Re[2]: Mythtv Help

["Pete Shew" <pslists@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, I've got the icons now. There is a menu pick in mythtv-setup for
channel order when setting up channels, but it doesn't have any effect on
the program guide display. I've changed the "call sign" values to
be more
consistent though and it doesn't affect the operation that I can see.

Pete

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On 24/07/2005 at 11:26 LeeUKHA wrote:

>I could have sworn that I've seen it in a menu somewhere, but I can't
>find it now.
>Mine appear in channel number order, I did an autoscan and then added
>all the detail - what did you do?
>
>Channel icons in the UK isn't automatic, but very easy add...
>
>Login as root
>-------------------
>cd /usr/share/mythtv
>wget http://brej.org/dvb/icons.tar.gz
>tar -zxvf icons.tar.gz
>-------------------
>this creates the sub dir and populates them with the icons...
>You may need to run mythtv-setup again to add any missing paths to the
>icons to each channel...
>
>Lee
>
>PS. Many thanks to Charles Brej for collecting the icons together!
>
>> Lee,
>> I have spent this week getting a Knoppmyth backend working with an
>> AverMedia DVB-T card. I'm mostly there, with most of the UK
listings,
but
>> the program guide for Freeview seems very messy.
>>
>> Do you know how to get the program guide to display in channel
number
>> order. It also looks like its showing the call sign not the
channel
name,
>> and no icons.
>>
>> Pete
>>
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>> On 23/07/2005 at 14:07 LeeUKHA wrote:
>>
>> >Well that shouldn't take long to build.. LOL...
>> >
>> >I've had lot's of problems with Myth, but 99% are due to my
lack of
>> >Linux skills :) and the lack of well documented UK Freeview
>> >installations...
>> >On the plus side, I've learnt a hell of a lot about Debian
(the distro
>> >that Knoppix/KnoppMyth are based on)...
>> >And I have my set of notes, which are gradually making it into
the wiki
>> >(knoppmythwiki.org).
>> >
>> >Reliability wise, it's crashed a couple of time in 2-3 months,
but each
>> >time was just after something major had been
installed/fixed/etc and I
>> >was actively fiddling with the box at the  time...
>> >
>> >During overnight recording and actually watching TV/recordings
it's
>> >never crashed...
>> >Some of this is likely to be helped by sticking to recommended
hardware
>> >like Nforce2 mobos and Nvidia graphics cards...
>> >
>> >My biggest problem (which is nothing directly to do with Myth)
was
>> >getting my usb MS MCE remote control working. The LIRC driver
says its
>> >supported, but there are only scraps of information about how
to get it
>> >going... It took *days* of tinkering to recompile LIRC (which
I wasn't
>> >that hot on) and setup stuff to link it into Myth... still, it
all
works
>> >like a charm now... :)
>> >
>> >If you want my notes I'll email them over... (lots of good
stuff like
>> >turning on DVDs, manual disk ejecting, fixing themes,
installing UK
>> >channel icons, sorting Apache/Samba/etc)
>> >
>> >I'm currently working on making Myth drop into suspend mode
(so it
>> >sleeps/saves elecy when nothings going on), but typically my
mobo isn't
>> >supported... I feel a lot of hacking coming on... :]
>> >
>> >Lee.
>> >
>> >> Thanks Lee, will take a look at this.
>> >>
>> >> I will changing the channels using the transmitter like
this
>> >>
>> >> http://losdos.dyndns.org:8080/public/mythtv-info/1-ir_transmitter.jpg
>> >>
>> >> how reliable do you find mythtv ? have you had any
problems ?
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
>> >> Of LeeUKHA
>> >> Sent: 23 July 2005 11:52
>> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> >> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Mythtv Help
