Ok. One more question: Is it possible, with freevo, to watch TV that is currently airing? I mean ... do I have to record everything and then watch it later? Or can I just "Watch TV"?
On Monday 21 February 2005 21:42, Lane wrote: > Whoops! > > Nevermind. > > XMLTV_FILE was the answer. > > Hey! Nice project you guys got! > > Thanks! > > On Monday 21 February 2005 21:31, Lane wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've just downloaded and installed freevo. > > > > It looks like a fine project ... only one thing .... why in the heck > > doesn't it scan the tuner for channels? What is this TV_CHANNELS > > variable all about? > > > > I looked at the wiki ... for hours, it seems ... but I still haven't > > figured that out, and I haven't been able to view a single channel in > > freevo (although I can use mplayer to view tuner channels, just fine). > > And it seems I'm able to do simple things like view MPG files with > > freevo. > > > > I've installed xmltv and downloaded the listing to /var/db/freevo/TV.xml, > > but ... I guess this is not usable by freevo? Help me out here ... the > > project knows all the channels, if it can read TV.xml, right? So why > > can't I just watch a channel in the listing? > > > > The wiki page at http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/DVBConfig > > seems ... incomplete ... at best. The text refers to "The first line" of > > the TV_CHANNELS variable, but it clearly should refer to the columns of > > data, NOT lines. > > > > Well, maybe not "clearly." I have never set it up, and the author > > apparently has, so I'm probably wrong. > > > > I *get* that TV_CHANNELS has three columns of data. What I don't get is > > WHERE that data comes from. It seems like the SECOND column of data is > > the "friendly-name" that freevo will use on the GUI. And I'm guessing > > that the first column somehow comes from TV.xml ... but ... what element? > > That's a pretty big file, you know? Some help, here? And whereinaheck > > does the third piece come from? > > > > The example in local_conf.py says: > > > > #The TV_CHANNELS-list can look like this: > > # > > # TV_CHANNELS = [('21', 'SVT1', 'E5'), > > # ('22', 'SVT2', 'E3'), > > # ('26', 'TV3', 'E10'), > > # ('27', 'TV4', 'E6'), > > # ('10', 'Kanal 5', 'E7'), > > # ('60', 'Fox Kids', 'E8', > > ('1234567','0600','1659')), # ('16', 'TV6', > > 'E8', ('1234567','1700','2359'), # > > ('1234567','0000','0300')), # ('14', 'MTV Europe', > > 'E11') ] > > > > So ... 21 is the channel number? SVT1 is the friendly display name? > > Whatinaheck is 'E5'? > > > > I get this from TV.xml > > > > <channel id="I12508.labs.zap2it.com"> > > <display-name>228 MAXP</display-name> > > <display-name>228 MAXP AL01494:X</display-name> > > <display-name>228</display-name> > > <display-name>MAXP</display-name> > > <display-name>CineMAX (Pacific)</display-name> > > <display-name>PAY</display-name> > > </channel> > > > > So ... should TV_CHANNELS look like: > > > > TV_CHANNELS = [('I12508.labs.zap2it.com','228','whatinaheckgoeshere?')] > > > > A link; a manual to read; a script to parse TV.xml into something useful; > > hey, throw me a bone, here! > > > > Thanks, > > > > lane > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Freevo-users mailing list > > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
