[mythtv-users] Connecting Zap2It data with HDTV channels

[William Munson]

David wrote:
> On Apr 2, 2007, at 6:29 AM, William Munson wrote:
>
>   
>> David wrote:
>>     
>>> Thank you very much for the help. The guide data is now linked up
>>> properly. However, MythTV isn't letting me schedule recordings. When
>>> I set up a new recording through Manage Recordings --> Recording
>>> Schedule, it says the schedule won't be affected when I tell it to
>>> preview schedule changes and when I exit the record dialogue it's as
>>> though I never scheduled anything.
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>> Are the HD channels using the same channel numbers as your SD  
>> channels?
>> If its the same, your input priorities maybe forcing myth to use  
>> the SD
>> input. I set the priority of my HD channels higher than the SD.  
>> That way
>> anything that can be recorded in HD will be and everything else  
>> gets SD.
>>
>> In my case I have different numbers assigned to the channels. My cable
>> provider uses different channel numbers for the SD and HD versions  
>> of a
>> channel so thats how I configured my system. Again, the HD channels  
>> are
>> a higher priority so I normally use the "record from any channel" and
>> "new episodes only" options when creating a recording schedule. Which
>> gives me HD when available.
>>
>> Also check with the channel editor in mythtv-setup to make sure your
>> channels are visible and set up the way you expect.
>>     
>
> I've actually only set up MythTV to see the HD channels--there are no  
> SD channels. I'm able to watch live tv on all the channels I've set  
> up and I'm able to record by pressing "r" while watching live tv but  
> for some reason I'm not able to schedule recordings.
>
>   
As someone else mentioned, you should start by deleting all your video 
sources and devices. It may even be best if you dropped the mythconverg 
database and started fresh. Start with a blank config and create new 
sources and lineups. Somehow you have gotten myth confused. (Its not hard)