[mythtv-users] Lost Scheduled Recordings after channel lineup change

[Michael T. Dean]

chris at cpr.homelinux.net wrote:

>On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 12:45:25AM -0500, catfish wrote:
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>>So for future reference does this sound like the right way to update a 
>>channel lineup:
>> 1. Shutdown mythbackend (fc: service mythbackend stop) and mythfrontend
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>No.  Leave mythbackend running.  You will need it when you update the
>lineup.  According to the dialog, deleting the settings won't change the
>current recording schedule (although once you get the new listings the
>schedule may change as errors are corrected and gaps in the listings are
>filled).
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Actually, You /should/ stop mythbackend...

See http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/7392 , specifically the warning 
added:

WARNING
MythTV has detected that the backend is running. Changing existing card 
inputs, deleting anything, or scanning for channels may not work.

>> 2. Run mythtv-setup
>> 3. Leave card seting but delete channel settings
>> 4. Video Sources->New Video source
>> 5. Give source a name and enter in xmltv settings and get listings, finish
>> 6. Input Connections->/dev/video0->Tuner0 (I assume this would slightly 
>>depend on the card
>> 7. Set Video Source to name from #5
>> 8. Exit mythtv-setup
>> 9. Restart mythbackend (fc: service mythbackend start) and mythfrontend
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>You don't need to restart the backend, but you do need to (as root) run
>the cron.daily job to get the listings, as step #5 will only get channel
>information and not episodes.
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Mike