[mythtv-users] Problems getting chanle icons set up

[Jeff Wormsley]

On 6/4/06, stan <stanb at panix.com> wrote:
>> I'm trying to get my chnael icons set up on a KnoppMyth system. I've read:
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html#ss9.5
>>
>> I installed xmltv, and I have tried to run mkiconmap.pl but every time
>> I run it, it tels me that my postal code "29451" is invalid.
>>
>> So, I did a find for master_iconmap.xml and can't seem to find it.
>>
>> Can anyone sugsest where I can get this file, or figure out why
>> mkiconmap.pl thinks my zip code is invalid?
>>
>>
>>     
David Schmidt wrote:
> I ran into this this weekend as well.  I looked at the code, but my
> perl is not good enough to fix it (and I tried several things).
>
> Essentially, mkiconmap.pl calls (from memory) tv_grab_na_icons.pl
> which is part of XMLTV.  That script just goes out to zap2it.com like
> a browser would and enters the zip you give it.
>
> Until recently, zap2it would then put up a page asking for your
> cable/sat provider.  If it didn't, the script presumed you gave it an
> invalid zip and asks again, like you noticed.  Recently, instead of
> asking for a lineup, they take you straight to their generic network
> data only page and you have to click another link to be prompted again
> for zip and finally provider.
>
> The bad news, the SourceForge page for XMLTv doesn't even seem to note
> the problem, so I don't think anyone is working to fix it.  I tried
> having it go to the URL of the current prompt for both zip and
> provider, but zap2it seems to see I'm being clever and redirect me
> when I do that.
>
> Short:  I can't help, but it's not just you.
>   

Bump...

Has anyone else seen this problem?  Any suggestions for a fix?

TIA,
  Jeff.