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If you are developing in a Virtual Machine you will not normally be able to access a tuner this limits alot of the development and testing you can do.
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For people who require a tunerless backend, are developing in a Virtual Machine or are on a test-only system you will not normally be able to or need to access a tuner which limits alot of the development and testing you can do.
  
 
Below describes how you can add a dummy tuner just for the purpose of getting guide data in, you will not be able to play this back in LiveTV or record from this.
 
Below describes how you can add a dummy tuner just for the purpose of getting guide data in, you will not be able to play this back in LiveTV or record from this.
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* Create a new capture card
 
* Create a new capture card
** Set the Card Type to 'Analog V4L capture card'
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** Set the Card Type to 'MPEG-2 encoder card (PVR-x50, PVR-500)'
 
** Set the Video Device to the location of your MPEG2 file
 
** Set the Video Device to the location of your MPEG2 file
  
 
* Create your video source as normal
 
* Create your video source as normal
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** You may choose to use "No Grabber" or "Transmitted guide only (EIT)" (if you don't want listings for it)
  
* Go to channel editor
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* Connect Inputs
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** Connect the video source to the input
  
* Add new channel (Ensure you add an XMLTV ID)
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* Add new channel(s)
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** Use "Fetch channels from listings source" in "Input Connections" or
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** Create channels manually using the channel editor (ensure you add an XMLTV ID if you want listings)
  
 
* Gather listing data as per normal
 
* Gather listing data as per normal
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[[Category:Developer Documentation]]

Latest revision as of 04:40, 5 December 2010

Time.png Outdated: Starting with 0.24, MythTV now has a dedicated 'demo tuner', and this is no longer the proper manner to set it up.

For people who require a tunerless backend, are developing in a Virtual Machine or are on a test-only system you will not normally be able to or need to access a tuner which limits alot of the development and testing you can do.

Below describes how you can add a dummy tuner just for the purpose of getting guide data in, you will not be able to play this back in LiveTV or record from this.

Instructions

  • Create a valid MPEG2 file on the machine.
  • Create a new capture card
    • Set the Card Type to 'MPEG-2 encoder card (PVR-x50, PVR-500)'
    • Set the Video Device to the location of your MPEG2 file
  • Create your video source as normal
    • You may choose to use "No Grabber" or "Transmitted guide only (EIT)" (if you don't want listings for it)
  • Connect Inputs
    • Connect the video source to the input
  • Add new channel(s)
    • Use "Fetch channels from listings source" in "Input Connections" or
    • Create channels manually using the channel editor (ensure you add an XMLTV ID if you want listings)
  • Gather listing data as per normal