[mythtv-users] channels.conf import: Not all channels appear!

[Dave Johansen]

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:41 PM,  <stefan_jones at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> ----- "Dave Johansen" <davejohansen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:18 AM,  <stefan_jones at comcast.net> wrote:
>> > Grrrr . . .
>> >
>> > I used the procedures detailed here:
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Adding_Digital_Cable_Channels_(For_ATSC/QAM_Tuner_Cards_--_USA/Canada)
>> >
>> > . . . and here:
>> >
>> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/DVB_search
>> >
>> > . . . to create a channels.conf file.
>> >
>> > I used mplayer to view the channels -- using the same capture card
>> as my
>> > mythtv setup uses, using the data in channels.conf  -- and give them
>> valid
>> > labels.
>> >
>> > I know for a fact that Cartoon Network was viewable and tunable. I
>> saw it
>> > live.
>> >
>> > However . . . when I used mythtvset=>Scan Channels to do a scan
>> using
>> > channels.conf, Cartoon Network (and possibly others) didn't end up
>> on the
>> > final roster of channels.
>> >
>> > I spot checked a few of the other channels added via channels.conf
>> input and
>> > they work fine.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Stefan
>>
>> I had the same issue and it turns out that the channel scanning in
>> MythTV 0.21 is kind of flaky, so I just cranked up the timeout and
>> repeated the scan several times until it picked up all the channels
>> Dave
>
> OK. I figured it out.
>
> I selected the "ignore timeout" checkbox and scanned a few times. I never did see the named, imported channels appear. However, I did see a bunch of "Ignoring, audio only" channels appear that had familiar program name numbers. e.g., 305 and 307, which I recognized, from the QAM sniffing I've been doing, as the program numbers of the Cartoon Network and Food Network. On my printout of clear QAM channels, those are unique.
>
> So I selected the allow audio only channels box, and rescanned. The "audio only" channels were matched with the channels in my channels.conf and entered in the DB.
>
> I've added XMLids and am now doing a mythfilldatabase with refresh all.
>
> The remaining question: Will MythTV be able to capture from them, since its fakaktenna scanner seems to have trouble with them. I know the tuner can receive them just fine since I was able to visualize them via mplayer, as noted above.
>
> Stefan

It took me a while to get the channels scanned in, but I never had had
any issues with actually watching/recording the channels. I've
actually never done any audio only channels (I just use OTA ATSC), but
I imagine it will be fine and the best way to find out is to just try
it.

Dave