[mythtv-users] Manual scheduling question

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Steve Briggs <zzybaloobah at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Two Q:
> I want to do a *real* manual recording.  I have a capture card
> with it's default S-Video input connected to an video source
> called VHS with no listing grabber.  I added a channel number
> 0, callsign "VHS", video source "VHS".
> I want to use a manual record on this channel, but whenever
> I set one up, nothing happens and I get:
> "This showing was not recorded because this rule does not match
> any showings in the current program listing."

with some cards, eg pvr150/250/500 you can simply cat
/dev/video0>file.mpg and ctrl-c when you want to finish. would that
work for you?

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> What am I missing?
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> Second Q:
> I want to set up some recording rules for things that aren't in
> the EPG.  So, for example, I want to set up a rule for "Get Smart".
> Is there any way to do this other than setting up a custom rule
> (e.g. "program.title = 'Get Smart'")?
>
> TIA,
> Steve
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