[mythtv-users] TiVo Convert Experience - HDTV Video Card Recommendation

[Jarod Wilson]

On Tuesday 15 May 2007 13:47:12 Jim Shank wrote:
> That did it, I am all upgraded. Channel scan isn't instant anymore

...which is the correct behavior. I've seen the instant "scan" myself. :)

> *but* it's not locking anything for me either.

What exactly are you scanning? OTA or cable?

> When I run through setup as described in
> http://www.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2317, I get a bunch of
> Timeout Scanning ATSC Channel XX -- No Tables or -- No Signal. The dialog
> window shows a high signal strength too so it is seeing something. I
> thought maybe it was an antenna problem

Ah, so OTA?

> but hdhomerun_config shows some 
> pretty good signal strength on a lot of channels.
>
> [root at myth ~]# hdhomerun_config FFFFFFFF scan 0
> SCANNING: 55750000 (us-hrc:2)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=88 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 57000000 (us-bcast:2, us-cable:2, us-irc:2)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=73 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 61750000 (us-hrc:3)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=88 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 63000000 (us-bcast:3, us-cable:3, us-irc:3)
> LOCK: none (ss=82 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 67750000 (us-hrc:4)
> LOCK: none (ss=78 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 69000000 (us-bcast:4, us-cable:4, us-irc:4)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=86 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 73750000 (us-hrc:1)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=68 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 75000000 (us-cable:1, us-irc:1)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=86 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 79000000 (us-bcast:5, us-cable:5)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=85 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 79750000 (us-hrc:5)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=84 snq=0 seq=0)
> SCANNING: 81000000 (us-irc:5)
> LOCK: (ntsc) (ss=84 snq=0 seq=0)
> ...
>
> A quick list search shows this error a few times with no answers except "do
> it manually". Thanks for all of your help with this, I am so close now.

Hrm... Are you running the latest and greatest firmware on your HDHR? That's 
about all I've got left at the moment...

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com