[mythtv-users] UK Radio Times XML feed down

dlknight at sdf.lonestar.org dlknight at sdf.lonestar.org
Fri Sep 17 08:47:33 UTC 2010


> the XMLTV validator runs every night and the results are advertised here:
> http://www.crustynet.org.uk/~xmltv-tester/squeeze/nightly/
>
> When I have problems with uk_rt data I always check there first to see
> if its a glitch at my end or if the service was down.
> Also, past experience has told me that the RT website is updated in the
> early hours, my best guess is between 3 and 5 am (UK time).
> By default mythfilldatabase is set to run at a random time between 2 and
> 5 am.
> i find I get better results if I move my mythfilldatabase to after 5am,
> i.e. 5 - 8am. That way I get the latest data and still avoid peak net
> traffic hours.
>
>

Many thanks didn't realise there was a status page :) - in my favourites
now. I run mythfilldatabase via a cron job which runs twice a week in the
evening (as my mythtv box is set to hibernate when not in use).





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