[mythtv-users] Ticket #12321: mythfilldatabase adds channels when only-update-guide requested

[Michael T. Dean]

On 11/27/2014 10:53 AM, Peter Bennett (cats22) wrote:
> On 11/26/2014 09:42 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> On 11/25/2014 01:40 PM, MythTV wrote:
>>> #12321: mythfilldatabase adds channels when only-update-guide requested
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>>>    Reporter:  pgbennett@…                |          Owner:  stuartm
>>>        Type:  Bug Report - General       |         Status:  new
>>>    Priority:  minor                      |      Milestone:  unknown
>>> Component:  MythTV - Mythfilldatabase  |        Version:  0.27.4
>>>    Severity:  medium                     |     Resolution:
>>>    Keywords:                             |  Ticket locked:  0
>>> ---------------------------------------+-------------------------
>>>
>>> Comment (by Peter Bennett):
>>>
>>>    The problem with this is - I have two sources with the same lineup.
>>> Some
>>>    channels work with the set top box but not with the Ceton. I do not
>>> want
>>>    them deleted from my lineup. I suppose I could create a separate
>>> lineup
>>>    for the Ceton with those channels unselected but that seems overkill.
>>>
>> Peter, TTBOMK, mythfilldatabase's --remove-new-channels no longer
>> actually removes the new channels from the lineup (since the end of
>> DataDirect and the move to Schedules Direct), and now simply ignores
>> new channels.  Perhaps someone can confirm.
>>
>> Otherwise, you'll have to allow mythfilldatabase to add the new
>> channels to the Ceton's Video Source, then mark them as not visible in
>> the channel editor.
> Marking channels "Not Visible" prevents recording but does not prevent
> them being selected for Live TV. Unfortunately when you select one of
> the CGMS "record once" channels in live TV causes the front end to hang
> for a couple of minutes. The reason for this seems to be that you
> actually get a fraction of a second of signal from the channel before it
> shuts off. So you are seeing a stationary picture and pressing the stop
> or menu button and getting no response for a couple of minutes. This
> situation is made worse by the fact that after eventually getting out of
> it, the next time you go to live TV it automatically defaults to that
> same channel and gets stuck again.
>
> My current work around is a database script that deletes those channels
> from the ceton source after mythfilldatabase and another script that
> runs before front end startup to set the default channel to a known good
> channel.

If no one who uses --remove-new-channels will confirm, just run a test 
once to verify it works.  Get a good hard copy of the channels that 
should be selected in your lineup and then run mfdb with 
--remove-new-channels and verify that it doesn't add new channels to the 
Ceton's source.

Mike