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Hey everybody, I'm currently using 2 of my tuners to record QAM256
channels from my local cable company (TWC) all of the channels that I
set up work great, except for 2, which both broadcast on the same
frequency 633000000hz (a.k.a. channel 92)<br>
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When I scan using (dvb)scan I get the expected subchannels:<br>
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style="border: 1px inset ; margin: 0px; padding: 6px; overflow: auto; width: 640px; height: 146px; text-align: left;">using '/dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter1/demux0'
>>> tune to: 633000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
dumping lists (4 services)
[0002]:633000000:QAM_256:0:1007:2
[0004]:633000000:QAM_256:1016:1017:4
[0001]:633000000:QAM_256:1001:1002:1
[0003]:633000000:QAM_256:1011:1012:3</pre>
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The channels I'm trying to tune are 92-1 (WNLODT) and 92-2
(Special channel for HD Buffalo Sabres home games). I have confirmed
these are the channels using my tv's digital tuner and this nice
resource <a
href="http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:14072#lineup_899756"
target="_blank">http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun...#lineup_899756</a>.
When I try to tune them using azap I get Full locks:<br>
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style="border: 1px inset ; margin: 0px; padding: 6px; overflow: auto; width: 640px; height: 162px; text-align: left;">$ azap -c ~/channels-cable-trun.conf -a 1 WNLODT
using '/dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter1/demux0'
tuning to 633000000 Hz
video pid 0x03e9, audio pid 0x03ea
status 00 | signal 4b11 | snr 0a43 | ber 00000000 | unc 0000ffff |
status 1f | signal d0d5 | snr 1c8d | ber 00000000 | unc 0000ffff | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal d0c4 | snr 1c8a | ber 00000000 | unc 0000ffff | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal cd9a | snr 1c6b | ber 00000000 | unc 0000ffff | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal ce69 | snr 1c38 | ber 00000000 | unc 0000ffff | FE_HAS_LOCK</pre>
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When I try to tune these channels in mythtv's watchtv mode, I get
timeouts due to "partial locks". When I try to record these shows I get
the following entries in my mythbackend logs: (please excuse the show,
I don't watch that crap.. it was just a test)<br>
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style="border: 1px inset ; margin: 0px; padding: 6px; overflow: auto; width: 640px; height: 498px; text-align: left;">2009-10-02 16:06:41.536 Started recording: The Tyra Banks Show: channel 3709 on cardid 2, sourceid 3
2009-10-02 16:06:41.663 Program #1 not found in PAT!
Program Association Table
PSIP tableID(0x0) length(13) extension(0x28)
version(1) current(1) section(0) last_section(0)
tsid: 40
programCount: 1
program number 0 has PID 0x1ffc data 0x 0 0x 0 0xff 0xfc
2009-10-02 16:06:41.667 But there is only one program in the PAT, so we'll just use it
2009-10-02 16:06:41.769 Program #0 not found in PAT!
Program Association Table
PSIP tableID(0x0) length(25) extension(0x2365)
version(29) current(1) section(0) last_section(0)
tsid: 9061
programCount: 4
program number 2 has PID 0x 3ed data 0x 0 0x 2 0xe3 0xed
program number 4 has PID 0x 3f7 data 0x 0 0x 4 0xe3 0xf7
program number 1 has PID 0x 3e8 data 0x 0 0x 1 0xe3 0xe8
program number 3 has PID 0x 3f2 data 0x 0 0x 3 0xe3 0xf2
2009-10-02 16:06:41.816 TVRec(3): ASK_RECORDING 3 0 0 0
2009-10-02 16:06:41.877 Program #0 not found in PAT!
Program Association Table
PSIP tableID(0x0) length(25) extension(0x2365)
version(29) current(1) section(0) last_section(0)
tsid: 9061
programCount: 4
program number 2 has PID 0x 3ed data 0x 0 0x 2 0xe3 0xed
program number 4 has PID 0x 3f7 data 0x 0 0x 4 0xe3 0xf7
program number 1 has PID 0x 3e8 data 0x 0 0x 1 0xe3 0xe8
program number 3 has PID 0x 3f2 data 0x 0 0x 3 0xe3 0xf2
2009-10-02 16:06:42.332 ProcessPAT: Program not found in PAT.
Rescan your transports.
2009-10-02 16:06:42.333 Desired program #0 not found in PAT.
Can Not create single program PAT.
2009-10-02 16:06:42.511 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
2009-10-02 16:06:42.516 adding: mythbox as a client (events: 0)
2009-10-02 16:06:42.916 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL: '3709_20091002160700.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-10-02 16:06:43.022 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL: '3709_20091002160700.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-10-02 16:06:43.025 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL: '3709_20091002160700.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-10-02 16:06:43.028 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL: '3709_20091002160700.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-10-02 16:06:43.030 Preview Error: Run() file not local: '/GetPlaybackURL/UNABLE/TO/FIND/LOCAL/FILE/ON/mythbox/3709_20091002160700.mpg'
2009-10-02 16:06:43.031 MainServer: Failed to make preview image.
2009-10-02 16:06:43.039 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL: '3709_20091002160700.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-10-02 16:06:43.047 ProgramInfo, Error: GetPlaybackURL: '3709_20091002160700.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
2009-10-02 16:06:43.048 Preview Error: Run() file not local: '3709_20091002160700.mpg'</pre>
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Notice that mythtv shows the first Program Association Table to
only contain 1 program number 0, and then when it tries to tune that
instead, the PAT shows all four program numbers that are supposed to be
there, but by then it has been redirected to program #0 and can't find
it. So it doesn't create a video file (which can't be found later).<br>
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Does anyone have a clue what my issue is? Is this a mythtv bug, is my
cable company doing something funky to this frequency?<br>
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Finally, I have rescanned my channels recently as TWC changes their
channel lineup frequently, and the last time was about a month ago.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Phil<br>
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