[mythtv-users] Is this database corruption?

[James Miller]

On Wed, 29 Apr 2015, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> Therefore, if you're only seeing 2 days worth, even after running 
> mythfilldatabase, I'd guess those channels are not properly linked to your 
> non-EIT listings source (i.e. via XMLTV ID) or else you have some "shadow" 
> channels--multiple copies of the channels you want, where one is associated 
> with your XMLTV/SD listings source (and isn't showing up in the guide, etc), 
> and the other is using EIT (and is what you see in the guide).  This usually 
> happens when someone scans for channels, then runs mythfilldatabase, 
> expecting it to match up the channels from the listings source with those in 
> the database.  However, due to the fact that the broadcasters often give very

Thanks for your further input, Michael. I guess this is what happened, I 
probably scanned for channels, then ran mythfilldatabase--in fact, I know 
I did that.

I had no problem setting up my analog cable video sources in this way, so 
I guess things continue to work as they always have there. But somehow 
setting up OTA video sources, it seems, has to be done in a certain 
way--is that correct? So, are the proper steps for setting up OTA video 
sources; 1) scan for channels; 2) find and enter xmltvid's for the found 
channels; and 3) run mythfilldatabase?