[mythtv-users] zap2it and qam

[R. G. Newbury]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 04/30/2006 10:32 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> 
>> At the moment something is seriously wrong with the DataDirect feed, at 
>> least for Rogers Digital channels. No matter what I do, I either get 506 
>> channels or 1 channel in my digital lineup when mythfilldatabase runs. I 
>> can modify the lineup but it does not 'stick'. The plain analog-only 
>> channels is unaffected. The digital one is messed badly.
>>
>> I have now realized that if I delete channels in mythtv-setup's channel 
>> editor then mythfilldatabase does not download that information. But at 
>> the moment that is still 305 channels and.... it takes a while...
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas what is happening?
>>  
>>
> Daniel recently committed some code to SVN head that will automatically 
> remove channels that are not in Myth's database from DataDirect lineups 
> for digital sources.  (He has since committed a patch that allows the 
> user to specify this should occur for analog sources, too.)  So, 
> basically, AIUI, you should follow the instructions for QAM channel 
> scanning that Daniel posted in his commit message...  
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/195265#195265
> 
> Mike
> _______________________________________________


Ah, wish I had known that yesterday! I read the dev archive but not, I 
admit, all of the commits..

That needs to be expanded and put into the wiki. It is a little sparse 
in detail. It is entirely backwards to the myth-docs. You now START with 
a scan and then that pushes back into your datadirect downloads.

Geoff