<FONT face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size=2> <div>Hi Nick,<br>Thanks for the response, I knew it would be a long shot.... I'm hopeful I can get t'internet access whilst away, so should be able to do it myself.... But nothing's ever that easy ;-)&nbsp; I've recruited a 'kind of' willing volunteer, and I've knocked a script together to do everything but click on the buttons so hopefully I won't be coming back from holiday straight into the dog house!<br><br>Again thanks for the help Nick.<br><br></div> <div><font size="2" face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Alex<br><br>alex@apics.co.uk<br><br>&#8220;A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history-with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila&#8221; - Mitch Ratcliffe<br><br></font><br> <div><br></div><font color="#990099">-----mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org wrote: -----<br><br></font>&gt;To:&nbsp;Discussion&nbsp;about&nbsp;mythtv&nbsp;&lt;mythtv-users@mythtv.org&gt;<br>&gt;From:&nbsp;Nick&nbsp;Morrott&nbsp;&lt;knowledgejunkie@gmail.com&gt;<br>&gt;Sent&nbsp;by:&nbsp;mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org<br>&gt;Date:&nbsp;25/09/2009&nbsp;13:35<br>&gt;Subject:&nbsp;Re:&nbsp;[mythtv-users]&nbsp;Automatic&nbsp;Rescan&nbsp;of&nbsp;DVB-T<br>&gt;<br>&gt;2009/9/23&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;alex@apics.co.uk&gt;:<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Hi&nbsp;All,<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In&nbsp;short&nbsp;I&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;if&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;has&nbsp;figured&nbsp;a&nbsp;way&nbsp;to<br>&gt;automate&nbsp;an<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;unattended&nbsp;rescan&nbsp;of&nbsp;DVB-T&nbsp;channels.....<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Nope...<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Long&nbsp;version:&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;going&nbsp;on&nbsp;holiday&nbsp;on&nbsp;Monday,&nbsp;yeahy&nbsp;wooo<br>&gt;;-),&nbsp;but<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;as&nbsp;you&nbsp;may&nbsp;be&nbsp;aware&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;UK&nbsp;all&nbsp;DVB-T&nbsp;channels&nbsp;must&nbsp;be&nbsp;rescanned<br>&gt;on&nbsp;30th<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;September,&nbsp;booo&nbsp;hiss&nbsp;:-(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;country,&nbsp;and<br>&gt;have&nbsp;no<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;idea&nbsp;what&nbsp;internet&nbsp;access&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;like.....&nbsp;&nbsp;Thats&nbsp;a&nbsp;week&nbsp;and&nbsp;a<br>&gt;half&nbsp;of<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;rubbish&nbsp;tv&nbsp;which&nbsp;might&nbsp;not&nbsp;get&nbsp;recorded,&nbsp;no&nbsp;matter&nbsp;how&nbsp;good&nbsp;the<br>&gt;holiday&nbsp;is,<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;half&nbsp;may&nbsp;kill&nbsp;me&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;get&nbsp;back!!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;hoping&nbsp;someone<br>&gt;is&nbsp;going<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;to&nbsp;say&nbsp;'no&nbsp;worries,&nbsp;here's&nbsp;a&nbsp;script'&nbsp;(gulp,&nbsp;please....&nbsp;a&nbsp;nice<br>&gt;script...<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;anyone??)&nbsp;&nbsp;NX&nbsp;is&nbsp;sat&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;side&nbsp;lines&nbsp;waiting,&nbsp;but&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;no&nbsp;use<br>&gt;if&nbsp;I've<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;no&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;connect&nbsp;to&nbsp;it....<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Sadly&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;no&nbsp;mythtv-setup&nbsp;--rescan-channels&nbsp;option&nbsp;yet,&nbsp;which<br>&gt;might&nbsp;have&nbsp;fitted&nbsp;the&nbsp;bill.