[mythtv-users] SOLVED: UK xmltv/tv_grab - just a couple moregeneral problems

[Adam Wood]

Glad to hear you've finally got it going. I had a few similar problems to
what your having below, answers also below.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Tait
> Sent: 05 May 2004 01:38
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: [mythtv-users] SOLVED: UK xmltv/tv_grab - just a 
> couple moregeneral problems
> 
> 
> Damnit, I hate replying to admit my own idiocy! Sorry about 
> the last post 
> guys. Almost everything is all OK...!
> 
> After delving into XMLTV and trying to figure out how it 
> worked (as well as 
> the very few similar errors google reported from other 
> users), I deleted 
> the file ~/.xmltv/tv_grab_uk_rt.conf, which was the file holding the 
> channel name/URL thingies. Then I ran mythfilldatabase, and 
> it all went in. 
> Seems that xmltv checks this file as a global, and if the 
> data coming down 
> doesn't match it exactly it chokes and dies. Hence deleting 
> it removed my 
> problem, wahoo! A quick SQL query shows both the channel and 
> program tables 
> are choc-full of data.
> 
> The quality of the TV is wicked, considering my crummy little 
> aerial... and 
> playback uses absolutely *no* CPU which, seeing as I'm using 
> a PVR-250, I 
> must put down to the supposed MPEG2 acceleration in my 
> GeForceFX (with evil 
> tainted drivers, unfortunately).
> 
> Now my only problems (fairly minor and niggling ones) are that:
> 
> 1) I can't seem to change channels whilst watching TV (it 
> seems to be want 
> to subject me to some program involving bad lookalikes of 
> Marylin Monroe 
> and Einstein), but I've seen other people with this problem 
> so it shouldn't 
> be too hard to fix
> 

When I first set up myth it got the channel numbers horribly wrong and the
frequencies too. When changing channel (up or down rather than directly
selecting a number) it tries to find the next available channel using an
algorithm I couldn't figure out. Ok so I didn't spend that long on it, and I
just used myth web to adjust the frequency and channel numbers. I might also
have changed an option in the TV settings menu to order by channel number.
I'm not sure if that'll help much.

> 2) Both the program guide, manual schedule and the OSD are 
> all empty, which 
> I find odd to say the least. Especially considering that the 
> program finder 
> is packed with all kinds of stuff. Well, not all kinds, just 
> TV kinds of stuff.
> 

No idea, I thought when you had xmltv running you'd have this going. :(

> 3) Arr. Myth is displaying the wrong time - it's running an 
> hour ahead of 
> BST. Oops, just checked system time and *that's* an hour 
> ahead too - d'oh!. 
> Sorry, ignore this one!
> 

Since you using Gentoo, I'll assume you've symlinked the correct zone-info.
When I had this problem, updateing /etc/rc.conf and changing a line that
looks something like 
 CLOCK=UTC

To
 CLOCK=local

(maybe a reboot too)

That brought everything into line.

> Once the above two are sorted out I'll start collating my UK 
> howto from all 
> the greppy little text files I've left lying about 
> everywhere. Thanks for 
> all your help guys!
> 
> One highly satisfied MythTV user. Congrats to all on a job 
> damned well done :)
> 
>