[mythtv-users] Cannot get listings for ATSC card

[Chris K]

Chris K wrote:
> I have been running MythDora 4.0 (with updates) for a while now, and 
> various versions of MythTV over Fedora following Jarrod Wilson's guide 
> before that.  I've never hit a snag, but this one has me stumped.
>
> I have 2 capture cards, a Hauppauge 150 and a DViCO Fustion HDTV5 Lite.  
> I've been using the 150 for years now, and just got the DViCO installed 
> today. 
>
> I went to SD and set up a new lineup for the digital channels on my 
> cable system
> I went into mythtvsetup and set the new lineup as a Video Source.
> I then tried to set up the new Video Source as a source for the ATSC 
> input on the DViCO, I got nothing from pulling the channels from the 
> video source. 
> Re-running mythtvsetup from the command line (so I could watch the 
> messages go by) it indicated that I needed to Scan for Channels first.  
> So, I scanned for channels, then tried to get the channels form the 
> video source again, and it skipped over all the channels I had just scanned.
> When I ran mythfilldatabase to get the program listing for the new 
> channels, it again skipped over them.
>
> Can someone give me a clue as to what I may be doing wrong?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Chris K.
>
>   
I ended up resolving this with some help from John Drescher, so I'm 
posting how I got it set up, for anyone else who may run into this in 
the future.

The situation:  Adding a QAM/ATSC card to an existing set-up.  Here is 
how I (finally) successfully proceeded.  (This is just a sketch of the 
process, refer to the MythTV Wiki for more details.)

1.    Shut machine down, install card, reboot.
2.    After reboot, do "# tail /var/log/messages" to make sure that card 
was picked up.
3.    Exit frontend (if you're set up to automatically launch it on reboot).
4.    Set up listing for new digital channels on SchedulesDirect.  Edit 
is needed to cover the channels you actually get, and keep that page 
open.  You'll need it later.
5.    # service mythbackend stop
6.    mythtvsetup
    Go through the process for setting up the new card
    Set up the new listing as a Video Source
    Attach the Video Source to the card input, BUT don't bother running 
"Fetch Channels from
    Listings Source".  It won't work.  Instead, run "Scan for Channels"
7.   Finish mythtvsetup, but don't run mythfilldatabase yet.
8.   # service mythbackend start
9.   In a new browser window (or tab) open up MythWeb.  Go to Setup, 
MythTV Channel Info.
       You'll find that the new channels you just scanned for have no 
XMLTV ID.  For each channel
        missing the XMLTV ID, go to the window/tab showing the SD lineup 
editor.  If you hover your
        cursor over the channel there, you'll get a small window with 
the channel name and XMLTV ID
       (a 5 digit number).  Now go back to the MythWeb page and fill in 
that number.  Repeat as needed.
10.   Now run mythfilldatabase, and all should work.


Chris K.