[mythtv-users] rescanning new comcast QAM256 channels (old analog) with hdhomerun
Marc MERLIN
marc_mtv at merlins.org
Mon Apr 13 07:06:41 UTC 2009
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 09:29:02PM -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >Have others had the same problem?
> >Any ideas?
>
> Did you do a full scan? Don't use cable-high or anything.
Right, I did do that.
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 08:42:07PM -0500, Mr. Vining wrote:
> I've had that issue a few times, the default is not "full scan".
interesting, it is for me. Go figure.
> Make sure when you set up the scan to do a full scan, and cable, and
> qam256, but mostly the full scan is what I miss anyway. Also for the
> heck of it, you might want to try scanning qam64. Here in MN when we
> first rolled out digial we weren't using qam256, but i would think
> they have moved to qam256 across the board by now. Might be worth a
> try.
That was indeed my problem: I didn't think I had to scan for qam64, but I
did. Some channels were using that.
Also, I told it to scan for encrypted channels and once I did both, I got my
missing channels.
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 10:01:57PM -0700, Andrew Burgess wrote:
> Did you try the scan with the hdhomerun utility? It not only scans many
> times faster but it scans for all the qam-N in one scan. That would tell
> you if it's a hdhr problem or a myth problem.
I'll have to try that one next time I have an issue, thanks.
> Here in Santa Cruz CA, comcast has both qam-256 and qam-64
Yep, that was my problem, thanks.
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:06:30PM -0700, BP wrote:
> If all the other suggestions using mythtv's scanner fail, try
> http://www.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5953 . It took me a
> few hours to scan, edit and confirm all the channels, but it was the
> only thing that would work for me.
Interesting, I'll have to look at that.
Thanks all,
Marc
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