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The time taken can also change with the codec use - MPEG2 tends to be fast than h.264, and the resolution (higher the resolution longer the scan), and the bitrate. It is very complex!

My understanding is that the add-skip process does not start until the recording is completed. Further only one recording can be processed at a time, so the delay may be several hours. The time taken to process is longer the greater the pre- and post- padding.

It is my recollection that it cannot be done. @Delta Mike Charlie may have useful insights.

Just found this atrical on the LibreELEC wiki which may point you in the right direction

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There is a setting that allows you to select the partition to which recordings are saved [I have not tried it]. You have to manually enter the path. The setting is in the TVHeadend www server - select configuration > recording, which brings up a dialog box, in the bottom half there is a setting called Storage Path - the default location is "/storage/recordings". The save button is NOT on the dialog box, but on the very left of the bottom line of the menu. I suggest cloning the default profile, and changing the path for the clone. Call the clone something like "record to USB HDD". You will then to be able to easily change between storage locations.

Do not have a USB drive attached to my IceBox but the path is probably something like /dev/sdb1 - I am not an expert on Linux so I am guessing. Once you have attached the USB drive, you can find the "actual" path in Kodi settings - go to System Information then to Storage, and details of all attached storage is displayed.

Ian

At one time it was possible to do so with LibreELEC but thing may have changed (see LireELEC forum post)

Yes, updating to 11.6.2 does not require a service scan let alone a full setup wizard.

I do not recall seeing the black screen artifact. I have seen greenscreen on my Toppys which is caused by problems with the HDMI handshake between the Toppy and the TV. But that tends to stay rather than coming and going and you can see the output but it is green.

If you are lucky then the move to 11.1.2 may resolve the problem.

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Third time lucky? Keep on loosing connection to IceTV forum - just as I am about to click on "post".

No idea about diagnostic; well beyond my expertise.

Could be a BIOS issue, a firmware issue, or just bad luck.

During beta testing, if I recall correctly, using HDMI2 solved the problem. But the unit I was using had slightly different hardware - DIV output as well as 2 HDMI ports.

I assume you have tied different HDMI cables? They can fail or just not get on with the HDMI port on the TV or the IceBox.

Another possibility is that (for some reason) the IceBox is decoding the signal using software rather than hardware assistance that is built into the CPU. My recollection is that hardware assistance maxes out at 1080p, one reason reason not to set output at 4K. Recent CPUs may have more advanced hardware assistance.

Try plugging in the HDMI cable to the other port on the IceBox; during beta testing hardware assistance was only working on one of the two ports.

On my IceBox I have it set to 1920x1080p - this reflects HD broadcast are not interlaced when using h.264. I think MEPEG2 may be interlaced. MY old Toppys do not support 1080p, max out at 1080i - some ancient Beyonwiz use the same SOC. So, try 1920x1080p.

My recollection that recent builds of the IceTV add-on upload timers set on the IceBox itself, either through the EPG or a timer rule, to the IceTV server. Looking at the change list, this was introduced in IceTV add-on version 0.1.68; the current build is 1.0.2. You can delete timers created using the IceBox EPG via the IceTV App. My recollection is that they cannot be deleted on the IceBox, as they are immediately download from the IceTV server. Timers created by IceBox timer rule can be problematic - but I doubt that they are a popular feature with users.

Screen resolution should be set to 1920x1080 @ 50 Hz. Other settings can produce suboptimal results. 1920x1080 is the resolution used by HD transmission that use h.264. Most HD transmission use h.264; some regional areas have MPEG2 HD.

That is unusual. In the early days there was an Timer update bug that could result in occasional doubling up of timers.

All I can suggest is that you create a support ticket.

Also check to see if you are running the latest build which is, if I recall correctly 11.6.2.

You could try a soft reset but I am not hopeful that it will make any difference.

Are in area where you can receive 9Life from multip0le transmitters? With recent builds it is possible that both are active - however in my experience it does not result in duplicate timers. Indeed it should not do so.

Hopefully the new build will mitigate the problem you are having. I know that @Daniel Hall has been working on a solution to the EPG/timer update problem.

We do not have a list of the changes, and @Daniel Hall is currently out of action with the flu.

I cannot test for the problem as I am currently running a beta build.

Dan has a dreadful dose of the flu so may be off-line for a day or so, and I'd rather leave the technical comments to him as the software author.

Hope Daniel gets well soon.

Yes, a new build was distributed a few hours ago. I understand that @Daniel Hall will be making an announcement about the changes made in that build.