[mythtv-users] ProgramInfo, Error: - should be local, but it can not be found

[Mark Knecht]

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Big Wave Dave <bigwavedave at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Big Wave Dave <bigwavedave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Robert McNamara
>>>> <robert.mcnamara at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> For the last 3 days I've had problems recording only two shows, Jon
>>>>>> Stewart and Colbert. I'm seeing the following messages in my backend
>>>>>> log file:
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You're in the Bay Area, aren't you?  Comcast moved Comedy Central, you
>>>>> need to re-scan.
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>> Ah, is this what's going on?
>>>>
>>>> OK, so this is the scte64scan think, correct? Are there instructions
>>>> for 'rescannig'? I don't see anything here on that specifically:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Comcast_Users_And_scte65scan
>>>>
>>>> I have to admit is scary to see my name on the sourceforge page and
>>>> realize I just don't know how to use it. (I.e. - I think I can do the
>>>> scan OK - I'll go get started, but how do I add it into the database
>>>> where there is old information already? Does the command
>>>>
>>>> mysql mythconverg < vct.sql'
>>>>
>>>> write over the top and remove the old values that aren't good anymore?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> - Mark
>>>
>>> The update/rescan info is at the bottom of the readme file for scte65scan:
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> UPDATING MYTHTV WHEN THE VIRTUAL CHANNEL MAP CHANGES
>>> ====================================================
>>> NOTE: More updated documentation on usage with MythTV can probably be found
>>> on the MythTV wiki.
>>>
>>> Cable providers are known to physically re-arrange channels from time
>>> to time.  If the provider is using profile 2 of SCTE-65, there will be
>>> a version number associated with each table and this number should change
>>> when the table changes.  To update MythTV with these changes use:
>>>        ./scte65scan -p -V your_VCT_ID -f4,2 itfile > myth-svct.sql
>>>        mysql [-u user -p password] mythconverg < myth-svct.sql
>>>
>>> </snip>
>>>
>>> This was a little confusing for me, as I didn't initially understand
>>> what the "itfile" was.  I ended up running:
>>>
>>> ./scte65scan -V 3065 -v -f4,2
>>> us-Cable-Standard-center-frequencies-QAM256 > 20091001.a.sql
>>>
>>> The "4" means this is an update to a previous scan (use UPDATE instead
>>> of INSERT on the database) and the "2" is the source-id.
>>>
>>> It does overwrite the select portions in  your database, so make sure
>>> you have a good backup of your database prior to doing any of this
>>> stuff.
>>> Best of luck!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> OK, I seem to be recording. I see a data file with it's size growing.
>> I'll have to get to somewhere where I can watch it to determine if
>> it's the right channel. I guess the second question is how do I ensure
>> that this update didn't wreck other channel setups? Do I have to do a
>> recording on every channel and check them by hand?
>>
>> I'm curious - is there no way to determine before I lose recordings
>> that Comcast has moved things? That seems sort of weak. Or is no one
>> using Myth concerned about that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>
> I personally compared my original scan (from months ago) with the new
> one to see which changed.  I then spot checked by setting some
> arbitrary recordings and checking MythWeb to see if it could generate
> a thumbnail with anything other than a static/black image.  Also if
> the the file size wasn't "B", then I knew  was in good shape.  It
> wasn't the most efficient method, but I was working on it from the
> office and "needed" it to be working before I got home that evening
> (WAF).  I may have just been lucky, but everything went smoothly.
> That evening I had about a dozen recordings spread across numerous
> channels, and all were successful.
>
> Dave

OK, similar here then. I asked my wife to look at tonight's recording
list and do some test recordings on those channels at least. Doesn't
help me if Comcast makes changes this afternoon but as Robert says,
what else can we do?

Thanks,
Mark