[mythtv-users] Any easy way to set up local HD channels via QAM?

[Greg]

On 09/09/2010 02:47 PM, Seth Heckard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been a mythtv user since the early days, but for the last
> several years I lived in a different city and never had any real
> trouble getting the channels set up.  All I care about are the
> networks in HD.  4 channels, that's it.  I have a (relatively ancient)
> AirStar HD-5000 PCI card, and it has never let me down before.
>
> I recently moved to Northern Virginia and have Comcast.  I tried and
> failed to set up the channels about three months ago, but now that the
> new TV season is approaching it's more a priority.
>
> If I scan for channels via myth-setup, I get about 200 channels with
> nothing to distinguish them other than a channel number.  Trying to
> individually go through the channels in Live TV gives about 40 that
> tune, but it's a frustrating process because the frontend crashes
> about every other channel (I guess because most are encrypted?)
> However, through that I found all the networks but Fox.
>
> Next, I tried scte65scan.  It set up all the SD channels with channel
> names and IDs (although anything in extended basic cable is
> encrypted), but no HD channels.  Even after scanning PSIP data, I get
> the HD channels in the database but none of them tune (and Live TV
> dies on each one).
>
> Short of getting rid of Comcast (which is not an option right now, I
> am happy with their internet service), how do I get the HD channels
> loaded easily?  I could do some editing of the SQL and get some hybrid
> of what scte65scan found plus the HD channels I found on my own, but I
> still don't have Fox.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks.
>
> Seth
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I have been watching the commits mailing list and Robert McNamara has 
been working on the scanner.. I ran a test yesterday,and it worked for 
me,but I seen today where he has even improved it even more.. Of course 
your mileage may vary..