[mythtv-users] DVB-C channel scanning problems

[John Pullan]

On 11/05/05, Justin Williams <mythtv-users at jswilliams.org> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I've been working on a MythTV setup for a while now in my spare time.  I'm
> following Jarod's guide and
> it's been working rather well for the most part.  I've been running into
> trouble with the tuning of
> the card/channel scanning.
> 
> For the record - here's the relevant hardware:
>         2x HD-3000 capture cards
>         Intel D865PERLL mobo (w/ onboard sound)
>         3.0 P4 Northwood Processor
>         Chaintech SH5200 (nVidia GeForce 5200)
> 
> More details here, if anyone's interested:
>         http://jswilliams.org/?cat=6
> 
> I'm using Fedora Core 3, and the 2.6.11 kernel.  Eventually I'm going to get
> an HD antenna and get OTA
> HD, but for now, I'm trying to pull it from my Comcast Digital Cable.  I'm
> trying to use the DVB
> drivers for the capture cards.  Things I read seem to indicate that I should
> be able to tune to HD
> channels coming from my cable provider, but documentation is sparse at best
> and I'm not getting any
> useful results.
> 
> Essentially what happens is this:  I run mythtvsetup and things work just
> fine until I scan for
> channels. Then either it gets stuck at 5% and never moves on, or it scans
> all the way through, but
> locks in on very few or no stations.  Even if it does lock in on a station
> and enter the channel, I
> can't seem to view it.
> 
> At any rate - I'm hoping to find a bit of guidance about using DVB with a
> cable provider.  Any takers?
> 
First step,
  does dvbscan work for you ? 

dvb-c may well be problematic since neither Taylor nor I have the
capability to use it.

-- 
John