[mythtv-users] Mythfilldatabase, new HdHr Quatro box, and EPG

[Don Brett]

On 8/7/2019 5:36 PM, Don Brett wrote:
> On 8/7/2019 3:45 PM, David Engel wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 03:37:20PM -0400, Don Brett wrote:
>>> On 8/7/2019 1:33 PM, Klaas de Waal wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 7 Aug 2019 at 16:16, Don Brett <dlbrett at zoominternet.net> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I missed the announcements when my local broadcasters decided to 
>>>>> change
>>>>> frequencies and required everyone to re-scan.  I thought my 
>>>>> HDHR-Connect
>>>>> box stopped working, so I bought a new HDHR-Quatro (four tuners).
>>>>>
>>>>> The installation went pretty well.  I deleted the existing tuners and
>>>>> created four new ones for the Quatro box (thanks Klaas for the
>>>>> instructions). The channel scan worked fine and all four tuners are
>>>>> working better than expected; some of the hard to get channels are
>>>>> working really well.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, the program guide is unpopulated ("Unknown(Unknown)" for all
>>>>> the new tuner channels.  I also have an Hauppauge HD-PVR for the 
>>>>> cable
>>>>> box and those channels are fine.  I've run mythfilldatabase several
>>>>> times; do I have a myth-setup issue, or maybe something with
>>>>> Schedules-Direct?
>>>>>
>>>>> Don
>>>>>
>>>>> PS - After the channel scan, I checked the channel editor and all 
>>>>> looked
>>>>> fine.  I exited and re-entered mythtv-setup and re-checked the 
>>>>> channel
>>>>> editor.  Filtering for each of the Quatro antenna inputs, it shows 
>>>>> all
>>>>> the cable-tv channels mixed into the antenna channels. Example: if I
>>>>> set the "Video Sources" filter to "All", it shows five cable TV 
>>>>> "Video
>>>>> On Demand" channels (HD-PVR, Ant-1. Ant-2, Ant-3. Ant-4). I assume 
>>>>> this
>>>>> is a display issue, but ??
>>>>>
>>>>> PS - I temporarily turned on EIT and it mostly filled in the guide.
>>>>>
>>>>> PS - I reported the frequency change to Schedules-Direct and asked if
>>>>> any updates were needed on their end; waiting for response.
>>>>>
>>>> The way I understand your system you need to configure two video
>>>> sources, one for the HD-PVR/cable and one for the Quatro/OTA.
>>>> All four tuners of the Quatro have to be connected to the one video
>>>> source you created for the Quatro/OTA.
>>>> In the mythtv-setup Channel Editor, when you select "All" video
>>>> sources, you get all channels from all  video sources.
>>>> If there are channels that are both on the HD-PVR/cable and on the
>>>> Quattro/OTA then you see that channel twice.
>>>> Note that on the mythfrontend Program Guide the same channel from
>>>> different video sources is shown only once.
>>>> If you want to use EIT/EPG then you need to do that on only one tuner
>>>> per video source. So for the Quattro/OTA you configure EIT/EPG only
>>>> for the first tuner.
>>>>
>>>> I am not familiar with Schedules-Direct but maybe it works
>>>> automatically OK once the setup is correct.
>>>>
>>>> Klaas.
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>>> Perhaps I misunderstood.  The Quatro has four tuners in one box, 
>>> using one
>>> IP address, and one device ID.  Do I actually have only two capture 
>>> cards
>>> (HDPVR and HDHOMERUN)?  Here's what I created, what do I need to 
>>> delete?
>>>
>>> Capture cards >
>>> HDPVR: /dev/video0
>>> HDHOMERUN: 10722347
>>> HDHOMERUN: 10722347
>>> HDHOMERUN: 10722347
>>> HDHOMERUN: 10722347
>> This is correct.
>>
>>> Video Sources >
>>> HdPvr
>>> Ant-1
>>> Ant-2
>>> Ant-3
>>> Ant-4
>>>
>>> Input Connections >
>>> [HDPVR: /dev/video0] (Component) -> HdPvr
>>> [HDHOMERUN: 10722347] (MPEG2TS) -> Ant-1
>>> [HDHOMERUN: 10722347] (MPEG2TS) -> Ant-2
>>> [HDHOMERUN: 10722347] (MPEG2TS) -> Ant-3
>>> [HDHOMERUN: 10722347] (MPEG2TS) -> Ant-4
>> These are not correct.  You should only have one Ant videosource and
>> all four Quatro devices should be configured to use it.
>>
>> David
> It's getting better.  I changed Video Sources and Input Connections.  
> Now it looks like:
>
> Capture cards >
> HDPVR: /dev/video0
> HDHOMERUN: 10722347
> HDHOMERUN: 10722347
> HDHOMERUN: 10722347
> HDHOMERUN: 10722347
>
> Video Sources >
> HdPvr
> Ant-1
>
> Input Connections >
> [HDPVR: /dev/video0] (Component) -> HdPvr
> [HDHOMERUN: 10722347] (MPEG2TS) -> Ant-1
> [HDHOMERUN: 10722347] (MPEG2TS) -> Ant-1
> [HDHOMERUN: 10722347] (MPEG2TS) -> Ant-1
> [HDHOMERUN: 10722347] (MPEG2TS) -> Ant-1
>
> Now the channel editor looks correct, but all the xml ID's were 
> missing for Ant-1.  Schedules-Direct's web site provides the xml ID's 
> , so I entered one manually and ran mythfilldatabase.  It worked, so I 
> entered the rest manually and re-ran mythfilldatabase...that also 
> worked.  A couple of scanned channels didn't match the SD listing, so 
> I skipped those; I'll look into them later.
>
> I still have to create the virtual connections, but the system is in 
> use now...I'll do next steps tomorrow.
>
> Don
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Hmmm, I'm a little confused about the virtual connections.  To be sure 
we're talking about the same issue:

Each tuner can tune a single channel.  Each channel can provide multiple 
streams.  We should be able to record multiple shows, simultaneously on 
any given channel, using a single tuner.  As an example, I have a 
channel that provides 5 streams, so I should be able to record all 5 at 
the same time, on the same tuner, rather that recording each with a 
separate tuner.  The channel is:

Channel 23_1 on Freq 22 called ION
Channel 23_2 on Freq 22 called Qubo
Channel 23_3 on Freq 22 called Shop
Channel 23_5 on Freq 22 called QVC
Channel 23_6 on Freq 22 called HSN

Is this correct?  But, I don't see a way to create the virtual 
connections.  How is it done?

Don