[mythtv-users] How does mythtv-setup assign the tv_grab script?

ffrr ffrr at tpg.com.au
Fri Nov 25 01:53:39 EST 2005


Phill Edwards wrote:

>
>
> Tthere are 2 ways of getting the EPG:
>
> 1) Let myth run it
> 2) Set up a cron job to run it from a shell script.
>
> I think most of us Aussies take the 2nd option as there isn't an 
> official tv_grab_au. So in the setup change whatever it is that calls 
> the tv_grab_au (can't remember here it is) and just do it all as a 
> cron job by setting up a shell script which a) runs tv_grab_au and b) 
> runs mythfilldatabase to load the data.


Not sure I understand that.  I have always let myth run  tv_grab_au for 
me.   ...and what's more, I never run tv_grab_au manually, except when 
testing.  Even from the command line, I just run mythfilldatabase and it 
calls tv_grab_au for me and loads the data, all in one shot.




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