[mythtv-users] Need 2 sources with only 1 digital Schedules Direct lineup to chose from.

[Daniel Arfsten]

I have a firewire enabled SA 3250HD STB that I can record 8 different 
channels when using firewire_tester and test-mpeg2. I would like to add this 
as an Input for mythtv but I am having a HELL of a time getting it to work. 
First I tried doing the cached support from the mythtv wiki where you use 1 
lineup but change it in between selecting inputs and setting sources. I have 
a s-video source that can get all channels, then I added the additional 8 
channels for the firewire capturing but mythtv-setup refuses to add them. I 
have tried unconnecting the source firewire within the input setup, then 
running mythfilldatabase with either --remove-new-channels and or 
--update-channels-only (or something like this) It just doesn't work! Within 
mythtv-setup, under the firewire input, their is no starting channel so 
mythtv always says that this input has no channels associated to the 
grabber! Then I realized that I wouldn't be able to have the STB connected 
to 2 different inputs and have recording go at the same time anyway because 
the STB only has 1 output. THen I decided to scrap HD capture in favor of 
being able to record ALL channels over firewire, this is awesome for HBO etc 
etc.

Now I am thinking of using the firewire card with the other STB that's in 
the house in another location and setup a frontend/backend slave. It would 
have pvr-500 for 2 analog inputs and hten the firewire input. The problem is 
that my zip code only provides me to use 1 CableDigital lineup and that's 
it. So I already have that chosen for my s-video connection of my pvr-350 so 
I can record ALL channels. How do I have 1 digital lineup and provide a 
digital source for my s-video connection  with all channels, but then have 
another source that only provides 8 new HD channels for the firewire 
input???? Also, I have to use an external channel changing script with 
serial IR blasting because firewire channel changing isn't working for 
whatever reason, how can I tell firewire input to NOT try to change the 
channels and possible screw stuff up?

Is this possible or do I need to buy another subscription from SD to get 
this work?
Even if I do pay for another account, how do I get the listing retreived 
from the lineup for firewire, since it can't scan.

I am using mythtv 20.2 from Feisty repo's. I am thinking about going to 
Gutsy and hten mythbuntu daily builds repo if necccessary. Any thoughts.

Daniel