[mythtv-users] ATSC channel scan broken in mythtvsetup?

[William Munson]

kim Gross wrote:
> William Munson wrote:
>   
>> Gregg wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> I scanned for OTA HDTV channels in mythtvsetup and it picks up all the
>>> channels, but If I go to watch them after mythfilldatabase I get the
>>> "no channel lock press ok" error.  I discovered that if I manually
>>> create the channel and add the frequency id to the second page in the
>>> creation process it works. I tried to add the frequency id to an
>>> existing channel through the web interface, but that did not work.
>>> Is the channel scanning broken in mythtvsetup?
>>> Is there a way to add the appropriate data to the channel table
>>> through an update statement without having to recreate the channels
>>> manually?
>>>
>>> -Gregg
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> I am afraid I am the bearer of bad news. Channel scanning is broken. 
>> Manual entry is the way to go. Be sure to check that the dtv_transport 
>> table has the correct frequency and that the channels table has the 
>> correct dtv_transport number and data stream number listed in the 
>> record. To make sure that you can get update info from your listing 
>> provider make sure the xmltvid number and callsign exactly match that 
>> given in the listings.
>>
>>   
>>     
> I would love to get my avermedia 180 HD up and running, but I have no 
> idea how to find out the frequencies off of my cable setup.  Does 
> anybody know of a howto on getting this to work correctly?
>
>
>   

I do not know that specific unit but your manufacturer should have a 
scan utility which will report back the detected channels. Thats a good 
place to start.