[mythtv-users] Working HVR-1800

[Barry Fawthrop]

To Ken

Okay I tried again
Cable in 3rd connector, selected DVB v3.x
Nothing No channels scanned
Nothing scanned by Kaffeine either



So being so frustrated I went and bought a HVR-950Q USB adapter


It works in Kaffeine scans many channels some I can watch some have
 " cannot find multiplexer plugin for the given media data "


in MythTV Backend
Selecting DVB 3.0 adapter1 (as HVR-1800 is still adapter 0)

It scans some channels and some encrypted it says
QAM-256 IRC 123 -- Timed out, 7 possible channels
Program 2803, Encrypted
Program 2811, Encrypted
QAM-256 IRC 133 -- Timed out, 8 possible channels

Is the Timed out okay???		


So either the HVR-1800 Card is faulty OR the drivers are bad ?
So how do I test which ?

Or do I just take the HVR-1800 out.
Pushing my luck I would like to be able to use both so I can record one
channel and watch another, but this is icing on the cake from what I
have now.

Thanks again for everything

Barry



On Tue, 2010-04-20 at 10:08 -0500, Kenneth Emerson wrote:
>         Just a few points,
>         I must be getting come clear signals as I can connect and
>         oldish TV
>         directly into the cable feed and get channel 2 - 70 (TV only
>         allow 2
>         digit channel numbers)
> 
> 
> These are analog signals. 
>         
>         Now on the HD STB (Set Top Box) I can get many, many more
>         channels
> 
> 
> These are the digital channels. 
>         
>         Whether these are digital or analog I don't know.  But
>         according to the
>         provider and according to Schedules Direct I would go with
>         Digital not
>         analog, but I DO NOT know.
>         
>         
>         Whenever I connect my cable to the third connector, (the one
>         closest to
>         the RCA and s-video) I don't get anything at all.  I would
>         agree from
>         the labeling that this would be the right connector (as it is
>         labels
>         Digital Cable).  However, I DO get a signal on the middle
>         which is
>         (labeled Analog Cable / TV).  (So adds to the confusion above
>         Digital or
>         Analog)
>         
> See below. 
>          
>         You mentioned cable companies use QAM64 and QAM128 IRC
>         
>         If I use/select QAM256 what effects would I see?  Would this
>         make the
>         picture purple and green?  Or just not work at all.
>         
> I don't know what you mean by "use/select".  The digital tuner on the
> HVR-1800 card will automatically do the conversion for you.  You don't
> need to select anything. 
>         
>         
>         I have subscribed to Schedules Direct they have the following:
>         Zip Code   34442
>         Location   Crystal River, US
>         Name       Bright House Networks Citrus County - Digital
>         Type       CableDigital
>         
>  Good first step.
>         
>         
>         
>         Using this in Myth-Backend It lists all the channels including
>         the HD or
>         high value 1000+ channel numbers.
>         
>         On Mythtv-setup
>         General      -> Channel frequency table:   us-cable-irc
>         
> I think that is correct.  Not in front of system now, so can't be sure
> but I don't think any other choices make sense (except for OTA if you
> were using an antenna).
>  
>         Capture Card ->  Card Type:      Analog V4L capture card
>          (selected)
>                other options include    MJPEG capture card (Matrox
>         G200, DC10)
>                                         IVTV MPEG-2 encoder card
>                                         H.264 encoder card (HD-PVR)
>                                         DVB DTV capture card (v3.x)
>         This might be my first mistake
>         
> Yes, this is wrong. You want DVB.
>  
>                         Video device:   /dev/video0
>          (selected)
>                other options include    /dev/video1
>         
>         The first four Card types have these options the DVB DTV
>         capture
>         card has       /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
>         
> Yes, you want the /dev/dvb/adater0/frontend0
>  
>                         Probed Info:    Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1800
>         [cx23885]
>                         VBI device:     blank
>         
>                         Audio device:   /dev/dsp
>         (selected)
>         Might be my second mistake
>                other options include    ALSA:default
>                                        (None)
>         
> If you have ALSA set up correctly (which usually means not doing
> anything on recent distros) you should be using ALSA:default.  But
> first you need to get a picture.  You can worry about sound later.
>  
>                         Default input:  Television
>         (selected)
>                other options include    Composite1
>                                         S-Video
>         These other options are there for /dev/video0   only
>          with /dev/video1
>         is has      (unset)
>         
> Yeah.  These will change when you select DVB for your capture card. 
>         
>         I know I'm probably messing up with the cable in the wrong
>         connector
>         AND/OR the setting in mythtv-backend
>         
> Try one more time and you should get something. 
>         
>         Great Help before thanks again Ken.
>         
> Glad to help.
> 
> 
> -- Ken E. 
>         
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>         
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