[mythtv-users] [SOLVED] Two tuner sticks unstable together - need help

[Sven Bretfeld]

Hi Mike

Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> writes:

> Sven Bretfeld wrote:
>>
>> Apparently only one source should request EIT data. I didn't know that
>> and have never read that. It's not quite clear to me if I made an
>> obvious mistake or if this is a bug. I thought every source needs to
>> scan for EIT autonomously, but that's not necessary as the EIT data of
>> one source is passed on to the other sources. And obviously scanning for
>> EIT data with more than one card can cause problems.
>>
> A clarification here - by "source" above I presume you actually mean
> "tuner". Not even "card" as a card may contain more than one tuner. A
> "source" in mythtv parlance is something quite different.
>
> If you have more than one source (mythtv definition) defined, it is
> axiomatic that they will describe sets of channels with little or no
> overlap (otherwise there's little point). That means that EIT data on
> one source is very likely to have no information on the programming
> for other sources.
>
> I think that you are describing multiple tuners connected to the same
> source here.

Thanks for the clarification. What I mean is tuners. I didn't understand
the difference up to now.

Greetings,

Sven