[mythtv-users] capture only card (no tuner)

[Kevin Kuphal]

Dave Chapman wrote:
> On Tue March 21 2006 19:28, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>   
>> Dave Chapman wrote:
>>     
>>> I'm using a Miro DC10 as a capture card and my test recordings fail.
>>> I have figured that Mythtv is trying to tune the card to channel 1 which
>>> it can not do as there is no tuner.
>>>       
>> Not being familiar with the card I'm going to assume it has no tuner?
>>     
> Correct
> It's the old old version of the Pinnacle DC10+ 
> Analogue video capture and editing card.
>
>   
>> Set up an external channel changing script of /bin/true and Myth will
>> stop trying to change channels
>>     
> You've lost me there
>  But changing
>
> Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
> to
> Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
>
> Works and is a joy to see.
>   
In mythtv-setup for your capture card there is a place to put an 
external channel changer for use with s-video/composite input because 
you need to have some way to change the channel on the external tuner.  
Just put a program that returns true like /bin/true and Myth will 
happily go about it's business and stop trying to change channels on a 
tuner that doesn't exist.

Kevin