[mythtv-users] HDHR 0-byte recordings

[James Orr]

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 6:21 PM, James Orr <james.orr7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:
>
>>  On 10/09/2010 01:34 PM, James Orr wrote:
>>
>>> As of last night any scheduled recordings on my HDHR are 0-byte and I get
>>> these messages in the log ...
>>>
>>> 2010-10-09 13:26:57.927 ProgramInfo(4081_20101009131200.mpg), Error:
>>> GetPlaybackURL: '4081_20101009131200.mpg' should be local, but it can not be
>>> found.
>>>
>>> Searching the archive suggests I need to rescan channels, however
>>> everything works fine on Live TV, it's only scheduled recordings that are
>>> not working.  Surely if the channel numbers had changed it wouldn't work on
>>> live either?
>>>
>>
>> Tuning is generally done differently in Live TV and recordings.  The
>> approach used in Live TV is typically less reliable, but can be faster and,
>> since someone is watching Live TV, it's not a big deal if it fails (they'll
>> notice and fix it).  The approach used for tuning recordings, however, is
>> more reliable--but requires valid channel information.  In some
>> circumstances, the shortcut used for Live TV tuning can continue to work for
>> a while after channel changes.
>>
>> It's definitely worth a try--you've got nothing to lose but a bit of your
>> time.
>>
>> Back up the database:
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_Backup_and_Restore
>> Delete all video sources:
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034
>> Then re-create video sources, input connections, then rescan.
>>
>> If it gets worse, just restore the backup.
>>
>> Mike
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>
>
> My scan seems to only be finding SD channels ...  I'm on comcast and I used
> scte65scan as such ...
>
> ./scte65scan -H FFFFFFFF -p -f3,4 -V 3003
> us-Cable-Standard-center-frequencies-QAM256 > vct.sql
>
> Source 4 is my local OTA listing on schedules direct, which is what I used
> previously, but the results I'm getting from the scan look more like basic
> cable listings.
>
> How can I get my HD channels back?
>

Just to check, I just tuned my TV directly to FOX in HD and that works fine,
so HD channels are there somewhere ...
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