[mythtv-users] Mythfilldatabase --file and Win32 tv_grab_na_dd

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/01/2004 03:01 PM, James Timberlake wrote:

>anyone?
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>in summary: i need to import listings to an offline
>mythtv box
>i've been trying to use tv_grab_na_dd, mythtv .16, and
>a brand new 
>database originally filled using mythtv-setup
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http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/70047

>James Timberlake wrote:
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>>I recently installed Mythtv .16 on Fedora Core 2 and
>>I've run into a 
>>problem filling the database using mythfilldatabase
>>--file. I installed 
>>and filled that database initially while on a
>>broadband connection.
>>
>>My myth box is currently offline and will be for the
>>next couple months. 
>>Where it is there isn't a phone jack or any way for
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>it
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>>to get online. I 
>>dug around and found there's a way to populate the
>>database with a 
>>preformatted .xml file. I subscribe to Zap2it's
>>service and used the 
>>win32 xmltv grabber tv_grab_na_dd and ran this
>>command:
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>>xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_dd --output listings.xml
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>>This gives me a 12.6mb xml file that looks good. I
>>took it back to my 
>>myth box and ran:
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>>mythfilldatabase --file 1 -1 listings.xml
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>>After running for a few seconds it write this
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>message
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>>to my console:
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>>### bypassing grabbers, reading directly from file
>>Don't use tv_grab_na_dd, use the internal datadirect
>>grabber.
>>
>>The mythfilldatabase status in mythfrontend stays at
>>"currently running" 
>>and the guide data doesn't reflect a change. I've
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>dug
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>>around on the web 
>>and haven't found any fix. I know I'm using the
>>correct sourceid and I 
>>don't believe I need the --old-chan-id switch either
>>from looking at my 
>>database. I also have a laptop loaded with Fedora if
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>I
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>>need to use the 
>>linux tools to accomplish this.
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