mythtv-31.0 HD Homerun how to see both tuners?

[penguinjeff]

In the past I could have the tuners come up separately and add them. I could not figure out how to do that with the current version of mythtv version 31.0.
I start mythtv-setup
I go to "Capture Cards"
I added the Capture Card
I selected the new capture card
I selected HD Homerun as the card type
then I had a hard time figuring out your GUI
I was able to click the right arrow and select my hdhomerun address but unlike the past I did not see two enties for my tuners. Only the one.
In the past I saw a 0 and 1 to select from depicting the two tuners.
Can someone help me figure this out?

[kmdewaal]

Have a good look at the Channel Scanning Wiki, https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Channel_Scanning.
The intro paragraph https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Channel_Sca ... l_Scanning ends with a short description of which key to press in the GUI and at the end there is a paragraph especially for HDHomeRuns tuners, https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Channel_Sca ... Run_tuners

Enjoy!

[penguinjeff]

As I explained above I figured out that the arrows did what they do when noted with the greater then less than signs and the V and carrot like symbols. And as I explained in a previous version I was able to select from both tunners as separate cards as I understand that document to be saying. Has this changed in version 31 or does it no longer support both tuners of my HD Homerun?

[penguinjeff]

Should I just add it twice?

[penguinjeff]

Adding it twice did not allow me to record two shows at one time. Is there something I need to do to see both tuners like I did in the past?

[kmdewaal]

You might have forgotten to connect your second tuner to the Video Source, as described here https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Channel_Sca ... Connection

[penguinjeff]

I created 2 inputs that I pointed to the same source. It did not give a second option for input even though I added the card twice. It seems it doesn't detect that there are 2 tuners in this version of mythtv. Maybe I can manually edit the database with phpmyadmin and correct something? Is there any documentation on how to get it to show the two tuners like it did before? Unfortunately I do not have the saved database from the old setup as it was destroyed during a failed upgrade. Like I had said I remember the older version of mythtv having two entries similar to what it has now but with a :0 and :1 at the end for the 2 different tuners. I really think this has something to do with it. I might want to edit the database and add the :0 and :1 and try it out?

In this version (31.0) when I open mythtv-setup and go to "2. Capture Cards" and go to "(New Capture Card)" then I scroll down to "New Capture Card" and click enter the I select "HDHomeRun Networked Tuner" and press enter then I can select the right arrow and am presented with only one card to choose from "Use HDHomeRun 10417518 (hdhomerun4_atsc 192.168.1.249)" In the past I would see two options something like "HDHomeRun 10417518:0 (hdhomerun4_atsc 192.168.1.249)" and "HDHomeRun 10417518:1 (hdhomerun4_atsc 192.168.1.249)" I seem to recall I'm not certain where the :0 and :1 use to be in the string but it was in there it might have been at the end of the ip but I really think it was at the end of the descriptor number like I just posted.

[bill6502]

Can you do these on your backend please:

• curl --output /tmp/gccl.xml localhost:6544/Capture/GetCaptureCardList
• xmllint --format /tmp/gccl.xml

Put the output at pastebin.com if you can't paste it here and put the link to it here.

You may need to install a package to get xmllint (in *buntu: sudo apt install libxml2-utils.)

[bill6502]

[57a0ad8] has details of the v30 change to HDHR configuration.
The ":0 and :1" were -0 and -1 in earlier releases. They're no longer used.

[kmdewaal]

In this version (31.0) when I open mythtv-setup and go to "2. Capture Cards" and go to "(New Capture Card)" then I scroll down to "New Capture Card" and click enter the I select "HDHomeRun Networked Tuner" and press enter then I can select the right arrow and am presented with only one card to choose from "Use HDHomeRun 10417518 (hdhomerun4_atsc 192.168.1.249)"

Yes, and for the second tuner (capture card) you need to select the same HDHomeRun device again.

[penguinjeff]

It looks to have fixed it by editing the database for now. I'll know for sure when it records two shows I have scheduled.

I'll certainly run those commands but I just wanted to try out my idea of adding the :0 and :1 to the database in the mean time.

So editing the database was pretty easy using phpmyadmin I edited the capture card table and changed one videodevice from 10417518 to 10417518:0 and the other to 10417518:1 then I restarted the mythtv-setup and I couldn't clear the input settings so I went back in to phpmyadmin and dropped the database. I imported a fresh copy. I restarted mythtv-setup and entered the two cards and exited setup then reedited with the 10417518:0 and 10417518:1 again and then I was able to complete the mythtv-setup how I wanted and am trying out recording 2 shows at once using mythweb now. Mythweb now shows 2 tuners were as before editing the database it only showed one.

Now mythfrontend does not seem to be able to watch live tv although that wouldn't matter to me as I use it for mythweb and to record shows.

[bill6502]

I assume you changed videodevice. I have two HDHR boxes and the value (for you case)
would be: 10417518. Both work fine. Direct editing of the DB is frowned upon, and in most
cases, not required.

[penguinjeff]

It did start recording two streams as I can start watching both what I selected in mythweb. I opened the file locations and was able to start playing each with vlc. I will look at it again later and keep all updated. Odd that :0 and :1 worked for mythweb if it was -0 and -1 before. Anyways I will blow up the database and try without then I will give the outputs of

curl --output /tmp/gccl.xml localhost:6544/Capture/GetCaptureCardList
xmllint --format /tmp/gccl.xml

unless my altered mess would be of any use?

Like I said the current behavior allows me to record two broadcasts at once and that is really all I use mythtv for.

I'll also try -0 and -1 if that is what older versions did maybe it just needed any non number character to be able to treat it as 2 tuners?

[penguinjeff]

I blew it away and started fresh again this time without manually editing the database.

I have no idea why it wasn't working before. I have it working now completely with just adding two cards both with 10417518
and having two inputs setup with one source.

Maybe it didn't save something correctly before. I don't know. It was nice to know that it only lists one device and that I have to select it twice like I was doing. I don't know why it wasn't working before. Maybe once a mistake is made you can not fix it properly in the gui. I was seeing one tuner listed as 1 and the other listed as 3 before maybe that had something to do with it.

[penguinjeff]

take that back mythfrontend still does not work although I do not need it with mythweb working.
In mythfrontend I can not select "Watch TV" it complains "There are no configured tuners."
I tried deleting ~/.mythtv and it still does the same thing.