[mythtv-users] HDHR working but channel mapping is incorrect

[Mark Knecht]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>   One question about channels numbers which just aren't registering
>>>> for me. Let's take as an example the CW network since I seemed to find
>>>> everything for that channel. With analog TV on Comcast that's channel
>>>> 12 here in the South Bay. In the application that runs under Windows
>>>> it tells me that the CW is on channel 89-10.  (with a higher
>>>> resolution version on 79-2 or 44.1.) In Myth I can tune to 89#10.
>>>>
>>>>   So my problem is what channel number do I give the standard
>>>> resolution CW channel?
>>>>
>>>> 12 - analog number
>>>> 89#10 - HDHR tunes this OK
>>>>
>>>> Or am I supposed to give it my own number, like 12.5, keeping it
>>>> aligned with it's analog counterpart? Will Myth be able to tune the
>>>> HDHR hardware if I change the channel number to 12.5? I'm probably
>>>> misunderstanding your suggestion. I feel like there a web site
>>>> somewhere that I just haven't read...
>>>
>>> The channel number is just for you. You can name it anything you like
>>> or keep what the scan numbered it. The frequency and freqid (in the
>>> dB) is what MythTV uses to tune. I name the channel to something
>>> slightly different too, to know what feed to was recorded from.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Brad Fuller
>>
>> Ah, then for instance it's OK if I change the MTV channel from
>> whatever the scan found (maybe 94#5 or something like that) to 43.5?
>> That way the PVR analog MTV is 43, the HDHR digital MTV is 43.5 and
>> they both show up in the Program Guide next to each other?
>
> That's what I do.
>
>
>> I then go to SchedulesDirect, fron the XLMTV ID number, place that in
>> the channel data using the editor and Myth then finds the right
>> program info?
>
> mythfilldatabase will grab the info (from SchedulesDirect.) associated
> with the xmlid that is entered on that channel
>
>
>> I guess the correct frequency and freqID are in the
>> database from the scan?
>
>
> Right, the data to tune to the channel comes from the scan.
>
>
> --
> Brad Fuller

OK, it's getting clearer. Off to give it a try.

Thanks,
Mark