[mythtv-users] Getting schedule info for BBC3 + BBC4

[Mike Perkins]

Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 29/01/2009, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
>> Nick Morrott wrote:
>>
>>> On 28/01/2009, Kingsley Turner <krt at krt.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>  Is it possible to receive schedule information on BBC3 & 4 - I have the
>>>> backend fetching information successfully for BBC1+2+HD+NI but BBC3 &
>> BBC4
>>>> never seem to populate.
>>>>
>>>>  BBC3 has an xmltvid of "choice.bbc.co.uk"
>>>>  and BBC4 "knowledge.bbc.co.uk"
>>>>
>>> These were changed last October to "bbcthree.bbc.co.uk" for BBC3 and
>>> "bbcfour.bbc.co.uk" for BBC4.
>>>
>>>
>>  Now I'm getting mystified by this. Just checked mythweb, and I still have
>> "choice" and "knowledge", and I've got a full fortnight's worth of EPG
>> (after 7pm, of course). Haven't had a mfdb error either since before
>> Christmas.
> 
> Mike,
> 
> I'm guessing you are either using a version of XMLTV <= 0.5.49, or are
> using a later version of XMLTV with $XMLTV_SUPPLEMENT pointing to a
> local version of channel_ids.
> 
> Versions of XMLTV later than 0.5.49 have XMLTV::Supplement support and
> default to getting the online version of channel_ids which uses the
> updated XMLTV IDs.
> 
> Nick
> 
You're right. I just checked and it's 0.5.48. I'm currently using what Mandriva 
provides. I used to run -fixes till I updated my distro last summer for an 
unrelated problem. Maybe it's time to get back on the treadmill.

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Mike Perkins