[mythtv-users] Changechannel script trouble

[Michael Segulja]

Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

>On Tuesday 11 May 2004 23:06, Michael Segulja wrote:
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>>I'm using the S-Video input on the capture card.  I definitely agree
>>that it does not appear to be a problem with the change channel
>>script, but I'm still not sure what to look at.  I have the input set
>>up in Myth setup to use the s-video input, and have even tried
>>setting all of the inputs to the same settings, just to make sure.
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>>Anybody have any ideas of what I should check?
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>Well, setting all of your inputs to the same video source won't help, 
>since it will always use your default input, which is presumably 
>S-Video ??  You could try:
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>- changing/double-checking the default input for your card
>- while watching LiveTV, try pressing 'C' to switch inputs (keeping your 
>video source bound to all inputs)
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Ok, this seems to have something to do with my problem.  I started up 
the backend, started up the frontend, and then tried changing channels.  
It failed as it usually does, but then I pressed 'C' and it showed the 
input as S-Video and then started working.  After doing this, I can 
change channels all days and it works!


>Also, I forget what kind of card you're using, but there have been some 
>issues with certain revisions of M-179 and PVR-250 MCE cards inasmuch 
>as the inputs not always being what they say they are; hence the 
>suggestion to try switching inputs.
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>-JAC
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I'm using a cheap $15 bttv based capture card right now until I can 
prove to the wife that this thing actually works.  At that point I'll 
spend the money on a better card, probably a PVR-250 or two, for 
hardware encoding.  Could this cheap card be the root of the problem?  I 
don't mind pressing the 'C' key the first time I start up the frontend 
to get it to work right, but it would of course be nice to fix it once 
and for all.

Thanks for your help.  I really appreciate it!

Michael