[mythtv-commits] Ticket #12903: Changing channels while watching live tv results in error - Cannot find A/V Decoder (or a black screen)

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#12903: Changing channels while watching live tv results in error - Cannot find A/V
Decoder (or a black screen)
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 Reporter:  William L. DeRieux IV                |          Owner:
  <WilliamDeRieux@…>                             |  jyavenard
     Type:  Bug Report - General                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  major                                |      Milestone:  0.28.1
Component:  MythTV - Recording                   |        Version:  0.28.0
 Severity:  medium                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                                       |  Ticket locked:  0
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Comment (by WilliamDeRieux@…):

 Replying to [comment:10 WilliamDeRieux@…]:
 > Replying to [comment:9 jpoet]:
 > > CardUtil::HasTuner() might be helpful.  Alternatively, some changes to
 analogsignalmonitor.cpp to set the "Signal Monitor" in a good state might
 be the way to go.
 > >
 > > I have been (very slowly) working on a new V4L2 encoder recorder
 "type" which sets the Signal Monitor up 'correctly' for V4L2 encoders.  I
 will try to carve out some more time for that.
 > [[BR]]
 > from my understanding of CardUtil::HasTuner() it only indicates if the
 hardware has support for tuning and
 > does not indicate if the selected input uses it.

 And by input I mean: TUNER (0) / COMPOSITE (1) / S-VIDEO (2)
 which should not be confused with CardUtil::INPUT_TYPES

 Those input values: 0,1,2 are for a[[BR]]
 [14f1:8800] Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc.
 CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 05)[[BR]]
 Subsystem: [1002:00f8] Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] ATI TV
 Wonder Pro

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Ticket URL: <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12903#comment:11>
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