[mythtv-users] UK, Mainly Crystal Palace re-channeling...Channel Renumber Script

[steve.goodey at openreach.co.uk]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Simon Hobson
> Sent: 04 September 2014 14:46
> To: Discussion about MythTV
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] UK, Mainly Crystal Palace re-
> channeling...Channel Renumber Script
> 
> Another Sillyname <anothersname at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> > The UK freeview channels did a retune/renumber yesterday 4th
> September
> 
> Minor detail, but yesterday was the 3rd
> 
> > , this can be a PITA as it can require a lot of manual messing around
> to get the channels resorted the way you way (and remove the 'garbage'
> channels from the visible lists).
> 
> Yup - it's even more a pain on TVs with a crap UI designed by a blind
> no armed cretin with a brief to make it as hard as possible to achieve
> ! I am convinced that certain manufacturers have a usability section -
> whose sole job is to spot unreasonably usable features and redesign
> them to be harder to use.
> 
> > The following script should allow you to quickly setup the channels
> in a usable format again.
> <snip>
> > This script is based on ones I think I found in the wiki years ago,
> all credit to anyone who wants it.
> 
> See also http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_editing_script and
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/UK_Channel_Assignments
> 

I'm probably being stupid here but can't I just renumber the affected channels using mythweb, settings channel, channum field? I tried it yesterday on Russia Today as a test and livetv switching and a recording seemed to work ok.

Steve.