[vdr] Re: Generating channels.config for vdr

[Oliver Endriss <o.endriss@gmx.de>]

On Thursday 04 December 2003 09:52, Stuart Wallace wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was wondering is anyone could help?
> 
> I've installed VDR with a Nova-t and a dxr3 card and the setup (seems) 
> to be working. I'm executing the following commands:
> 
> % dvbtune -f 697833
> %./scan -c -o vdr >> /video/channels.conf

If you specify the '-c' option, scan simply uses the current
transponder. It will not touch the frontend device...

> in order to get the channel details of the BBC multiplex of my local 
> Guildford transmitter but when I start VDR it complains of an invalid 
> channels.conf file. When I examine the file it looks like:
> 
> BBC ONE:0:h:S0.0W:600:601,602:0:0:4164:0:0:0
> BBC TWO:0:h:S0.0W:610:611,612:0:0:4228:0:0:0
> BBC NEWS 24:0:h:S0.0W:640:641:0:0:4415:0:0:0
> CBBC Channel:0:h:S0.0W:620:621,622:0:0:4671:0:0:0
               ^^^^^^^^^
...and the tuning parameters are missing.
 
> which looks like it's missing a lot of stuff when compared to the 
> Crystal Palace channels.conf file that comes with VDR.
> 
> Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

Either you have to fill-in these fields manually or use scan
without '-c'.

HTH

Oliver


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