[mythtv-users] Getting locked into channels that have closed for the day.

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/08/2008 04:55 PM, Damian wrote:
> I have an annoying problem at the moment. I set Myth to record a couple 
> of kids programs every day on a childrens channel that ends quite early. 
> When we want to go to live tv in the evening, the system tries to go to 
> this closed channel (because it was the last channel used I assume) and 
> then we have to fight to change channel away from it. I usually just get 
> an error message saying video failed to render then I'm back at the menu 
> screen. I usually have to exit and re-enter Myth a few times before I 
> can change over to a safe/active channel.
>
> Is there any fix for this or can I tell the system to always start with 
> channel 1 regardless of what channel was last used?

Are you on 0.20?  I'm pretty sure that 0.21-fixes should handle this 
properly, i.e. providing a dialog saying that the channel can't be tuned 
and allowing you to hit chanup/down or whatever.  At least, that's how 
it works for me (though it may only work that way with DVB/ATSC and not, 
for example, with firewire).

Mike