the developers were hoping that the 6 tuner would have been out by now negating the need to fix this issue

#12

I agree auto-conflict handling would be nice. I also have other things I wish were implemented, but I'm happy with Channels.

TiVo is years ahead in auto-conflict handling because they've been around that long and it's a closed box proprietary system. Handling scheduling conflicts for an open system like ChannelsDVR with multiple access points, multiple tuners and channel priorites is not an easy task.

I give the devs credit for being responsive to issues and continually improving the Channels experience and am willing to work-around some issues I have with my view of how I want it to work.

If I was unhappy with Channels I would quit paying for it and go to...(?)
That's why I'm still here.

VCR -> TVGOSw/FirewireHDD -> TiVoHD -> TiVoPremiere -> TiVoRoamio -> TiVoBolt -> HDHRw/PlexDVR -> HDHRw/SDDVR -> HDHRw/ChannelsDVR -> ?

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#13

Thank you for being the defender of the DVR universe.
Now if you wouldn't mind not hijacking my issue with your opinions
I can hope the developers will look into this. (after a year)

Remember this is the troubleshooting section not the opinion section.

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#14

Yes Sir!

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#15

not a fix to your issue, but you should add TVE into your tuner pool. now you'll have your 3 tuner prime and "unlimited" tuners to record while the prime is at capacity.

#16

I plan to after it is out of beta

#17

I think it’s alread out of Beta.

#18

There’s absolutely no reason to wait for it to be out of beta to use the feature.

As for being able to reschedule in an easier manner, it’s on our list.

#19

Thank you for the update