[mythtv-users] mythtv-users Digest, Vol 87, Issue 31

[Derek Stark]

On 6/13/10, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org
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>    1. Re: : tmdb.pl grabber API 2.0 no longer available (Wayne Thomas)
>    2. Re: Lost EPG (Melanie)
>    3. Re: Lost EPG (Melanie)
>    4. Grouping of recordings (Matzi Kratzi)
>    5. Fwd: Grouping of recordings (Matzi Kratzi)
>    6. test decrytability (mythtv-free)
>    7. Re: Lost EPG (Andrew Herron)
>    8. Re: Lost EPG (Melanie)
>    9. Re: MythNetvision jailed keyboard/mouse control (nospam312)
>   10. Re: Lost EPG (Nick Morrott)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:05:57 +0200
> From: Wayne Thomas <waynethomas69 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] : tmdb.pl grabber API 2.0 no longer
> 	available
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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> Thanks for that, its been a lot longer than 24 hours so far but I will
> keep an eye on it.
> In the meantime I am fiddling with tmdp.pl to see if I can make it
> work for API 2.0 without a complete rewrite.  Its made a little harder
> in that the 2.0 no longer exists to compare and confirm what the
> script was originally expecting.
>
> No one has commented if the python script works out of the box with
> mythtv 0.22; any thoughts?
>
> Cheers
> Wayne
>
> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 6:17 AM, Yan-Fa Li <yanfali at gmail.com> wrote:
>> According to the the tmdb forum, the 2.0 API is down for about 24
>> hours.  Note, the 2.0 API is also not receiving any updates from the
>> web ui either :(
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 3:06 AM, Wayne Thomas <waynethomas69 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Is it just me or has the tmdb script stopped working?  Mine has been
>>> working perfectly until two or three days ago.  I assumed that it was
>>> the website was down (I checked and initially it was), but now it is
>>> back up and still no go.
>>> I did some digging and tested the API only to discover that API 2.0 no
>>> longer seems to be supported.  Is there a simple solution to update
>>> the perl script to comply with the 2.1 API (my guess is that it will
>>> take considerably more effort than changing the URL).
>>> Alternately, will the python script that comes with 0.23 work for 0.22?
>>> Is there something even easier that I haven't thought of?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>> P.S. I am using 0.22.0+fixes23766 from mythbuntu repos.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:56:26 +0100
> From: Melanie <melanie.t23 at ukonline.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Lost EPG
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Message-ID: <201006130756.26984.melanie.t23 at ukonline.co.uk>
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> <snip>
>>
>> I usually leave 'Cross source EIT' enabled but I cant see that having any
>> impact on your problem to be frank (you could try it though). All of your
>> settings look comparable to mine...
>>
>> I assume that you can tune to any of the MUX's you have tuned? Have you
>> tried a rescan?
>>
>> Andrew
>
> Enabling 'cross-source EIT' hasn't helped unfortunately.
>
> I have rescanned successfully several times since the EPG vanished.
>
> Thanks for your comments though.
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:24:04 +0100
> From: Melanie <melanie.t23 at ukonline.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Lost EPG
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Message-ID: <201006130824.04454.melanie.t23 at ukonline.co.uk>
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> On Saturday 12 June 2010 20:55:12 Emmanuel wrote:
>> Melanie a écrit :
>> > I am running MythTV 0.23-fixes (24158) with Ubuntu 10.04 on an Acer Revo
>> > 3610 here in the UK and can no longer acquire EPG data.  My "policy of
>> > continued improvement" means that I am constantly fiddling with the
>> > settings, configuration etc as I try to become better acquainted with
>> > things and I can't be sure what I might have changed to cause the EPG to
>> > stop working.
>> >
>> > Having been all through the Front and Back End settings I've not found
>> > anything, nor have I uncovered any useful comments on the Internet.
>> > Although I play rudimentary CLI games I am mostly a GUI person . . .
