[mythtv-users] Comcast KNOWS Myths HDHomerun Channel Scanner is broken

[Jeff Thurston]

I ran into the same thing myself, try this thread at the Silicondust forums:
http://www.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5953

In it there are a few python scripts, I was able to hack at one of them (I
forget which one specifically) but it requires you do a channel scan in Myth
INCLUDING encrypted channels first.
It worked for me well enough to get the correct tuning frequencies into
Myth, from there I simply manually entered the xml ids into the database.

I wind up having three SD sources for listings, Comcast analog (PVR x50),
Comcast Digital (HD STB), Comcast DigitalQAM (HDHR).

The script I used modified only listings matching sourceid=5 in the
database, I had to change it to =6 for my needs, yours will probably be
differant as well depending upon your setup.

Hope this helps.


On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 7:31 AM, <boehm100 at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ryan patterson" <ryan.goat at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:40:20 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Comcast KNOWS Myths HDHomerun Channel Scanner
> is broken
>
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 1:55 AM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I'm curious as to the subject text of your email, which I didn't find
> > in the body of your email.
> >
> > "Comcast KNOWS Myths HDHomerun Channel Scanner is broken"
> >
> > Can you explain?
> >
> > --
> > Brad Fuller
> >
>
> I think he is suggesting that comcast is trying to hide the channels
> from mythtv in order to force him to rent a proprietary cable box to
> access the channels he use to tune no problem.
>
> But I agree his subject line is misleading. All together user support
> message lists/forums tend to have horrible subject lines. This is
> better then average in the misleading subjects department (but it
> stillhas more then it should).
>
> And to answer the original poster, the discrepancies between the
> hdhomerun_config scan and the mythtv-setup scan are well known. There
> is not a good solution that I know of. Some users have written a
> python script to manual insert channels into the mythconverge database
> without using mythtv-setup. Check the silicon dust forum.
>
> --
>
> To defend myself I had two reasons for creating such a openly loaded
> subject line.  First to get attention.  This list get a lot of volume.
>
> My second reason is that there is a VERY good possibility that my subject
> line is spot on.  It is HIGHLY convenient that ALL of these 'extended basic'
> channels are hidden from MythTVs channels scan.  Not just some but ALL.
>  While the FFC mandated channels are all perfectly viable by Myth channel
> scanner.  Yes the subject is slightly over the top but I don't think it that
> far off.
>
> Jon
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