[mythtv-users] Original Air Date missing in Schedules Direct

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/08/2013 03:47 PM, Joseph Fry wrote:
>>> I added a cron job to run at 5pm every night to execute
>>> "/usr/bin/mythfilldatabase --refresh-today" to make sure I have accurate
>>> guide data before primetime shows air.
>>>
>> That's no more effective (and more load on both your system and TMS's)
>> than running mythfilldatabase --dd-grab-all as your normal daily refresh
>> command.  As a matter of fact, if using --dd-grab-all, you likely wouldn't
>> even need to run at a specific time.  The problem with the default
>> configuration for Schedules Direct is that you only get updates for
>> tomorrow and +13, so any changes to the schedule or updates aren't seen
>> until "last minute" and any changes to today aren't seen at all.  Using
>> --dd-grab-all fixes this.  The only reason it's not the default is because
>> too many people use severely underpowered (and/or misconfigured) systems
>> that can't handle --dd-grab-all, so we've configured it so it will work, by
>> default, but rely on you users to figure out how to configure it for best
>> results.
>>
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/449426#449426
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/449416#449416
>
> I will look into using dd-grab-all to see how it impacts my system however
> I do have one question, the reason I do the refresh everyday at 5pm is to
> ensure I have accurate guide data for prime time (when most of my recording
> occurs).  Is it better to let SD manage my daily grab-all task to run off
> peak, and just refresh "today" everyday at 5pm, or force the grab-all to
> occur every day at 5pm.  The daily refresh is small compared to a full 14
> day download, so I would think that they would prefer the large download
> occurs off peak.

TMS's data is only updated once per day on their server, so as long as 
you run a --dd-grab-all update on any given day after they do their 
update, you have the most-current data possible (and any further runs 
are wasted).  Their suggested next-run time attempts to take their 
update time into account when it tells you when to run next, so you will 
probably get excellent results with use of --dd-grab-all and using the 
suggested next-run time.  FWIW, I do.  :)

Mike