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>> Well if you've done a rescan recently, you shoud go to your channels
>> editor (mythtv-setup) and check for each channel if use guide data (or
>> something approaching) is checked.
>> Bye
>> Manu
>
> /Back end setup/5 channel editor - all looks correct, I see no reference to
> guide data but just in case I have imported a previous scan.
>
> Puzzling.
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:28:00 +0200
> From: Matzi Kratzi <matzikratzi at gmail.com>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Grouping of recordings
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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> When I view my recorded shows, I can see that the Swedish broadcast
> company have unfortunate titles for some programs I have recorded:
>
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Bildt
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Branting
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Carlsson
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:31:15 +0200
> From: Matzi Kratzi <matzikratzi at gmail.com>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Fwd: Grouping of recordings
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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> (sorry, trigger happy today)
>
> When I view my recorded shows, I can see that the Swedish broadcast
> company have unfortunate titles for some programs I have recorded:
>
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Bildt
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Branting
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Carlsson
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Fälldin
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Hansson
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Palme
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Persson
> En bok - en författare: Statsministerserien: Reinfeldt
>
> I would like them to be grouped together. How would I achieve that? By
> giving them a new title? How do I do that?
>
> B.R.
> Mats
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:05:02 +0200
> From: mythtv-free <frenchmythtv at free.fr>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] test decrytability
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Message-ID: <4C14912E.2000206 at free.fr>
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> Hello all,
> I am installing a DVB-S2 tuner in order to replace sur official box
> provided by our sat company. I can read the card with the keys, and scan
> the channels with the physical tuner.
> I cant scan with the virtual scanner created by sasc.
> So I dont understand the option "test decriptability" on the scan window
> of mythtv-setup.
> do you known when I can use it ?
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:21:05 +0100
> From: Andrew Herron <totallymaxed at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Lost EPG
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Message-ID:
> 	<AANLkTinpqBgdvsWNvZ4KXr1SPrO47VPe-PUCBxUQf9cv at mail.gmail.com>
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> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Melanie <melanie.t23 at ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On Saturday 12 June 2010 20:55:12 Emmanuel wrote:
>> > Melanie a écrit :
>> > > I am running MythTV 0.23-fixes (24158) with Ubuntu 10.04 on an Acer
>> Revo
>> > > 3610 here in the UK and can no longer acquire EPG data.  My "policy of
>> > > continued improvement" means that I am constantly fiddling with the
>> > > settings, configuration etc as I try to become better acquainted with
>> > > things and I can't be sure what I might have changed to cause the EPG
>> to
>> > > stop working.
>> > >
>> > > Having been all through the Front and Back End settings I've not found
>> > > anything, nor have I uncovered any useful comments on the Internet.
>> > > Although I play rudimentary CLI games I am mostly a GUI person . . .
>> > >
>> > > Any ideas?
>> >
>> > Well if you've done a rescan recently, you shoud go to your channels
>> > editor (mythtv-setup) and check for each channel if use guide data (or
>> > something approaching) is checked.
>> > Bye
>> > Manu
>>
>> /Back end setup/5 channel editor - all looks correct, I see no reference
>> to
>> guide data but just in case I have imported a previous scan.
>>
>> Puzzling.
>>
>
> What does Mythweb's 'Backend Status' screen say about when you last had
> guide data? (see very last item under 'Machine Information')
>
>
> Andrew
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:56:32 +0100
> From: Melanie <melanie.t23 at ukonline.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Lost EPG
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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> On Sunday 13 June 2010 10:21:05 Andrew Herron wrote:
>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Melanie <melanie.t23 at ukonline.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>> > On Saturday 12 June 2010 20:55:12 Emmanuel wrote:
>> > > Melanie a écrit :
>> > > > I am running MythTV 0.23-fixes (24158) with Ubuntu 10.04 on an Acer
>> >
>> > Revo
>> >
>> > > > 3610 here in the UK and can no longer acquire EPG data.  My "policy
>> > > > of continued improvement" means that I am constantly fiddling with
>> > > > the settings, configuration etc as I try to become better acquainted
>> > > > with things and I can't be sure what I might have changed to cause
>> > > > the EPG
>> >
>> > to
>> >
>> > > > stop working.
