[mythtv-users] FC4 and HD-3000 - my steps to success... and a couple questions.

[Paul Leppert]

On 10/11/05, ToadMazter <toadmazter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> <snipped>
> Here's where my question is: Before I can do a channel scan, I am required
> to create a "Video Source" (Zap2it) and then assign it to my DVB cards in
> the "Input connections" screen. However, after doing a scan I then have
> duplicate channels; the ones from the scan and the one's from the Zap2It
> database. How do I combine the two so I don't have duplicates? Or, is it
> possible just to get programming info for the digital channels OTA? I'm
> really confused here on this...
>

My standard process for this has been to perform perform the mythtv-setup
steps (Card, Video Sources, Input Connections), then perform the scan for
the DVB channels. The next step is to go into each of the channels that the
scan found and change the XMLTVID to match the channels from zap2it (I also
set the channel format to ATSC, since my default is NTSC (I'm using PVR-250
and the HD-3000), and change the channel numbers (the scan will create a
channel 21 for 2-1, I prefer 2-1, since it will better co-reside with my DTV
channel 2 on the PVR-250 without confusing me as to which one is the HD
channel and without conflicting with my DTV 3-digit channels)). Just hit
enter on the channels in mythtv-setup to get to the details.

After the channels are set up, then you can run mythfilldatabase and it
shouldn't create additional channels since it will match the XMLIDs.

3. This one is minor, but it did stump me for a few minutes so I figured I
> should share. When attemtpting to record content for the first time, I
> noticed the backend was throwing out permission errors on my */video/recordings
> *directory. Make sure you have created */video/recordings* and *
> /video/buffer* , and then issue a *# chmod a+rwx /video/recordings *and *#
> chmod a+rwx /video/buffer *so that MythTV can write files to the
> directories.
>  Last question.... I really want to use my PVR-500 with the two HD-3000's.
> But last time I installed the ivtv drivers it broke the DVB drivers. Anyone
> else able to share their steps to success with the two cards?
>

I didn't have any problems with supporting both my PVR-250 and the HD-3000
(not sure if the newer PVR-500 / 150 require different drivers).

Finally, I have created my own installation guide (I consider it my
personalized addendum to Jarod's guide (it is designed to be used in
conjunction with his guide geared to my specific installation). But it does
have what I did to get HD-3000 setup (and the HD channels setup) as well as
things like the yum-specific instructions for 'pinning' urw-fonts.

The document is available at (
http://www.thelepperts.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=PmWiki.InstallGuide). It is
still being updated for FC4 (I just performed my first FC4 install) and I
just put it online (it's helpful for me to have it there, I wasn't intending
on making it public yet, but since you asked some related questions...).
Additionally I just started playing with pmwiki based on a separate thread
Isaac had started, so be kind to the pages. There are also some other pages
about issues I have run into in the past and what I did to resolve them and
my HiDef performance information for mythtv. If the pages are helpful, let
me know...

phlepper

--
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. --
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