[mythtv-users] channels.conf

[Klaus Becker]

Le dimanche 1 avril 2018, 21:19:35 CEST John Pilkington a écrit :
> On 01/04/18 19:07, Klaus Becker wrote:
> > Le dimanche 1 avril 2018, 18:14:32 CEST Stephen Worthington a écrit :
> >> On Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:30:24 +0200, you wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>> 
> >>> Which file does MythYV use as channels.conf ?
> >>> 
> >>> I only want a limited number of channels and not hundreds I am not
> >>> interested in.
> >>> 
> >>> I know I can configure this inside mythtv-setup, but the easiest way is
> >>> perhaps to edit the MythYV channels.conf file.
> >>> 
> >>> Bye
> >>> 
> >>> Klaus
> >> 
> >> It does not use a channels.conf file.  The channels are stored in the
> >> database.  In mythtv-setup, you can go to Channel Editor and in there,
> >> select any channel you do not want and use the Enter key to display
> >> the options for the channel.  Find the Visible option, which will be
> >> ticked, and use the space bar to toggle off the tick mark.  Then it
> >> will no longer be visible in mythfrontend, but will remain in the
> >> database so that it is there if you need it later.  If you delete
> >> channels (using the D key), when you scan for new channels, the
> >> deleted ones will come back again and you will have to delete them
> >> again, so it is much better to just mark them as not visible.
> > 
> > I found it, but will take long time to make invisible hundreds of
> > channels.
> > It's not userfriendly.
> > 
> > Klaus
> 
> I was rather worried by your off-list reply that said you would try the
> 'Bouquet' script.  I hope you have successfully tested restoring your
> database before you launch.
> 
> In mythtv-setup ( I use mythtv-setup.real to avoid auto-run and similar
> features) there is usually an 'accept all/ignore all/edit manually'
> option at the end of a scan.  If you have a 'hide all' option you might
> later be able to make Visible the few channels that you want.

I would like to use that, but I have only "Hide channles without channel 
number".

Klaus

> 
> John