[mythtvnz] Rescan, now can't play LiveTV

[Curtis Walker]

On 5 July 2016 at 16:47, Curtis Walker <sultanoswing at gmail.com> wrote:
> *Mumble* Stooopid HGTV and Bravo channels....grumble...."making" me do
> a full re-scan...*moan*....now liveTV ("Watch TV") isn't working...
>
> As above, with this month's new FreeviewHD channels Bravo and HGTV
> (until they fold / are replaced by even crappier channels next month)
> I foolishly did a full rescan and now liveTV doesn't work i.e.
> selecting 'Watch TV' results in nothing, with a terminal error that
> LiveTV window couldn't be opened.
>
> I haven't touched or altered any storage directory locations or permissions.
>
> It's always confused me how after a scan there are multiple versions
> of the same channels, which conflict, and multiple unassigned
> channels.
>
> Have tried deleting the input source ("FreeviewHD") and starting
> afresh in mythtv-setup, but although the channels are found on a
> rescan, and have the correct names and channel numbers and service
> ID's, still no live TV.
>
> Am in Palmerston North, using Whārite transmitter, if that's helpful info.

Sorry, as a followup to my own message, I have just realised that I
can record programmes & watch them back as recordings, so the tuner(s)
(HVR-2200) are locked in OK, and the EPG (via tv_grab_nz-py) is
functioning. Arch Linux box, by the way.

Hmmmm....