[mythtv-users] Zap2it loses digital channels from profile

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 19, 2006, at 10:39 AM, glen martin wrote:

> I haven't seen this discussed here - closest was the thread a  
> couple of
> months ago avout Zap2It screwing a proverbial pooch.  There is a  
> thread
> over at Zap2it's forum, which I didn't see because I don't hang out  
> over
> there. So a warning and pointer for those like me:
>
> Zap2It has lost digital channels for a lot of San Francisco Bay area
> users - the channels aren't just unchecked, but they have been lost
> entirely from the profile.
>
> The first symptom for me was that shows didn't record - I don't  
> look at
> the schedule info in Myth now that my recurring recordings are set up.
> I do watch the Listings Status to see whether guide data is still  
> coming
> in, and all indications were that things had been working fine for
> months. This was neither a subscription expiration nor problem with
> mythfilldatabase.
>
> Anyway, shows didn't record. Looking at the schedule info, it became
> obvious that there is no info for any of my digital stations.
>
> Going to Zap2It and looking at my profiles, the list of channels was
> really really short - no digital station showed up in the list,  
> checked
> or unchecked.
>
> To fix, I deleted and recreated the profile for the same zip code, so
> all the stations in my area were listed again, then checked the  
> stations
> I cared about.
>
> Here is the thread at Zap2It: http://bb.labs.zap2it.com/ 
> viewtopic.php?t=1052
>
> Here is a page on my wiki with a couple of screenshots to help clarify
> any amiguity in the description above:
> http://www.locutory.org/mythtv/zapt2it_lineup.html
>
> Stepping back slightly, a useful MythTV feature might be for
> mythfilldatabase to flag differences between channels for which  
> data are
> received and channels in the Myth configuration. Perhaps show that in
> the Listing Status display. Just thinking out loud.
>
> Anyway, hope the warning helps someone.
>
> glen

Thanks for the heads up! That pretty much sucked and I didn't even  
notice. I wondered why a couple of programs didn't record this week.  
I searched in MythWeb and didn't see them so I assumed they just  
weren't on for some reason or another. I deleted that lineup, re- 
added and an doing a mythfilldatabase --refresh-all now in hopes that  
the channels still line up with that's in MythTV.

Thanks again,

Brad

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