[mythtv-users] TiVo Convert Experience - HDTV Video Card Recommendation

[R. G. Newbury]

Jim Shank wrote:
> Well, I guess it kinda-sorta works. I just realized that I am missing a few
> channels that I am able to tune with hdhomerun_config that aren't showing up
> in the channel scan. How the heck can I get this information into the
> channel list? I started adding a row to the channel table but quickly
> realized I was out of my league. I have all of the information on the
> channel from the scan output of hdhomerun_config but not sure where/how to
> put it in. Here is the channel I want to add:
> 
> SCANNING: 581000000 (us-bcast:32)
> LOCK: 8vsb (ss=89 snq=80 seq=100)
> PROGRAM: 3: 31.1 KDVR DT

Since you are in Denver I presume you are using zap2it. Are you sure 
that this channel is listed in your digital OTA lineup? Scanning now 
seems to have some linkage to the zap2it lineups. If that channel was 
missing from the lineup, then go back to mythtv-setup and re-set the 
input source to get the lineup, before doing another scan. (Then, at 
least, the scan 'knows' what to call the channel.

If the channel existed in the lineup but the scan missed it, you can add 
it to the channel table. It is not *that* hard.
The easy route is to use phpMyAdmin and copy everything from another 
channel *except*
chanid,
channum
callsign
name
xmltvid
mplexid
serviceid

Chanid has to be a unique number, made up from the tuner+channel 
number..I'm guessing it will look like 3311 on your system, presuming 
that your HDHR is tuner number 3.
Channum should follow your channel numbering scheme
Callsign must match the name that zap2it uses
You don't actually need 'name' but it's what shows on screen along with 
channum
xmltvid is part of the url for the channel in the current listings at 
zap2it.com (Not at labs.zap2it.com). You can also see it by mousing over 
the channel number on the left side of the listings.
Mplexid is taken from the dtv_multiplex table for frequency 581000000
Serviceid should be '1' but you will have to check the dvb-scan output 
to be sure.

Otherwise you can use something like this, in mysql:

  insert into channel set chanid = '3407',channum = '407',callsign = 
'Test',name = "Testing",xmltvid ='99988',mplexid = '52',serviceid = '1';


Geoff


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