OK, scratch all my instructions and just edit the tv_grab_nz-py file and change the link where it downloads the data from to <a href="http://epg.pvr.geek.nz/epg/listings-all.xml.gz" target="_blank">http://epg.pvr.geek.nz/epg/listings-all.xml.gz</a><br>
<br>then add the xmlid to the Prime channel<br><br>Thats a bit easier. Thanks Hads<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/1/10 Hayden Lovett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hayden.lovett@gmail.com">hayden.lovett@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">Questions I have are:<br><br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">1. How do I add Prime to the epg data?<br>
</div></div>You need to find an XML file that contains Freeview and Prime data. There is the listings-all.xml at <a href="http://epg.pvr.geek.nz/epg/" target="_blank">http://epg.pvr.geek.nz/epg/</a> but it does not contail any freeview data. You could setup a second source in the backend and make it do a very slightly different job<br>
<br><ul><li>Make a copy of your /usr/bin/tv_grab-nz-py file and call it tv_grab_prime-py</li><li>edit the file and change the link where it downloads the data from to <a href="http://epg.pvr.geek.nz/epg/listings-all.xml.gz" target="_blank">http://epg.pvr.geek.nz/epg/listings-all.xml.gz</a></li>
<li>Go into the backend and add a new video source, the new file should show up in the list - if it doesn't show up it means that you will need to edit the file again and change something in the header so it is different from the other one</li>
<li>Give your Prime channel an xmlid of <a href="http://prime.sky.co.nz" target="_blank">prime.sky.co.nz</a> </li><li>now mythfilldatabase should run both scripts and get data for both video sources</li></ul>If you can find an xml file with both Freeview and Prime just use that one and dont worry about all those steps. And let me know so I can add it to the MythKiwi Control Panel.<div class="Ih2E3d">
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<br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">2.
I want to set up a capture card that only receives Prime via a Sky Box
(I have sky box that only gives me Prime - special deal available if
you do not get Prime clearly via UHF -you pay a 1 time only fee for the
installation and the STB) So I need a video source which only has
Prime,but I still need my other video source with all free to air
channels. So the question is how do I set up different video sources
using the same grabber? <br>3.
Although I followed Hayden's instructions and they worked I'd really
like to know how they worked. Eg what effect does the TVNZ.xmltv file
have. How does the grabber use this info to grab the correct channels.
Will Mythdatabase run automatically to retrieve new epg data or do I
stillhave to make a setting somewhere. <br></div><br></div>Using a prebuilt TVNZ.xml file means you wont have to go through the lengthy manual channel adding proceedure after setting up your videosource, the proceedure I mentioned above does not use a prebuiltfile so you will need to go though the setup after defining the video source ( you might have to alt-tab to it as it runs underneeth mythtv)<br>
<br><br>In the frentend go into setup -> main and on the last screen it has mythfilldatabase setup. The MythKiwi control panel should have set this up for you when you used it before.<br><br>I havn't used this method before so let me know how you get on.<div class="Ih2E3d">
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<br><br><br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">You call the Prime help line. I paid something around $150.00 this
included installing the dish and cable from the dish to the TV.<br><br></div></div>Thats a good cheap way to go. <br><br>-Hayden Lovett<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="Ih2E3d">2009/1/10 Steve V <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olivuts@yahoo.com" target="_blank">olivuts@yahoo.com</a>></span><br>
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<div>Hi,<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
<br>thanks to Hayden, I have managed to get my epg working. Now I want to make some mods and set up different video sources for different input connections.<br><br>Right now I have the epg working using the the tv_grab_nz-py grabber. and the following instructions from Hayden.<br>
<br><br>In the backend Channel Setup give each channel a xmlid<br>
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://tv1.freeviewnz.tv/" target="_blank">tv1.freeviewnz.tv</a><br>tv2.freeviewnz.tv...<br><br><ol><li>install xmltv (sudo apt-get install xmltv)<br></li><li>copy the tv_grab_nz.py to /usr/bin/tv_grab_nz-py</li>
<li>make sure the script can be run as a program</li><li>In the backend go to Video Sources and create a new one</li><li>Copy the attached file (satellite.tvnz.xmltv) to $HOME/.mythtv/TVNZ.xmltv<br></li><li>xmltv should search for new scripts and find the NZ one, select that one</li>
<li>you might have to alt-tab to get to the setup program, go in there and exit out. You dont need to go through it.</li><li>Now run in a terminal tv_grab_nz-py --config-file home/&&your home path&&/.mythtv/TVNZ.xmltv</li>
</ol>This gets the epg data from pvrgeek using the freeview listings - at least I think that is how it works.<br><br>Questions I have are:<br><br>1. How do I add Prime to the epg data?<br>2. I want
to set up a capture card that only receives Prime via a Sky Box (I have sky box that only gives me Prime - special deal available if you do not get Prime clearly via UHF -you pay a 1 time only fee for the installation and the STB) So I need a video source which only has Prime,but I still need my other video source with all free to air channels. So the question is how do I set up different video sources using the same grabber? <br>
3. Although I followed Hayden's instructions and they worked I'd really like to know how they worked. Eg what effect does the TVNZ.xmltv file have. How does the grabber use this info to grab the correct channels. Will Mythdatabase run automatically to retrieve new epg data or do I stillhave to make a setting somewhere. <br>
<br><br>I also want to give a big thanks to all those out there who have providede these great tools which make MyhtTv workin NZ<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Steve<br><br></div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">
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