[mythtv] Re: [mythtv-commits] Re: Ticket #344: DVB EIT fails to insert event data into database

[John Pullan]

On 09/10/05, Daniel Kristjansson <danielk at cuymedia.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-10-09 at 18:21 +0100, John Pullan wrote:
> > On 09/10/05, MythTV <mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org> wrote:
> > > #344: DVB EIT fails to insert event data into database
> > > ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------
> >
> > > Comment:
> > >
> > >  Until someone has a patch to add this feature, I'm closing the ticket.
> > >
> > >  There is some support for short descriptors, and hence the messages, but
> > >  it is not complete. DVB EIT guide insertion currently requires long DVB
> > >  EIT descriptors. If someone is interested in writing the code to make
> > >  guide insertion work with short DVB EIT descriptors I'll review it. Make
> > >  sure not to break things for people that have both long and short
> > >  descriptors.
> > >
> > Daniel,
> >      The DVB EIT code does support both long and short descriptors, it
> > does not support
> > 55 : parental rating
> > 5f : private data
> > 41 : service list
> > 64 : data broadcast descriptor
> > Non of the above are really crucial, at least not in the UK.
> >
> > I don't know why it's not working but it's not the lack of short event parsing.
> > Regards
>
> John, do you want to look at this? I don't have DVB reception
> so any changes I make require a rather long modify/test cycle.
> I'm not ready to go through that torture for the Experimental
> EIT parsing.
>
I'm not in much better shape than you for this. I'm using dvb-t and it
"all works for me (tm)". We really need Taylor to wake up and take a
look. Failing that I can try and work out what's happening, but I'm
not promising anything.

--
John