[mythtv-users] Why does Myth keep adding channels I don't want?

[Jay Mallar]

George Mari wrote:
> Jay Mallar wrote:
>   
>> I'm hoping this is an easy one..
>>
>> I spent *hours* editing my SchedulesDirect feed list to filter out all 
>> those channels I don't get (like HD channels).  Yet, every time I run 
>> mythfilldatabase, I get new HD channels again, often duplicates of SD 
>> channels I already get  (for instance, I get two channel 276, one called 
>> NGC and another 276 called NGCHD.  Wouldn't be so bad if MythTV didn't t 
>> put them both in my program guides. 
>>
>> Everytime the lineup changes, MythTV and SD automatically assume I have 
>> that channel, and end up getting guide data for it.  If I wanted the new 
>> channel in my lineup, I'd add it :)
>>
>> How do I stop this? 
>>
>> I'm running mythfilldatabase with the --remove-new-channels option... I 
>> thought it was supposed to prevent the addition of channels that aren't 
>> in my mythconverg DB?
>>
>> According to mythfilldatabase --help:
>>
>> --remove-new-channels
>>    When using DataDirect, ask mythfilldatabase to
>>    remove new channels (those not in the database)
>>    from the DataDirect lineup.  These channels are
>>    removed from the lineup as if you had done so
>>    via the DataDirect website's Lineup Wizard, but
>>    may be re-added manually and incorporated into
>>    MythTV by running mythfilldatabase without this
>>    option.  New channels are automatically removed
>>    for DVB and HDTV sources that use DataDirect.
>>
>> As a side note, I told Myth I'm using NTSC - so why does it keep adding 
>> HD stations?  Perhaps the filter-new-channels thing isn't working?
>>
>>
>>     
>
> --remove-new-channels is the right option - I use it myself.
>
> But it sounds like mythfilldatabase already added those channels from 
> before you used the --remove-new-channels option?  It doesn't actually 
> remove the channels from your channel database - it just keeps new ones 
> that appear on Schedules Direct from being added to your channel database.
>
> If they are there already, guide data will be filled in for them. 
> Sounds like you need to go into the setup program on the backend and 
> delete the channels you don't want to appear in your guide.  Do this 
> from a workstation with a keyboard, and use the 'D' key to delete the 
> highlighted channel from the list.
>
> You may also want to run run mythfilldatabase --remove-new-channels 
> manually from the command line to make sure it's actually ignoring any 
> new channels that appear in Schedules Direct.
>
>
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>   
It's possible that the channels got there from a run I did without 
--remove-new-channels, but I was trying to be careful to not do that.

In any case, I deleted the channels, I'll keep an eye on it.

Thanks.