[mythtv-users] Trouble getting manually added QAM channel to recieve

[Michael T. Dean]

On 02/23/2009 11:26 PM, stefan_jones at comcast.net wrote:
> Comcast is eliminating the standard cable option in my area. The 
> channels from 32 - 78 which were analog (and which I could record with 
> my Happauge PVR-150) are going to be offered in digital.
>
> Actually, the digital channels are already there. The Silicon Dust 
> scan shows them, and my HDTV can tune them in.
>
> They're not scrambled in any way, as far as I can tell.
>
> So . . . my pcHDTV 3000 should be able to capture from them, right?
>
> I used the schedule direct listing to get the XMLid numbers, and used 
> the channel editor to give the channels proper names, callsigns, and 
> added the XMLid numbers.
>
> After mythfilldatabase --refresh=all, there they were on the grid!
>
> Only, not quite. Recording fails. From the myth backend log:
>
> DVBchan(4:0) Error: SetChannelByString(109#18): Failed to initialize 
> multiple options.

Scan for digital channels.

Mike