[mythtv-users] Using XMLTV and EIT [help!]

[Nick Morrott]

2010/1/22 David Kubicek <foceni at gmail.com>:

> I have a XMLTV file with all available channels - for both satellites (Video
> Sources). I have to run mythfilldatabase with --file 1 tv.xml and then
> --file 2 tv.xml, because it wants me to specify a *valid* Source ID for it
> to work. The problem is that both mythfilldatabase runs *create* all
> channels (in mythconverg.channel) that are found in the XML. I repeat, it
> *creates* new "ghost" channels behind the scenes for each channel found in
> the XML.

Run mythfilldatabase with the "--update" option, which will not create
new channels if the XMLTV file contains IDs that are not configured on
the video source you are populating listings for.

Cheers,
Nick

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