[mythtv-users] Tuner not available

Robert Holm robhholm at lantic.net
Mon Aug 25 17:38:08 UTC 2008


On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 12:28 -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Robert Holm <robhholm at lantic.net>
> wrote:
>         On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 12:00 -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>         >
>         >
>         > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Robert Holm
>         <robhholm at lantic.net>
>         > wrote:
>         >         Hi all
>         >
>         >         I am running Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (kernel
>         2.6.24-19-generic).
>         >         I have installed mythtv from the repositories and
>         under System
>         >         Status/Tuner Status I get the message "Tuner 1 is
>         not
>         >         available"
>         >
>         >         In the backend setup selecting New Capture card
>         defaults to:
>         >         Analog V4L capture card - Video device /dev/video)
>         >         Probed info unknown/generic [saa 7134]
>         >
>         
>         
>         >         Can anyone suggest where I go from here?
>         >
>         > Did you do as it instructs?  Did you attach a video source
>         to your
>         > card in the mythtv-setup?
>         >
>         > Kevin
>         
>         In fact no. I am not sure what to enter here, and I have not
>         been able
>         to find any suggestions.
>  
> If you're in the US, you need to get a listings providers such as
> Schedules Direct set up and then you configure MythTV with those
> listings under Video Sources and then tie them to a card with Input
> Connections.  Outside of the US, various forms of XMLTV grabbers exist
> to get the listings
>  
> Kevin

I am actually in South Africa and I have absolutely no idea what XMLTV
grabber to use, or where to get this information, and in the setup it
only gives either of two options or "No grabber"

Thanks for the info

Robert
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