All channels on my installation are showing {name-not-set}

Chris Jones · 2023-10-25T21:10:31+00:00

I had to reboot my Fedora server the other day and now my TVHeadend application is failing to record any programs. When I looked at the Channels list, every...

Jonas Lang

Does the installation of TVH on Fedora give you the opportunity to supply an admin name and password during the installation process.

Jonas Lang

Are you being asked to supply a name and password in the browser. If so have you tried leaving both fields blank and submitting it.

Follow this link if you are still experiencing problems https://tvheadend.org/d/7112-tvheadend-git-on-arch-linux-error-403-forbidden-login

Chris Jones

I have uninstalled TVH, reinstalled and then attempted to run the browser session which appears to work, presenting a login form. When I attempt to login, it generates a 403 error.

Jonas Lang

You haven’t answered my question. When you are installing TVH are you being asked to create a user. That’s the most important part of installing TVH. That’s when you create what’s known as a super user. https://tvheadend.org/d/3709-login-issue-with-superuser-account

How are you uninstalling TVH. Is this the method you use to install it

Download latest rpmfusion-free-release-stable rpm from

http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/

Install rpmfusion-free-release-stable rpm:

# rpm -Uvh rpmfusion-free-release-stable*rpm

Install tvheadend rpm package:

# dnf install tvheadend

If all else fails uninstall TVH and install it via snap following this link https://snapcraft.io/install/tvheadend/fedora

Is there a particular reason you use Fedora Linux. Are you a Linux beginner or an expert.

Chris Jones

In answer to your first question - no, I am not asked to create a user during installation.

RPMFusion 38.1 was installed on 31st May 2023 as part of the upgrade to Fedora 38

I used dnf to install tvheadend as you suggested.

I have now installed TVH using snapd = configuration has gone OK but now I have had to reinstall the TV adaptor.

Following that, I have tried to scan the 7 muxes and no services have been discovered from my local transmitter. What could still be wrong?

Jonas Lang

Check the Status tab see if you are showing signal. If so manually enter the mux details of one known working mux from your provider.

Chris Jones

I have checked the status for each of the 7 muxes showing. All 7 are showing under Name a value between 554MHz and 778MHz but all show a Scan Result of FAIL. No services are shown either.

I am thinking that maybe the problem lies with either the PCIe card I am using, or a problem with the aerial connection.

Jonas Lang

What is your hardware setup.

Chris Jones

Desktop with AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+, 2 cores, 8Gb of RAM, 250Gb SSD, 500Gb SATA Raid 1, 2Tb SATA. Running Fedora 38 with Linux 6.5.8

Jonas Lang

No your DVB hardware.

Chris Jones

It is a TBS6281 PCIe card.

Jonas Lang

How many tuners is TVH reporting. Are you using DVBT or DVBC.

Chris Jones

I am using DVBT and TVH is showing 7 muxes. The TV Adaptor shows 2 adaptors, each with 3 sub-adaptors (ATSC-C, DVB-T, and DVB-C).

Jonas Lang

I suggest you disable the tuners that you are not using in TVH so all you have is an active DVBT tuner and try scanning again.

I don’t use either Fedora or TBS PCI cards. Your problem could relate to the correct firmware/drivers not being loaded for your TBS DVB card under your current Linux kernel.

I suggest you reach out to the TBS and Fedora community to see if they can point you in the right direction.

I definitely find it easier installing and configuring TVH in a Debian based distro but again that’s just my personal view.

At this stage you need to ensure that your TBS card is functioning correctly and the correct firmware is being loaded. You can check that by executing the dmesg command and examining the section relating to your DVB card.

Chris Jones

I have already messaged TBS - they will, I hope, get back to me tomorrow. I have reinstalled their drivers successfully yesterday. I think that what I need to do also is to find some way of testing whether the card is actually receiving a signal through the aerial connection.

Jonas Lang

You can tell if you have a good signal with you aerial if you press the Status tab on the TVH web browser. That will display signal strength and signal quality. What is that reading.

Chris Jones

Signal strength is shown as Unknown for all streams.

Jonas Lang

Clearly your tuner is picking up nothing so. Is the firmware showing as loading correctly when you execute dmesg.

I assume the card was working correctly at some stage. Was the Linux kernel upgraded recently. Before you proceed any further with TVH you’ll need to ensure your DVB card is registered correctly in Fedora.

Jonas Lang

I’ve just included this link as it mentions your DVB card. It certainly sounds like a bit of an effort to get it to work.

https://tvheadend.org/d/8210-is-tbs-6281-se-a-decent-choice?r=49776

As I don’t have either Fedora installed or a TBS card there’s very little else I can help you with. Get the TBS DVB card working correctly in Fedora and I reckon that should resolve your issue.

Do bear in mind every time there’s a kernel upgrade you’ll probably face a similar issue as outlined in that link.

Chris Jones

I am using kernel 6.5.8 which was updated on 27th October 2023. If I reboot, I can only go back to 6.5.6 which came on 11th October 2023. The last time the card worked to record was the end of September 2023.

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