<p>On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote: > On 12/31/2009 03:27 PM, Phil Bridges wrote: >> >> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote: >> >>> >>> On 12/31/2009 11:42 AM, Phil Bridges wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I'm watching Live TV, using Tuner #1 (HDHR tuner 1). A show begins to >>>> record on Tuner #3 (HDHR tuner #2). It kicks me out of LiveTV. When >>>> I try to get back into LiveTV, I'm told that all of my tuners are >>>> being used, and lets me either exit or watch the one show that's >>>> recording. >>> >>> When a show begins to record, it will use the next available tuner, which >>> would be #2, not #3. If it needs to change the multiplex, it will do so >>> and >>> kick you off LiveTV on tuner #1. When you try to go back into LiveTV, it >>> will use the now free tuner #1, however its last channel is on a >>> multiplex >>> it cannot currently tune, hence the error entering LiveTV. >>> >>> Somewhere in the settings is one to 'Prevent conflicts between LiveTV and >>> recordings'. This will cause LiveTV to pull the last available tuner, >>> rather than the first. >> >> See, that's the thing. Tuner #2 is on the same multiplex as Tuner #1. >> Tuners 3 & 4 are on the same multiplex. Tuner 5 doesn't have the >> channel that was being recorded. It appears Myth picked the correct >> tuner, but still kicked the other tuner off. > > <a href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/369358#369358">http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/369358#369358</a> > > Read the entire post. The solution you should use is the one at the end > ("It's possible you could get around this issue..."), but you'll need all > the information that's presented in the beginning, including the walkthrough > of the "works, but not ideal" approach. > I get what this post says, but I still don't see how Myth thinks I have *no* available tuners. I could see it dropping my on the other multiplex on the recording card. I could see it dropping me on either of the other two cards. But I really don't see it's starting a recording on a one card affecting the current LiveTV activity on another card. </p>