[mythtv-users] Tuner not available

[Kevin Kuphal]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Robert Holm <robhholm at lantic.net> wrote:

>  On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 12:28 -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Robert Holm <robhholm at lantic.net>
> > wrote:
> >         On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 12:00 -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Robert Holm
> >         <robhholm at lantic.net>
> >         > wrote:
> >         >         Hi all
> >         >
> >         >         I am running Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (kernel
> >         2.6.24-19-generic).
> >         >         I have installed mythtv from the repositories and
> >         under System
> >         >         Status/Tuner Status I get the message "Tuner 1 is
> >         not
> >         >         available"
> >         >
> >         >         In the backend setup selecting New Capture card
> >         defaults to:
> >         >         Analog V4L capture card - Video device /dev/video)
> >         >         Probed info unknown/generic [saa 7134]
> >         >
> >
> >
> >         >         Can anyone suggest where I go from here?
> >         >
> >         > Did you do as it instructs?  Did you attach a video source
> >         to your
> >         > card in the mythtv-setup?
> >         >
> >         > Kevin
> >
> >         In fact no. I am not sure what to enter here, and I have not
> >         been able
> >         to find any suggestions.
> >
> > If you're in the US, you need to get a listings providers such as
> > Schedules Direct set up and then you configure MythTV with those
> > listings under Video Sources and then tie them to a card with Input
> > Connections.  Outside of the US, various forms of XMLTV grabbers exist
> > to get the listings
> >
> > Kevin
>
> I am actually in South Africa and I have absolutely no idea what XMLTV
> grabber to use, or where to get this information, and in the setup it
> only gives either of two options or "No grabber"


Hopefully this will be helpful

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/South_Africa_MUG#Electronic_Program_Guides

Kevin
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