[mythtv-users] Error: dtv_multiplex data is required for tuning

Raymond Wagner raymond at wagnerrp.com
Mon Nov 25 08:41:49 UTC 2013


On 11/25/13 07:56, Jim wrote:
> On 11/23/2013 7:35 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>> On 11/23/2013 11:32 AM, Lists wrote:
>>> I already get channel 13. It is setup and works fine. Now trying to
>>> add 13.2 and 13.3 (as 13_2 and 13_3)
>>>
>>> This is the error I see in the log when trying to record from it:
>>> HDHRChan(10163F1A-0), Error: dtv_multiplex data is required for tuning 
>>
>> Did you actually scan for them, or are you just trying to add channels
>> through the channel editor?
>>
> 
> 
> I though I read on this list that when using Schedules Direct you never
> need to scan for channels...
> 
> I'm using SD. Started there adding to the OTA lineup and saved it. Ran
> the report to get the XML ID and added with the channel editor. Then ran
> mythfilldatabase and the guide populated. I thought that was all. I will
> run the scan.
> 
> I will be upgrading but not for a while. I'm going to build a more
> powerful BE first.

You can pull a lineup from SD for analog channels, or devices that
behave like analog (cablecard tuners, capture from STBs). Digital tuners
require a manual scan.


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