[mythtv-users] Any easy way to set up local HD channels via QAM?

[Brent Meyer]

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Greg <greg12866 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> On 09/09/2010 02:47 PM, Seth Heckard wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been a mythtv user since the early days, but for the last
>> several years I lived in a different city and never had any real
>> trouble getting the channels set up.  All I care about are the
>> networks in HD.  4 channels, that's it.  I have a (relatively ancient)
>> AirStar HD-5000 PCI card, and it has never let me down before.
>>
>> I recently moved to Northern Virginia and have Comcast.  I tried and
>> failed to set up the channels about three months ago, but now that the
>> new TV season is approaching it's more a priority.
>>
>> If I scan for channels via myth-setup, I get about 200 channels with
>> nothing to distinguish them other than a channel number.  Trying to
>> individually go through the channels in Live TV gives about 40 that
>> tune, but it's a frustrating process because the frontend crashes
>> about every other channel (I guess because most are encrypted?)
>> However, through that I found all the networks but Fox.
>>
>> Next, I tried scte65scan.  It set up all the SD channels with channel
>> names and IDs (although anything in extended basic cable is
>> encrypted), but no HD channels.  Even after scanning PSIP data, I get
>> the HD channels in the database but none of them tune (and Live TV
>> dies on each one).
>>
>> Short of getting rid of Comcast (which is not an option right now, I
>> am happy with their internet service), how do I get the HD channels
>> loaded easily?  I could do some editing of the SQL and get some hybrid
>> of what scte65scan found plus the HD channels I found on my own, but I
>> still don't have Fox.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks.
>>
>> Seth
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>
> I have been watching the commits mailing list and Robert McNamara has been
> working on the scanner.. I ran a test yesterday,and it worked for me,but I
> seen today where he has even improved it even more.. Of course your mileage
> may vary..
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In the mean time, Silicon Dust's channel guide
(http://www.silicondust.com/support/channels/) may help you figure out
which channel is which. Just punch in your Zip code and hit Search,
then select your cable provider from the drop-down in the top left
corner. The values in the 2nd column (Channel) should align with the
channel numbers that MythTV finds.

I believe there's also an option in scte65scan that will make it scan
for HD channels too, but I haven't used scte65scan in some time.