Unable to Record and/or watch live TV after channel scan

[cubdukat]

Yesterday I rescanned my channels because our area is due to have several stations change HD channels. However, I am now unable to watch and/or record these channels, even though when I attempt to preview them after the scan, I am getting signal strength ratings of 80% or better on most of them.

I am including a copy of the SageTV.txt log. I tried a full reinstall, but that didn't seem to work, as it seemed to keep all of the channel scans from the previous setup. I deleted the entire SageTV directory in C:\Program Files, but that didn't seem to help. Is there any other directory I should delete to force it to start completely from scratch, as if Sage had never been installed at all?

[JustFred]

Looking at the logs, it appears you've got at least one HDHomerun tuner. For the HDHR, the scan needs to be performed using the HDHR Setup utility (read Silicon Dust's setup docs if more detail is needed). No need to delete/re-install Sage. Since the logs are incomplete, I can't comment about any other tuners that might be in use.

[cubdukat]

So then I don't need to rescan in Sagetv?

BTW, what other logs would I need to post to give a more complete picture?

[wnjj]

Originally Posted by cubdukat

So then I don't need to rescan in Sagetv?

BTW, what other logs would I need to post to give a more complete picture?

Other logs are the sagetv_1-3.txt. Once sagetv_0.txt fills up, it copies to 1, 1 to 2, etc.

There’s a ton of other stuff in the log since it’s busy importing media too. Once that calms down it will be a bit easier to sort through.

[cubdukat]

Right now there's only the sagetv_1.txt file.

I rescanned the channels in the HDHomerun app, then I went over to rescan in SageTV, but whenever I do that, the tuner light that corresponds to whichever one I'm scanning blinks instead of turning solid green. It's as if Sage sees the box, but can't access the tuners.

One other thing I've noticed is that I still have the same channel scan from before I deleted and reinstalled Sage. I can't help but think that there's a directory that holds that info that I missed the first time around. If I nuke that, I'd have no other option but to start from scratch and force Sage to see the tuner.

Also, one other thing was I updated Java to the latest version. Is it possible that something in that update might be causing problems?

[JustFred]

Originally Posted by cubdukat

Right now there's only the sagetv_1.txt file.

I rescanned the channels in the HDHomerun app,

After you performed the HDHR scan, did you review the channel list in HDHR Setup?
Did you click "Apply" in HDHR Setup?

then I went over to rescan in SageTV, but whenever I do that, the tuner light that corresponds to whichever one I'm scanning blinks instead of turning solid green. It's as if Sage sees the box, but can't access the tuners.

Be patient. The HDHR scan could take a couple of minutes. After that, the Sage channel scan could take another minute. Don't get concerned that the LED on the tuner blinks while the Sage scan is running.
After the Sage scan is complete, it might be helpful to compare that to the results of the HDHR scan; it the 2 match, then it pretty well confirms that Sage is able to access the updated HDHR channel list.

One other thing I've noticed is that I still have the same channel scan from before I deleted and reinstalled Sage. I can't help but think that there's a directory that holds that info that I missed the first time around. If I nuke that, I'd have no other option but to start from scratch and force Sage to see the tuner.

I STRONGLY recommend against manually nuking stuff unless you're very familiar with what you're doing, and have re-read the setup instructions in the Sage & Silicon Dust documentation. Unless you enjoy chasing your tail.

Also, one other thing was I updated Java to the latest version. Is it possible that something in that update might be causing problems?

There are many "latest" versions of Java, so it's impossible to answer without knowing the exact version # and/or seeing complete Sage logs (sagetv_*.txt).

[cubdukat]

Well, as it turns out, it finally started cooperating again. I don't know what it was I did, but all of a sudden, I got everything back.

Now I have a less serious problem, one that can wait: getting a new tuner

The HDHR I have right now is an outdated model with only two tuners, so I need to move up to the Connect Quatro, with four tuners. I'm using it as a backup for my Tivo because my cable provider just went over to 720p MPEG-4 at a low-ish bitrate, and the HDHR records all of the 1080i MPEG-2 channels, and the odd 720p MPEG-2 which has a higher bitrate than what Comcast is putting out. For instance, the Fox, NBC and CBS OTA channels all have bitrates approaching 13-15 mbps, and the NBC and CBS ones are 1080i to boot. All of the Comcast channels are hobbled to 720p and 4.25mbps.