[mythtv-users] Do multiple sources need multiple .xmltv files?

Martin Moores moores.martin at gmail.com
Sun Oct 21 17:00:20 UTC 2012


Hi all,

I have just installed a new tuner card.  So now I have a dual Freeview
SD card and a dual Freeview HD card.  I set them up in the backend
(removing all tuners first), inserting the HD one first, so it is used
over the SD one.

I setup 2 sources, set them both to use the Radio Times UK xmltv
grabber and connected the tuners accordingly.

I then gave mythupchuk a try, nice script, will make things easier
when re-tuning in the future.

Then, I renamed the callsigns for the HD channels to match the SD
ones, which I think is the correct thing to do, so myth sees them as
the same channel, as they do show identical programmes.

Lastly, I updated my /home/user/.mythtv/Freeview.xmltv file, by running:

tv_grab_uk_rt --configure

and copying the file over accordingly, I made 2 copies of this file,
to match the 2 sources I have setup, which I am not sure if this is
correct.  I think it is, because before I created it, everything
recorded in HD was also being recorded on the timeshifted SD channels,
because the descriptions were different, that seems to have gone since
I re-ran mythfilldatabase with two xmltv files.

But looking in the mythfilldatabase output, something is wrong with
the xmltv IDs:

2012-10-21 16:44:44.950602 I  Updating source #1 (Freeview) with
grabber tv_grab_uk_rt
2012-10-21 16:44:44.951140 I  Found 53 channels for source 1 which use grabber
2012-10-21 16:44:44.951368 I  Starting process manager
2012-10-21 16:44:44.954025 I  Starting IO manager (read)
2012-10-21 16:44:44.954113 I  Starting IO manager (write)
2012-10-21 16:44:44.954168 I  Starting process signal handler
2012-10-21 16:44:45.057553 I  Added logging to mythlogserver at TCP:35327
2012-10-21 16:44:45.354877 I  Grabber has capabilities: baseline
manualconfig cache preferredmethod tkconfig apiconfig lineups
2012-10-21 16:44:45.755477 I  Grabber prefers method: allatonce
2012-10-21 16:44:45.756044 I  XMLTV config file is:
/home/user/.mythtv/Freeview.xmltv
2012-10-21 16:52:40.607774 I  IconData: Updating icons for sourceid: 1
2012-10-21 16:52:46.608752 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
freeview.aljazeera.net - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:46.681107 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
freeview.foodnetwork.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:46.681367 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
freeview.hd.channel4.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:47.575037 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
hd.bbc.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:47.575351 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
hd.bbc1.bbc.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:47.575656 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
interactive.sport.bbc.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:52.045680 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
supercasino.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:53.631761 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
tsod.plus-1.freeview.dave.uktv.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:54.082938 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
tsod.plus-1.northwest-macro.itv1.itv.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:54.083285 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
tsod.plus-1.sky-three.sky.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 16:52:55.055351 I  Updated programs: 1 Unchanged programs: 13638
2012-10-21 16:52:55.232050 I  Updating source #2 (FreeviewHD) with
grabber tv_grab_uk_rt
2012-10-21 16:52:55.232518 I  Found 37 channels for source 2 which use grabber
2012-10-21 16:52:55.636421 I  Grabber has capabilities: baseline
manualconfig cache preferredmethod tkconfig apiconfig lineups
2012-10-21 16:52:56.036948 I  Grabber prefers method: allatonce
2012-10-21 16:52:56.037414 I  XMLTV config file is:
/home/user/.mythtv/FreeviewHD.xmltv
2012-10-21 16:59:44.398100 I  IconData: Updating icons for sourceid: 2
2012-10-21 16:59:44.398839 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
4music.channel4.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:03.774282 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
filmfour.channel4.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:05.791224 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
freeview.aljazeera.net - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:05.791508 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
freeview.communitychannel.org - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:05.791818 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
freeview.foodnetwork.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:08.586195 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
granada.itv1.itv.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:11.319134 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
interactive.sport.bbc.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:15.190963 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
itv4.itv.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:17.186271 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
north-west.bbc1.bbc.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:23.391740 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
supercasino.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:31.060161 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
tsod.plus-1.freeview.dave.uktv.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:32.480763 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
tsod.plus-1.northwest-macro.itv1.itv.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:32.481174 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
tsod.plus-1.sky-three.sky.com - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:32.481531 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
uk.viva.tv - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:32.481898 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier:
yesterday.uktv.co.uk - Skipping channel.
2012-10-21 17:00:32.481909 I  Updated programs: 12459 Unchanged programs: 0


I have checked the xmltvids in mythweb and in my .xmltv file and they
all seem to match up, so not sure what the issue is.  It is causing
issues with the data, upcoming recordings showing on one of the HD
tuners, does not have the HD tag on it

Am I doing things right for a 2 tuner setup such as this?

Cheers all

Martin


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