[mythtv-users] Connecting Zap2It data with HDTV channels

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Mon Apr 2 13:54:18 UTC 2007


On 04/02/2007 07:47 AM, David wrote:
>> David wrote:
>>     
>>> I have two video sources set up. One is from a channels.conf file I
>>> imported and the other is from Zap2It Labs.
...
> The guide data is now linked up  
> properly. However, MythTV isn't letting me schedule recordings. When  
> I set up a new recording through Manage Recordings --> Recording  
> Schedule, it says the schedule won't be affected when I tell it to  
> preview schedule changes and when I exit the record dialogue it's as  
> though I never scheduled anything.

Your input connections configuration is broken (probably linked to the 
"Zap2It" video source.  You shouldn't really have 2 video sources.  You 
should use MythTV to scan for channels, then you should edit the xmltvid 
for those channels to match the appropriate DataDirect channel's 
DataDirect ID.

The proper process is described at 
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frontend_Channel_Editor and the 
process for finding the xmltvid is described at the XMLTV ID link in 
Step 3 on that page.

My (all-too-frequent) suggestion:  Use the "Delete All" button
in mythtv-setup to delete all video sources and then re-create video 
sources (using DataDirect), input connections, and channels (using a 
scan as above). You /must/ use the "Delete All" buttons rather than 
deleting individual cards/sources.

Why this approach?  
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/260095#260095

What's different about the "Delete All" buttons?
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/261243#261243

Mike



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