[mythtv-users] Freesat EPG listings

[Jack Weeden]

Cheers guys, I solved it by doing a full channel scan (rather than
using my pre-generated channels.conf) by inputting the appropriate
frequency and Myth has picked up the channels along with their EIT
data.

2009/12/20 Robert Longbottom <RobertCL at iname.com>:
> On 20/12/2009 00:18, Jack Weeden wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm having trouble getting any EPG data for the Freesat service in the
>> UK. My Myth setup currently works fine, aside from the listings, in
>> that I can scan/import all channels and watch them with no problem.
>> However all of this is rather useless without any programme listings.
>>
>> I've tried with both EIT and using XMLTV, the latter getting me a few
>> listings for a small handful of channels (the terrestrial BBC1/2, ITV,
>> 4 and Five not included). Using EIT I get absolutely no listings at
>> all, even after leaving it for a number of hours as I'm aware it's not
>> instantaneous. I've tried with 0.22 as well as the latest trunk build,
>> both achieve the same results.
>>
>> I'm using a Hauppauge WinTV Nova S-HD if that helps.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>
> You should certainly be able to get listing data for most of the freesat
> channels from the xmltv radio times grabber.
>
> Make sure you have a complete channel list to pass to the grabber - mine is
> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/DVB-S.xmltv and contains the information below...
>
> Also check that you have set the xmltv id's for all your channels - you can
> check this in mythweb settings -> TV -> channel info.
>
> Robert.
>
>
> DVB-S.xmltv
> --------------
> channel hd.bbc.co.uk
> channel news.bbc.co.uk
> channel parliament.bbc.co.uk
> channel interactive.sport.bbc.co.uk
> channel west.bbc1.bbc.co.uk
> channel bbc2.bbc.co.uk
> channel bbcthree.bbc.co.uk
> channel bbcfour.bbc.co.uk
> channel bloomberg.com
> channel channel4.com
> channel hd.channel4.com
> channel plus-1.channel4.com
> channel e4.channel4.com
> channel plus-1.e4.channel4.com
> channel euronews.com
> channel filmfour.channel4.com
> channel plus-1.filmfour.channel4.com
> channel channel5.co.uk
> channel west.itv1.itv.co.uk
> channel itv2.itv.co.uk
> channel plus-1.itv2.itv.co.uk
> channel itv3.itv.co.uk
> channel itv4.itv.co.uk
> channel men.granadatv.co.uk
> channel more4.channel4.com
> channel plus-1.more4.channel4.com
> channel 1.movies4men.co.uk
> channel 1.truemovies.tv
>
>
>
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