<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/21/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kirby Bakken</b> <<a href="mailto:kirby@magnaspeed.net">kirby@magnaspeed.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I receive all the 'major' (CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, etc) channels on HD (I<br>have just an HD5000 card), but for most of the HD channels I get, the<br>guide shows 'unknown' as the content. I KNOW that the HD content is the<br>
same as the NTSC content... How can I cause the channel guide to show<br>content instead of Unknown? Is there something I'm doing wrong with my<br>channel guide setup? (all the other channels show up fine). Or do I<br>
need to 'fudge' things and associate one channel's information that I AM<br>getting with the 'unknown' channels?<br></blockquote></div><br>
Perhaps the XMLTVID is missing from the Channel data. At least, that's what I have found when the guide shows 'unknown'.<br>
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When this happens, I enter mythtv-setup, on into the Channel Editor, and add the XMLTVID by typing it into the space provided.<br>
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Ah Ha! You ask: Where can you find the XMLTVID? Well, one
easy way is to bring up the list of channels using the website
<a href="http://zap2it.com">http://zap2it.com</a>, enter the zipcode appropriately, and wait for the
channel listings to appear. Then, if you hold the mouse pointer
over the channel call-letters (at the left of the screen), the XMLTVID
will appear, somewhere. Using Mozilla, it appears at the bottom
of the screen. With Opera, it appears in a little box under the
mouse pointer.<br>
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As soon as enough mythfilldatabase runs are completed, you should start
to see fewer 'unknown' boxes and more boxes with program information.<br>
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One last thought: When I use zap2it, the analog stations are
always listed first. So, I have to click on the 'CLICK HERE TO
VIEW YOUR LOCAL DIGITAL STATIONS' line to get the digital stations.<br>
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MM<br>
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