[mythtv-users] How can I disable this "feature"?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Mon Dec 29 14:37:47 UTC 2008


On 12/29/2008 07:40 AM, Marc Barrett wrote:
> There is a "feature" of MythTV that I would like to somehow 
> disable.  I have a firewire connection to a Moto DCH-3200, and
> whenever the backend starts up (on a reboot, for instance) the
> backend changes the channel to whatever was being watched 
> the last time a frontend was used.  This is very, very annoying
> if someone is watching the TV, having the channel changed 
> without doing anything at all.  Very "not wife-friendly".  
>
> I'd like some suggestions on how I can disable this "feature".
> Perhaps by patching the code.  If I don't get any good suggestions,
> I will post this over on the dev list and see what I can get there.

If you've told Myth it can use the Set-Top Box (STB), you've told it it 
has exclusive access to the STB.  So, either get another STB or don't 
let Myth use your existing one.  :)

Mike


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