[mythtvnz] "Recording failed" message on HDHR in MythTV

[Paulgir]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:01:18 +1200, Stephen Worthington  
<stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:37:23 +1200, you wrote:
>
>>
>> I got the HDHR networked to the mythbox.Can view channels from all 3
>> transports on both tuners,using the HDHR config GUI view option.
>> I have added both tuners in Mythbackend and the tuners appear in the  
>> tuner
>> section of the info screen.
>> If I schedule 3 concurrent programmes (I also have a dual DVB-T pci  
>> card)
>> the one that the HDHR is supposed to record fails.
>>
>> I guess I have missed something but can't seem to find out what.
>>
>> Is there a way to force a particular tuner to record a scheduled  
>> programme
>> so I can check see what is happening?
>>
>> Paul
>
> Yes, you can specify the tuner for any recording.  Edit the recording
> rule, go to Schedule Options, and change the "Use any available tuner"
> setting to whichever tuner you want.  I hope you have named your
> tuners in MythTV Setup so that you can tell which is which.  Each
> tuner will have multiple entries for each of the multirec virtual
> tuners - they each have the same name as the tuner and you have to
> count them to decide which virtual tuner to assign.
>
> However, it is easier to just use "Watch TV".  From there, after it
> tunes in and starts playing, use the M (menu) key or the equivalent on
> your remote, select Source, Change Tuner, and then the tuner you want
> to test.
>
Thanks Stephen I will try those options.
I will leave it till tomorrow to investigate further.

Paul