[mythtvnz] epgsnoop snapshot

Nick Rout mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:58:42 +1200 (NZST)


On Wed, July 18, 2007 1:17 pm, Hadley Rich wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:30:18 Robin Gilks wrote:
>> Does this version rely on downloading stuff from a central site or wil=
l
>> it
>> work with my own sat card? (I'd prefer not having to rely on an extern=
al
>> IP connection for my EPG if possible)
>
> No, it doesn't require a 'net connection. This is just an updated versi=
on
> of
> epgsnoop, which wraps the dvbsnoop program, which gets data from your D=
VB
> card.
>
> hads

I can't quite recall what was wrong with tv_grab_dvb
http://www.darkskiez.co.uk/index.php?page=3Dtv_grab_dvb - but it might be
useful to have a history of why you developed epgsnoop available
somewhere.

In fact Steve gave me edit rights on the mythtv.co.nz blog site recently
and I feel my first article coming on...

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Nick Rout