[mythtv-users] mythbuntu w/HDHomeRun Connect: "Timed out, no channels"

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Adrian,

Sunday, September 4, 2016, 4:56:09 PM, you wrote:



> On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Adrian Hains <ahains at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm a MythTv newbie attempting to get this dvr up and running. I
> have a mac desktop running OSX El Capitan, and I have installed a
> fresh mythbuntu VM of version 16.04.1.


> Going through the MythTV Setup:
> 1. Left all settings in General at defaults
> 2. Added the HDHOMERUN under Capture Cards. It was found on the network, easy-peasy.
> 3. Video sources: setup schedules direct account, and chose the
> only data direct lineup option (it looked correct for my area).
> 4. Input connections: chose the HDHR and schedules direct, and
> tried "Fetch channels from listing source". I noticed in the MythTV
> Setup Terminal output that it skipped the fetch because I had not
> yet done a channel scan. Tried a channel scan, and this is where I
> am now stuck as all channels with good signal strength show
> Status:locked, but give "Timed out, no channels".


> I have a few screen shots from my mythbuntu running in VirtualBox:


> 1. Scan settings at default:
> https://goo.gl/photos/DVRx3gHH1mFQ4mWS8 


> 2. Scan in progress - all channels with lock are giving "Timed out,
> no channels" (the scan gave the no channels message for 100% of the
> channels that had a strong enough signal to lock):
> https://goo.gl/photos/CiCEV1bMo4uzCkhT9



> 3. "hdhomerun_config 1045A33A scan 0" from a terminal on the same VM successfully finds channels:
> https://goo.gl/photos/Bz5ov8x3417XFmQw8



> And outside of this VM, on the mac that is hosting it, I can view
> video from this same hdhomerun successfully:
> https://goo.gl/photos/Huj2BEU8uZSyoiJN8



> I would be very grateful for any suggestions of what I can try next to get past this error.
> thanks!
> -Adrian 




> Additional info:

> I installed a new mythbuntu VM of version 14.04 to see if 16.04.1
> had some kind of problem, and had the same result -- all channels
> that acquired lock in the scan said "Timed out, no channels".


> I then tried install mythbuntu 16.04.01 on a PC directly rather
> than a VM, and the channel scan was successful and DID NOT have the
> problem. This PC and the original mac are on the same network and
> subnet, so I think the issue may have been related to the VM
> networking somehow. I had configured the osx firewall to allow
> VirtualBox, so I'm not sure what exactly was the root cause.


> So I might futz around with the VirtualBox network config, or I
> might just try to install mythbuntu natively on the mac.
> Thanks,
> Adrian

Firewall! What kind of network connection did you select in vbox? NAT?

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