diff -r b0e8a532e882 -r 348964b09e4a gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c
--- a/gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c	Wed Apr 04 22:11:50 2007 +0100
+++ b/gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c	Tue Apr 10 23:24:29 2007 +0100
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
 static gboolean gst_mythtv_src_handle_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
 
-static gint do_read_request_response (GstMythtvSrc * src, guint size,
+static GMythFileTransferReadResult do_read_request_response (GstMythtvSrc * src, guint size,
     GByteArray * data_ptr);
 
 static void
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (gobject);
 }
 
-static gint
-do_read_request_response (GstMythtvSrc * src, guint size, GByteArray * data_ptr)
+static GMythFileTransferReadResult
+do_read_request_response (GstMythtvSrc * src, guint size, GByteArray *data_ptr)
 {
   gint read = 0;
   guint sizetoread = size;
@@ -342,20 +342,17 @@
 
   /* Loop sending the Myth File Transfer request:
    * Retry whilst authentication fails and we supply it. */
-  gint len = 0;
 
   while (sizetoread == size && --max_iters > 0) {
-
     result = gmyth_file_transfer_read (src->file_transfer,
         data_ptr, sizetoread, src->live_tv);
 
-    if (len > 0) {
+    if (data_ptr->len > 0) {
       read += data_ptr->len;
       sizetoread -= data_ptr->len;
-    } else if (len < 0) {
-
+    } else if (data_ptr->len < 0) {
       if (src->live_tv == FALSE) {
-        read = -1;
+        result = GMYTH_FILE_TRANSFER_READ_EOF;
         goto eos;
       } else {
         if (result == GMYTH_FILE_TRANSFER_READ_ERROR) {  /* -314 */
@@ -376,8 +373,10 @@
       goto done;
   }
 
-  if ((read < 0 && !src->live_tv) || max_iters == 0)
+  if ((read < 0 && !src->live_tv) || max_iters == 0){
+    result = GMYTH_FILE_TRANSFER_READ_EOF;
     goto eos;
+  }
 
   goto done;
 
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@
   src->eos = TRUE;
 
 done:
-  return read;
+  return result;
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn