[mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000 Installed, Now What?
Brad Fuller
bradallenfuller at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 12 22:34:47 UTC 2006
Drew Tomlinson wrote:
>I finally got my pcHDTV 3000 card installed on Gentoo. I created a
>~/.azap/channels.conf and verified the card is working by tuning with
>"azap -r" and using mplayer to view /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0.
>
>Next I went into mythtv-setup and added the new card under "Capture Card
>Setup" as "card type of "DVB". It saw the pcHDTV 3000 card as card 0
>and ATSC. I left everything at the defaults.
>
>Then I setup a Video Source for it in the same manner in which I did for
>my PVR-250. I created a new Zap2It lineup with appropriate channels.
>
>Next I moved on the "Input Connections". For [DVB:0], I set Video
>Source tho the source I created in the previous step. I'm not sure what
>to put for Starting Channel or if it's even necessary. My lineup shows
>one channel as "KCRADT" and the number as "3_1". The corresponding
>entry in ~/.azap/channels.conf for that entry is "KCRA-DT" (the
>difference is the "-"). Should channels.conf be edited to match the
>KCRADT that is shown in the lineup? And do I need to set "Starting
>Channel" and if so, do I use name (KCRADT) or number (3_1)?
>
>I exit mythtv-setup and start myth backend. Then I start mythfrontend.
>Now how do I access my new card? I tried LiveTV and it shows the
>PVR-250. The user guide says the "Y" will switch between cards. So I
>press "Y" but all I get is a blank screen.
>
>Also, how can I specify that I want to use the pcHDTV card specifically
>for a recording. I saw "Input preference" in the "Input Connections"
>menu and understand that sets a priority. But can I specify
>explicitly? I'd like to see if I can record even though I can see Live TV.
>
>Any suggestions on what to check next to get this working? I feel like
>I'm so close yet so far... :)
>
>
>
I didn't see that you actually scanned the channels in mythtv-setup.
channels.conf is not used in Mythtv, you need to scan the channels to
obtain the channel information in myth. That's probably why you have a
blank screen.
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