[mythtv-users] Reconciling schedule conflicts between Comcast DCH-3200 unencrypted firewire and s-video

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Mon Mar 24 17:36:02 UTC 2008


On Mar 24, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Joel Goldwein wrote:

> Does anyone have a suggested workaround for the following situation  
> with Comcast DCH-3200 STB:
>
> Comcast encrypts "premium" channels and will not permit firewire  
> capture.  An alternative is to use the s-video (non-HD) output of  
> the DCH-3200 STB, feed that into a V4l card s-video input, link the  
> V4l card's  s-video source with a listing of "premium" channels, and  
> use an external program (/usr/bin/6200ch) to change the channel on  
> the DCH3200 box.
>
> If you also want to capture non-encrypted HD channels via the  
> firewire port of the same DCH-3200 STB, you need to create the  
> DCH-3200 Firewire cable box as another capture card, and link that  
> input connection to a listing of non-premium unencrypted channels.
>
> Because there are two "cards" in play here, but both ultimately  
> feeding from the same source, MythTV sees this as two separate non- 
> conflicting schedules.  Therefore, unless I am missing something  
> (which could easily be the case), there is no way to _automatically_  
> reconcile schedule conflicts.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?

You need to setup Input Groups and assign the two different inputs to  
the same input group so Myth knows they refer to the same source and  
not to use them at the same time.



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