[mythtv-users] MythTV v.27 an HDHR Prime w/comcast

[Richard Shaw]

Pardon top posting as I'm replying from my phone.

What distro are you running and what, if any, firewall software are you
running?  HDHRs are incompatible with firewalld until they ad the ability
to specify source ports instead of just destination ports.

Richard

On Sunday, November 9, 2014, John Moore (Compucom Systems Inc) <
v-johmo at microsoft.com> wrote:

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> From: Mark Perkins
> Date:11/09/2014 12:44 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Discussion about MythTV
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV v.27 an HDHR Prime w/comcast
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> On 10 Nov 2014, at 4:49 am, "John Moore (Compucom Systems Inc)" <
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> From: Gary Buhrmaster
> Date:11/08/2014 11:59 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Discussion about MythTV
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV v.27 an HDHR Prime w/comcast
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>   On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 6:16 AM, John Moore (Compucom Systems Inc)
> <v-johmo at microsoft.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','v-johmo at microsoft.com');>> wrote:
> > Ok, so I have not been able to get mythtv to scan an see channels from my
> > hdhr.
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> One does not "scan channels" with a HDHR Prime and
> an activated CableCARD.  One uses "Fetch channels from
> listings source" to download the cable channel definitions.
> See the directions at:
>   https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Silicondust_HDHomeRun_Prime
> (about half way down the article, at MythTV Configuration).
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> Scanning for channels could work for Clear QAM
> channels, but Comcast encrypts everything (well,
> the EAS channel, a test bar channel, the channel that
> tells you you need to purchase service, and some
> local radio channels are not encrypted) in all but the
> last (few) legacy franchises, so that one needs to
> use the virtual tuning capability of an OCUR tuner
> with an activated CableCARD, and "fetch channels"
> from a source for the definitions.
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>  Forgive me,  trying to write this from my phone.
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>  I clicked on fetch channels,  but nothing seems to happen.  My SD
> subscription is good till dec. an I have confirmed that mythtv has proper
> cred's entered. After clicking fetch channels,  my starting channel does
> not change from 2 to please add....  The doc was written for .25, is this
> different in .27? Any updated doc? Should I rebuild to .25?
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>  John
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> What version of MythTV are you on? It never got much airtime recently when
> the Schedules Direct EPG changes were getting discussed but I assume that
> functions like 'fetch channels' will need the Schedules Direct fixes in
> place (either running 27.4 or else modified hosts file) to work.
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>  So I upgraded to. 27.4-8 with no luck. The scan fails.  An nothing is
> fetched.  Yet hdhr is working an I can watch TV with vlc and the
> configuration software.
>
>  John
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