[mythtv-users] something's missing

[R. G. Newbury]

On 02/24/2010 11:49 PM, sharifah ummu kulthum wrote:
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> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:40 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org
> <mailto:newbury at mandamus.org>> wrote:
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>     On 02/24/2010 11:00 PM, Nick Rout wrote:
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>         On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 3:53 PM, sharifah ummu kulthum
>         <kulthum91 at gmail.com <mailto:kulthum91 at gmail.com>>  wrote:
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>             And so far, in MythTV, it does have the correct probed info.
>             But it does not
>             scan. I wonder why.
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>         Are you SURE this is an analogue card? It appears from this
>         description to be digital only:
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>         http://www.avermedia-usa.com/AVerTV/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=472
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>         I see no mention of analogue. (or the american spelling)
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>     The link the OP gave a day or two ago was this:
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>     http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Support/Download.aspx?Type=Software&id=182&tab=APDriver
>     <http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Support/Download.aspx?Type=Software&id=182&tab=APDriver>
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>     which clearly describes it as an USB analog stick.
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>     Geoff
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> Yes. I know it should scan. But apparently, it didn't. And I don't know
> why. Anyway, I have posted a new post entitled Mythbuntu 9.10. I found a
> site saying that scanning channel in mythbackend setup is broken. I am
> not sure it has anything to do with my problem.
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> Or does my problem got to do with my antenna. Do I have to have a good
> antenna to make sure it scans for channels?

Well can you run a feed from your antenna to a TV and see what you get? 
Even if it is only ONE channel, it will show whether your setup is 
correct. THEN you can worry about a better antenna to get some more 
channels.

Geoff




          Tux says: "Be regular. Eat cron flakes."