Idle scan in version 3.9

Piotr Kuchciak

Hello

I have a TV by DVB-T tuner. In Tvheadend v3.4 i have a option named IDLE SCAN. This option scan my muxes and search new channel which i have not on my list map. In version TVHeadend 3.9 i have not this option IDLE SCAN. My provide add new channel. How i can search my new channel on select all muxes ? How i can enabled option IDLE SCAN ? This function is very good in v3.4

I think about this option:
Idle scanning

When nothing else happens Tvheadend will continuously rotate among all muxes and tune to them to verify that they are still working. If your adapter have problems with lots of tuning, try to disable this.

Please help me.

ProfYaffle

I think it's enabled by default. If it isn't, have a look at the files in /home/hts/.hts/tvheadend/dvbadapters. Each one contains a flag, so just make sure

"idlescan": 0,

is changed to

"idlescan": 1,

Piotr Kuchciak

I have not /home/hts/.hts/tvheadend/dvbadapters

I have /home/hts/.hts/tvheadend/input/linuxdvb/adapters

it show :
{
"rootpath": "/dev/dvb/adapter0",
"frontends": {
"DVB-T #0": {
"network": "59289fa80fd0e364e7b13088a23efe78",
"fullmux": false,
"noclosefe": false,
"enabled": true,
"priority": 1,
"displayname": "ITE 9135 Generic_1 : DVB-T #0",
"type": "DVB-T"
}
}
}

ProfYaffle

Ah - apologies, yes, it's changed in the newer versions, and I've still got bits of my old config around.

Looks like that option isn't explicitly there any more, then, and I've been looking in the wrong place <sigh>. Maybe the code would tell you more... otherwise, yes, your question stands!

Piotr Kuchciak

You suggedt me to add this line "idlescan": 1
To file config my tuner ?

ProfYaffle

You'd need to check the code to see if that's still used - it may not be.

Piotr Kuchciak

But how i can check this code ?

ProfYaffle

https://tvheadend.org/projects/tvheadend/repository

Piotr Kuchciak

But i dont know how and what code i must search... :-(

ProfYaffle

Okay, I've searched the code - there's no reference I can find to "idlescan", so it would be pointless to put it into the config file.

After that, you're tracing the code to see what happens in an idle state. Unless Adam wants to just tell you... :-)

Piotr Kuchciak

In idle state nothing happens because i know that my provider dvbt add new channel but i have not it on my list services. In idle state led on my tuner is off. In version 3.4 when i enabled idle scanning led on my tuner was on and tuner scan muxes.

Why this function was delete in version 3.9 ? I dont understand. This function is very very good. Adam please improved it to version 3.9

Piotr Kuchciak

Please help...

ProfYaffle

Why not raise it as a feature, Piotr? Adam will see it and (a) accept it, or (b) reject it and tell you why. More likely he'll see it this way than in the forum, anyway.

Piotr Kuchciak

Hello
I add this in this https://tvheadend.org/issues/1970 but developer nothing change...

ProfYaffle

Hmmmm... like other folks here, Adam spends a lot of his free time designing, developing and supporting the software that people then get for free. It's not reasonable to demand an immediate response... give the guys some time.

If idle scanning is so important, why not downgrade to 3.4/3.5?

Piotr Kuchciak

Version 3.9 works for me on Synology NAS more stable ...
Ok I'll wait for an answer Adam

Piotr Kuchciak

Can you help me please...

ProfYaffle

Adam hasn't logged on for a week. If it's this urgent, I suggest you go to IRC: https://tvheadend.org/projects/tvheadend/wiki/IRC

Piotr Kuchciak

Ok
I talked with Adam and this function will be added but Adam does not know when...