[mythtv-users] Duplication of listings

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/08/2008 03:02 PM, steve.goodey at bt.com wrote:
>  I hope that this is relevant to this list, apologies if not. I originally posted to xmltv-users and was advised to try a mythtv list.
>  
>  I have done a clean install of Mythbuntu 8.04, this is on a combined
>  front/backend. During setup of the video sources, as well as picking the
>  tv_grab_uk_rt listings grabber, I also ticked perform eit scan. Now the
>  reason for adding the eit scan was to get listings info for the dvb
>  radio channels. However this appears to have caused duplication of the
>  listing info for the TV channels, one set from the eit scan and another
>  set from the xmltv source. Going into Mythweb, MythTV channel info I
>  have duplicate channels shown, one set using the onairguide and the
>  other using the xmltv info.
>  
>  Should I have done the listings grab first, exit out and then add
>  eitscan as a separate operation?

High level answer:  Myth doesn't support the simultaneous use of EIT and 
a grabber for the same channel's listings.  You need to configure your 
system to only use EIT on those channels for which grabber data is not 
available.  (See mythtv-setup's channel editor.)

Mike