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;BBC&nbsp;iPlayer,&nbsp;4OD&nbsp;etc,<br>&gt;which&nbsp;might&nbsp;help&nbsp;to&nbsp;keep&nbsp;the&nbsp;WAF&nbsp;above&nbsp;zero&nbsp;on&nbsp;your&nbsp;return.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;to&nbsp;resort&nbsp;to&nbsp;some&nbsp;(very&nbsp;quick)<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;mythtv/linux&nbsp;training&nbsp;for&nbsp;someone&nbsp;(haven't&nbsp;decided&nbsp;who&nbsp;yet)...&nbsp;&nbsp;But<br>&gt;it&nbsp;would<br>&gt;&gt;&nbsp;be&nbsp;nice&nbsp;if&nbsp;this&nbsp;wasn't&nbsp;necessary.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;This&nbsp;looks&nbsp;like&nbsp;it's&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;non-trivial&nbsp;update&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;the<br>&gt;channel/mux&nbsp;shuffling,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;straightforward&nbsp;update&nbsp;method&nbsp;for<br>&gt;you&nbsp;(or&nbsp;your&nbsp;sub)&nbsp;may&nbsp;well&nbsp;be&nbsp;to&nbsp;create&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;video&nbsp;source,&nbsp;rather<br>&gt;than&nbsp;rescanning&nbsp;the&nbsp;existing&nbsp;one.&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;sure&nbsp;the&nbsp;list&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;carrying<br>&gt;stories&nbsp;of&nbsp;success&nbsp;(and&nbsp;failure)&nbsp;of&nbsp;rescans&nbsp;next&nbsp;week,&nbsp;so&nbsp;keep&nbsp;an&nbsp;eye<br>&gt;on&nbsp;it&nbsp;if&nbsp;you&nbsp;can.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;I'd&nbsp;recommend&nbsp;any&nbsp;UK&nbsp;users&nbsp;affected&nbsp;to&nbsp;check&nbsp;their&nbsp;upcomings&nbsp;list<br>&gt;before&nbsp;Wednesday&nbsp;and&nbsp;think&nbsp;about&nbsp;deferring&nbsp;any&nbsp;recordings&nbsp;that&nbsp;have<br>&gt;repeat&nbsp;showings&nbsp;later&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;week&nbsp;"just&nbsp;in&nbsp;case".&nbsp;If&nbsp;there's&nbsp;less<br>&gt;pressure&nbsp;on&nbsp;you&nbsp;there's&nbsp;less&nbsp;chance&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;hasty&nbsp;mistake&nbsp;(and&nbsp;a&nbsp;DB<br>&gt;backup&nbsp;might&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;sensible&nbsp;precaution).&nbsp;If&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;another<br>&gt;video<br>&gt;source&nbsp;configured&nbsp;(Freesat/Sky/Virgin&nbsp;etc)&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;also&nbsp;prefer&nbsp;other<br>&gt;inputs&nbsp;temporarily&nbsp;in&nbsp;your&nbsp;recording&nbsp;rules&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;transition.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Take&nbsp;some&nbsp;consolation&nbsp;that&nbsp;every&nbsp;Freeview&nbsp;user&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;country&nbsp;has&nbsp;got<br>&gt;to&nbsp;rescan&nbsp;on&nbsp;or&nbsp;after&nbsp;the&nbsp;30th,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;some&nbsp;of&nbsp;us&nbsp;have&nbsp;recordings<br>&gt;scheduled&nbsp;on&nbsp;Wednesday&nbsp;at&nbsp;1230...<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Enjoy&nbsp;your&nbsp;holiday&nbsp;:)<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Cheers,<br>&gt;Nick<br>&gt;<br>&gt;--&nbsp;<br>&gt;Nick&nbsp;Morrott<br>&gt;<br>&gt;MythTV&nbsp;Official&nbsp;wiki:<br>&gt;http://mythtv.org/wiki/<br>&gt;MythTV&nbsp;users&nbsp;list&nbsp;archive:<br>&gt;http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users<br>&gt;<br>&gt;"An&nbsp;investment&nbsp;in&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;always&nbsp;pays&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;interest."&nbsp;-<br>&gt;Benjamin&nbsp;Franklin<br>&gt;_______________________________________________<br>&gt;mythtv-users&nbsp;mailing&nbsp;list<br>&gt;mythtv-users@mythtv.org<br>&gt;http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users<br>&gt;<br>&gt;--&nbsp;<br>&gt;This&nbsp;message&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;scanned&nbsp;for&nbsp;viruses&nbsp;and<br>&gt;dangerous&nbsp;content&nbsp;by&nbsp;MailScanner,&nbsp;and&nbsp;is<br>&gt;believed&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;clean.</div></FONT>