diff -r 994917e6cadf -r 27872a83abaa gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c
--- a/gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c	Tue Apr 17 15:37:20 2007 +0100
+++ b/gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c	Fri Apr 20 20:29:46 2007 +0100
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
   PROP_GMYTHTV_LIVEID,
   PROP_GMYTHTV_LIVE_CHAINID,
   PROP_GMYTHTV_ENABLE_TIMING_POSITION,
-  PROP_GMYTHTV_CHANNEL_NUM
+  PROP_GMYTHTV_CHANNEL_NUM,
+  PROP_GMYTHTV_MAX_TRY
 };
 
 static void gst_mythtv_src_clear (GstMythtvSrc *mythtv_src);
@@ -255,6 +256,13 @@
           "Change MythTV channel number",
           "", G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
+  g_object_class_install_property
+      (gobject_class, PROP_GMYTHTV_MAX_TRY,
+      g_param_spec_int ("max-try", "max-try",
+          "Set the max try for get MythTV free recorder",
+          0, G_MAXINT, 10,  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+
 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
   g_object_class_install_property
       (gobject_class, PROP_GMYTHTV_DBG,
@@ -309,6 +317,8 @@
   this->bytes_queue = NULL;
 
   this->wait_to_transfer = 0;
+  this->try_number = 0;
+  this->max_try = 10;
 
   gst_base_src_set_format (GST_BASE_SRC (this), GST_FORMAT_BYTES);
 
@@ -322,7 +332,9 @@
 static void
 gst_mythtv_src_clear (GstMythtvSrc *mythtv_src)
 {
-    
+  mythtv_src->unique_setup = FALSE;
+  mythtv_src->try_number = 0;
+
   if (mythtv_src->spawn_livetv) {
     g_object_unref (mythtv_src->spawn_livetv);
     mythtv_src->spawn_livetv = NULL;
@@ -338,14 +350,6 @@
     mythtv_src->backend_info = NULL;
   }
 
-  if (mythtv_src->uri_name) {
-    g_free (mythtv_src->uri_name);
-  }
-
-  if (mythtv_src->user_agent) {
-    g_free (mythtv_src->user_agent);
-  }
-
   if (mythtv_src->bytes_queue) {
     g_byte_array_free (mythtv_src->bytes_queue, TRUE);
     mythtv_src->bytes_queue = NULL;
@@ -360,6 +364,16 @@
 
   gst_mythtv_src_clear (this);
 
+  if (this->uri_name) {
+    g_free (this->uri_name);
+    this->uri_name = NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (this->user_agent) {
+    g_free (this->user_agent);
+    this->user_agent = NULL;
+  }
+
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (gobject);
 }
 
@@ -695,10 +709,9 @@
     goto done;
   }
   
-  gmyth_uri = gmyth_uri_new_with_value( src->uri_name );
-
+  gmyth_uri = gmyth_uri_new_with_value (src->uri_name);
   src->backend_info = gmyth_backend_info_new_with_uri (src->uri_name);
-  src->live_tv |= gmyth_uri_is_livetv( gmyth_uri );
+  src->live_tv = gmyth_uri_is_livetv( gmyth_uri );
   /* testing UPnP... */
   /* gmyth_backend_info_set_hostname( src->backend_info, NULL ); */
   if ( src->live_tv ) {
@@ -799,37 +812,57 @@
           src->content_size, 0));
 
 done:
-	/*if ( gmyth_uri != NULL )
+	if (gmyth_uri != NULL)
 	{
-  	g_object_unref( gmyth_uri );
-  	gmyth_uri = NULL;
-	}*/
+  	    g_object_unref (gmyth_uri);
+      	gmyth_uri = NULL;
+	}
 
-  if (chain_id_local != NULL) {
-    g_string_free (chain_id_local, TRUE);
-    chain_id_local = NULL;
-  }
+    if (chain_id_local != NULL) {
+        g_string_free (chain_id_local, TRUE);
+        chain_id_local = NULL;
+    }
 
-  return TRUE;
+    return TRUE;
 
-  /* ERRORS */
+    /* ERRORS */
 init_failed:
-  {
-    if (src->spawn_livetv != NULL)
-      g_object_unref (src->spawn_livetv);
+	if (gmyth_uri != NULL)
+	{
+  	    g_object_unref (gmyth_uri);
+      	gmyth_uri = NULL;
+	}
 
+    if (src->spawn_livetv != NULL) {
+        g_object_unref (src->spawn_livetv);
+        src->spawn_livetv = NULL;
+    }
+    
+    /*
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (src, LIBRARY, INIT,
-        (NULL), ("Could not initialize MythTV library (%i, %s)", ret,
+            (NULL), ("Could not initialize MythTV library (%i, %s)", ret,
             src->uri_name));
+    */            
+
+    if  (++src->try_number <= src->max_try) {
+       gst_mythtv_src_clear (src);
+       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Starting new try for get free recorder on MythTV");
+       g_usleep (0.5 * G_USEC_PER_SEC);
+       return gst_mythtv_src_start (bsrc);
+    }
+
     return FALSE;
-  }
 begin_req_failed:
-  {
+	if (gmyth_uri != NULL)
+	{
+  	    g_object_unref (gmyth_uri);
+      	gmyth_uri = NULL;
+	}
+
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (src, LIBRARY, INIT,
         (NULL), ("Could not begin request sent to MythTV server (%i, %s)", ret,
             src->uri_name));
     return FALSE;
-  }
 
 }
 
@@ -1081,6 +1114,11 @@
       mythtvsrc->channel_name = g_value_dup_string (value);
       break;
     }
+    case PROP_GMYTHTV_MAX_TRY:
+    {
+      mythtvsrc->max_try = g_value_get_int (value);
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -1133,6 +1171,12 @@
       g_value_set_string (value, mythtvsrc->channel_name);
       break;
     }
+    case PROP_GMYTHTV_MAX_TRY:
+    {
+      g_value_set_int (value, mythtvsrc->max_try);
+      break;
+    }
+
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;