[mythtvnz] HVR-2200 Not finding channels...

[Curtis Walker]

Try this guide... worked for me:
http://wiki.linux.net.nz/FreeViewHDMythTvNotes

You have to tell myth roughly the frequency to scan for your local 
Freeview transmitter site.

Once scanned successfully, you've got some channel editing to do (as per 
the guide), including the logos (I suggest downloading the channel logo 
jpg's from here: 
http://www.freeviewnz.tv/tv_channels_and_listings/channels#, then 
pointing each channel's icon location on your hard drive - if you web 
link the logo addresses, it chokes up the interface). I also set the 
xmltv ID manually. The format is, for example, tv1.freeviewnz.tv.

Hope this helps (it's mainly from memory of setting mine up).

Oh - and once you're done - here's an easy script to import the EPG data:

#! /bin/bash
wget http://nzepg.org/freeview.xml.gz
gunzip freeview.xml.gz
mythfilldatabase --file 1 freeview.xml --update
rm freeview.xml
exit

Paste it into a text file, save it with a ".sh" extension, make it 
executable (chmod +x) then run it as a daily cron task at, say, 3am and 
you never need be without an up-to-date EPG!



On 18/10/11 19:58, rob at webworxshop.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm having trouble finding channels with my new HVR-2200. I've followed
> the instructions/experiences of members of this list in earlier threads
> to get the module with the correct firmware. I now have the
> /dev/dvb/adapter[1&  2] directories populated (adapter 0 is my DVB-S
> card).
>
> In mythtv-setup I've selected 'DVB Capture Card' with device
> /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0, which gives me the frontend ID of: NXP
> TDA10048HN DVB-T. I added the other tuner in the same manner. In video
> sources I added a new source and set the listings grabber to be EIT. I
> also set the channel frequency table as newzealand. In input connections
> I've associated adapter1 with my new video source and tried to scan.
>
> In the scan setting window I select the correct input, desired services
> as TV, scan type Full TV and country as New Zealand. Scanning then
> proceeds but each channel times out without finding anything even though
> I'm getting up to 99% signal strenth on some channels.
>
> I'm sure I must be doing something wrong here as the same antenna
> output works with the Freeview tuner in my TV.
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob
>
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