[mythtv-users] Record Sky tv via RF?

[Simon Kenyon]

Garry wrote:

> Hi all...
>
> I guess this is more of a general useage question rather than a techie 
> one. I've finally got my Pundit / Myth combo working, and pretty sweet 
> it is too. (MythTv .10)
>
> My setup currently has the tv input comming via the 'RF Out 2' on the 
> back of my Sky digibox, so I can pause whatever channel I'm watching 
> on Sky.
>
> Thing is...
>
> As the Sky box pumps everything out on RF channel 60, I guess Myth 
> doesn't know what channel it's 'watching' and so can't record 
> anything. (had problems with xmltv, so nothing in the EPG is populated 
> anyway).
>
> (TIP: On Sky, press 'services' followed by 4 0 1 Enter, to get to the 
> secret menu, where you can setup the RF etc)
>
> Consequentially, the instant record fails with an SQL error, as it's 
> no idea what channel it's watching.
>
> Even if I got the xmltv import to work, it'd be no use as everything 
> is on channel 60.
>
> I guess my question to you all is, is there any way to simply say 
> 'record what I'm watching now, and I don't care if you don't know what 
> it is'. ?
>
> -Garry. 

what i was going to do was define all the sky channels in the database 
and give them all the same channel (60)
that way it can change them :-)
--
simon