[mythtv-users] HD programs on Comcast using HDHomeRun Prime?

[Phil Bridges]

On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 11:50 AM, James R. Van Zandt <jrvz at comcast.net>wrote:

>
> I just got an HDHomeRun Prime.  I got a Motorola M-Card from Comcast and
> got it authenticated and paired.  The SiliconDust GUI can access HD
> programs.  With Myth, I can access SD programs, but not HD - even for
> programs available OTA.
>
> For example, using the command line
>     hdhomerun_config 131A48E8 scan 0 /tmp/thescan
> I find that physical channel qam256:92 carries four programs:
>     SCANNING: 633000000 (us-irc:92, us-cable:92)
>     LOCK: qam256 (ss=100 snq=100 seq=100)
>     TSID: 0x846C
>     PROGRAM 1 805 WCVB HD (encrypted)
>     PROGRAM 2 807 WHDH HD (encrypted)
>     PROGRAM 3 297 WHDH THIS.TV (encrypted)
>     PROGRAM 4 292 WCVB ME.TV (encrypted)
>
> hdhomerun_config_gui shows the same four programs, listed this way:
>     1 805 WCVB HD (encrypted)
>     2 807 WHDH HD (encrypted)
>     3 297 WHDH THIS.TV (encrypted)
>     4 292 WCVB ME.TV (encrypted)
>
> In each case, the "view" button will show the program in a VLC window.
> The first two look like HD, the others SD.
>
> When I point my browser to the HDHRP at 192.168.1.104/linup.html, the
> "detect channels" button finds 333+ channels.
> The "Basic Channel" and "Subscribed Channels" lists are empty, but the "All
> Channels" list shows many channels, including:
>   802 WENH HD
>   803 WBPX HD
>   804 CBS4HD
>   805 WCVB HD
>   806 WFXT HD
>   807 WHDH HD
>   808 WLVI HD
>   809 WMUR HDTV
>   810 NECN HD
> It also shows MSNBC twice, at channels 40 and 901, and Al Jazeera
> America at 107.  (For reference, the STB shows MSNBC at 40 but not 901,
> and Al Jazeera at 107 and 254.)
>
> For example, while viewing WHDH, following the link
> http://192.168.1.104/status.html?page=tuner0 shows:
>
>     Virtual Channel  807 WHDH HD
>     Frequency        633.000 MHz
>     Program Number   2
>     Authorization    subscribed
>     CCI Protection   unrestricted
>     CGMS Protection  n/a
>     Modulation Lock  qam256
>     PCR Lock         locked
>     Signal Strength  99% (-1.1 dBmV)
>     Signal Quality   100% (37.6 dB)
>     Symbol Quality   100%
>     Streaming Rate   16.645 Mbps
>     Resource Lock    none
>
>
> In MythTV backend setup, when I used "Fetch channels from listing
> source" I got entries for no HD programs and only some of the SD
> programs (not, for example, MSNBC or Al Jazeera America).  "Scan for
> channels" with a check for decryption took a long time, but found many
> more programs including the HD programs available OTA (but still not
> MSNBC or Al Jazeera America).
>
> mythfilldatabase runs, but mythfrontend shows no program information for
> the HD channels.
>
> I would like MythTV to show WHDH HD as channel 7, to match their
> OTA channel number.  When I set that up using the channel editor,
> and tried to view WHDH HD using Live TV, mythfrontend displayed an error
> "Irrecoverable recorder error" and crashed.  To recover, I used "killall
> mythfrontend.real".
>
> I also tried setting the channel number to 807 to match the HDhomerun
> Prime listings, but then Live TV only got as far as "Loading..." before
> crashing.
>
>
> When MythTV asks the HDHomeRun Prime to change channels, does it
> specify:
>
>  1) the QAM channel and program number?  If so, why doesn't the channel
>  editor display those parameters for each channel?
>
>
>  2) the Comcast channel number?  If so, why doesn't the channel editor
>  get pre-loaded with the channel number showed in the HDHR's scan?
>
>
> How should I set MythTV up to access the HD programs?
>
>
Did you set up your Schedules Direct account to access these channels?
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