[mythtv-users] Original Air Date missing in Schedules Direct

[Joseph Fry]

>  I added a cron job to run at 5pm every night to execute
>> "/usr/bin/mythfilldatabase --refresh-today" to make sure I have accurate
>> guide data before primetime shows air.
>>
>
> That's no more effective (and more load on both your system and TMS's)
> than running mythfilldatabase --dd-grab-all as your normal daily refresh
> command.  As a matter of fact, if using --dd-grab-all, you likely wouldn't
> even need to run at a specific time.  The problem with the default
> configuration for Schedules Direct is that you only get updates for
> tomorrow and +13, so any changes to the schedule or updates aren't seen
> until "last minute" and any changes to today aren't seen at all.  Using
> --dd-grab-all fixes this.  The only reason it's not the default is because
> too many people use severely underpowered (and/or misconfigured) systems
> that can't handle --dd-grab-all, so we've configured it so it will work, by
> default, but rely on you users to figure out how to configure it for best
> results.
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.**com/lists/mythtv/users/449426#**449426<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/449426#449426>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.**com/lists/mythtv/commits/**449416#449416<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/449416#449416>


I will look into using dd-grab-all to see how it impacts my system however
I do have one question, the reason I do the refresh everyday at 5pm is to
ensure I have accurate guide data for prime time (when most of my recording
occurs).  Is it better to let SD manage my daily grab-all task to run off
peak, and just refresh "today" everyday at 5pm, or force the grab-all to
occur every day at 5pm.  The daily refresh is small compared to a full 14
day download, so I would think that they would prefer the large download
occurs off peak.
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