[mythtvnz] Problems with PVR Analog and DVB-S Cards

[Steve Hodge]

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 3:15 PM, David Lowe <david at thistledown.co.nz> wrote:

> I'm really hoping the experts can help... I can't help with why the
> analogue cards aren't recording, but its also my experience that no matter
> what you do with priorities, myth always seems to go to the analogue source
> first, which can be a real nuisance. It even happens if I select 'prefer
> input' in the recording settings. So actually I'm no help at all sorry other
> than to tell you you are not alone which can sometimes be comforting :-)
> ...but I'd love to know the answer as well...
>

This is not what I see. I have a SkyStar 2 for Freeview and a PVR150 for Sky
output and MythTV always favors the SkyStar 2 over the PVR150 as that's what
I've told it to do. Here are a few things to check:
* Priorities, obviously. I have the input priority for the DVB->Satellite
Input Connection set to +3 and PVR->Sky input connection set to 0 (your
names will probably be different).
* Channel setup. Each copy of a particular channel should have the same
callsign. If you want only one copy to appear in the guide then they should
also have the same channel number. To load EPG data properly they should
probably have the same xmltvid.
* EPG data - for best results make sure all copies of a particular channel
get their data from the same source. Otherwise you might find that analogue
channel 2 has "Scrubs" while DVB channel 2 has "All New Scrubs" and that
will prevent the scheduler using whichever one doesn't match the title in
the recording rule. This is true even if both copies of the channel have the
same callsign - the scheduler still requires the EPG data to match (this is
because in the US channels sometimes have minor differences, e.g. local news
or programs inserted so two copies of the same channel may not be exactly
the same).

You can get this to work properly - if it's using the analogue cards by
preference then you have something in your setup that is causing that to
happen. For more info, consult the manual (
http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-12.html#ss12.6), the wiki (
http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Scheduling_Recordings), and the main user
mailing list archive (http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/).

Cheers,
Steve
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