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

[Mike Perkins]

On 04/09/14 15:48, steve.goodey at openreach.co.uk wrote:
>> -----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.
>
That works as well.

The OP's script needs to also update the xmltvid fields. In my (painful) 
experience this job takes the longest, especially since the xmltv team have now 
made it so hard to get hold of a definitive list.

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Mike Perkins