Re: Mythtv Help

[LeeUKHA <mailinglists@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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