[mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase TimeOffset format

[Michael T. Dean]

On 06/10/2013 06:56 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
> Am 13.05.2013 19:23, schrieb Thomas Börkel:
>> HI!
>>
>> On 12.05.2013 12:02, Karl Dietz wrote:
>>
>>>> So I changed the TimeOffset value to 'Auto' in mythtv-setup.
>>> I understand that the warning did not reappear after you changed
>>> TimeOffet to "Auto"?
>> Correct.
>>
>>>> <programme start="20130510051500 +0200" stop="20130510062000 +0200"
>>>> channel="3sat.de">
>>> The important part is the presence of " +0200". The xmltv spec is
>>> mostly, but not 100%, ISO 8601.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure which grabber it is, but:
>>> _eu_epgdata got automatic time zone handling in June 2012 (just set it
>>> to auto)
>>> _ch_search got its last DST related fix to time handling in April 2012
>> It's epgdata.com for Germany, I guess it's what you mean by _eu_epgdata.
> So what is the line for tv_grab_eu_epgdata.conf?
>
> tz=Auto
>
> or
>
> tz=auto
>
> gives errors with the grabber, leaving at away completely still gives
> the warning with mythfilldatabase ...
>
> Ah, I have to check mythtv-setup as well? (but I run the grabber via
> cron, not from within mythtv).

The time offset is a MythTV setting, not a time zone identifier.  You 
must set it in mythtv-setup.  It is still used even if you don't let 
mythbackend run mythfilldatabase because mythfilldatabase is part of MythTV.

Mike