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On Nov 20, 2015 6:30 PM, "Ross Boylan" <<a href="mailto:rossboylan@stanfordalumni.org">rossboylan@stanfordalumni.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I've had problems getting channels setup. Let me start at the end:<br>
> when I try to exit mythtv-setup it says "Card 6 (type MPEG2TS) is set<br>
> to start on channel 7-1, which does not exist." It repeats the<br>
> message for Card 8, and then has buttons that say "Yes Please" (though<br>
> there's no question) and "No, I know what I am ..." where the ... is<br>
> in the original. But I do have channel 7-1.<br>
><br>
> In input connections the list of possible starting channels has 7_1 on<br>
> the very bottom, and then another entry where it would be expected<br>
> (i.e., between 5 and 9, instead of after 66). I switched both cards<br>
> to the "regular" 7_1 and now can exit setup.<br>
><br>
> History, with problem area noted with ->:<br>
> Running Debian Jessie with Marillat's packaging of myth 0.27.5 in an<br>
> amd64 virtual machine with HDHomerun tuner on the network. This is a<br>
> replacement for a previous VM doing the same thing; it's backing hard<br>
> disk failed.<br>
><br>
> The HDHR has 2 tuners, both of which were detected. However, during<br>
> the entry of capture cards I accidentally created an entry for a DVB<br>
> card.<br>
> -> I couldn't see a way to delete a single card. So I deleted all and<br>
> recreated the 2 HDHR tuners.<br>
><br>
> Video source is schedules direct. I clicked on retrieve lineups.<br>
><br>
> Input connections: I did "scan for channels" on the both cards, but<br>
> import an existing scan for the second. On the second one (I think) I<br>
> got lots of messages about updating, adding and deleting channels,<br>
> including mentions of "78 old ATSC", "3 old MPEG"and MPEG. I accepted<br>
> the defaults. At first I tried to go manually, but<br>
> -> For each channel it wanted me to enter the channel number, even<br>
> though it already had it.<br>
If your signal source is the same, which it must be, one HDHR one input, then you need only scan once, then connect it similarly in input connections.<br>
><br>
> Channel editor:<br>
> -> I couldn't figure out what this was for; even after reading the<br>
> manual I can't figure out why it's necessary.<br>
I've used this to delete in wanted, never going to record ,channels and to add xmlid's or alter call sign/channel numbers.<br>
> ==> Initially only about 4 channels were displayed (7-1 was one of<br>
> them). I redid the scan from here and got a full list.<br>
> -> I was hoping this would be a chance to prune the list of channels<br>
> to the ones I'm interested in. I haven't figured out a good way to do<br>
> that in myth (I have managed to limit the channels shown in the<br>
> schedule).<br>
This is what channel editor can do.<br>
> -> Why does the gui have delete all but not delete?<br>
When highlighted use " d" for individual deletes.<br>
> -> "Hide Channels without a channel number" starts with a red X next<br>
> to it. This can be cleared, or toggled to a yellow checkmark. Aside<br>
> from the fact that I don't know how you can have a channel without a<br>
> channel number, I can't tell what these 3 different states mean.<br>
> -> Why is there a channel scan here at all?<br>
><br>
> Yours in puzzlement.<br>
> Ross Boylan<br>
><br>
> P.S. I have a theory about where the short list came from. Apparently<br>
> when you reuse a scan the default is to use the earliest, not the most<br>
> recent. So I guess the earliest scan, maybe associated with the bogus<br>
> card, was messed up.<br>
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