[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HVR900 - I'm totally confused :-(

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Hika,

Friday, April 18, 2014, 3:19:39 PM, you wrote:

> Hoi Marek,

> Friday, April 18, 2014, 2:12:49 PM, you wrote:

>> :-)

>>> Hi:  I have no recent experience with analogue TV and none at all with
>>> this device, but I would guess that this might be your critical factor:
>>>>
>>> 
>>>> 2014-04-18 11:34:24.859346 I  V4LChannel[1](/dev/video0):
>>>> SetInputAndFormat(1, PAL) (v4l v2) input_switch: 0 mode_switch: 0
>>>> 2014-04-18 11:34:26.304623 I  New static DB connectionDataDirectCon
>>>> QSqlDatabasePrivate::addDatabase: duplicate connection name
>>>> 'DataDirectCon', old connection removed.
>>> 
>>> ..and do you have a list of frequencies from tvtime?

>> Yes, I do. However I cannot see any option for importing tvtime
>> configuration. I tried to set it up manually but I failed. I'm not sure
>> what should I type in "Frequency or Channel" to indicate that it is
>> frequency not a channel.

>> Best regards,
>> G.

> It took me some time to remember how I did it, because here in the
> Netherlands I also got nothing on a scan. I found there are
> channels.sql files around for several providers, which you can import
> with: mysql -u mythtv -p mythconverg < channels.sql
> They are actually sql dumps from working installations.
> I think I got mine from the dutch mythtv site.
> I don't know where you're from, but if there is a local site, you
> might find such a file.


Another option if have the frequenties is if you use xmltv.
If you run the grabber ones, the non existing channels will be added in
the table, but without frequency information. You then can edit that
in mythtv-setup.


Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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