[mythtv-users] PVR 500 not changing channels

[Michael T. Dean]

On 06/19/2006 08:53 AM, TimberWolf wrote:

>Installed the PVR500, fiddled around with some tuner settings, and managed
>to get a 'signal detected' out of 'ivtv-tune -f 208' on both tuners. But,
>whatever I do, I cant get mythtv to change channels :( Starting
>mythfrontend->Watch TV gets me static, unless I do the ivtv-tune thing in
>another session. Changing channels gives a brief pause, and then resumes
>watching the exact same channel. Setting the card inputs (ivtvctl -p,
>iirc) does nothing, readding the card to mythsetup does nothing, different
>tuner settings no joy either.
>
>So, I'm well and truly stuck, and must subject to your collective
>knowledge ;) Some observations:
>
>- Whenever I add the tunercard to mythtvsetup I can only choose 'Tuner 1',
>while several websites mention 'Tuner 0'.
>- Setting the tuner= setting in modprobe.conf makes no apparent difference.
>- Settings other than 'Tuner' in modprobe.conf result in errors.
>- ivtv loads well, without 'tuner type not set'.
>- Manual tuning works a charm.
>

Sounds like a problem with your video source/card input mappings.  You 
could try deleting your video sources (preferrably with the "Delete all 
video sources" button) and then re-creating them and re-associating them 
with inputs.

Mike