[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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