[mythtv-users] Program Data

[Chiwda Lover]

Thanx for both pieces of information.  I will check into it.  However, I 
suspect that the data will need massaging, so I would rather output the 
data, massage it, and then run it through MythFillDatabase.

Thanx,
Chiwda


>From: Daniel Kristjansson <danielk at cuymedia.net>
>Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Program Data
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:32:36 -0400
>
>On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 06:38 -0500, Chiwda Lover wrote:
> > I could not find anything in the archives (but I did not look very hard
> > considering I would have had to download one file per month per mailing 
>list
> > - SHEEESH!!).  I looked on the Wiki, but a very sparse explanation is
> > available.
>There is are links to searchable versions of the mailing lists here:
>   http://www.mythtv.org/modules.php?name=MythInfo
>
> > Anyway, I am now cross posting to the dev list because perhaps the 
>question
> > should have been posted there in the first place.
>Please don't cross-post.
>
> > How do I actually get the EIT information?  Is there a utility that I 
>can
> > use?  If not, how do I go about writing one?  Ideally I would like to 
>get
> > this information and then push it into mythfilldatabase somehow.  I can
> > write shell scripts and even a little C code - am I capable of doing 
>what I
> > need?
>MythTV has an internal EIT scanner. In mythtv-setup you need to
>create a Video Source and check the "Perform EIT Scan" checkbox,
>or set the listings grabber type to "Transmitted guide only (EIT)".
>Then you need to scan for channels using the "Scan for channels"
>button in the input connections pane of mythtv-setup, just make
>sure you do not use "channels.conf" import, but instead perform
>an actual scan. There is also a checkbox in the mythtv-setup
>channel editor for each channel called "Use on air guide" but
>it should be checked by default.
>
>FYI I believe that in some DVB countries there are XMLTV
>grabbers which use EIT collected data, but you should try
>the internal scanner first.
>
>-- Daniel
>
>
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