[mythtv-users] Message 16. Channel selection mechanism

[David Watkins]

On 24/05/06, Alan Secker <alan at asandco.co.uk> wrote:
> Warren wrote:
> > Alan,
> >
> > Check you time and date settings on your machine.  Your email is dated
> > almost 15 years in the future.
> >
> > W
> >
> > Alan Secker wrote:
> >
> >> last year using MythTV-0.18.1 and xmltv-0.5.40 I had no problems but
> >> Mythtv-0.19 is not behaving as expected. Firstly I'm using tv_rt_uk_rt.
> >> I am only selecting five terrestrial stations receivable in London, yet
> >> both set-up and the station select by up and down navigation keys
> >> displays about fifty. There appears to be a delete channels option in
> >> set-up  but it doesn't appear to do anything.
> >>
> >> The station names appearing in the  programme guide appear
> >> to be centred, with bits chopped off at both left and right. Can this be
> >> changed?
> >>
> >> Finally, am I handling the Mythfilldatabase arguments correctly? From
> >> the command line I do:
> >> # Mythfilldatabase --quiet --no-delete --file 1 0 /tmp/rt.xml
> >> In the arguments field I entering:
> >> --quiet --no-delete --file 1 0 /tmp/rt.xml
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> Hi Warren
>
> My system is on a plug-in drive that was re-plugged about a week ago.
> Even so, the CMOS or flash memory should be holding the date. I have
> never had a date flip like that before. Thanks for alerting me to it.
>
> Anyway, about that problem I had way back in 2006. I still have it.
>

Well if all else fails you could try configuring and running the
grabber and mythfilldatabase manually, outside of mythtv, as discussed
here:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/184175?search_string=xmltv;#184175