[mythtv-users] Myth trying to record on wrong backend.

[Michael T. Dean]

On 12/10/2008 01:48 AM, TJ Harris wrote:
> I recently changed my MythTV config around, and I'm having trouble
> getting MythTV to record on the right backend.
>
> My two backends each record basically the same channels, but I need to
> treat them as distinct channels (one is OTA and the other is on
> Cable).  I prefer the OTA backend, because it's ethernet connected to
> my frontend.  But, a couple channels aren't reliable enough on the
> antenna and I record them via cable.  Each backend has its own
> HDHomerun tuner, with both inputs connected to the same source.
>
>
> What seems to be happening is that MythTV is consolidating the
> duplicate channels from each input.  For example, scanning each input
> gets Fox-2, but I see only a single channel in my listings (even
> though I selected different channel styles on each backend, 2-1 and
> 2_1).    When I try to record a program on channel 2, MythTV tries to
> record it on the OTA receiver, but I need to record this channel via
> cable.    The recording attempt fails completely, no file is created.
> I think this is because the last scan I did was on cable, and that's
> the channel info it has in the settings, and it tries to record cable
> channel X on the OTA tuner.
>
>
> How can I make it keep the channels from each backend sepaarate?

See the post I just sent to the "Mapping unknown scanned channels to 
Schedule Direct channels for Verizon FiOS" thread.  Note that channels 
with different separators (i.e. 2-1 and 2.1 and 2#1) are considered to 
have the exact same channel number.

Jon's right, though, that you need 2 video sources, but you'll likely 
find the information in my above-referenced post useful in setting them 
up properly.

Mike