[mythtv-users] help! Ubuntu upgrade ate my mythtv

[Michael T. Dean]

On 08/07/2013 03:44 PM, Dan Kressin wrote:
> From: Michael T. Dean
>> If you used "this channel" rules in old versions or you have the
>> "this
>> channel" filter enabled with current MythTV and you delete all your
>> channels (which you should do with "Delete all video sources" - see
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034 for
>> details) and rescan, the rules will continue to work without issue as
>> long as the channel call sign is the same.  The channel number is
>> irrelevant.  Note, though, that because the call sign is user-editable
>> data, if the scan picks up a different call sign for channels, you can
>> always change the call sign back to the old value if you prefer that
>> approach over updating the channel on your recording rules (or just
>> remove the "this channel" filter from the rules).
> Would a mismatch be best detected by say a lack of expected listings in "Upcoming Recordings" in mythweb?  Or if I try to edit the schedule, would it alert me somehow that the channel doesn't exist?
>

You could go into MythWeb's Recording Schedules page and look down the 
"channel" column to make sure they look right (and compare with call 
signs in MythWeb's channel editor, if necessary)...

Mike