[mythtv-users] Trouble Adding Channel

[R. G. Newbury]

On 2022-02-03 2:55 a.m., David Watkins wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 at 04:00, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org 
> <mailto:newbury at mandamus.org>> wrote:
> 
>     On 2022-02-02 6:26 p.m., DryHeat122 wrote:
> 
>      > There are no channel entries like the ones you describe so I'm
>     reluctant
>      > to experiment by adding one unless someone says it's definitely the
>      > thing to do. I'm guessing the record in question is in
>      > SchedulesDirect-hdpvr.DB
> 
>     It looks like you have not properly configured the setup. The wiki page
>     here: https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/XMLTV
>     has a quite complete breakdown of the necessary steps. Personally, I am
>     running an older version of mythtv which does not have all of the steps
>     available from within mythtv Video Setup. So I use the command line
>     method.
> 
>     tv_grab_zz_sdjson --configure --config-file
>     /home/mythtv/.mythtv/hdpvr.xmltv
> 
>     One of the steps involved in the configure process, is to go through
>     and
>     select the channels you want, or don't want. This is tedious. The quick
>     route is generally to set all channels to 'yes', and then edit the
>     hdpvr.xmltv file, setting '=' for those you want and '!' for those you
>     do not.
> 
>     Geoff
> 
> When configuring xmltv by hand for the Schedules Direct grabber you get 
> the option to select a Lineup or a group of channels.
> 
> I've never selected a Lineup, but I assume it's a preset group of 
> channels based on your specified location.
> 
> If that works then it's much easier than individually selected channels 
> by hand which, as Geoff says, is very tedious.
> 
> Sounds like maybe that Lineup isn't working for you though.

You HAVE TO slect a lineup FIRST. That is how SD knows what channels you 
can conceivably receive with a really good antenna. (The change to ATSC 
resulted in a major change in the number of channels which anyone 
possibly *could* get.)

You have to select lineups in accordance with the tuner type and 
reception capabilities. I have 3 lineups: one actually designated as a 
Youngstown NY zipcode, for US and some Canadian OTS (ATSC) channels, 
another using a Toronto downtown postal code, for Toronto OTS channels, 
and another using Mississauga for Rogers Cable. I need 2 OTS channels 
because the line-of-sight to the respective transmitters is 89 degrees 
apart. So 2 antennas, and 2 (HDHR) tuners.

Each lineup has a bunch of channels which I might possibly get with a 
bigger antenna, so those are marked 'off'. Did it once, some years ago!

Not difficult, just tedious.
Geoff