[mythtv-users] Configuration confusion with 2 pvr250 boards - HELP!

William wmunson at rochester.rr.com
Wed Mar 24 20:32:28 EST 2004


I just installed a 2nd pvr250 in my system I am am completely confused on
how to get everything working properly. I get video/audio from both so I
know the basics are working.  The issue I have is controlling both of them.
It should not be a problem as I can control both of them from the command
line with the appropriate script. One has a serial interface the other uses
a ir blaster. I started a recording of 2 channels and I can manually change
the channel on each box while its recording and the channel changes as you
would expect so myth is seeing both cards.

Here is how I set them up in mythtvsetup.

I cleared the old config and program data from the database.

Capture card settings:

origional 250
video device: /dev/video0
vbi device: /dev/vbi
audio device: /dev/dsp
default input: S-Video 0

new 250
video device: /dev/video1
vbi device: /dev/vbi
audio device: /dev/dsp
default input: S-Video 0

Both cards are using video source DirecTV for the channel listings. 

Input Connection settings:

origional 250
[MPEG: /dev/video0] (S-Video 0) -> DirecTV
	capture device: /dev/video0
	input: S-Video0
	video source: DirecTV
	channel change command: (serial script)

new 250
[MPEG: /dev/video1] (S-Video 0) -> DirecTV
	capture device: /dev/video1
	input: S-Video0
	video source: DirecTV
	channel change command: (blaster script)

I suspect that I need to change one of the inputs but before I screw things
up completely I wanted to ask the experts. What do I need to change on this
setup so that each script changes the appropriate satellite boxes channel?
It seems I can get one or the other to work but not both. 

Dazed and confused,

Bill



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