[mythtv-users] Datadirect down

[Chad]

On 7/9/07, Robert Kulagowski <bob at smalltime.com> wrote:
> David Lonie wrote:
> > On Monday 09 July 2007 09:14, Henry A Harper III wrote:
> >> My OTA (ATSC-only) lineup has also been conveniently and automatically
> >> deleted for me, according to the DD website. I can't redo/add another one
> >> at the moment. 10 days of data remaining...guess I'll go EIT if it's not
> >> fixed by then. Re-recording things due to no programids will be mildly bad,
> >> but better than setting manual recording times and channels.
> >
> > It sounds like they may be starting the switch. Zap2It labs mentioned
> > something about reworking the data storage method they use, maybe your local
> > broadcasts are being work on?
>
> It's supposed to be a glitch:
> http://bb.labs.zap2it.com/viewtopic.php?t=1323
>
> Author: tmstom
> Joined: 17 Feb 2004
> Posts: 650
> Location: Chicago
>
> Message:
> Hey. I haven't posted here in a loooooong time...
>
> Thought I would let you guys know that there's been a database problem
> throughout the weekend on the database used to store user lineup
> information. You may have been getting this application error:
>
> Code:
> Your previously selected lineup is no longer valid and has been
> automatically deleted.
> Please add a lineup!
>
>
> ...which accounts for a specific exception scenario when the application
> queries the user lineups table. Your lineups have not been deleted; it's
> just the code is interpreting the exception this way.
>
> You also might have gotten a message telling you to add a lineup, as if
> you'd never had one on your account. Well, bottom line is: things will
> be back to normal when the database stuff is fixed, and your lineup info
> has not been lost.
>
> Things will hopefully be back to normal later today as we switch to a
> backup and fix issues on the production server.
>
> On an unrelated note, I've been monitoring things in the Myth and XMLTV
> forums (and others) and hope there's a way for you guys to work
> everything out with the listings data. I have confidence in you all. Smile
>
> Pretty soon, I won't be around even peripherally. Best of luck to
> everyone.. it's been good. I'm really impressed with everything the
> Zap2it Labs community has cooked up. I don't think we ever anticipated
> all of this. I miss Zap2it Labs. Smile
>
> Good luck. I'll see ya when I see ya.
> _________________
> - Tom
> FORMER! Zap2it Labs forum and customer service manager
>
> _______________________________________________

Wow!  Sounds.... I don't know, rather corporate I guess.  I can't
really think of the word I want.  Seems Tom got the shaft we all got.

-Chad