[mythtv-users] Video Sources UK setup

[Jon Waite]

Should really be in the xmltv list, but as far as I know Ananova TV listings
are no longer available and the only choice you have in the UK now is to use
the tv_grab_uk_rt grabber which uses a slower grab from the Radio Times
website. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of haven
> Sent: Tuesday, 9 March 2004 4:47 a.m.
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Video Sources UK setup 
> 
> Hi guys
> 
> I've only just joined the list so I appologise if the 
> question has been asked before, I'm running gentoo and have 
> got mythtv installed. I am running mythsetup and going 
> through the 5 steps in the graphical wizard. 
> The problem I am having is in step 3 Video Sources.
> 
> I have added an entry called UK with XMLTV Listings grabber 
> United Kingdom (also tried the alternative one).
> Channel frequency table is set to default (also tried western europe).
> 
> When I hit enter I get the following error message:
> 
> "MythTV was unbale to retrieve channel information for your 
> provider, Please check the terminal window for more information."
> 
> In the terminal window I get:
> 
> > 2004-03-08 16:53:49 Please wait while MythTV retrieves the list of 
> > available channels Parameterless "use IO" deprecated at 
> > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2/XML/Writer.pm line 16 Going to 
> > configure channels to download, please wait getting list of 
> channels:
> > ##################################################
> > 
> http://www.ananova.com/tv_listings/_xmltv.php?show[]=allchannels: bad 
> > channels page content at /usr/bin/tv_grab_uk line 921.
> > 2004-03-08 16:53:53 tv_grab_uk --config-file 
> '/root/.mythtv/UK.xmltv' 
> > --configure
> > 2004-03-08 16:53:53 exited with status 65280 If this is the master 
> > backend server:
> > Now, please run 'mythfilldatabase' to populate the database with 
> > channel information.
> 
> I guess I missed a step somewhere along the way and am a bit 
> confused as to what to try. If anyone can help at all then I 
> would appreciate your time.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Simon Alman
> 
>