[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun Prime lineup confusion

[Khanh Tran]

On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 10/29/2011 01:05 PM, Khanh Tran wrote:
>> I just got my HDHR Prime setup and working.  Now I'd like to add it to
>> my backend.  I already have a digital lineup working with my cablebox
>> (PVR-150).  I followed:
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Configuring_MythTV_for_the_HDHomeRun_Prime
>>
>> and
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-24.html#ss24.2
>>
>> but I'm still confused as to where in my database I can ensure that
>> mythbackend won't try to record the encrypted channels.
>
> I'm assuming this means you have a single Schedules Direct lineup that
> has all channels available on both the HDHR Prime and the PVR-150.  If
> so, you /must/ have 2 different MythTV Video Sources.  Each source
> contains a) a list of channels available on a particular input (and
> /only/ those channels available to that input) and b) tuning information
> for those channels.  Therefore, since the Video Source for the HDHR
> Prime will not contain any of the encrypted channels, mythbackend won't
> try to record the encrypted channels with the HDHR Prime.  Instead, if
> those channels exist in the Video Source connected to the PVR-150's
> input(s), mythbackend will use it to record shows from those channels
> (presumably using the STB that's outputting those channels).
>
>>    Also, do I
>> run mythfilldatabase with --remove-new-channels from now on?
>
> That will prevent mythfilldatabase from adding channels to the Video
> Source--such as the encrypted channels.  You can set this as a
> "mythfilldatabase arguments" in mythtv-setup's General settings.
>
>>    What
>> happens when I want to add a new channel in the future to the cablebox
>> tuner (PVR-150) or the Prime?
>
> You manually run mythfilldatabase without --remove-new-channels at the
> command line, then use mythtv-setup to remove any channels from the
> Video Source(s) that should not be there--for example the encrypted
> channels that were added to the HDHR Prime when you attempted to add a
> new unencrypted channel to the HDHR Prime.
>
> Mike
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Thanks so much for the quick response.  That all makes perfect sense
when you put it that way!

One last thing I've noticed is that when I "copied" the third tuner
(by creating a new entry in capturecard and cardinput).  I see the
tuner as available in the backend status and mythweb, but I cannot
switch to it manually in my frontends.  Maybe I need another setting
somewhere?