On 11/20/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for your answers. Mercury Morris wrote:
> A local station, WCCO-TV, changed its "Name" in the Over-The-Air (OTA)
> data.
> Previously, it was "WCCO-DT", now it's "Service".
>
> When this change occurred, all the recordings scheduled for WCCO-DT
> were "lost".
> That is, they did not show up in Upcoming Recordings, and were NOT
> recorded.
>
> To fix this, I ran mythtv-setup, added the XMLTVID to the "new"
> channel called "Service",
> and re-ran mythfilldatabase. Now, I will reschedule the missing
> programs to be recorded
> on "Service", and they should be recorded OK.
>
> How would you have handled such a Station Name Change? Or, how have you
> handled such a Station Name Change in the past?
Haven't done it myself, but shouldn't you rename "Service" to something
useful (like "WCCO-DT") and make sure you run mythfilldatabase without
the "--do_channel_updates" option (so it doesn't overwrite your "custom"
channel names)?
> Maybe a better question is, Can the loss of scheduled recordings be
> prevented?
Not after the fact. ;)
Before the fact, you could use Record All on Any Channel...
I had not thought of renaming - because I don't know how. And, I am afraid that if I DO rename, that whatever I chose for the new name will again be ignored by mythfilldatabase. And that will lead to the same undesirable result - all the Upcoming Recordings on that channel will be dropped, failing to be recorded.
As for Record All on Any Channel... I have chosen a different way to have a backup. By that, I mean some extra assurance that the programs WILL be recorded. Two backup systems, a separate MythTV system and a VCR are also progammed to record the shows, although in Standard Definition, not HDTV.
I am still mystified as to how and why "Service" even appeared, in the database, in the listings, etc. The help text for mythfilldatabase says that --do_channel_updates is off by default, which I heretofor assumed was true. Now, I'm not so sure. I do know that I do not specify --do_channel_updates in the command string used to get new listings from data Direct. There doesn't seem to be an opposite option - one that would make sure that channels are NOT updated.
It isn't rocket-science to see that changes like this at WCCO-TV are very likely to happen again - and soon. I mean, come on WCCO Chief Engineer! "Service"?? You can't be serious!! It was late Friday when the change was made and we all know how much (Software) Engineers like to make a big change to their system, JUST BEFORE they take off for the weekend!
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MM
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