[mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21 on Fedora 11

[Another Sillyname]

2009/10/6 Chris Jones <chris at mollingtonconsultants.com>:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
>> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Duncan Brown
>> Sent: 06 October 2009 7:30 PM
>> To: Discussion about mythtv
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Still tearing my hair out with Myth 0.21 on
>> Fedora 11
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>> Chris Jones wrote:
>> > To follow up on the above, I have again done a scan using the full
>> > freeview.xmltv obtained from running the tv_grab_uk_rt program
>> separately as
>> > previously suggested. The results of this are that the scan appears
>> to work,
>> > but for each and every channel the setup utility reports "No Lock"
>> and then
>> > shows signal strength between 25 and 100%, Signal/Noise  of between
>> 50% and
>> > about 100%. For each and every channel it reports in the log "Timeout
>> > Scanning offset 1 -- no signal" and "Timeout Scanning offset 2 -- no
>> signal"
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>> > The backend log tells me the following:-
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>> > Connection timed out.
>> > You probably should modify the Master Server settings in the setup
>> program
>> > and set the proper IP address.
>> > Error rescheduling id -1 in ScheduledRecording::signalCHange
>> > Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 5)
>> > Connection timed out
>> > You probably should modify the Master Server settings in the setup
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>> > and set the proper IP address.
>> > Mythfilldatabase run complete
>> > DataDirect: Deleting temporary files
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>> > What does all the above tell me? How do I get mythtv to scan
>> successfully
>> > (again Kaffeine manages to show live TV without ANY problem).
>> >
>> Chris
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>> Just to clear up the confusion before we go any further.
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>> Xmltv and the radio times grabber simply retrieve listings. It has
>> nothing to do with being able to tune channels. Dont worry about the
>> xmltv side of things yet, you can sort that out once you can view some
>> channels.
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>> If kaffeine can view tv fine, then the signal obviously isnt an issue.
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>> When you select a full scan, are you making sure you select the UK bit
>> at the bottom? Dont remember exactly what it says
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>> If so, and its still failing we can try the dvb-scan command line way,
>> but you'll first need to find out which transmitter you are using
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>> Dunc
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> As I have replied already to another post, I am in Chester and my local
> transmitter is Winter Hill.
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> I had already specified that I wanted to use UK and West Europe where
> appropriate.
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As I haven't read all that's gone before I don't know what you have
and haven't done so if you've already tried this let me know.

yum install dvb-apps

open a new terminal session using your 'normal' user account

in that new session
> mkdir ~/.tzap
> scandvb /usr/local/dvb-apps/dvb-t/uk-WinterHill > ~/.tzap/channels.conf
> tzap "BBC ONE"

now tell us what happens, you should replace "BBC ONE" with one
channel from each of the other Mux's to make sure you're getting a
lock on each of them.