[mythtv-users] EIT Scanning failing for one channel

blind_Pete 0123peter at gmail.com
Wed Jun 22 01:20:00 UTC 2011


On Wed, 22 Jun 2011, Troy Dack wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:19 PM, blind_Pete <0123peter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 21 Jun 2011, troydack at gmail.com wrote:
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > My MythTV install has been running well for a few years now with one
> > > exception.  I can't get EIT scanning/updating to work for one particular
> > > channel.
> > [snip]
> > > The channel in question is C31 in Melbourne, Australia - a community TV
> > > channel, it normally appears on DVB-T Channel 44.
> > [snip]
> >
> > Channel 31.  These might help;
> >
> > <http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/8707>
> > <http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/9504>
> > <http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/9788>
> >
> 
> Thanks for the links.

You are welcome.  You might end up solving some problems I have.  

> It doesn't look like the \0 is the problem.  The EIT data doesn't even
> appear to make it into the MythTV program table.  I did run the queries in
> the bug report to check, and they returned nothing, plus my frontend hasn't
> displayed any problems with the watch recordings screen.
> 
> As for the time offset, comparing the data in the dvbsnoop dump and what C31
> have on their web site for upcoming programs it looks like they are actually
> sending out correct UTC times.

OK you have at least answered one of my questions.  

> It seems that EITHelper is failing to extract any data for this particular
> channel and I can't work out why.
> 
> Cheers,
>    Troy.

blind Pete 
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