[mythtv-users] Help configure my pcTV 800i tuner!

[Mike Adolf]

Gordon McLellan wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Mike Adolf <mlnx at mho.com> wrote:
>   
>> I have recently installed MythTV .21 svn/fixes on my DELL under Ubuntu 8.10.
>> Now I am having problems configuring my pcTV 800i dual tuner.  My first
>> attempt is to configure it as just an analogue v4l card.  When I do so it
>> lists the tuner as retrieved info on the configuration page, so it does see
>> the card.
>>
>> 1) Is signing up for a XMLTV account a requirement for mythtv to work?
>>     
>
> Only if you're not pulling in listings from someplace else already.
> My box has two analog tuners in addition to the 800i.  So I have the
> 800i configured for no grabber, and map channels it found to XMLIDs
> from the listings pulled down by the other tuners.  I have both the
> analog and DVB sides of the card setup, as two separate cards.  The
> Myth docs say not to do this, that instead I should click the "analog
> setup" button from inside the dvb setup screen.  Problem is, I don't
> have an analog setup button inside the dvb screen.  Works just fine
> setup as two separate cards - just make sure to setup an Input Group
> and have both the analog and digital portions as members of that
> group.
>
>
>   
>> 2) Why is the Scan For Channels selection always disabled?
>>     
>
> You have to set your connection to the "Television" input; as the
> svideo and composite inputs have no tuner.  The Television input has a
> scan for channels button.
>
> Of course, this assumes your card is working properly.
>
> Under Ubuntu 8.10, after I downloaded the firmware, it "just works".
>
> -Gordon
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First, Thanks to all who replied, but I am getting nowhere.  I intend to 
establish an XMLTV account IF I can get MythTV working.

I already have the needed firmware in the firmware<kernel> directory. I 
can receive analogue video (no audio) using TvTime or kdetv. I get video 
and audio using vlc with (video device = /dev/video0 and audio device = 
/dev/dsp2)

Back to Mythtv configuration:
1) General: Under local settings/TV formats there is no option to select 
ATSC ??
2) Capture Card Setup
       Card Type = DBV DTV ...... (v3.x)
       Device # = 0
       Front End Id = Samsung S5H1490 QAM Subtype ATSC (Don't know what 
this means)
       "There is no Input Field from which to select Television (when 
Card Type is DVB)"
3) Input Connection (This seem to be where the problem is)
       Capture device = [DVD:0]
       Input = DVB Input
       Video source = (NONE) ----- WITH NO OTHER SELECTIONS!
       Scan for Channels Button is Disabled.

No need to continue if I can't get past this point.

Gordon, what does your configuration look like?

Mike