[mythtv-users] Multiple lineups with one cable box

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Oct 20 23:12:26 UTC 2006


On 10/20/06 15:28, Asher wrote:

>On 10/19/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Not currently possible.  It's the same as the inverse problem discussed
>>in the thread
>>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/226026#226026 .  See,
>>particularly,
>>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/226516#226516 .
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Any idea are welcome.  I know one solution would be to get a 2nd cable
>>>box, but I'd like to avoid that if possible.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Actually, short of writing the code Bruce is talking about (which would
>>make you a hero to many DVB users), that or "don't do it" are the only
>>solutions.
>>    
>>
>
>Yeah, although it seems that for my problem it might have a different
>solution.  Myth already has the ability to have multiple inputs for
>one card and it knows that it can only use one input at a time.  The
>problem is that you can't (for lack of a better word) link cards, or
>even to allow manually creating a card input.  I guess the other
>solution is to take everything up a level:
>Sources:
>     Card(s)
>         Card Input(s)
>
>So you have a source which is made up of one or more cards and each
>card has one or more inputs.  Myth would schedule things by source.
>This might actually work for the DVB problem too, what if you could do
>something like this:
>
>Source A -> Card A -> Input A
>Source B -> Card A -> Input B
>or for my problem
>Source A --Card A -> Input A
>                  \-Card B -> Input A
>
>Hmm maybe this discussion should be on the dev list?
>

I think what Bruce was trying to say in the post above is that any 
solution that doesn't cover both cases (multiple concurrent recordings 
from one capture card or one recording from multiple capture cards) 
won't be considered for inclusion in Myth.

Mike


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