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

[Adrian Hains]

On Sep 4, 2016 8:21 AM, "Hika van den Hoven" <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hoi Adrian,
>
> Sunday, September 4, 2016, 4:56:09 PM, you wrote:
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>
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> > On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Adrian Hains <ahains at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > 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:
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>
> > 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
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>
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> > 3. "hdhomerun_config 1045A33A scan 0" from a terminal on the same VM
successfully finds channels:
> > https://goo.gl/photos/Bz5ov8x3417XFmQw8
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>
>
> > 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
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>
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> > I would be very grateful for any suggestions of what I can try next to
get past this error.
> > thanks!
> > -Adrian
>
>
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> > Additional info:
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> > 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?
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
> Het eeuwige dilemma
> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>
> De lerende Mens
>
>

Hika,
I had left it at the default, which was NAT. I just tested changing this to
bridged adaptor a few minutes ago, and now the scan is finding channels!
Thanks!
-Adrian
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