[mythtv-users] HVR-4000 channel switching in live-tv

[Devin Heitmueller]

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:53 AM, Ole Nissen <mail at olenissen.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm running the 0.25 fixes from mythbuntu, but this error was also present
> on an old 0.24 setup. My setup consists of a HVR-4000 connected to a 2
> channel diseq switch, and a HVR-2200 for receiving OTA DVB-t channels. I
> live in Denmark by the way.
> Im using kernel version 3.0.0-17.
>
> Diseq switch channel 1: Viasat
> Diseq switch channel 2: Canal Digital (C+)
>
> I have set the tuning time to max - 2 sec.
>
> It seems that I have only problems when watching live-tv, but in my old
> setup, 0.24 fixes, the problem would also occour when recording from Viasat,
> and right after on C+, the C+ program would end up having recorded nothing.
>
> When I switch from watching a show on C+ to Viasat there are no errors. The
> channel switches correctly.
> When I go the opposíte way - from Viasat to C+ - It never locks. Its like
> the diseq switch is not switching the channel.
> If I go from Viasat to a program on the HVR-2200 channel and from there to
> the C+ channel everything is alright again.
>
> Has anyone experienced this problem or have any clues to how I can do
> something about it?
>
> Br. Ole

If you're having problems with the HVR-4000 and you're still running
kernel 3.0.0, you should definitely upgrade to 3.1 or later.  It's
very possible that I've already fixed this issue:

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=2d1969312d6319d28ae9609a84f969b6933bd51c

Devin

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