[mythtv-commits] Ticket #12450: IPTV channel search not working - missing channel number in playlist (was: IPTV channel search not working)

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#12450: IPTV channel search not working - missing channel number in playlist
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 Reporter:  glenn@…                              |          Owner:
     Type:  Bug Report - General                 |         Status:
                                                 |  infoneeded_new
 Priority:  minor                                |      Milestone:  unknown
Component:  MythTV - Recording                   |        Version:
                                                 |  Unspecified
 Severity:  medium                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  backend setup, channels, iptv, m3u,  |  Ticket locked:  0
  channels not showing up                        |
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Changes (by dekarl):

 * status:  new => infoneeded_new
 * component:  MythTV - General => MythTV - Recording


Comment:

 The playlist contains the channel name in a format without channel number.
 No other device does this, so we do not support this style. (yet)
 {{{
 #EXTINF:-1,Das Erste HD
 #EXTVLCOPT:network-caching=1000
 rtsp://192.168.178.31:554/?freq=418&bw=8&msys=dvbc&mtype=256qam&sr=6900&specinv=1&pids=0,16,17,18,20,6000,6010,2171,2172,6020,6021,6022,6030,6031,6070
 }}}
 Try to change "#EXTINF:-1,Das Erste HD" into "#EXTINF:-1,1 - Das Erste HD"
 then this channel should be imported.

 I have collected
 [https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/blob/master/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/test/test_iptvrecorder/test_iptvrecorder.h#L84
 examples of other devices / standards for a unit test].
 Does this device carry some kind of channel number at all? If so, then you
 could suggest to AVM that adding a channel number in the SAT>IP standard
 style helps with compatibility? (or any other style. number minus name,
 appears to be a common style.)

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