[mythtv-users] Deleting channels, really

[Chuck Filson]

On February 1, 2009 03:56:12 pm Mary Strimel wrote:
> hi all,
> My mythbox records from an OTA tuner card and also a set-top cable box
> using s-video; I would also like to experiment with the firewire output on
> the STB.
>
> The problem is that my guide now has WAY too many channels and there seems
> to be no way for me to delete the unwanted ones.  I am in the USA using
> Schedules Direct.  I'll go mad if I continue to see 4 versons of Home
> Shoppng Network in my guide :)  I've looked around the Gossamer archives,
> but forgive me I have not seen a soluton for this exact issue within Mythtv
> (maybe I'm missing something ...)
>
> I've tried the following methods to delete channels:
> - from mythtv-setup->channel editor, select a channel, hit "d" and choose
> yes.  The channel appears to be deleted but comes back later.
>
> - from mythtv-setup-> channel editor, select a channel, hit "m" for menu,
> de-select "visible".  Sometimes this makes the channel appear to go away
> for a whle, but more often seems to have no effect.
>
> - log in to Schedules Direct, get rid of all the unwanted channels, then
> run "mythfilldatabase --refresh-all".  The unwanted channels are stll
> there, now they just say "unknown" where the programming should be.
>
> Help!!!!  I really need channel deletes to "stick," preferably from within
> mythtv, because the firewire lineup wll need to be a subset of the "cable
> box" lineup, and Schedules Direct won't seem to give me 2 lineups to play
> with for Comcast Digital in my zip code.  So I  need to tell Myth that
> "firewire" does not have some channels that "motorola STB" has, for
> example.  And exorcise Home Shopping Network and its ilk from my living
> room.
>
> TIA
> Mary

	You did the right things, but not in the right order.

	Make sure the undesired channels are unselected at Schedules Direct, then in 
mythtv-setup->channel editor you can delete those same channels and they will 
no longer return.

Chuck