[mythtv-users] Unable to add channels

[Monkey Pet]

On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Monkey Pet <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Monkey Pet <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Running mythtv 0.26.x, I scan for channels, it says it found some, but
>> refuses to add them.  I am not sure what I am doing wrong.  I am in the US
>> and using broadcast.  I have tried deleting and re-adding the capture cards
>> (HD homerun) and also input sources.  I tried all to delete all the
>> channels.  My HD homerun is connected to a UHF antenna.
>>
>
> I also tried with mythtv 0.27 same issue.  I am thinking something is
> goofy about my db.  I dropped by db, then started a new one from scratch,
> the scan and channel add went through fine.  Can someone suggest which
> additional tables I need to delete or clear to make the channel add work?
>  Like I said in my previous post, i deleted through mythtv-setup all
> capture cards, video sources, input connections.  Mythtv finds the channel
> and pretends like it is adding it, but it doesn't.
>

I ended up starting with a new database, then doing a partial restore of
the database to bring over my recordings, scanning for the new channels
worked, my recordings are still there!

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_Backup_and_Restore#Partial_restore_of_a_backup


>
>
>>
>>
>> 2013-10-02 19:26:21.144742 I  New static DB connectionDataDirectCon
>> 2013-10-02 19:26:21.154823 I  DataDirect: Your subscription expires on
>> Tue Jul 8 2014 3:37 PM
>> 2013-10-02 19:26:35.536603 I  DataDirect: Deleting temporary files
>> 2013-10-02 19:27:59.256079 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 2013-10-02 19:27:59.989893 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 2013-10-02 19:28:00.011375 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 2013-10-02 19:28:00.255693 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 2013-10-02 19:28:00.439635 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 2013-10-02 19:28:00.745603 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 2013-10-02 19:28:01.519903 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 2013-10-02 19:28:01.724025 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 2013-10-02 19:28:01.745512 E  Error: offset>181, pes length & current
>> cannot be queried
>> 8vsb:683000000:KSTS-HD::48-1:3:401=401=401:atsc
>> 0:cnt(pnum:1,channum:2):atsc_cnt(tot:1,minor:1)
>> 8vsb:683000000:EXITOS ::48-2:4:401=401=401:atsc
>> 0:cnt(pnum:1,channum:2):atsc_cnt(tot:1,minor:1)
>>
>> Found 1 transport:
>> Channels: FTA Enc Dec
>> ATSC        2   0   0
>> DVB         0   0   0
>> SCTE        0   0   0
>> MPEG        0   0   0
>> NTSC        0
>> Unique: prog 2 atsc 2 atsc minor 2 channum 0
>> Max atsc major count: 2
>>
>>
>>
>> Printing remaining channels
>> 8vsb:683000000:KSTS-HD::48-1:3:401=401=401:atsc
>> 0:cnt(pnum:1,channum:2):atsc_cnt(tot:1,minor:1)
>> 8vsb:683000000:EXITOS ::48-2:4:401=401=401:atsc
>> 0:cnt(pnum:1,channum:2):atsc_cnt(tot:1,minor:1)
>>
>> Found 1 transport:
>> Channels: FTA Enc Dec
>> ATSC        2   0   0
>> DVB         0   0   0
>> SCTE        0   0   0
>> MPEG        0   0   0
>> NTSC        0
>> Unique: prog 2 atsc 2 atsc minor 2 channum 0
>> Max atsc major count: 2
>>
>> 2013-10-02 19:28:53.907555 I  ChanImport: Found 2 unused transports.
>>
>>
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