[mythtv-users] Input conflicts for live and recording tv

[Michael Watson]

On 4/12/2012 1:09 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 12/03/2012 08:44 PM, Chris Hett wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am running Mythbuntu (Mythtv 0.25) with a 3-input HDHomeRun Prime. 
>>  I have all three inputs added to Mythtv, but I have problems when I 
>> try and watch live TV and record a show at the same time. If I am 
>> currently watching live TV and have a show set to record, it switches 
>> input 1 to the recording and I cannot watch live TV any more.  If I 
>> try and change the live TV channel, it prevents it from recording.
>>
>> It will record the show and let me watch live TV only if I manually 
>> go to the recording settings and tell change it from "any available 
>> input" to "input 2" or "input 3".  From what I've read this should be 
>> handled automatically, but it is not on my system.
>>
>> Is there a way to change the default input for live TV.  That way my 
>> recordings will always go to input 1 or 2, and I can set live TV to 
>> always go to input 3 and I won't have any conflicts.
>>
>
> Upgrade to MythTV 0.26 and set the Live TV Order to be opposite the 
> Schedule Order.  Any other approach (such as the hacks people used 
> before 0.26--including the one I described) is likely to cause more 
> problems than it solves.
>
0.25 has that functionality as well.