[mythtv-users] Channels not changing for recordings

[Howard Cokl]

--- Paul Leppert <phlepper at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just finished reinstalling my mythtv box and I've
> got a weird issue.
>  When myth records programs off the attached
> DirecTV, it doesn't
> change channels, but leaves it on the default
> channel.
> 
> What is weird is that when I watch live tv and
> change channels, the
> channels are changed correctly.  What does mythtv do
> differently
> regarding calling the channel changing script when
> it is initiating a
> recording versus when it is watching live tv?
> 
> I have a PVR-250 with the DTV on the Svideo input
> and controlling the
> channels via the serial port.  The script is the
> same as before the
> reinstall and it was working fine then.  I have
> double-checked the
> permissions and they look correct and double-checked
> within
> mythtv-setup (Input Connections).
> 
> [mythtv at mythtvbe ~]$ ll scripts/chanset*
> -rwxrwxr-x  1 mythtv mythtv 6279 Apr 20 21:21
> scripts/chanset.pl
> 
> Is there more than one place where I need to set the
> channel?
> 
> thanks,
> phlepper
When you set it up did you specify the absolute path? 
I had an issue once with mythbackend not finding some
programs because the $PATH didn't include
/usr/local/bin.

Howard