Tvheadend

Just copy the config directory to the new installation, and then it should just work.

Thank you for the response!

However, I have to ask for clarification as there are several config directories under /var/lib/hts/.hts/tvheadend. Am I looking in the right place?

Neil

Sounds correct, the entire tvheadend directory should be copied.

Sorry for the delay, death in the family...

I wound up having to rebuild from scratch and the tvheadend backup I had created turned out to not include the /var/lib/hts/.hts/tvheadend directory I need! Not sure what happened there.

So, I am having to configure from scratch. It's been a while since I last did this, and it's not very straight-forward to those who don't play with this frequently. The issue I'm facing now is there do not appear to be any channels showing up in the UI. Both adapters appear correctly, as adapter0 and adapter1. They are Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 950Q Hybrid TV sticks. They are properly recognized, I think, in the dmesg output, attached here as dmesg.txt.

I was able to copy the old firmware files from the backup, at /lib/firmware, to the same location on the new build:

dvb-fe-xc4000-1.4.1.fw
dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw
dvb-fe-xc5000c-4.1.30.7.fw
dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw
dvb-usb-it9135-01.fw
dvb-usb-it9135-02.fw
dvb-usb-terratec-h5-drxk.fw

Thoughts? As always, any assistance is GREATLY appreciated!!

Thank you!

Neil

PS -- Found a tool called w_scan, installed it, and ran it like w_scan -c US > w_scan.out, which I've also attached. This appears to me as though the tuners are working, as they find a bunch of my normal channels. Again, why are they not showing up in the tvheadend UI? I'm missing something...

I suggest checking the "old" location: /home/hts/.hts

That directory does not exist in my backup. In fact, the only directory in /home is 'pi'. (And yes, I performed the backup as root)

btw, the new build is 4.3-2155~gfe4df311d

Please check the PS added to the previous post

I suggest reading this. It’s extensive but informative and is Hauppauge Dual HD related and covers most of the bases
https://tvheadend.org/boards/5/topics/50200

I've gotten things working, fairly well, but have a few lingering questions:

1. File sizes are roughly one third what similar programs recorded on the same channel used to be, on the old system. I'm assuming this is a reduction in resolution somehow. Are there any settings for this? I have found none. Or, could this be a driver issue? I'm recording using the default pass format (.ts)
2. Is there any way to get the UI to work with different date string formats? It currently requires DD.MM.YYYY and being in the US, the local normal is MM.DD.YYYY. I personally use YYYY.MM.DD
3. Is there a setting to save the selected columns being displayed in a particular window? It keeps adding removed columns back in when logging in the next time

Thank you!

Assuming you’re not using a transcoding profile the .ts files will only be as big as they are recorded, HD being larger than SD, raw transport streams.

Just make sure your locales are set correctly for your region.
https://tvheadend.org/issues/5081

I’ve never needed to manipulate columns in the TVH UI but try reading this
https://tvheadend.org/boards/5/topics/33968

For any other answers try searching the forum as most of your questions have probably already been addressed.

OK

Thank you, everyone! At least it's working