[mythtv-users] dtv_multiplex.transmission_mode data type with BBC QAM-256 DVB-T2 streams

[John Pilkington]

On 06/02/12 13:19, nemo wrote:
> Hello
>
> I'm working my way through what's turning out to be a fairly painful
> build of a replacement/upgraded server using a Blackgold BGT3650 quad
> dvb-t2 card. The problems I'm seeing are generally not mythtv-related,
> but I have noticed one thing that is, which is that in the database
> dtv_multiplex.transmission_mode is data type char(1).
>
> Per info on the OFCOM web site, BBC dvb-t2 transmissions are in 32k
> mode, which clearly isn't going to fit in the table. I've therefore set
> the field to be "a", but this seems to add additional instability to an
> already fairly wobbly setup.
>
> What have others done with this field..?
>
> Thanks

I don't use HD often, and I have the PCTV 290e tuner.  I had to enter 
transportid and networkid directly into the DB and it then worked with 
the other entries unchanged.  I haven't seen anything else about this.

http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/10217#comment:1

John P