[mythtv-users] Using XMLTV and EIT (on a per-channel basis)

David Kubicek foceni at gmail.com
Wed Jan 20 17:09:19 UTC 2010


On 01/20/2010 05:23 PM, Mike Perkins wrote:
> David Kubicek wrote:
>> I can think of one way it could possibly be done, but I have no idea
>> if it'll work: have both Sources use XMLTV and disable
>> "channel.useonairguie" for everything *except* those foreign/FTA
>> channels. Theoretically, that might do it, but I don't want to break
>> everything just to test it. Does anybody have some experience with
>> this? The devs would probably know, do they read this list?
>>
> Works, and is probably quite common. I have a DVB-T installation. The TV
> channel guide info comes via XMLTV (Radio Times), but there are radio
> channels not covered by XMLTV, so I switch on EIT for those.
>
> You just have to make sure that every channel that has an xmltvid
> assigned has the EIT switched off, and vice-versa.
>

I thought more people must have already tackled this issue. :)

Thanks!
David Kubicek


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