[mythtv-users] mythtv-0.22, no EIT

Tobias Maier diespambox at gmx.net
Wed Nov 4 08:02:25 UTC 2009


Christian <CvB at kruemel.org> wrote:
> >> I tried mythtv-0.22(-fixes) from branches, and mythtv does not receive
> >> or handly any EIT-data - neither for DVB-C nor DVB-T.
> >> [...]
> >> I set up my channels by importing a channels.conf from w_scan (in czap
> >> format).
> > I think you have to to do a real scan with mythtv. Don't import the
> > channels, cause mythtv needs some additional information which is not
> > contained in the channels.conf.
> > I had the same problem and wasted many houres on figuriung out the
> > soloution, cause it  is so well hidden in the wiki... ;-)
> 
> I guess I might be having the same issue with 0.22RC2. After the upgrade
> from 0.21something, EIT data was not migrated, and not received, either.
> So I deleted all channels, created a new channels.conf, imported it, but
> no change. Reading your hint, yesterday evening I deleted all channels and
> rescanned the existing transports. Still, until now no EIT data was
> received. So I wanted to do a full scan. But when I enter, for Astra 19.2
> E, 12551500 (Frequency), vertical and 22000000 as symbol rate, leaving the
> rest at auto, I just get an error message:
> 
> Channel could not be opened
> 
> However, there are no error messages in my mythbackend.log.
> 
> How did you do "a real scan" with mythtv?

IRC I created the initial tuning data with scan or w_scan or some
similar tool... with this generated data i could do a full scan.
However i'm using DVB-C cards not DVB-S

HTH
tobi


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