Kirby Bakken wrote:
Mercury Morris wrote:
On 12/21/05, *Kirby Bakken* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
I receive all the 'major' (CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, etc) channels on
HD (I
have just an HD5000 card), but for most of the HD channels I get,
the
guide shows 'unknown' as the content. I KNOW that the HD content
is the
same as the NTSC content... How can I cause the channel guide to
show
content instead of Unknown? Is there something I'm doing wrong
with my
channel guide setup? (all the other channels show up fine). Or
do I
need to 'fudge' things and associate one channel's information
that I AM
getting with the 'unknown' channels?
Perhaps the XMLTVID is missing from the Channel data. At least,
that's what I have found when the guide shows 'unknown'.
When this happens, I enter mythtv-setup, on into the Channel Editor,
and add the XMLTVID by typing it into the space provided.
Ah Ha! You ask: Where can you find the XMLTVID? Well, one easy way
is to bring up the list of channels using the website
http://zap2it.com, enter the zipcode appropriately, and wait for the
channel listings to appear. Then, if you hold the mouse pointer over
the channel call-letters (at the left of the screen), the XMLTVID
will appear, somewhere. Using Mozilla, it appears at the bottom of
the screen. With Opera, it appears in a little box under the mouse
pointer.
As soon as enough mythfilldatabase runs are completed, you should
start to see fewer 'unknown' boxes and more boxes with program
information.
One last thought: When I use zap2it, the analog stations are always
listed first. So, I have to click on the 'CLICK HERE TO VIEW YOUR
LOCAL DIGITAL STATIONS' line to get the digital stations.
--
MM
Hey Thanks! Some progress, but not much... I deleted all the
channels under Channel Editor (which near as I can find, is ONLY with
mythtv-setup). Then rescanned. I ended up with only the digital
channels in my area (that could be found). I then used the channel
editor to go into each channel and fill in the XMLTVID. Exited,
brought up mythbackend, ran mythfilldatabase, ran mythfrontend, and my
channel guide still has all the analog channels (which I can't get, I
don't have a tuner for NTSC), and I STILL have Unknown (Unknown) for
channel 4-1 and 9-1. A couple of the other channels that weren't
working (2-1 PBS) have data now.... But I'm sure the XMLID is correct...
Sigh... Went back into mythtv-setup after running
mythfilldatabase..... all the analog channels are 'back in'... . How
do I NOT get them?
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Sigh... I think I answered my own question.... after a little (more)
research. Go to labs.zap2it.com, add a 'new' channel lineup using a
different zip code... one that has the HD channels that zap2it doesn't
think I can get.... and then delete all but the HD channels from my lineup.
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