[mythtv-users] channel changes via script suddenly stopped working--diagnose help

[Paul Wootton]

> So I did a full upgrade to the latest and greatest of packages,but no success.  I then decided I needed to see more of what the script was doing so I added a 3 second pause at the very beginning of the script.  BLAM its working again.
> I did 5 test recordings from mythweb and all picked the right channel.  I dont know if its a long term fix, or for that matter why a 3 second pause at the beginning would make a difference but it seems too!
> 
> I was able to see the channel change taking place during the video and it was sending a single character each time.  Again I dont know if the 3 second pause really made a difference or if I just managed to scare a gremlin out of the sytem but I'm not going to remove the pause to find out !
> 
> Everyone please cross your fingers and toes!   Thanks for the help in troubleshooting this as well.  I learned a bunch about linux in the process which makes it worth it!
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I always find it a bit scary to not know why something starts working, but I understand why you'd want to leave it alone.  On the other hand the learning more about Linux is never a bad thing

Cheers
-- Paul --