[mythtv-users] Cannot get listings for ATSC card

[Kevin Kuphal]

On Dec 26, 2007 3:57 PM, Chris K <ckotting at wideopenwest.com> wrote:

> Chris K wrote:
> > I have been running MythDora 4.0 (with updates) for a while now, and
> > various versions of MythTV over Fedora following Jarrod Wilson's guide
> > before that.  I've never hit a snag, but this one has me stumped.
> >
> > I have 2 capture cards, a Hauppauge 150 and a DViCO Fustion HDTV5 Lite.
> > I've been using the 150 for years now, and just got the DViCO installed
> > today.
> >
> > I went to SD and set up a new lineup for the digital channels on my
> > cable system
> > I went into mythtvsetup and set the new lineup as a Video Source.
> > I then tried to set up the new Video Source as a source for the ATSC
> > input on the DViCO, I got nothing from pulling the channels from the
> > video source.
> > Re-running mythtvsetup from the command line (so I could watch the
> > messages go by) it indicated that I needed to Scan for Channels first.
> > So, I scanned for channels, then tried to get the channels form the
> > video source again, and it skipped over all the channels I had just
> scanned.
> > When I ran mythfilldatabase to get the program listing for the new
> > channels, it again skipped over them.
> >
> > Can someone give me a clue as to what I may be doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Chris K.
> >
> >
> I ended up resolving this with some help from John Drescher, so I'm
> posting how I got it set up, for anyone else who may run into this in
> the future.
>
> The situation:  Adding a QAM/ATSC card to an existing set-up.  Here is
> how I (finally) successfully proceeded.  (This is just a sketch of the
> process, refer to the MythTV Wiki for more details.)
>
> 1.    Shut machine down, install card, reboot.
> 2.    After reboot, do "# tail /var/log/messages" to make sure that card
> was picked up.
> 3.    Exit frontend (if you're set up to automatically launch it on
> reboot).
> 4.    Set up listing for new digital channels on SchedulesDirect.  Edit
> is needed to cover the channels you actually get, and keep that page
> open.  You'll need it later.
> 5.    # service mythbackend stop
> 6.    mythtvsetup
>    Go through the process for setting up the new card
>    Set up the new listing as a Video Source
>    Attach the Video Source to the card input, BUT don't bother running
> "Fetch Channels from
>    Listings Source".  It won't work.  Instead, run "Scan for Channels"
> 7.   Finish mythtvsetup, but don't run mythfilldatabase yet.
> 8.   # service mythbackend start
> 9.   In a new browser window (or tab) open up MythWeb.  Go to Setup,
> MythTV Channel Info.
>       You'll find that the new channels you just scanned for have no
> XMLTV ID.  For each channel
>        missing the XMLTV ID, go to the window/tab showing the SD lineup
> editor.  If you hover your
>        cursor over the channel there, you'll get a small window with
> the channel name and XMLTV ID
>       (a 5 digit number).  Now go back to the MythWeb page and fill in
> that number.  Repeat as needed.
> 10.   Now run mythfilldatabase, and all should work.
>
>
>
And just for completeness, this has been documented in the wiki for some
time

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frontend_Channel_Editor

linked from

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Adding_Digital_Cable_Channels_%28For_ATSC/QAM_Tuner_Cards_--_USA/Canada%29

Kevin
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