MythTV and scheduled recordings

MythTV is a great Linux based DVR.
It produces excellent recordings and allows you to compress and remove commercials from your recordings using some of the post-processing commands.

One problem that has plagued me (and many others) appears to be that MythTV whilst great when recording LiveTV it has problems when attempting to schedule a recordings. This is particularly true if it's scheduled more than a few hours.

At first I thought it was a problem with the scheduler threads within MythTV, and started searching the web for a solution.
I managed to come across this solution to MythTV scheduled recordings, which appears to state that the initial video sources set-up is incorrect.
Further digging around has shown that this does appear to solve the problem for most people.

How do you undertake fixing it?

1. Use the "Delete all video sources" button in mythtv-setup to delete all video sources and then re-create the video sources.
2. Use MythTV to scan for channels.
3. Edit the xmltvid for each channel. You can use the process outlined in the Frontend Channel Editor.
4. Run a mythfilldatabase to populate your TV listings. (Tip: Use Sheperd if in Australia)
5. Check your listings after mythfilldatabase has run.
6. You should in theory be able to schedule recordings correctly now.

There are many more tips and tricks to recording under MythTV. Feel free to read more up in relation to MythTV Scheduling Recordings.

Currently I'm busily saving all the televised IPL Cricket games, so as yet, I haven't had a chance to try this out. I expect to do so in the next day or so.
If anyone does beat me to the punch, please give me some feedback as to whether it worked or not.

Hopefully this helps resolve the scheduling frustrations many people currently face.

Happy Recording!