[mythtv-users] couple questions about .21

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/15/2008 01:58 PM, steve wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>
>
> | This is definitely correct.  If you're using an analog capture card,
> | (where there is generally no channel name information available), you'll
> | get garbage.  If you're using a grabber that provides sufficient
> | information about the channel (including channel number)--a grabber such
> | as the Schedules Direct grabber--you should /not/ use scan for channels,
> | but should use "Fetch channels from listings source."
> |
> | OP, please see
> | http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034 for
> | instructions on how to fix your configuration.
>
> yes, im using a pvr150 and i had been "scanning for channels"  im trying
> "fetch from listing source" as i type this.  if this works, then ill try
> the fetch icons, then should be all set for a while, thanks all who
> responded!!

Make sure you do a "Delete all video sources" to clear out your current 
misconfiguration.  Otherwise, you'll actually break things (as opposed 
to just having bad channel names) until you finally do a "Delete all 
video sources."  Read the post to which I linked.  :)

Mike