[mythtv-users] something's missing

[R. G. Newbury]

On 03/02/2010 07:32 AM, sharifah ummu kulthum wrote:
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>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:38 PM, David Watkins <watkinshome at gmail.com
> <mailto:watkinshome at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>      > > Having that said, does it means that I have to resort to
>     uninstall my
>      > > current 0.22 and fresh install 0.21?
>      >
>      > I think it means you need to specify the frequency info manually.
>
>
>     To find the correct frequency values either use the windows software
>     that I assume came with your card to do a channel scan, or to do a
>     channel scan on a television and note the frequencies where it finds
>     your channels.
>
>     If I remember right it's not an actual frequency that you enter in the
>     MythTV channel editor, but a two digit number that I assume
>     corresponds to a number in a frequency table.
>
>     For example when I start a channel scan on my TV I see it start
>     counting from 1 up to 99.  I seem to recall that if finds the five UK
>     analog channels around the 20 range.  It was those numbers that I
>     entered in the frequency field.
>
>     If you don't have too many channels then entering them manually isn't
>     much of a problem, and maybe easier than a couple of myttv installs.
>
> I have tried scanning the channel using the Win software the card has
> given me and I got one channel. when I check the frequency, it wrote,
> 519250. Does this value possible to be inserted inside the MythTV
> frequency or channel section?

Yes. Use the transports button on the channel edit page in mythtv-setup.

Do you only get one channel using your tv?

Geoff



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