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

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 6:09 AM, David Kubicek <foceni at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. :)

I find this easiest to set up from mythweb.