[mythtv-users] DVB-S and DVB-C cards and priority

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/14/2016 05:19 PM, Simon Hobson wrote:
> Stephan Seitz wrote:
>
>> But how do I configure this setup in MythTV? First, will MythTV notice if the DVB-S card has no dish connected to it without removing the card?
> No it won't - it will just try to record and fail.
> You need to disable the input - either by deleting all the channels on it, or by disconnecting the input from the card (I think that's the right way round) in mythtv-setup.

In current MythTV, you just set the Live TV and Schedule Order to 0 to 
disable the input.

>
>> I want MythTV to use the DVB-S tuners if available and if not fall back to the DVB-C tuners (or if more than two tuners are needed).
> That's a matter of setting the priorities (newest versions, or by the order the cards are added (older versions).

No, it's a matter of setting the Order--specifically Live TV and 
Schedule Order.  In current MythTV, this can be done explicitly in 
mythtv-setup.  In old versions of MythTV, this is only possible by 
defining the cards in the order in which their use is desired.

There's no need--and generally you shouldn't--set the Input Priority.  
Doing so often just paints MythTV into a corner and prevents its 
"properly" scheduling recordings, resulting in the all-too-common, 
"Scheduler broken" thread (in other words, the user explicitly tells 
MythTV via Input Priority to do things differently from how they expect 
and then they complain that MythTV doesn't do what they expect).  
Instead, set the Orders to appropriate values and let MythTV schedule 
recordings (and Live TV) as you desire.

Mike