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Mic260 · 03-02-12, 03:41 PM

Why do people often give the advice that a Rescan is all that is required?

It means people are more likely to change something on their box and cause fresh problems

Today is a good example of where that advice is clearly wrong. I have rescanned and the channels did not return

Has anyone managed to get their channels back by doing a rescan today?

liaqat · 03-02-12, 05:24 PM

no channels at the moment, rescanning dont work

lincsat · 03-02-12, 05:40 PM

Channels often move around, you would need to re-scan to get them back. Re-scanning will not get back channels that are not currently on the server, only channels that have moved.

Mic260 · 04-02-12, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lincsat

Channels often move around, you would need to re-scan to get them back. Re-scanning will not get back channels that are not currently on the server, only channels that have moved.

How do we know when channels have moved?

TheCoder · 05-02-12, 12:28 AM

You download the NIT tables for the required NetID and check all the linkages. Anybody thats into this lark as a hobby should be capable of this simple process.

Alternatively, do a rescan. If you get the channels listed in the EPG after a full factory reset/rescan then the channel has been found. If the channel is not in the EPG then it hasn't been found, usually because its on a low-power transponder and the box simply isn't see'ing it.

If after a rescan a channel is listed in the EPG but it doesn't decrypt then thats the symptom of a totally seperate problem, possibly either an internet problem or a card subscription problem at the server (if it were a server problem, you would not get any channels decrypted)

unadkat · 05-02-12, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCoder

Alternatively, do a rescan. If you get the channels listed in the EPG after a full factory reset/rescan then the channel has been found. If the channel is not in the EPG then it hasn't been found, usually because its on a low-power transponder and the box simply isn't see'ing it.

Would this be regarded as the tuner being weak or sensitive? And because of that the tuner is simply failing to scan the low powered TP's.

Mic260 · 05-02-12, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCoder

You download the NIT tables for the required NetID and check all the linkages. Anybody thats into this lark as a hobby should be capable of this simple process.

Alternatively, do a rescan. If you get the channels listed in the EPG after a full factory reset/rescan then the channel has been found. If the channel is not in the EPG then it hasn't been found, usually because its on a low-power transponder and the box simply isn't see'ing it.

If after a rescan a channel is listed in the EPG but it doesn't decrypt then thats the symptom of a totally seperate problem, possibly either an internet problem or a card subscription problem at the server (if it were a server problem, you would not get any channels decrypted)

Do they provide NIT tables for all areas of the UK? If the TPs change, will it be included as per region?

Mic260 · 05-02-12, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by unadkat

Would this be regarded as the tuner being weak or sensitive? And because of that the tuner is simply failing to scan the low powered TP's.

How can I know which TPs are weak?None are missing here in London

kenny s · 05-02-12, 04:04 PM

again its up to the people that run server nothing to do with ur tps if the tps r down at the sever end u wont get the channel or channels cos ur using there server

Mic260 · 05-02-12, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kenny s

again its up to the people that run server nothing to do with ur tps if the tps r down at the sever end u wont get the channel or channels cos ur using there server

But how do I know if TPs have changed in my area?

03-02-12, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mic260 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Advising people to recan when that is not the problem Why do people often give the advice that a Rescan is all that is required? It means people are more likely to change something on their box and cause fresh problems Today is a good example of where that advice is clearly wrong. I have rescanned and the channels did not return Has anyone managed to get their channels back by doing a rescan today?

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liaqat Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 74 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Advising people to recan when that is not the problem no channels at the moment, rescanning dont work

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05-02-12, 12:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,149 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,691 Times in 933 Posts	Re: Advising people to recan when that is not the problem You download the NIT tables for the required NetID and check all the linkages. Anybody thats into this lark as a hobby should be capable of this simple process. Alternatively, do a rescan. If you get the channels listed in the EPG after a full factory reset/rescan then the channel has been found. If the channel is not in the EPG then it hasn't been found, usually because its on a low-power transponder and the box simply isn't see'ing it. If after a rescan a channel is listed in the EPG but it doesn't decrypt then thats the symptom of a totally seperate problem, possibly either an internet problem or a card subscription problem at the server (if it were a server problem, you would not get any channels decrypted) Last edited by TheCoder; 05-02-12 at 12:31 AM.

05-02-12, 04:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
kenny s Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 149 Thanks: 23 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Advising people to recan when that is not the problem again its up to the people that run server nothing to do with ur tps if the tps r down at the sever end u wont get the channel or channels cos ur using there server

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