[mythtv-users] Tuning fails on Nova S2 HD with "Error parsing parameters" 29.1

[Klaas de Waal]

A lot has changed since 29.1 in mythtv-setup but with today's master
everything should work and there should be no "Error parsing
parameters" error message boxes unless there are wrong parameters.
However, on today's master I cannot reproduce the "Error parsing
parameters" error box. This is with my current satellite tuner card
collection but that does not include a Nova-S2. Is this problem
specific for the Nova-S2 tuner card/stick or does it happen also on
other cards? Is it a new "Full Scan (Tuned)" or a "Scan of all
existing transports"? A detailed sequence on how to produce the error
box would be most helpful.

On Sun, 26 May 2019 at 20:25, Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net> wrote:
>
> On 26/05/2019 09:16, Mike Bibbings wrote:
> > On 25/05/2019 19:04, Paul Gardiner wrote:
> >> I've been using MythTV for many years now, with the same set of three
> >> capture devices, while upgrading the OS on a regular basis and taking
> >> on new MythTV versions (although not yet 30). I tried to perform a
> >> retune the other day and it failed on just one of the capture devices
> >> (an old Nova S2 HD). I get a message box appear saying "Error parsing
> >> parameters". I can see no errors in the logs. The other devices, a
> >> Nova T 500 and a Nanostick, are both working fine. All three devices
> >> record perfectly well; the problem is only with tuning. I'm using v 29.1
> >>
> >> Anybody have any advice? Anyone know of any MythTV changes that may
> >> have caused this, or how best to track down the cause.
> >
> > I can replicate the "Error parsing parameters" message, by hitting
> > Escape key instead of using Left Arrow key having set the tuning
> > parameters (Frequency etc.) for the Satellite for a Full Scan (Tuned) in
> > Scan Type.
> >
> > Note this is on mythtv master, not 29.1, but this area of the GUI is
> > relatively unchanged since 29.1 which has a new GUI implementation
> > compared to previous versions e.g. 0.28 and earlier.
>
> I thought I'd noticed a change in the GUI. I think my last successful
> scan on the Nova S2 HD was with the old GUI.
>
> Mike, it sounds like you are getting a little further through the
> process than I do here.
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