Cannot find channles in MeTV

Asked by steveb001

Hi
I am trying to configure MeTV to work with my Phiips DV-B Card (The card shows as a tda10046h in MeTV).

When I launch MeTV I see the scan wizard. From there I select the initial scan option and choose my location (uk-Nottingham) and the program scans for channels. However, after the scan there are no channels available.

I have used the inbuilt meter and have seen that that signal strength is 0% whilst the S/N Ratio is 100% - so this is obviously my problem....

I have run lspci and the output is as follows - I can't see any problems here:

00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SMBus (rev a1)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Co-Processor (rev a2)
00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a1)
00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a1)
00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a1)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] IDE (rev a1)
00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP72XE/MCP72P/MCP78U/MCP78S High Definition Audio (rev a1)
00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge (rev a1)
00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SATA Controller (non-AHCI mode) (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP77 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:12.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:13.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge (rev a1)
00:14.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge (rev a1)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control
01:09.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7131/SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d1)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C77 [GeForce 8200] (rev a2)

However, I have plugged a TV into the socket (using the same TV lead) and it works OK, meaning that there is a signal getting down the lead. Therefore the issue must be with the card, my build (Karmic) or MeTV. The Card works OK (albeit under Windows) and as far as I know I'm fully patched with my build. Therefore I am assuming that there is a problem with MeTV, which is stopping me from scanning for channels.

Can anyone provide me with any troubleshooting tips to resolve this issue?

Many thanks in advance.

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Michael Lamothe (lamothe-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) said :
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First, what Me TV version are you using, the default one from karmic? You need to confirm that your device is working under linux. See if the `scan` command produces any results.

Cheers,

Michael

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steveb001 (stevebond001) said :
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Hi
Thanks for the reply.
I'm using the version supplied by Ubuntu (1.0.0). I have also loaded up Lucid and installed Me TV from the repos (this installs version 1.1.2). Both installations behave the same (i.e. no channels).

When I run scan it prompts me to provide switches. What switches do I need to include so I get the information you need?

Thanks very much

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steveb001 (stevebond001) said :
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Hi
Thanks for the reply.
I'm using the version supplied by Ubuntu (1.0.0). I have also loaded up Lucid and installed Me TV from the repos (this installs version 1.1.2). Both installations behave the same (i.e. no channels).

When I run scan it prompts me to provide switches. What switches do I need to include so I get the information you need?

Thanks very much

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Michael Lamothe (lamothe-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) said :
#4

I don't need the information, you do ;)
FAQ #395: “How do I run the scan command line application?”.

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steveb001 (stevebond001) said :
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Thanks for the link. However, as stated previously, when I run the scan command I am prompted for a switch (as shown in the FAQ you pointed me to). I still need to understand what the scan command will provide me and how it can help (not just pointed to a FAQ which repeats the output I have already been presented with). I take it that as I only receive a prompt for switches that my card is not functioning correctly? Or do I need to provide a switch to nudge the command in the right direction?

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steveb001 (stevebond001) said :
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An update:
I have installed TVTime and scanned for channels. I have detected several channels (albeit analogue) so I'm assuming that the TV card is OK. Therefore the issue lies with MeTV (as far as I can tell)

Any help would be greatly appreciated as this PC will ultimately be used as a TV (for the kids) so I need to get it working. The alternative is to install Windows 7, which I don't particularly want to do but may not a have a choice.

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Ian Fleming (iflema-deactivatedaccount) said :
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Hello.....

The following is what i did to create a channels.conf for use with dvb on xine.

scan /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/au-Newcastle > ~/.channels.conf (the prefixed . makes the file hide ctrl+h in nautilus to view all)

If you where to do something similar you could confirm reception/hardware capability.

Note the dvb-t is for terrestrial, there are other options in the folder, and the location just select the one for you.

Also maybe checkout mythtv, mythbuntu, and my old favorite xine.

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