[mythtv-users] Enabling multirec borks usability a bit.

[mugginz]

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:39:50 am Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 04/19/2010 05:04 PM, mugginz wrote:
> > Now I've also done this after reading the paragraph ending with
> > "So, although you have 3 capture cards and could,
> > therefore, tune 3 multiplexes, due to a combination of recording rule
> > priorities and your "I love LiveTV"/"I don't want to press NEXTCARD"
> > configuration, you've already exhausted the 3 capture cards and are
> > wasting one by tuning the same mux that another was using. "
> > 
> > 1. "Avoid conflicts between LiveTV and recordings" is already unchecked.
> > 2. Delete all capture cards.
> > 3. Add each card, one at a time, each with Max Tuners = 3
> > 4. Connect inputs. Each card is now connected to the DigitalTV input.
> > 5. Go back through and one by one change each tuners Max Tuners = 4
> > 
> > Now I start the FE, go into setup and enable "Avoid conflicts between
> > LiveTV and recordings"
> > 
> > 6. There were no recordings in progress or scheduled to be recorded at
> > this stage.
> > 7.  Begin watching LiveTV
> > 
> > Now for the recording bit again.
> > 
> > 8. Change to channel 7
> > 9. Press 'R' to begin recording it.
> > 10. Change to channel 9.
> > 11 Press 'R' to begin recording it.
> > 12. Press up arrow to go to channel 10 and press enter to make it the
> > current channel.  MythTV refuses to change to 10, and instead goes back
> > to channel 9 and at this point arrow keys only allow selecting channels
> > from the channel 9 mux.
> 
> 13. Press whatever key you've bound to NEXTCARD.
> 
> Mike
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That's what I'm getting at.  It appears that there's no way to get it to 
intelligently select a tuner by itself.


I'm busy for the next few days but will be looking over the source after that 
to get a handle on what's going on and what can be done to correct this.