[mythtv-users] Recording Using Guide on Sat Box without IR Blaster Installed

[Brad DerManouelian]

scott at tbwifi.ca wrote:

> Actually the field you mentioned "external channel change script" is the
> one that I am leaving blank for now.  What I want to know is if I can make
> things work without the blaster and still take advantage of the schedule
> info to make the recording setup easier than doing it manually.  I am
> aware that I still need to adjust my satellite box manually.  Right now my
> recordings are failing and I don't know why.
> 
> Scott

They are probably failing because your channel change script is blank so 
it tries to tune to a channel and doesn't know how. To trick it into 
thinking the channel change happened correctly, use /bin/true as your 
channel change script.

-Brad