[mythtv-users] channels.conf import: Not all channels appear!

stefan_jones at comcast.net stefan_jones at comcast.net
Sun May 3 04:27:17 UTC 2009


----- "Dave Johansen" <davejohansen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:41 PM,  <stefan_jones at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > ----- "Dave Johansen" <davejohansen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:18 AM,  <stefan_jones at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >> > Grrrr . . .
> >> >
> >> > I used the procedures detailed here:
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Adding_Digital_Cable_Channels_(For_ATSC/QAM_Tuner_Cards_--_USA/Canada)
> >> >
> >> > . . . and here:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/DVB_search
> >> >
> >> > . . . to create a channels.conf file.
> >> >
> >> > I used mplayer to view the channels -- using the same capture
> card
> >> as my
> >> > mythtv setup uses, using the data in channels.conf  -- and give
> them
> >> valid
> >> > labels.
> >> >
> >> > I know for a fact that Cartoon Network was viewable and tunable.
> I
> >> saw it
> >> > live.
> >> >
> >> > However . . . when I used mythtvset=>Scan Channels to do a scan
> >> using
> >> > channels.conf, Cartoon Network (and possibly others) didn't end
> up
> >> on the
> >> > final roster of channels.
> >> >
> >> > I spot checked a few of the other channels added via
> channels.conf
> >> input and
> >> > they work fine.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Stefan
> >>
> >> I had the same issue and it turns out that the channel scanning in
> >> MythTV 0.21 is kind of flaky, so I just cranked up the timeout and
> >> repeated the scan several times until it picked up all the
> channels
> >> Dave
> >
> > OK. I figured it out.
> >
> > I selected the "ignore timeout" checkbox and scanned a few times. I
> never did see the named, imported channels appear. However, I did see
> a bunch of "Ignoring, audio only" channels appear that had familiar
> program name numbers. e.g., 305 and 307, which I recognized, from the
> QAM sniffing I've been doing, as the program numbers of the Cartoon
> Network and Food Network. On my printout of clear QAM channels, those
> are unique.
> >
> > So I selected the allow audio only channels box, and rescanned. The
> "audio only" channels were matched with the channels in my
> channels.conf and entered in the DB.
> >
> > I've added XMLids and am now doing a mythfilldatabase with refresh
> all.
> >
> > The remaining question: Will MythTV be able to capture from them,
> since its fakaktenna scanner seems to have trouble with them. I know
> the tuner can receive them just fine since I was able to visualize
> them via mplayer, as noted above.
> >
> > Stefan
> 
> It took me a while to get the channels scanned in, but I never had
> had
> any issues with actually watching/recording the channels. I've
> actually never done any audio only channels (I just use OTA ATSC),
> but
> I imagine it will be fine and the best way to find out is to just try
> it.
> 
> Dave

The new channels worked fine . . . pictures and sound.

If I feel ambitious I might add some notes to the Wiki.


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