[mythtv-users] Unknown xmltv channel identifier: I103786.json.schedulesdirect.org - Skipping channel

[Jack McGee]

Ignore this. I was not connected to internet when I tried that.


On 2/2/24 13:20, Jack McGee wrote:
> I tried this:
>
> mythuser at amethi:~$ tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --manage-lineups
> Unable to authenticate to Schedules Direct: HTTP response code was 500
> Enter your username at Schedules Direct: jack at greendesk.net
> Enter your password for jack at greendesk.net at Schedules Direct:
> Unable to authenticate to Schedules Direct: HTTP response code was 500
>
>
> Why does this fail?
>
> username and password work to log into schedules direct.
>
>
> On 2/2/24 13:05, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 6:46 PM Jack McGee <jack at greendesk.net> wrote:
>>> I don't know when this started. There is nothing in program guide.   I
>>> see mythfilldatabase completed successfully in mythtv frontend.  
>>> This is on
>>>
>> There are three common cases (and
>> none of them are considered fatal,
>> just informational).
>>
>> The first is that there is a new channel
>> in your location, with a new XMLTVID
>> (if it is an OTA source maybe a new
>> diginet, or if it is a cable source maybe
>> a new channel).
>>
>> The second is that a channel has
>> changed XMLTVID due to upstream
>> changes (it happens more often with
>> cable changes, such as a change
>> for timezone sources (east to west),
>> or sometimes the channel just
>> changes it's sources entirely).
>>
>> The last is an artifact for (especially)
>> OTA locations with translators.
>> For "reasons" the upstream
>> sometimes (and the sometimes
>> is the annoying part) uses a
>> different XMLTVID for a translator
>> transmitter even though it is
>> providing 100% the same schedule.
>>
>> In some cases you can rerun the
>> channel setup, or ask mythfilldatabase
>> to refresh your channels.
>>
>> There is also a 3rd party application
>> that can try to identify the details
>> and offer to (in some cases) fix
>> things for you.  It is documented
>> on the MythTV wiki.
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