[mythtv-users] ATSC channel scan broken in mythtvsetup?

[kim Gross]

William Munson wrote:
> Gregg wrote:
>   
>> I scanned for OTA HDTV channels in mythtvsetup and it picks up all the
>> channels, but If I go to watch them after mythfilldatabase I get the
>> "no channel lock press ok" error.  I discovered that if I manually
>> create the channel and add the frequency id to the second page in the
>> creation process it works. I tried to add the frequency id to an
>> existing channel through the web interface, but that did not work.
>> Is the channel scanning broken in mythtvsetup?
>> Is there a way to add the appropriate data to the channel table
>> through an update statement without having to recreate the channels
>> manually?
>>
>> -Gregg
>>
>>   
>>     
> I am afraid I am the bearer of bad news. Channel scanning is broken. 
> Manual entry is the way to go. Be sure to check that the dtv_transport 
> table has the correct frequency and that the channels table has the 
> correct dtv_transport number and data stream number listed in the 
> record. To make sure that you can get update info from your listing 
> provider make sure the xmltvid number and callsign exactly match that 
> given in the listings.
>
>   
I would love to get my avermedia 180 HD up and running, but I have no 
idea how to find out the frequencies off of my cable setup.  Does 
anybody know of a howto on getting this to work correctly?

Kim