[mythtv-users] Sky integration

[Dave]

On Tuesday 21 March 2006 23:00, Stefan Haflidason wrote:
> How happy are those of you who record Sky programs with MythTV?
>
> I don't have a Sky box (but I need to install with a Sky box this weekend).
> I've been looking at setting up the channels, and I am already resigned to
> the fact that the configuration must be done in a rather laborious way.
>
> As a test, I just tried adding BBC1, BBC2 and E4, using the rt xmltv
> grabber. E4 was skipped as the id wasn't correct, and the BBC channels were
> grabbed correctly.
>
> mythfilldatabase ran and populated correctly as far as I can see.
>
> The current release of xmltv is 0.5.42 and brings with it an update to the
> rt channel ids. I updated to this version, but was met with a different
> manner (perhaps unacceptable) of configuration. In the configuration (in
> the console, started from mythtv-setup) I was asked to say yes or no to
> each channel the grabber new about. This is not as friendly as the search
> interface of the previous versions.
>
> So for the moment I have downgraded. For the others who are trying to
> record Sky, what have your solutions been? As far as I can tell all that
> needs changing are the channel ids that xmltv uses.
>
> My questions:
>
> 1) How do other people cope with xmltv ids changing? Do you have any tips
> for how to set up the required Sky channels , based on your experiences? I
> have channel changing sorted (though untested) using a device from Joseph
> Heenan, but no channels.
>
> 2) I think I may try and just edit the xmltv config file created in the
> .mythtv directory directly and avoid the configuration utility. Is this
> acceptable or does the utility do something else?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stefan.
>
> P.S. I would normally just experiment, but I'm in the unfortunate position
> of needing to install this system in ~1 day. There is very little to
> configure, but the bit that's left is rather crucial so I really appreciate
> your input.
> **

The attached file Antenna.xmltv contains most of the Sky Channels - hope it 
helps.

