[mythtv-users] Can't simultaneously record two programs with 3 (or 4) available tuners v2

Leif Pihl leif at pihl.us
Tue Oct 15 22:44:40 UTC 2013


Below for Eric... 


On Oct 15, 2013, at 10:44 AM, Eric Sharkey wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 11:28 AM, George Nassas <gnassas at mac.com> wrote:
>> Well, if he defined the tuner as one device and linux switches it to a
>> different one it would explain why he only has one tuner available.
> 
> No, it wouldn't.  In that situation, MythTV would either record the
> wrong program or have a recording failure due to failure to tune a
> channel.  It would not cause a schedule conflict.
> 
>> My basic approach is fix big problems first, medium second, and small last.
> 
> The big problem is that he hasn't configured all of his tuners.
> 
>> Another biggie is
>> what’s available on his cable connection, I thought comcast was dickish
>> about encrypting everything so maybe there isn’t anything to record from the
>> cable and hence a question there.
> 
> Which is precisely why I asked about how many channels are configured
> for each video source.


Huh? 
I missed that question.
Please repeat.



> 
> Eric
> _______________________________________________



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