[mythtv-users] How do I scan for DTV channels?

[allene222]

Inside Mythtv setup I hit Scan and I get an error message saying that it could not open the card.  

It doesn't work.  I have read that MythTV-setup scan doesn't work on DTV and you need to use a program called Scan, which I have.  Buy I don't know how to use it.

I don't have schedule direct, I just want to turn on to channel 12 (DTV version of channel 11 in my area)  and watch it to see if it will work.

Allen

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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:51:00 -0500
From: "Kevin Kuphal" <kkuphal at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] How do I scan for DTV channels?
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On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 1:45 PM, allene222 <nabble at oldpaloalto.com> wrote:


> > I got my Pinnacle pro stick installed and recognized but I cannot scan
> > for channels so cannot watch TV.  I found a reference that suggested I
> > needed to use a program called "scan" and to then load the results into
> > Mythtv.  I installed dvb-utils which includes scan.  However, I have no
> > clue how to run scan, and can find no documentation on how to use it,
> > and nothing I have tried works.  The reference also gave no help on how
> > to import the results into Mythtv.
>   


It's all inside mythtv-setup.  It's either in the Channel Editor or Video
Sources (can't remember which off the top of my head).  You still have to
set up a lineup for guide data and then the scan will create the actual
"channels" consisting of the multiplex and video PID.  You may then still
have to match up the physical channel with the lineup channel by entering
the xmltvid for the channel in the frontend channel editor while tuning the
channel.

Kevin

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