[mythtv-users] Making it work

Stephen Boddy stephen.boddy at btinternet.com
Thu Sep 14 14:26:07 UTC 2006


On Thursday 14 September 2006 13:19, Alan Chandler wrote:
> I have tried scan (aka dvbscan - scan is Debian's name) but there is
> something I don't understand.  If you look at the supplied transmitter
> files (and if you look at the site references above) they only list one
> frequency. My nearest transmitter, UK Crystal Palace transmits digital on 6
> frequencies, and the lowest of these frequencies is below the one in the
> supplied file.  So what does the transmitter file actually tell scan.  I
> can't find any explanation of this at all.

My understanding is that the frequencies are a set distance apart and that 
info is also in the transmitter file, i.e.
start freq = mux 1
start freq + (interval * 1) = mux 2
start freq + (interval * 2) = mux 3
and so on.
-- 
Steve Boddy


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