[mythtv-users] couple questions about .21

[steve]

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Michael T. Dean wrote:

| Pretty sure that's not a bug, but a /very/ noticeable value that tells
| the user "I (the channel scanner) didn't have enough information to set
| a good value for your channel number, so I'm putting this ugly value in
| place to encourage you to fix it."  (And, the OP noticed it, so, see, it
| works.)

i see!

| This is definitely correct.  If you're using an analog capture card,
| (where there is generally no channel name information available), you'll
| get garbage.  If you're using a grabber that provides sufficient
| information about the channel (including channel number)--a grabber such
| as the Schedules Direct grabber--you should /not/ use scan for channels,
| but should use "Fetch channels from listings source."
|
| OP, please see
| http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034 for
| instructions on how to fix your configuration.

yes, im using a pvr150 and i had been "scanning for channels"  im trying
"fetch from listing source" as i type this.  if this works, then ill try
the fetch icons, then should be all set for a while, thanks all who
responded!!




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Steve Reilly

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