[mythtv] Problem with DVB Auto scan not picking up some channels

Terry Barnaby terry1 at beam.ltd.uk
Wed Feb 23 15:25:50 UTC 2005


Ivor Hewitt wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 Feb 2005 09:25, Terry Barnaby wrote:
> 
>>I have just updated to Mythtv 0.17 from 0.16.
>>I have cleared my channel settings and have tried to use the new DVB
>>auto scan system to set up my channels.
>>
>>In general this seems to work fine, except that it appears to have missed
>>quite a few channels from one particular multiplex.
>>
>>There is also one little issue with the GUI in that it does not seem
>>possible to get to the "Scan for Channels" button using a IR remote or
>>keyboard ...
>>
>>
>>I am using the UK Mendip transmitter and the following multiplexes are
>>listed in the dtv_multiplex database:
> 
> 
> Hi Terry,
> 
> Well in that list all apart from:-
> 
> Ideal World
> ftn
> Br'tIdeas
> TMF
> TheHits
> 
> are radio/text stations and so ignored by the current scan code. 
> 
> Now for those channels I don't know if this actually matters but your 
> multiplex table says:-
> 2/3, 3/4
> 
> But the channels.conf has these down as being:-
> FEC_3_4:FEC_3_4
> 
> You might want to try tweaking the multiplex to be 3/4 3/4 and re-scanning.
> 
> Mind you... don't know why you'd want those channels. :-)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
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Hi Ivor,

The kids **need*** those channels (honest) !

Terry


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