[mythtv-users] MythTV channel scan missing channels that HDHomeRun finds

[John Drescher]

On Jan 9, 2008 11:40 AM, Mike Jasper <e394td at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I posted this on the HDHomeRun forum but it's probably more of a MythTV
> question.  I have a combined frontend/backend running the latest
> Mythbuntu.  I added an HDHomeRun unit last night, with both tuners
> connected to an OTA broadcast feed.
>
> The HDHomeRun unit works great, but the mythtv channel scan does not
> find all of the channels that the HDHomeRun finds using the
> hdhomerun_config utility:
>
> $ ./hdhomerun_config <device id> scan 0 scan0.txt
>
> $ grep PROGRAM scan0.txt
> PROGRAM: 3: 16.1 KMTR HD
> PROGRAM: 4: 16.2 KMTR CW
> PROGRAM: 3: 13.1 KVAL-DT
> PROGRAM: 4: 13.2 KVAL-DT
> PROGRAM: 3: 28.1 KEPB-HD
> PROGRAM: 4: 28.2 KEPB-SD
> PROGRAM: 5: 28.3 Create
> PROGRAM: 6: 28.4 OC
> PROGRAM: 3: 34.1 KLSR-HD
> PROGRAM: 4: 34.2 KEVU-DT
> PROGRAM: 3: 7.1 KOAC-HD
> PROGRAM: 4: 7.2 KOAC-SD
> PROGRAM: 5: 7.3 Create
> PROGRAM: 6: 7.4 OC
> PROGRAM: 1: 9.1 KEZI HD
> PROGRAM: 2: 9.2 KEZI SD
>
> When I scan for channels within mythtv-setup, mythtv only finds the 7*,
> 28*, and 34* channels (9*, 13*, 16* are missing).  I am using a
> SchedulesDirect lineup with all of the HD channels selected, and it is
> properly assigned to the video source, etc.
>
> How can I get mythtv to recognize all of the channels that
> hdhomerun_config is finding?  Do I need to add the channels to mythtv
> manually?
>
I used a combination of using a channels.conf file in mythtv-setup and
adding/deleting entries to the database directly to get exactly what I
wanted.

John