[mythtv-users] Zap2It channel list didn't get channel names

Greg Stark gsstark at mit.edu
Wed Apr 5 18:50:37 UTC 2006


Somehow when I fetched the channel lineup from zap2it/datadirect myth didn't
get most of the channel names. There are a handful it got, but only cable
company "filler" channels like their PPV info channels. All the regular
channels just say "Channel 3", "Channel 4", "Channel 5" etc.

I know that's not what's in the actual raw info because if I just run
tv_grab_na_dd I see data like this: 

 <channel id="I10036.labs.zap2it.com">
    <display-name>39 ARTSC</display-name>
    <display-name>39 ARTSC 0004264:-</display-name>
    <display-name>39</display-name>
    <display-name>ARTSC</display-name>
    <display-name>Arts &amp; Entertainment Canada</display-name>
    <display-name>Canadian Satellite</display-name>
  </channel>
  <channel id="I10089.labs.zap2it.com">
    <display-name>4 CBFT</display-name>
    <display-name>4 CBFT 0004264:-</display-name>
    <display-name>4</display-name>
    <display-name>2 CBFT fcc</display-name>
    <display-name>CBFT</display-name>
    <display-name>CBFT (Montreal)</display-name>
    <display-name>SRC Affiliate</display-name>
  </channel>
  <channel id="I10092.labs.zap2it.com">
    <display-name>13 CBMT</display-name>
    <display-name>13 CBMT 0004264:-</display-name>
    <display-name>13</display-name>
    <display-name>6 CBMT fcc</display-name>
    <display-name>CBMT</display-name>
    <display-name>CBMT - CBC Montreal</display-name>
    <display-name>CBC Affiliate</display-name>
  </channel>
  <channel id="I10094.labs.zap2it.com">
    <display-name>25 CBNEW</display-name>
    <display-name>25 CBNEW 0004264:-</display-name>
    <display-name>25</display-name>
    <display-name>CBNEW</display-name>
    <display-name>CBC Newsworld</display-name>
    <display-name>Canadian Satellite</display-name>
  </channel>
 

How do I make mythtv reread the channel names? And what can I do to debug this
problem?

-- 
greg



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