[mythtv-users] Multiplex IDs?

Bob Sully rcs at malibyte.net
Sun Sep 19 03:17:56 UTC 2010


Douglas Peale wrote:
> On 09/18/2010 07:41 PM, Bob Sully wrote:
>>
>> Bob Sully wrote:
>
>>
>> Based on Ken's tip, I used this:
>>
>> http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:93xxx#lineup_yyyyyyy
>>
>> and also
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Adding_Digital_Cable_Channels_%28For_ATSC/QAM_Tuner_Cards_--_USA/Canada%29_Rev_1
>>
>> to scan and then look at available clear QAM-256 channels.
>>
>> A whole bunch of channels have been moved around, now on different
>> frequencies (and multiplexes).  I've changed the frequency IDs in the
>> channel table, and the service IDs are correct, but I still can't get a
>> lock.  I assume that the multiplex IDs have changed.  How do I figure
>> out
>> the multiplex IDs from the data I have?
>>
>> I have the scan.log and scan.conf files from the results of the second
>> page, but they don't really clue me in:
>>
>> scan.log:
>> [00ac]:171000000:QAM_256:2112:2113:172
>> [00a5]:171000000:QAM_256:2176:2177:165
>> [00ab]:171000000:QAM_256:0:2241:171
>> [00a2]:171000000:QAM_256:2304:2305:162
>> [00a1]:171000000:QAM_256:2368:2369:161
>> [00a3]:171000000:QAM_256:2432:2433:163
>> [00a6]:171000000:QAM_256:0:2625:166
>> [00a7]:171000000:QAM_256:0:2689:167
>> [00a4]:171000000:QAM_256:2560:2561:164
>> <snip>
>>
>> scan.conf:
>> C022-172:171000000:QAM_256:2112:2113:172
>> C022-165:171000000:QAM_256:2176:2177:165
>> C022-171:171000000:QAM_256:0:2241:171
>> C022-162:171000000:QAM_256:2304:2305:162
>> C022-161:171000000:QAM_256:2368:2369:161
>> C022-163:171000000:QAM_256:2432:2433:163
>> C022-166:171000000:QAM_256:0:2625:166
>> C022-167:171000000:QAM_256:0:2689:167
>> C022-164:171000000:QAM_256:2560:2561:164
>> C022-168:171000000:QAM_256:0:2497:168
>> C022-170:171000000:QAM_256:0:1985:170
>> C022-169:171000000:QAM_256:0:2049:169
>>
>> I know that SOME of the multiplex IDs haven't changed, because many of
>> the
>> channels are still viewable; however, about half of the clear QAM
>> channels
>> have changed their freqIDs.
>>
>> Once I have the correct multiplex IDs for the changed channels I can
>> manually tweak them in the database (using webmin), I hope, and be all
>> good...?  Channel table?  Multiplex tables?   Aaaargh!
>>
>>
>
> At this point, the easiest thing to do would be to rescan your channels.
> If there aren't too many, you could just rescan the
> frequency IDs that changed.
>

Ugh...not the answer I was looking for...tried that before and it caused
me more headaches...wound up having to restore the database from the
backup I made just before the scan.
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