[mythtv-users] EIT fails in some channels

[Josu Lazkano]

2014/1/11 A. F. Cano <afc at shibaya.lonestar.org>:
> On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 03:26:34PM +0100, Josu Lazkano wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have some problem with EIT data in some channels, all are in same
>
> Unfortunately I don't have a solution or explanation, but I have the
> same problem.  It's not only you.  This might be an uncommon problem,
> but it really exists.
>
>> mux. I am using 2 DVB-T USB devices.
>
> I'm using one USB DVB ATSC tuner.
>
>> All channels works great and I have the EIT data but, in some channels
>> I have very few data, sometimes there is no data.
>
> In my case 4 chanels never get EIT data, all others (total of 42) get
> it some times, some more rarely than others.
>
>> I try with tvheadend and same DVB devices, and it works great, I have
>> lots of data, so I think this is a MythTV problem.
>
> In my case, I get EIT data for all channels with kaffeine,
> instantaneously, so I can confirm it's probably a MythTV issue.
>
> Someone mentioned in another thread to use "active EIT scan" and
> "EIT scan only" (no other source of programming) as 2 sources will
> corrupt the database entries.  I'm sure I did the latter and I'm
> pretty sure the former is set as I have data on shopping channels
> that I never watch/tune, but that also goes out regularly.  I don't
> remember a check-mark-type setting (and I really looked) for
> "active EIT scan", I only remember a setting for a period of time
> after which EIT data would be collected after recordings finish,
> 60 I think.  I didn't touch it.
>
>> I try to get some data with dvbsnoop, but I don't know how to use it.
>
> I've never used it, but I've just installed it.  Not sure if I'll get
> anywhere with it.
>
>> Could someone help with this?
>
> I wonder if something was done regarding EIT in the latest revisions.
> I'm running 0.26.1+fixes20, which is the latest available as a deb
> package from deb-multimedia.
>
> Augustine
>
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Thanks for the reply.

I have same version in a Debian Wheezy: 0.26.1+fixes20131019-dmo1

I will wait some time before to upgrade to 0.27. Maybe this is fixed
in a newer version.

Best regards.

-- 
Josu Lazkano