Regards,
Dave

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channel abc1.disney.com
channel 223.radiotimes.beeb.com
channel adventure-one.nationalgeographic.co.uk
channel animalplanet.discoveryeurope.com
channel plus-1.animalplanet.discoveryeurope.com
channel artsworld.com
channel attheraces.co.uk
channel b4utv.com
channel C1942.radiotimes.com
channel news-24.bbc.co.uk
channel parliament.bbc.co.uk
channel london.bbc1.bbc.co.uk
channel london.bbc2.bbc.co.uk
channel choice.bbc.co.uk
channel knowledge.bbc.co.uk
channel Bangla.rtvnetwork.com
channel bid-up.tv
channel biography-channel.biography.com
channel bloomberg.com
channel boomerang.cartoonnetwork.com
channel bravo.co.uk
channel plus-1.bravo.co.uk
channel british.eurosport.com
channel 2.british.eurosport.com
channel cbbc.bbc.co.uk
channel cbeebies.bbc.co.uk
channel europe.cnbc.com
channel europe.cnn.com
channel uk.cartoonnetwork.com
channel plus-1.uk.cartoonnetwork.com
channel celtictv.setanta.com
channel challengetv.co.uk
channel plus-1.challengetv.co.uk
channel channel4.com
channel chelseafc.com
channel tv.classicfm.com
channel communitychannel.org
channel discoveryeurope.com
channel plus-1.discoveryeurope.com
channel civilisations.discoveryeurope.com
channel health.discovery.com
channel C1953.radiotimes.com
channel kids.discoveryeurope.com
channel home.discoveryeurope.com
channel plus-1.home.discoveryeurope.com
channel sci-trek.discoveryeurope.com
channel travel.discoveryeurope.com
channel wings.discoveryeurope.com
channel disneychannel.disney.co.uk
channel plus-1.disneychannel.disney.co.uk
channel eentertainment.com
channel e4.channel4.com
channel plus-1.e4.channel4.com
channel euronews.com
channel eurosport.sky.com
channel extreme.com
channel fxuk.tv
channel C1971.radiotimes.com
channel filmfour.channel4.com
channel plus-1.filmfour.channel4.com
channel weekly.filmfour.channel4.com
channel channel5.co.uk
channel flaunt.tv
channel ftn.tv
channel god.tv
channel hallmarkchannelint.com
channel carlton.com
channel itv2.itv.co.uk
channel itv3.itv.co.uk
channel C1961.radiotimes.com
channel idealworld.tv
channel foxkids.co.uk
channel plus-1.foxkids.co.uk
channel kerrang.com
channel kiss-tv.kiss100.com
channel livingtv.co.uk
channel plus-1.livingtv.co.uk
channel 2.livingtv.co.uk
channel mtv.co.uk
channel base.mtv.co.uk
channel dance.mtv.co.uk
channel hits.mtv.co.uk
channel mtv2europe.com
channel mutv.manutd.com
channel magictv.co.uk
channel men.granadatv.co.uk
channel C1959.radiotimes.com
channel C1972.radiotimes.com
channel C1958.radiotimes.com
channel nasn.com
channel nationalgeographic.co.uk
channel plus-1.nationalgeographic.co.uk
channel jr.nickelodeon.co.uk
channel replay.nickelodeon.co.uk
channel nickelodeon.co.uk
channel toons.nickelodeon.co.uk
channel paramountcomedy.com
channel 2.paramountcomedy.com
channel performancetv.co.uk
channel C1948.radiotimes.com
channel playboy.com
channel playhouse.disney.co.uk
channel premiership-plus.sports.sky.com
channel price-drop.tv
channel q4music.com
channel qvcuk.com
channel C1949.radiotimes.com
channel rangerstv.setanta.com
channel realitytv.co.uk
channel uk.scifi.com
channel screenshop.co.uk
channel scuzz.tv
channel 1.setanta.com
channel 2.setanta.com
channel box-office-digital.sky.com
channel events.box-office-digital.sky.com
channel cinema.sky.com
channel 2.cinema.sky.com
channel ondigital.premier.sky.com
channel moviemax.sky.com
channel 2.premier.sky.com
channel 2.moviemax.sky.com
channel 3.premier.sky.com
channel 3.moviemax.sky.com
channel 4.premier.sky.com
channel 5.moviemax.sky.com
channel 4.moviemax.sky.com
channel sky-news.sky.com
channel sky-one.sky.com
channel 1.sports.sky.com
channel 2.sports.sky.com
channel 3.sports.sky.com
channel news.sports.sky.com
channel extra.sports.sky.com
channel C1963.radiotimes.com
channel travel.sky.co.uk
channel travel-extra.sky.co.uk
channel mix.skyone.co.uk
channel smashhits.net
channel setindia.com
channel star-news.startv.com
channel star-plus.startv.com
channel C1950.radiotimes.com
channel tcm.turner.com
channel tg4.ie
channel tmf.nl
channel tvtravelshop.co.uk
channel C1951.radiotimes.com
channel tv5.org
channel televisionx.co.uk
channel theadultchannel.co.uk
channel theamp.tv
channel thebox.co.uk
channel thedatingchannel.co.uk
channel thehistorychannel.co.uk
channel plus-1.thehistorychannel.co.uk
channel the-hits.emap.com
channel horrorchannel.com
channel thomascooktv.com
channel toon.disney.co.uk
channel Toonami.cartoonnetwork.com
channel sat.travelchannel.co.uk
channel sat.2.travelchannel.co.uk
channel trouble.co.uk
channel reload.trouble.co.uk
channel ukbrightideas.tv
channel uk-documentary.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel plus-1.uk-documentary.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel uk-drama.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel uk-food.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel plus-1.uk-food.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel uk-gold-2.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel plus-1.g2.uktv.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel uk-gold.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel plus-1.uk-gold.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel ukhistory.tv
channel plus-1.ukhistory.tv
channel uk-people.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel plus-1.uk-people.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel uk-style.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel plus-1uk-style.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel gardens.uk-style.flextech.telewest.co.uk
channel utvlive.com
channel vh1.co.uk
channel classic.vh1online.co.uk
channel vh2.vh1.co.uk
channel smashhits.net
channel C1942.radiotimes.com
channel C1971.radiotimes.com