[mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000 Installed, Now What?
I finally got my pcHDTV 3000 card installed on Gentoo. I created a ~/.azap/channels.conf and verified the card is working by tuning with azap -r and using mplayer to view /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0. Next I went into mythtv-setup and added the new card under Capture Card Setup as card type of DVB. It saw the pcHDTV 3000 card as card 0 and ATSC. I left everything at the defaults. Then I setup a Video Source for it in the same manner in which I did for my PVR-250. I created a new Zap2It lineup with appropriate channels. Next I moved on the Input Connections. For [DVB:0], I set Video Source tho the source I created in the previous step. I'm not sure what to put for Starting Channel or if it's even necessary. My lineup shows one channel as KCRADT and the number as 3_1. The corresponding entry in ~/.azap/channels.conf for that entry is KCRA-DT (the difference is the -). Should channels.conf be edited to match the KCRADT that is shown in the lineup? And do I need to set Starting Channel and if so, do I use name (KCRADT) or number (3_1)? I exit mythtv-setup and start myth backend. Then I start mythfrontend. Now how do I access my new card? I tried LiveTV and it shows the PVR-250. The user guide says the Y will switch between cards. So I press Y but all I get is a blank screen. Also, how can I specify that I want to use the pcHDTV card specifically for a recording. I saw Input preference in the Input Connections menu and understand that sets a priority. But can I specify explicitly? I'd like to see if I can record even though I can see Live TV. Any suggestions on what to check next to get this working? I feel like I'm so close yet so far... :) Thanks, Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000 Installed, Now What?
Next I moved on the Input Connections. For [DVB:0], I set Video Source tho the source I created in the previous step. I'm not sure what to put for Starting Channel or if it's even necessary. My lineup shows one channel as KCRADT and the number as 3_1. The corresponding entry in ~/.azap/channels.conf for that entry is KCRA-DT (the difference is the -). Should channels.conf be edited to match the KCRADT that is shown in the lineup? And do I need to set Starting Channel and if so, do I use name (KCRADT) or number (3_1)? I exit mythtv-setup and start myth backend. Then I start mythfrontend. Now how do I access my new card? I tried LiveTV and it shows the PVR-250. The user guide says the Y will switch between cards. So I press Y but all I get is a blank screen. My guess is that you're getting a blank screen because your Starting Channel is incorrect. This is how I got my fusion card setup for OTA. After you setup the video source, go into Edit Channels. Then select Scan Channels, select terrestrial. the setup will then scan for channels that it can tune. Select one of those channels, they'll be something like 111, 112 (11_1 and 11_2), 31 (3_1). Use one of those channels (111, 31.. etc) as your starting station. You should be able to tune to these stations in mythfrontend now, but your guide will be missing the information. To fix this, and i'm not sure if this is the correct way of doing, but you'll have to go back into Edit Channels write down the XMLTV (i think that's what it's called) then use that ID for the new scan channel. So edit 3_1 get the xmltv ID, then use that ID for 31. You guide should be using the guide for 3_1 for 31. Any suggestions on what to check next to get this working? I feel like I'm so close yet so far... :) I think you're closer then you think! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000 Installed, Now What?
Drew Tomlinson wrote: I finally got my pcHDTV 3000 card installed on Gentoo. I created a ~/.azap/channels.conf and verified the card is working by tuning with azap -r and using mplayer to view /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0. Next I went into mythtv-setup and added the new card under Capture Card Setup as card type of DVB. It saw the pcHDTV 3000 card as card 0 and ATSC. I left everything at the defaults. Then I setup a Video Source for it in the same manner in which I did for my PVR-250. I created a new Zap2It lineup with appropriate channels. Next I moved on the Input Connections. For [DVB:0], I set Video Source tho the source I created in the previous step. I'm not sure what to put for Starting Channel or if it's even necessary. My lineup shows one channel as KCRADT and the number as 3_1. The corresponding entry in ~/.azap/channels.conf for that entry is KCRA-DT (the difference is the -). Should channels.conf be edited to match the KCRADT that is shown in the lineup? And do I need to set Starting Channel and if so, do I use name (KCRADT) or number (3_1)? I exit mythtv-setup and start myth backend. Then I start mythfrontend. Now how do I access my new card? I tried LiveTV and it shows the PVR-250. The user guide says the Y will switch between cards. So I press Y but all I get is a blank screen. Also, how can I specify that I want to use the pcHDTV card specifically for a recording. I saw Input preference in the Input Connections menu and understand that sets a priority. But can I specify explicitly? I'd like to see if I can record even though I can see Live TV. Any suggestions on what to check next to get this working? I feel like I'm so close yet so far... :) I didn't see that you actually scanned the channels in mythtv-setup. channels.conf is not used in Mythtv, you need to scan the channels to obtain the channel information in myth. That's probably why you have a blank screen. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] pcHDTV 3000 Installed, Now What?
On 1/12/2006 2:04 PM Noah Markon said the following: Next I moved on the Input Connections. For [DVB:0], I set Video Source tho the source I created in the previous step. I'm not sure what to put for Starting Channel or if it's even necessary. My lineup shows one channel as KCRADT and the number as 3_1. The corresponding entry in ~/.azap/channels.conf for that entry is KCRA-DT (the difference is the -). Should channels.conf be edited to match the KCRADT that is shown in the lineup? And do I need to set Starting Channel and if so, do I use name (KCRADT) or number (3_1)? I exit mythtv-setup and start myth backend. Then I start mythfrontend. Now how do I access my new card? I tried LiveTV and it shows the PVR-250. The user guide says the Y will switch between cards. So I press Y but all I get is a blank screen. My guess is that you're getting a blank screen because your Starting Channel is incorrect. This is how I got my fusion card setup for OTA. After you setup the video source, go into Edit Channels. Then select Scan Channels, select terrestrial. the setup will then scan for channels that it can tune. Select one of those channels, they'll be something like 111, 112 (11_1 and 11_2), 31 (3_1). Use one of those channels (111, 31.. etc) as your starting station. You should be able to tune to these stations in mythfrontend now, but your guide will be missing the information. To fix this, and i'm not sure if this is the correct way of doing, but you'll have to go back into Edit Channels write down the XMLTV (i think that's what it's called) then use that ID for the new scan channel. So edit 3_1 get the xmltv ID, then use that ID for 31. You guide should be using the guide for 3_1 for 31. OK, that was it. I was under the (wrong) impression that when I created a second lineup at Zap2It and ran mythfilldatabase, it populated that for me. It looked like it did but I guess it was missing PID (whatever that is) and possibly other information that needs to be in the database but is not shown on the screen. Now I guess I have extra channel IDs in MySQL? What's the best way to remove them for a non SQL person like myself? :) Now, how to I tell MythTV that this channel is 16:9 and that is 4:3. Right now it's defaulting to 4:3 which was fine for my PVR-250 but not for HDTV. Any suggestions on what to check next to get this working? I feel like I'm so close yet so far... :) I think you're closer then you think! And I'm even closer now but still not quite there. :) Thanks for your help. Drew ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
