[mythtv] Re: Channel Selection (Nigel Pearson)

[jam at tigger.ws]

Nigel

> > With 0.17, CVS
> >
> > SCAN works and finds channels.
> > SCAN again says 'already in database'.
> >
> > mythconverg->dvb-channels and ->dvb-pids remains empty.
> 
> 	0.17 shouldn't even have those tables
> (unless you have upgraded from an earlier version,
>   in which case they should contain your pre-upgrade
>    tuning settings)

Nope, fresh install.

> 
> 
> > I presume running mythfilldatabase without any valid source is an 
> > error.
> 
> 	Correct.
> 
> > I did not do it with 0.16
> >
> > How do I get any channel info into 0.17 ?
> 
> 	I think you have to define a channel source
> (which provides a provider of scheduling information),
> then run the scan function to add channels, then to
> run mythfilldatabase to download scheduling data for
> all channels and match them to your local channels.

Thanks lots. I wish the info was documented !!!
Don't know what you have got in Sydney, in Perth I find nothing.

So man weeks of spelunking later:

In channel setup -> advanced set a transport for every station of
interest. IE Aus: 7, 9, 10, ABC, SBS

Chose scan (for my DVICO card) set BW=7MHz (will not auto-detect, will
not work if you dont) and any freq from your station freq list.

Scan now finds all channels available. Edit to select what you want.

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Feedback for developers
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3 people, Celeron 2.4, p4-3 p4-3.2 lots RAM, SATA and PATA discs,
DVICO (lite, plus & std) DVB-T

mythtv-0.16 SDTV works better than mythtv-0.17 (pixel glitches, slight
jerkyness, occasional audio glitches)

mythtv-0.17 HDTV works better than mythtv-0.16, but is still unwatchable
blocky and jerky.

SCAN works if you can find out how. See above for no channel-info-feeds.

[mythtv-0.16] mythfrontend causes SATA CRC errors (2.6.9, WD Raptor).
This box is completely happy as a backend. Frontend causes disk lockups.
Running frontend over lan is completely ok.

I realize that you want to know how the latest CVS is doing. This is
production machine, both attempts at CVS were at a bad time and failed.
The production quality-decline 0.16 to 0.17 (less watchable) means less
enthusiasm to try CVS.
One of the 3 is disalusioned with myth enough to use the DVICO windows
drivers which give 'good quality' (watchable) HDTV. (celeron machine)

The log no longer gives the:

Audiostream: Layer: 1  Bit rate: free  Freq: 48.0 kHz
Videostream: ASPECT: 16:9  Size = 704x576  FRate: 25 fps  BRate: 12.00 Mbit/s

This was useful! I'll hunt and enable/put-it-back in 0.17


James