[mythtv-users] Runnig Mythfilldatabase deletes DataDirect lineup???.

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/10/2007 05:48 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> On 05/08/2007 11:15 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
>>     
>>> A weird problem has arisen. I have 2 lineups at labs.zap2it.com, one for 
>>> analog cable and one digital.
>>> Whenever mythfilldatabase runs automatically, the analog cable lineup 
>>> gets cleared (except for 3 channels which are also in the digital lineup 
>>>   at different channels, but which zap2it describes with the same xmltvid).
>> You've got a broken video sources configuration.  My recommendation is 
>> to use Delete all video sources.  
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034
>>
>> mythfilldatabase automatically removes from your DataDirect lineup any 
>> channels that are not being used so that you don't waste DataDirect 
>> processing/bandwidth.  My guess is that you've got a video source you 
>> don't know about that's not connected to anything (and therefore has no 
>> channels) or you've specified DataDirect as the grabber type for a video 
>> source that should be set to "No grabber" or "EIT only".
>>     
>
> If the video source setup is broken it is well hidden!
>   

Generally when it's broken, the breakage isn't visible in the MythTV UI.

> ...
> However, I now notice that the card numbering for the PVR and HDHR are 
> NOT 1,2,3,4, but 2,3,4,5.....So I probably selected 'delete all on this 
> computer', and not 'delete all cards'...
>
> Silly me....Failure of the nut holding the wheel. I will do that again, 
> properly, and check after doing so, that the database has been 
> thoroughly cleansed...
>   

Yep.  That sounds good.

> Interesting that mfdb run directly does not do the same thing? So mfdb 
> run automatically adds command line switches invisibly?...Such as 
> --remove-new-channels..

It doesn't.

> I thought that we were supposed to do that within 
> Setup.

You are.

So, if behaviors are different, there may be something else going on.  I 
still recommend starting with Delete all...

Mike