[mythtv-users] Noob needs assist -- can't get all channels, for starters

[Steve Daniels]

Barkhat wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm new to MythTV, new to Linux (Ubuntu).  I replaced my WinXP Media 
> Center Edition with Ubuntu (which I love, by-the-way).  Anyway...I am so 
> new to this language and am doing my best to weed my way through 
> everything.
> 
> It seems I installed the mythtv ok--I get service but...I don't get all 
> my channels. I have a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-USB2 card.  I followed the 
> instructions on the Ubuntu MythTv site for frontend-backend 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_Feisty_Backend_Frontend_Desktop_O?highlight=%28mythtv%29
> That seemed to go fine as the instructions are very helpful and clear. 
> Maybe I missed something, however, since not all channels are coming in.
> 
> I get a few and the others are all static and snow.  When I try and call 
> up all the channels it only brings up about 13, or so.
> 
> One thing I don't like is that it takes up the whole screen.  When using 
> WinXP I could either choose Media Center (which also took up whole 
> screen and I used this when I wanted to just watch TV) and also I could 
> use the software that came with Hauppauge card which I could put in a 
> small box and watch as I worked on my computer stuff. I can't figure out 
> how I can have the same or similar thing now.
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> -- 
> Be Love,
> Egyirba
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?" from The Salt 
> Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara
> 

Hi


Could you tell use what you've got the PVR-USB2 plugged in to?

Where all the channels seen in MCE?

Cable? Aerial? Provider? Analogue?

This will hopefully help other people answer :-)

Mythfrontend is generally run full screen on a TV ;-)


Steve Daniels