[mythtv-users] zap2it not working for OTA digital listings

jafa hdtv at silicondust.com
Wed Nov 22 16:43:19 UTC 2006


>> Hi all,
>>
>> I know there have been several threads on this topic with lots of
>> information but I still can't get anything to work.
>>
>> Most of the information has been from this thread:
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/236492#236492
>>
>> 1) Clean starting point: delete all channels in zap2it and in MythTV
>> BTW - MythTV is SVN trunk as of the weekend.
>>
>> 2) I ran a channel scan in mythtv-setup. It finds all my usual OTA channels.
>>
>> 3) I enabled channel 56 = KTUVDT in zap2it.
>>
>> 4) I renamed channel 2.1 KTUV-HD to KTUVDT in the channel editor.
>>
>> 5) I did a "get channels from listing".
>>
>> 6) Running mythfilldatabase reports not adding channel KTUVDT
>>
>> 7) The channel editor shows the XMLID as blank.
>>
>> 8) MythTV has no guide data for channel 2.1.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>     
> I had to add the xmlid's for each channel.
>
> (KTVUDT is 19571 for my area)
>   
What is the best way to determine the xmlids?

BTW - Is this considered a critical must-fix-and-release-0.21-early bug? 
or are there not that many people using ATSC and zap2it?

Thanks,

Nick



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