[mythtv-users] Getting locked into channels that have closed for the day.

Alen Edwards allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com
Tue Jul 8 21:17:12 UTC 2008


Damian wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I have an annoying problem at the moment. I set Myth to record a couple 
> of kids programs every day on a childrens channel that ends quite early. 
> When we want to go to live tv in the evening, the system tries to go to 
> this closed channel (because it was the last channel used I assume) and 
> then we have to fight to change channel away from it. I usually just get 
> an error message saying video failed to render then I'm back at the menu 
> screen. I usually have to exit and re-enter Myth a few times before I 
> can change over to a safe/active channel.
> 
> Is there any fix for this or can I tell the system to always start with 
> channel 1 regardless of what channel was last used?
> 
> Cheers
> Damian
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I had this happen and would go into the schedule and record a show. 
That resets the pointer.  Not ideal and maybe fixed in the latest 
version as the channel I was watching quit going off the air in 
preparation for the switchover I guess, so I wouldn't have the problem 
anyway any more.

I guess you could also set up a schedule to record 1 min of another channel.

Allen



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