[mythtv-users] Help: No program info for QAM256 channels

[Jake]

> I have entered the channel data (using the channel editor) for two of
> these channels using the XMLTV ids and other info gleaned from a few
> sites.  I enetered them into both the "unencrypted" source list and the
> "everything" list I use for the STB.
>

not sure if this is the best way but this is how i add hd channels:

1) use the channel editor to add the channel with the proper xmltvid.
as far as i know you can use any callsign/name/channel number you want
as they are irrelevant as long as the xmltvid is correct.  also make
sure your channel lineups are setup correctly on schedulesdirect so
that you will actually pull the channel!

2) you need to update the dtv_multiplex table (this is described here:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Dtv_multiplex_table) but
basically this tells mythtv what frequency your channel is on and maps
it to the correct channel using the mplexid.  i'm not even sure if
there is a way to edit this in mythtv-setup but i find it easier to
just edit the db directly ;). YMMV.

3) next edit the channel table and specifically update the mplexid
column for the channel you added mapping it to the correct mplexid
that corresponds to the frequency of the channel.  you also need to
update the sourceid column to map to the correct program number for
the channel.

if you have more than one channel on the same multiplex they all will
have the same mplexid as they are tuned on the same frequency but
their sourceid columns will be different as that corresponds to the
correct program number.

if there is an easier way to do this i'd be happy to hear but this
definitely works for me!

hope that helps!