[mythtv-users] MythWeb This Channel Rules Stop Working

Al Esch colonelguf at gmail.com
Thu Sep 17 16:21:42 UTC 2015


On 9/17/2015 1:50 AM, john.baab at gmail.com wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 11:30 PM Gary Buhrmaster 
> <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com <mailto:gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 2:50 AM, john.baab at gmail.com
>     <mailto:john.baab at gmail.com>
>     <john.baab at gmail.com <mailto:john.baab at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > ....  Any idea why this is happening?
>
>     As I recall, "This Channel" rules use the channel database chanid,
>     which means that certain types of channel updates can result
>     in a "This Channel" rule for which there is no longer a channel with
>     the same chanid.  Are you manipulating the channel database
>     outside of MythTV, or adding/deleting/modifying the channel
>     sources?
>
>
> Nope, I do run mythfilldatabase with --refresh options to fix bad data 
> from time to time.  I wonder if that may be messing with the channels.
>
>
>     I have found that selecting the series and specifying "HD" as a
>     criteria is better than forcing a "This Channel" for most cases
>     (of course, your needs will vary). 
>
>
>
> I considered using that as well, but I've been burnt on listings not 
> having things marked as HD in the past. Children's shows are 
> especially bad with this, and they tend to air on channels I don't get 
> in HD like Disney Junior as well.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
I set the recording priority higher for the HD channels and that seems 
to work
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