[mythtv-users] enter LiveTV at startup

[David Watkins]

On 11/02/2008, F P <zagor.fp at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just joined the list to ask you all on an issue I have.
> I couldn't find any answer so far, either on the forums or on google.
> I really hope you can spare some time to help me.
>
> I run a mythbuntu 7.10 box, with a PVR-150.
> The PVR is connected to a decoder (fastweb here in Italy, something
> similar to a cable tv, I guess) through which I watch Sky programming.
> The connection is through composite or s-video (tried both).
>
> The only way I can record out of the composite/s-video source is
> wtching LiveTV. If a schedule a recording and I keep the box on the
> main page, the recorder will fail with the lame comment "Recorder
> failed".
> If instead I'm watching liveTV when the the recording is due, it will
> be recorded all-right.
>
> This does not happen if I want to record from the antenna source the
> free channels. It only happens when I try to record from the decoder
> through the composite/s-video input.
>
> This issue is a big problem to me, for I can't schedule a recording
> and let the box switch on and off automatically.
>
> Can you help me solve this?
> Or else, do you know a workaround to let the mythbox go straight to
> livetv when starting up instead of staying to the main menu?
>

How are you changing to the correct channel on your decoder?
Generally people have mythtv run a script which fires off an
ir-blaster to change channel using the ir input on the decoder.  This
script returns 'true' to let mythtv know the channel change has been
successful.

If you're setting the channel manually (you haven't mentioned how
you're doing it) then you need a dummy script that always returns
true.  The settings are somewhere in the card setup area of
mythtv-setup.

HTH