[mythtv] I've found why EIT didn't work and how to fix it, is this a bug?

[RoboJ1M]

On 21/04/06, Stuart Auchterlonie <stuarta at squashedfrog.net> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 09:26:55AM +0100, RoboJ1M wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> [snip]
> >
> > 3) UPDATE the networkid and transportid in the database.
> >
> > I can't tune to any of the radio channels or MHEG channels on one of the
> > multiplexes, so that I couldn't fill in. But EIT seems to be going into
> the
> > database now.
> >
> > Is this a bug? Or is it a limitation of using channels.conf and not the
> > scanning code?
> > Whatever it is, it seems ot only affects a small amount of users. One of
> > those bugs I guess. ¬¬...
> >
>
> This is a limitation of using channels.conf. It doesn't have all the
> information required to completely setup the tables. Enough information
> to make the channels watchable, just not enough to allow EIT to work.
>
> What you have done is a workaround that is required if you use
> channels.conf
>
>
> Stuart


Yeah, I thought as much.
Just out of interest, where does the networkid and transportid come from?
Is there any way to get it apart from the workaround stated?

Thanks,

J1M.
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