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

Phill Edwards philledwards at gmail.com
Fri Nov 25 15:22:18 EST 2005


> > 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.

Either way will work. I just suspect that as there are a number of
different scripts and sources that people do it wit hcron & shell
scripts so they can switch from one to another if one breaks.

Regards,
Phill


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