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

[stefan_jones at comcast.net]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> 
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org> 
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:01:30 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Trouble getting manually added QAM channel to recieve 

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. 

Mike suggested: 

>Scan for digital channels. 

I did, first thing. 

The channels I want (as noted in the Silicon Dust lineup, and viewable via my HDTV tuner) don't appear unless I uncheck the omit-scrambled channels box. When they do appear, the behavior is as above. 




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