Nick wrote:
On 9/2/05, Felix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip>
I *did* set up Capture card with input from Tuner0. And I *did* set up
Video sources to my cable company. And I *did* set up input connection
(indeed option 4) to link this video source with the capture card. And I
*looked* in Channel Editor after I ran myfilldatabase - everything looks
OK. So, it all makes sense but doesn't move me too far :-( . I still
don't understand the comment earlier about setting up channel
numbers/frequencies. If anybody can elaborate, I would greatly appreciate!
That said, I noticed something that may be relevant to this problem.
When I set up Input connection for my combination (Tuner 0 ->
CableCompany) I set up the starting channel. As long as I don't start
front end (that is, exit and start mythtvsetup) - the value stays. But
as soon as I start (and then exit) frontend and then start setup - the
value in the Starting channel field is gone.
Maybe it's related - maybe it's not. But either way I am very confused
by references to channel numbers.
Sorry to confuse you earlier. When using a conventional tuner, MythTV
needs to know 4 (minimum) defined numbers to work correctly when
tuning to a channel:
chanid - a unique number given to any particular channel;
channum - a number you use to label the channel (typically cable/tuner
channel number);
freqid - the channel that the tuner actually tunes to; and
sourceid - a unique number for the recording source the channel is on
You need to make sure that for your tuner input, you have channels
correctly defined in your database (you can check this in mythtvsetup
in channels settings, or in the actual database). If you're happy
looking further at the database, I recommend using phpMyAdmin to check
the mythconverg database for obvious issues (check the capturecard,
cardinput and channel tables). If you do find any and make changes,
remember the backend must be restarted.
Channel numbers therefore, can be defined by you when setting up the
system, to a recognisable number. Channel frequencies however need to
match the station to actually tune in on, and therefore needs to be
correctly input.
I hope this helps to clear up your confusion,
Nick
oookey; confusion is (almost) gone - thanks! after I ran filldatabase,
the channels got populated. The numbers on the screen match the values
in channel table (yes, I am quite familiar with phpMyAdmin). The channum
and freqid fields are the same; but that is expected. Other tables
(capturecard, cardinput, videosource) look reasonable as well.
now, I hate to repeat myself, but I don't understand how that relates to
the problem that I am experiencing! frontend doesn't list Tuner0 as one
of the inputs; I don't get so far to be able to switch channels!
I realize that you guys are trying to help solve *my* problem, and I
appreciate it; and I feel that you know the answer - if only I could
explain the problem properly and we could address the issue at hand. So,
if I sound a little frustrated - I apologize in advance :-) !
Thanks in davance
Felix
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