Once SD goes live (if R5Fx isn't out):

1) Get and install the latest XMLTV (0.5.48 as of this writing) from xmltv.org.
2) Get and install the latest -fixes (mythtv and plugins).
3) Signup for Schedules Direct (when it goes public).
4) Create lineup on SD site.
5) Run mythtv-setup (<alt><s> (make sure you stop the backend <alt><2>)).
6) Deleted all video sources.
7) Create lineup using SD.
8 ) Run mythfilldatabase --refresh-all (give it a moment to start grabbing the listing)
9) Bind the new SD source to your input as usual.
10) Enjoy (exit mythtv-setup, start the backend <alt><1> and start the frontend <alt><m>)!

Example:
As I'm not running any version but the absolute latest, I won't be making packages for older releases. The instructions are easy to follow so building things from source should not be a biggie. You can also wait for the next release, which will include the above plus more!

Shouldn't that be <alt><m>?

Mike

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Doh!

NOTE: This will break MythWeather to fix:
Thank mjl for the script. Now, simple restart the frontend.

So as a sanity check may I ask: I have R5E50 installed, would building from source as described here work without hosing things?

Thanks in advance.

Yes, it should work.

Would the directions work for R5D1?

Marc

Yes, it should work with D1 as well. With D1 however, you may need to upgrade the XMLTV pre-reqs.

Cecil, thanks for the quick reply. I've already downloaded and built the new version of xmltv, but I have not yet done a "make install". Do you think installing this might cause anything in my exisitng R5D1 implementation to break?

All:

I've been doing some more reading, and it looks like some people are doing the migration with a strategy that looks something like this:

1. Change the settings in mythtv so that it no longer calls mythfilldatabase from within mythtv.

2. Create a script that first calls xmltv to download the guide data and then uses mythfilldatabase to load that data into the data base.

3. Attach the script to a crontab entry.

The implication is that there isn't a need to drop sources, etc. Has anyone else seen threads suggesting that this will work and does anyone see any issues with using this approach for R5D1?

BTW, I will be upgrading to R5F* at some point, but I also have to help my daughter, brother and nephew through their ugprades. Also, my daughter's system uses a mediaMVP front end, and I'm not sure that the MVP folks have moved to 0.20 yet...

Marc

Performing the above should not break D1. In terms of any software tweaks one can do w/ older version of MythTV, I'm unaware of them. I've not intention of trying to tweak older software when the newer version works the same as the old only with a different source.

Fair enough, but I do have a final question. After doing some more digging, my conclusion is that I should not install the new version of xmltv until I am able to obtain a schedules direct account. I say this because it looks like once I do this install, my system will be going to the schedules direct URL for guide data instead of the zap2it labs URL. Am I correct about this, or am I mis-understanding how things work? Thanks!

Marc

Yep, unfortunately this is true - I upgraded yesterday with cecil's excellent directions (thanks!) but this broke mythfilldatabase using the old zap2it logon - as you said the URL has changed in XMLTV.

I hope they allow new SD users soon because I've got enough guide data to last into Sept., but I can't get any more from Z2L unless I back off what I just did.

slowbiscuit, thanks for the information -- sorry that you hit this problem. Perhaps a download, build and install of the previous version will enable you to continue using zap2it until you can get signed up with sd...

Marc

Will this require that I rescan and setup all my QAM channels from scratch again? That took forever.

Cecil's directions do imply that you will need to do that (drop and re-creation of sources). I have read some other postings in other forums that state that the dropping and re-creation of video sources is not necessary. (mythtv email archives and the schedules direct forum). I don't have enough knowledge to know for sure one way or the other.

Marc