[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 33, Issue 330

[CHRIS KOTTING]

Thanks for the quick reply.  I haven't yet messed about with channel-
changing on the VCR yet (I'm trying to take this one piece at a time).  
Hooking up the S-Video was the next step after getting basic Myth tv-
watching and recording working (which it was).

I'll try the following:
1) Jack up the priority on the tuner and see if that resolves it.
2) Remove the set-up on the S-video and see if that resolves it.

I'll report back, particularly if (1) resolves it.

Chris K.
 
> I think your problem might be having the guide data on the SVideo
> input.  Myth is going to think that it can use that channel for
> recording (maybe the blank recordings are from the VCR while it was
> turned off?).
> 
> If you only want to capture from VCR then you're better off with no
> guide data and using manual recording.
> 
> If you want to use your VCR as a tuner then I think you'll need a
> channel change script.  Even if you intend to set the VCR channel
> manually I believe that a 'dummy' script that does nothing, but
> returns successfully, is needed to convince myth that it has selected
> the correct VCR channel.
> 
> As you say, you'll also need a way to disable recording on the SVideo
> input when you haven't got the VCR turned on and tuned, and I don't
> know how to do that, but increasing the priority of the tuner over 
> the S-Video should help.