>> >>
>> >> I've been using MythTV/KnoppMyth on Freeview for a
while... Not
>exactly
>> >> what you're after but it may help (if it's any
consolation I spent
>> >> *days* trying to get this going)....
>> >>
>> >> I have internal DVB-T PCI cards, I just autotune those to
initially
>set
>> >> up the mythconverg database.
>> >> Then I downloaded a script/datafile from
www.parker1.co.uk
>> >> This loads further info into the database, mainly the web
address
type
>> >> links that connect that channel to the corresponding data
page on the
>> >> Radio Times website. (it also loads the paths/names for
the channel
>> >> icons)
>> >>
>> >> You will need to edit his xmltv.dat file and fill it with
NTLs
channel
>> >> line-up but it should give  you a clue...
>> >>
>> >> =========here are a snip of the notes I
>> >> made=================================
>> >> Have a look here -
>> >> http://www.kswindells.34sp.com/freeview/show.php/channels
  - to
>> see the
>> >>
>> >> Freeview channel list
>> >>
>> >> /mkdir /uk         /<---temp dir to tinker in...
>> >> /cd /uk
>> >> wget http://www.parker1.co.uk/mythtv/updatedvb
>> >> wget http://www.parker1.co.uk/mythtv/xmltv.dat/
>> >>
>> >> /pico xmltv.dat  /        <--- add the channel/xmltv
mappings for
your
>> >> local BBC1/BBC2/ITV1 area
>> >>
>> >> /chmod 766 updatedvb
>> >> ./updatedvb -r/
>> >>
>> >> to check that the table has been updated correctly --
>> >> echo "select chanid,channum,callsign,xmltvid from
channel"  mysql -D
>> >> mythconverg
>> >>
>> >> Now you need to create the
/root/.xmltv/tv_grab_uk_rt.conf file
>> >> /
>> >> echo "select xmltvid from channel"  mysql -D
mythconverg >
>> >> /root/.xmltv/tv_grab_uk_rt.conf/
>> >>
>> >> /pico /root/.xmltv/tv_grab_uk_rt.conf/
>> >>
>> >> and insert the word "channel" in front of each
of the lines.
>> >> save the file and exit
>> >>
======================================================================
>> >>
>> >> You should now have the database and files in state
that'll work...
>> >>
>> >> /tv_grab_uk_rt --config-file
/root/.xmltv/tv_grab_uk_rt.conf >
>> >> /tmp/rt.xml
>> >> mythfilldatabase --quiet --no-delete --file 1 0
/tmp/rt.xml/
>> >>
>> >> should now download the info and fill the database...
>> >> ================more
>> >> notes=================================================
>> >> Making the Mythfilldatabase & tv_grab automatically
run via cron
>> >>
>> >> In the MythTV uncheck the box to auto run
Mythfilldatabase
>> >>
>> >> /pico /etc/cron.daily/mythtv-backend/      <--- and
comment out all
>the
>> >> lines
>> >> Create a new file
>> >> /pico /etc/mythfill-1/
>> >> containing these two lines -
>> >> /#!/bin/sh
>> >> su mythtv -c "tv_grab_uk_rt --config-file
>> >> /root/.xmltv/tv_grab_uk_rt.conf > /tmp/rt.xml"/
>> >> Create another new file
>> >> /pico /etc/mythfill-2/
>> >> containing these two lines -
>> >> /#!/bin/sh
>> >> su mythtv -c "mythfilldatabase --quiet --no-delete
--file 1 0
>> >> /tmp/rt.xml"/
>> >>
>> >> then chmod the files to make them executable
>> >> /chmod 755 /etc/mythfill-1
>> >> chmod 755 /etc/mythfill-2/
>> >>
>> >> /pico /etc/crontab file/
>> >> add these lines at the end
>> >> /45 01   * * *   root    /etc/mythfill-1
>> >> 59 01   * * *   root    /etc/mythfill-2/
>> >>
>> >> And reboot....
>> >>
==============================================================
>> >> It works for me...
>> >>
>> >> Have you sorted out how you'll get Myth to change
channels on your
NTL
>> >> box?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > I have just setup mythtv to trial it using knopmyth
>> >> >
>> >> > I am struggling with programme listings. How do I
make this happen
?
>> >> > I'm subscribed to ntl digital. Not getting much help
on google or
>> >> mythtv
>> >
>> >
>> >
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