[mythtv-users] HDTV reception via Cable

[Boleslaw Ciesielski]

R. G. Newbury wrote:
> Now, open the dtv_multiplex table in mysql. You will need to enter one 
> row in the table for each frequency which is used for an active, usable 
> channel in your channels.conf. The mplexid will be autoincremented as 
> set as you do this. Therefore it is best to start with the lowest 
> frequency and work up. When done, set the sourceid for all rows as 
> sourceid=2 and the modulation as QAM_256 (or whatever Charter uses..).
> 
> Now open the channel table. Select each row by the callsign and check 
> that it matches the channum and chanid you expect. The chanid should be 
> 2xxx where xxx is the Charter cable channel number. You will need to 
> poke into each channel's row, the mplexid number for the frequency, set 
> the sourceid (if not properly set) and set the serviceid equal to the 
> last number (the pid) of the line in your channels.conf for that 
> channel. The pid is the identifier of the digital stream on the 
> frequency. You may also want to play with the icons, name etc.

Note that thanks to Daniel's work in the final hours before 0.19 
release, the channels.conf import is now functional.

If you have a good channels.conf and the channel names in the file match 
the callsigns as used by zap2it, there is no need to edit the database 
by hand at all. The key is to click on "Fetch Channels" in the setup 
before importing channels.conf. You will see that the import is working 
properly if it prints messages likes these:

Updating WFXT
...

If you see something like this:

Adding WFXT
...

then something is wrong, probably callsign mismatch or mythfilldatabase 
did not work.

Bolek