[mythtv-users] No Programs Listed in "Media Library"

Tom Wheeler tomwheel at gmail.com
Mon Jan 27 17:12:03 UTC 2014


On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 10:26 PM, Tom Wheeler <tomwheel at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 8:33 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:
>
>> It sounds like you're creating "shadow" channels (i.e. multiple copies of
>> channels, of which one is properly linked to the source/getting filled) or
>> something.  This can also happen when you have
>> unconnected/partially-configured capture cards or video sources (but if
>> it's really happening right after channel scans, it's more likely shadow
>> channels).
>>
>> I highly recommend always deleting all channels in a Video Source before
>> rescanning (ideally, just doing "Delete all Video Sources") to make sure
>> there's nothing extra in there that you may not notice.
>>
>
> Thanks, Mike. I will give that a shot tomorrow and report back with the
> results.
>

The problem did indeed go away when I deleted all channels and then
re-added them. I updated the FAQ entry to mention this possibility.

Thanks for the help!
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