[mythtvnz] Hi

[Curtis Walker]

On 29 November 2012 21:26, Don Robertson <don at robertson.net.nz> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I recently bought a HD HomeRun tuner, set up MythTV on Mythbuntu, and am waiting for something worth recording :-)
>
> Also - my original plan was to copy recordings to my portable hard drive and to plug that into the TV, or to get the network dongle for the TV and use MythTV's DLNA server. But now am thinking I might need a front end pugged directly into the HDMI port on the TV.
>
> But first - my most pressing problem. I am sure there  will be more.
>
> MythTV's program guide is only showing the next couple of hours programmes, which makes it a bit tricky to set it to record progammes in the future. If I do set it to 'Record at any time on this channel', I do get some future recordings showing up in the Upcoming Recordings screen, but with no titles.
>
> I have done a search on the web, and have seen references to a python script that grabs an xml file - but no instructions on how to use it. Is this still needed - or is it pre-freeview?
>
> Longer term - I have been reading about android based 'smart tv' boxes. Has anyone had any experience with them?
>
> Cheers
>
> Don
>
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You will have seen from those recent discussions that there is no
mythtv frontend for android, so no using an android-based 'smart tv'
box as a mythtv FE, I'm afraid (guess they're not that smart yet).

On the topic of a programe guide, yep - you'll need some sort of
method to get the programme guide data into mythtv. the recommended
method is to use the python script 'tv_grab_nz-py'. Here's a thread to
get you started:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/mythtvnz/525648#525648

Since the above thread, it's no longer working for me again (myth BE
doesn't seem to want to run mythfilldatabase on shedule), so I have to
run mythfilldatabase via a cron job instead (no biggie, but just not
as aesthetic).

Another non-aesthetic way is to run a little script I wrote, which
basically pulls the guide data (same source file) and runs
mythfilldatabase. Again, run it as a cron job and you should be good
to go. Here's a link to the thread in question:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/mythtvnz/494548?page=unread#unread\

With all of the above, you need to set your xmltv channel ID's up
properly (and be aware that some frustration can be involved as guide
data doesn't appear). There was a recent thread either on here or in
the main mythtv users list which referred to mythfilldatabase updating
incorrect channel ID stuff, rather than reflecting changes you'd made
in the backend channel setup.

Good luck!