[mythtv] DVB-C and MythTV

[Rudy Zijlstra]

Christiaan van Dijk wrote:
> Rudy Zijlstra wrote:
>   
>> Christiaan van Dijk wrote:
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>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
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<snip>
>>> To use a fixed network ID simply add the option --dvb-net-id=1111 to 
>>> the configuration script (for network ID 1111).
>>>     
>>>       
>> Do not know the code in question, but do know one other thing to keep in 
>> mind. All @home networks use the same original_networkID.  And it is the 
>> original_networkID that is stored in the netwrokid column of dtv_multiplex.
>>
>> I am not aware of any place where the network_id is stored!
>>
>> Hope you covered this as well.
>>
>> Rudy
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>>     
> The network ID is only needed when scanning for channels. The matching 
> NITs provide information on which channels/carriers are available. The 
> found channels are stored with the original network ID as reference. The 
> original network ID is also used in the EIT fixup part. Quite nice since 
> this fixes all AtHome options at once instead of having to add every 
> network ID (1111/5555/7271/9004/9003/9001.....).  It might be a bit 
> confusing to see the network ID set to 1000 (original) while scanning on 
> 1111 (in my case).
>
> Christiaan.
>   
<shrug> its how @home network is setup. This is way easier than the 
manual hacks i've done to get it going.

I got seriously confused by the naming in the dtv_multiplex table though.


Rudy