[mythtv-users] Help configure my pcTV 800i tuner!

[Johnny]

> Back to Mythtv configuration:
> 1) General: Under local settings/TV formats there is no option to select
> ATSC ??
> 2) Capture Card Setup
>      Card Type = DBV DTV ...... (v3.x)
>      Device # = 0
>      Front End Id = Samsung S5H1490 QAM Subtype ATSC (Don't know what this
> means)

This card shows up this way because the chip is Samsung or is the same
as a Samsung device.

>      "There is no Input Field from which to select Television (when Card
> Type is DVB)"
> 3) Input Connection (This seem to be where the problem is)
>      Capture device = [DVD:0]
>      Input = DVB Input
>      Video source = (NONE) ----- WITH NO OTHER SELECTIONS!
>      Scan for Channels Button is Disabled.

In my setup and in the wiki
(http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual:MythTV_structure) #3 is Video
Sources and #4 is Input Connections in mythtv-setup. The video source
is not related directly to the card. You set up video sources
separately in mythtv-setup. You could use a single video source for
multiple tuner cards. If you had schedules direct, then you would set
that up as a video source. Then it would show up as an option when you
setup the input connection. You can try out the 1 week trial with SD
for free, or you could setup a video source that used EIT. EIT
probably won't give you the guide data you need, but it would allow
you have a proper US-BCAST video source so you can scan for channels.

Also have you checked dmesg to make sure the firmware and driver are
loading correctly without any errors? There is info here about what
the output should look like:
http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Card_%28800i%29. I
would run 'dmesg | grep xc5000' and I would grep cx88 and grep dvb to
see if there are any errors.