[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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