[mythtv-users] Australian channel scan

[frosts1 at hotkey.net.au]

Quoting Jim Householder <nofixed at westnet.com.au>:

> Phill Edwards wrote:
> >>I'm making some progress with mythtv.  Using the excellent guidance at
> >>http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php I have 0.18.1-114 running on FC4.
> >>
> >>Hardware:  V-Stream DTV DVB-T, 2.4GHz P4, 1GB ram
> >>
> >>I can watch the composite input from a VCR ok, but no digital yet.
> >>
> >>I adjusted the permissions on /dev/dvb so the card can be seen and
> >>identified ok, and the channel scan button is now active in the channel
> >>editor.
> >>
> >>I'm stuck here.  I have no idea how to set up the scan parameters.  I
> >>suspect 'auto' is sufficient for most.  All I get is 'no lock'.  I've
> >>tried 571625000 for channel 34 (SBS in my area) and 520000000 (start of
> >>the UHF band).
> >>
> >>What frequency should I use?
> > 
> > 
> > I think it depends on where you are and what transmitters you are
> > near. Have a look at http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/DigitalTvHowto
> > for help. I'm in Sydney in view of the Manly antennae so if that helps
> > I could tell you my frequencies.
> > 
> > BTW - I use the same cards as you. Would you mind sharing how you got
> > them to take input from a VCR as that's something I want to do as
> > well.
> > 
> That's a bit of a problem now...  I have the RCA video out connected to 
> the composite input of the card, and the audio directly to the line-in 
> of my sound card.  Works fine now with tvtime, but I can no longer 
> select the composite input with mythtv.  Don't know how I managed the 
> first time.
> 
> The tzap pointer has helped a lot.  tzap showed me the card was working, 
> and data from the channel.conf* files got me through the channel scan - 
> sort of.  I get SBS 1, 2, and EPG, but I need to use the browse function 
> to switch between them.  The arrow keys don't work.
> 
> After the first scan I got one ABC channel and 3 SBS.  I could only 
> watch the ABC.  At that point I had not tried the browse bit yet, so SBS 
> was probably there.  Then I stuffed up and started over.  Now I get the 
> SBS channels but cannot get a lock on the ABC.
> 
> I need data for the Mt. Lennard transmitters near Bunbury, WA.
> 
> Is there a way to import dvb-utils' channel.conf into mythtv?
> 
> TIA
> Jim
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The place to find info on transmitters in australia is www.dba.org.au
Click on reception & installation->reception locator