[mythtv-users] Channel does not change

[Tom Lichti]

Jogchum Reitsma wrote:
> Tom Lichti schreef:
>> Jogchum Reitsma wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Having just set up a myth-box, conform the manual on mythtv.org.
>>> With all it's possibilities it look like a fantastic system to me, but I 
>>> encounter a few problems. First to solve is a problem with changing 
>>> channels while watching live-tv. When I try to change channel, either by 
>>> user the cursor keys or by typing in a valid channel number and hitting 
>>> Enter, the name of the station of that channel is shown on the screen, 
>>> but the channel remains unchanged. I can however change the channel by 
>>> using the ptune-ui.pl program from the ivtv set of utilities.
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>> Have you setup a channel lineup and added program listings?
>>
>> Tom
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>>   
> Hi Tom,
>
> If with "channel lineup" you mean I did a mythfilldatabase (yes, my 
> English is less than perfect ...) then the answer is yes. I did a 
> "mythfilldatabase --manual" first, than ran mythfilldatabase without 
> arguments. "mythfilldatabase --manual" failed to fill in the xmltv id, 
> so the next call to mythfilldatabase generated the same channels once 
> anew. Solved that in tha database manually.
>
> So, the channels are in the database allright, as are the program 
> details from the available channels a week ahead. The channel info is 
> shown on the screen whenever I try to change channel, but then nothing 
> happens.
>
> If I understood you wrong, my apologies, and maybe you want to explain 
> what you meant.
Nope, that's what I meant. And your English is very good, by the way. Do 
you get correct video on the channel that does show? It seems kind of 
strange that it won't change the channel. What does the frontend log say 
when run with -v important,general,playback when you try to change a 
channel?

Tom