[mythtv-users] XMLTV and mythfilldatabase

[R. G. Newbury]

On 2020-03-27 2:14 p.m., Jack McGee wrote:
> 
>>> 2020-03-27 06:19:26.741158 I  Grabber has capabilities: baseline 
>>> manualconfig preferredmethod lineups apiconfig
>>> 2020-03-27 06:19:27.241881 I  Grabber prefers method: allatonce
>>> 2020-03-27 06:19:27.242539 I  XMLTV config file is: 
>>> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/SD.xmltv
>>> 2020-03-27 06:20:48.346124 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier: 
>>> I100147.json.schedulesdirect.org - Skipping channel.
>>> 2020-03-27 06:20:48.346434 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier: 
>>> I100561.json.schedulesdirect.org - Skipping channel.
>>> (snip)
>>>
>>> whole bunch of these
>>>
>>>
>>> 2020-03-27 06:24:21.006700 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier: 

My previous response seems to have been lost due to the detour into 
whether the grabber was running. This output shows that it is running.

2020-03-27 06:19:27.242539 I  XMLTV config file is: 
/home/mythtv/.mythtv/SD.xmltv
2020-03-27 06:20:48.346124 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier: 
I100147.json.schedulesdirect.org - Skipping channel.
2020-03-27 06:20:48.346434 N  Unknown xmltv channel identifier: 
I100561.json.schedulesdirect.org - Skipping channel.

THIS output shows where the error lies.

Edit your SD.xmltv file and try setting the wanted channel entries to 
the format:
channel=100147
channel!100148 etc.

and re-run /usr/bin/mythfilldatabase.
Your setup is contacting the server, and downloading updates, but does 
not know where to put them, as it does not recognize the channel format. 
So, in the end, it deletes the updates.

Geoff


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