[mythtv-users] How do I scan for DTV channels?
Thor
mythtv at x-defense.de
Fri Apr 25 18:13:03 UTC 2008
allene222 wrote:
> I got my Pinnacle pro stick installed and recognized but I cannot scan
> for channels so cannot watch TV. I found a reference that suggested I
> needed to use a program called "scan" and to then load the results into
> Mythtv. I installed dvb-utils which includes scan. However, I have no
> clue how to run scan, and can find no documentation on how to use it,
> and nothing I have tried works. The reference also gave no help on how
> to import the results into Mythtv.
>
> I would appreciate a reference or some help.
>
> Allen
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please stop mythbackend before scanning within mythtv-setup- otherwise
it will most likely lock the card.
importing a channels.conf gave me more headache than getting the
myth-scanning running
lsof |grep /dev/dvb/ might share a light of which process is already
hooked to the stick
hth
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