[mythtvnz] EPG data

[Alistair Dunn]

On 25/05/2015 10:36 p.m., Nick Rout wrote:
> tv_grab_nz-py or have you been using something else?
>
> On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Alistair Dunn <alistair at rtr.org.nz 
> <mailto:alistair at rtr.org.nz>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>     I've been using an epg download to populate MythTV (Ubuntu) for
>     freeview and non-freeview channels for the last few years, but
>     unfortunately it hasn't been updated in a few days and its now
>     almost run out. So, I suppose its time for me to look at how to go
>     about implementing my own grabber to generate the data directly
>     (unless, of course there is a simpler alternative). Can anyone
>     help with a pointer or a guide to help a relative Linux newbie
>     figure out the steps needed to generate the epg from a cable
>     source in NZ. I suspect I'll be needing a tuner card
>     (recommendations?) and a method to process the stream to extract
>     the xml guide data. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated,
>     Thanks,
>     Alistair
>

Up to now, I've been using an anonymously supplied xml for non-freeview 
channels, then importing with mythfilldatabase using a home written 
script. My understanding is that tv_grab_nz-py is for freeview channels 
only.