[mythtv-users] Channel does not change

Tom Lichti tom at redpepperracing.com
Thu May 25 17:56:15 UTC 2006


Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 05/25/2006 12:48 PM, Jogchum Reitsma wrote:
>   
>> 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.
>>
>> I use svn-version  0.19.20060522-1
>> Tv-card is Hauppauge PVR-150, system dual Opteron 244, 2GB mem, 600 GB 
>> disk, Suse 10.0
>> Input is analogue cable, PAL, country the Netherlands (Holland)
>>
>> In the mailing list I see some references, but it seems to me that those 
>> issues are solved in the version I use.
>>
>> Have I done something wrong?
>>
>> Any advice is welcome!
>>     
>
> Your system is configured to use browse mode.  After browsing the 
> listings on the OSD to the channel you want to watch, hit the SELECT 
> button (Space or Enter or whatever you've set).
>   
I don't think that is the problem, since he is actually entering the 
channel number. My system is setup for browse mode, but if you type a 
channel number it goes to that channel directly, as it should.

Tom



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