[mythtv-users] MythTV and Satellite

[Cyber Source]

Kevin Kuphal wrote:
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>>> Cyber Source wrote:
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>>>> Hello All,
>>>>   Can someone give me a clue as to how to understand MythTV using 
>>>> Satellite as your tuning source? I have been using MythTV for years now 
>>>> and have set it up multiple times for people, all using cable TV as the 
>>>> tuning source, all OK. I however, don't really understand how to proceed 
>>>> with it. I have already gone to zap2it.com and changed the lineup to use 
>>>> the correct satellite and the changed the mythtv config accordingly, and 
>>>> all the proper stations show in my menu, etc, that bit is all OK. I am 
>>>> using this with an AverMedia M179 card with NO remote. I have a 
>>>> connection off the satellite receiver that connects to the back of the 
>>>> TV card (coax) and if the TV card is set for channel 3 (MythTV), I can 
>>>> see whatever is selected by the satellite receiver on the TV card via 
>>>> MythTV (change the channel on the satellite receiver, changes what's 
>>>> being viewed by the TV card on channel 3). How does this work if I want 
>>>> to record something? The only station that is viewable via MythTV is 
>>>> channel 3 and this is what the satellite receiver is set to. If I change 
>>>> the satellite receiver, I can change what is being viewed on Myth but 
>>>> how does one record? Can someone please give some clues as to proceed? 
>>>> Thanks in advanced, Peter (confused ;))
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>> I saw that yesterday but it doesn't go into much detail. If I understand 
>> this right, there would be a config setting in MythTV to use such a 
>> device as the device to control, otherwise it would try and change the 
>> channels of the TV card itself. Do you have a config such as this? Can 
>> you elaborate? Thanks, Peter
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> http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.4
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OK, Now we are getting somewhere. I take it then MythTV (TV tuner card) 
should always be set to 3 (or whatever station is set to view the output 
from the satellite tuner), please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks, Peter

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