>> > > >
>> > > > Having been all through the Front and Back End settings I've not
>> > > > found anything, nor have I uncovered any useful comments on the
>> > > > Internet. Although I play rudimentary CLI games I am mostly a GUI
>> > > > person . . .
>> > > >
>> > > > Any ideas?
>> > >
>> > > Well if you've done a rescan recently, you shoud go to your channels
>> > > editor (mythtv-setup) and check for each channel if use guide data (or
>> > > something approaching) is checked.
>> > > Bye
>> > > Manu
>> >
>> > /Back end setup/5 channel editor - all looks correct, I see no reference
>> > to guide data but just in case I have imported a previous scan.
>> >
>> > Puzzling.
>>
>> What does Mythweb's 'Backend Status' screen say about when you last had
>> guide data? (see very last item under 'Machine Information')
>>
>>
>> Andrew
>
>
> /MythTV front end/Advanced/System status/Listings status/
> 	= Guide data to 2010-06-07
>
> In other words it stopped collecting programme info a couple of weeks back
> which sounds about right.
>
> All the indications are that my system is set up to collect listing data but
> is unable to do so, the question is why?
>
> Melanie
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:29:50 +0100
> From: nospam312 <nospam312 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythNetvision jailed keyboard/mouse
> 	control
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Message-ID:
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>>>
>>> In Mythnetvision I can usually play one video but then Myth loses
>>> focus and I can no longer enter a new search criteria or choose
>>> another video as Myth does not recognise any remote button presses.
>>> I am using MythTV 0.23fixes via Mythbuntu.
>
>> I had "Hide Mouse Cursor in MythTV" enabled and this prevented Myth from
>> getting focus from NetVision because I could not click anywhere on the
>> MythTV window. Go to Setup->Appearance an on the second screen you will
>> see the "Hide Mouse Cursor in MythTV" option. Make sure it is disable
>> (no check in the box). This will allow you to give focus back to Myth.
>
> Thanks but this does not help with my problem.  I have the same
> experience in MythNetVision as previous.
>
> In MythNetVision when I return to the Search Box to enter a new search
> term no remote buttons are processed so I can't type in a new search
> criteria.
>
> I leave the mouse pointer in the lower left of the screen, I can
> search for one criteria but when I return and try to type in my new
> text criteria via the remote no input is accepted.
>
> In MythBrowser 2/4/6/8 mouse cursor controls usually do not work (on a
> rare occasion they work) but scrolling up and down the page works fine
> and the buttons work fine in normal MythTV so the remote is correctly
> configured.  The Next/Previous Link buttons work fine on a simple text
> page but on more complex pages they either do not work or the pages do
> not show the current highlighted link very well.  It is very difficult
> to see what link on a page is highlighted.
>
> Does anyone have any other ideas on what I can do to try to track down
> any of these problems?
>
> I am using MythTV 0.23fixes via Mythbuntu.
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:46:01 +0100
> From: Nick Morrott <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Lost EPG
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Message-ID:
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> On 13 June 2010 10:56, Melanie <melanie.t23 at ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> All the indications are that my system is set up to collect listing data
>> but
>> is unable to do so, the question is why?
>
> Have you checked your database for errors? The optimize_mythdb.pl
> script will do this for you and try to correct any errors it finds. It
> is possible a crashed table could be causing your problem even if all
> MythTV settings are correct.
>
> Do you have active EIT configured (Recording Options button on the
> capture card screen in mythtv-setup)? If not, listings will only be
> collected during a recording/LiveTV session.
>
> Are you able to successfully watch LiveTV or configure manual recordings?
>
> Cheers,
> Nick
>
> --
> Nick Morrott
>
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