[mythtv-users] LircChannelChanger script and HD-PVR?

[Andrew Stadt]

On 17/02/2013 3:36 PM, Steven Adeff wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:16 AM, Matt Goebel <matt at goebelnet.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone have a list of options or config file for this channel changing
>> script that plays nicely with HD-PVR's?  I've not managed to get this to
>> work reliably /w live TV at all.  It never seems to get a channel lock no
>> matter what I set the delays too etc.  I have different "change_channel"
>> script I'm using now but I need something with locking as I have a single
>> MCE usb transmitter controlling two STB on HD-PVR's.  Right now if two
>> programs are scheduled to record at the same time both recordings are set to
>> the wrong channel as the set_transmitters screws things up.
> so the issue is Myth runs the script for both channel changes at the same time?
>
> try this, put a line in the script to see how many of the script is
> running, if it sees two processes have it delay by however long you
> need.
>
I've gone through several different iterations trying to deal with 
this.... my current script, used to control 3 stb's connected to HDPVR's 
is basically the one from commandir.com... just make sure your mythtv 
user has write access to /tmp

Rather then posting mine, here is theirs:
http://www.commandir.com/component/option,com_jdownloads/Itemid,93/task,view.download/cid,4/