[mythtv-users] HDHR Prime - Comcast: channel change error

[Brad Fuller]

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 07:13, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 12/13/2011 8:00 PM, Brad Fuller wrote:
>> I looked around for this problem but saw no specific reference but
>> some other errors that may lead to an answer to my problem.
>>
>> Here's what I have:
>> HDHR
>> HDHR Prime 3 channels
>> HD3000
>> San Jose, CA
>> Comcast
>>
>> When I try to switch LiveTV to HDHR Prime within MythTV I always rvc
>> an error. (I've actually find search hits on this error:)
>>
>> "Error: Channel change failed"
>>
>> But sometimes I rcv the word
>>
>>   "within"
>>
>> along with the error msg above. I don't know what this means.
>> (I don't see any obvious channel switching errors in Mythfrontend log
>> (default setting))
>>
>> When I use  hdhomerun_config_gui to tune to a physical channel
>> (starting at 17) I rcv channel 60.1 (KCSM). And, I do rcv some of my
>> subscribed channels as I scan up (didn't check all)
>>
>> This morning I called Comcast to send an INIT to the card and they
>> did. They also said it looked like the card was set up correctly in
>> the first place, but they'd do it anyway. This resulted in no change.
>>
>> I've read here that .24 fixes uses the channel ID for channel
>> switching (and .25 uses freqid) so this leads me to believe it's a
>> virtual channel issue.
>>
>> Here's my first question: Should I be able to see virtual channel 2
>> (for those in the SFBay Area) using hdhomerun_config_gui?
>> Or have I set up MythTV incorrectly for HDHR Prime? (I followed the
>> wiki config instructions, which seems hard to mess up.)
>
> I'm in the Bay Area too (Martinez). Comcast recently moved KCSM for me.
> Check the channel lineup portion of your prime. I'm showing channel 60
> as MSNBC. I'm showing KCSM as 17 (SD) and 717 (HD).
>
> I had to juggle some channles on my standard Homerun to adjust for
> Comcast moving KCSM to 717 a month or two ago.

I wouldn't think that I'd have to change anything if virtual channels
are working, would I?