[mythtv-users] Encoders 1 and 2 are now 3 and 4

[Len Reed]

Chris Gentle wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 03:01:37PM -0600, Greg Woods wrote:
> 
>>I think this will happen if you individually delete the capture cards,
>>then add new ones. Instead, try the "delete all capture cards". I think
>>this will reset the beginning cardID back to 1.
> 
> 
> That did the trick.  Thanks everyone for the extremely fast answers.
> It's hard to beat that kind of support.  :)

This has happened to me before, too.  One thing no one mentioned -- and 
maybe this goes without saying ....

Always back up your database before making big changes: upgrades, 
adding/deleting cards, etc.  I backup mine on a cronjob nightly, and 
manually before big steps.