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  1. #1
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    Exclamation Headend (Lineup) Changes

    When your TiVo make it's next daily call you should receive a lineup change message after the call, the TiVo should've loaded a new Headend slice.

    I have added the rest of the Sky Digital channels, and made changes to a couple of existing channels. Ed has added them to the Headend provided by the emulator..

    You won't get data for the NEW stations just yet..

    Easy enough for the emulator users..
    Now the loadguide users, unfortunately are going to have to add/change these channels manually... (Unless....what were the results of a loadguide user manually loading a headend slice??)

    Attached is a stations.txt file with the all the channels and FSID's.. (Ignore the "Station/1/" before the FSID's, and ignore the "DoNotShift")

    Existing Channels which will need a change in FSID

    UKTV 7998101 to 7998004
    ARTS 7998057 to 7998059
    TVSN 7998009 to 7998045
    NONAG 7998099 to 7998095


    Adding channels manually (LOADGUIDE USERS ONLY), to make it easier I suggest you switch over to the emulator.
    If your HackFu is strong then continue..

    The command line syntax is..

    add-whole-channel.tcl <Channel ID> <Channel Num> <ShortName> <LongName> <SOURCE ID>

    i.e. add-whole-channel.tcl 7998001 1 TV1 "TV1" 637957/11

    for a FAQ on how to find your source id etc.. have a look at this outdated Howto... http://www.tjv.org.nz/tivo-howto.aspx

    Changing the FSID of an existing channel, take a look at this howto I posted a couple of times.. http://forums.oztivo.net/showpost.ph...3&postcount=13

    Goodluck,
    cheers

    Jaidev
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    Last edited by jaidev; 18-08-2004 at 10:51 PM.

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    Will these changes have caused the ability to setup off the emulator to break?

    I've been trialing some different HD's which has required a few setups lately, these have all worked perfectly to date.

    Tonight, there is a 'No cable providers in your zip code' message at the cable providers selection stage (after dowloading data) -- zip code I have selected is 02113 (verified with /hack/bin/get_postalcode), area 002.

    Any ideas?
    Last edited by DJC; 18-08-2004 at 08:41 PM.

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    Hmmm possibly...

    Ed, this is usually the error you get when in the 'headend' file the following entries are blank....
    Halfway in the 'headend' file...

    CommunityName: {}
    CountyName: {}
    Location: {Auckland}
    Name: {SkyDigital}
    Lineup: Lineup/8000001
    Subrecord Lineup/8000001 {
    Name: {}

    and at the end of the 'headend' file..

    }
    Subrecord CityPostalCode/2000 {
    PostalCode: {02113}
    CommunityName: {}
    }


    Can you please dbl check the entries.. should be as follows..

    CommunityName: {Auckland}
    CountyName: {Auckland}
    Location: {Auckland}
    Name: {SkyDigital}
    Lineup: Lineup/8000001
    Subrecord Lineup/8000001 {
    Name: {SkyDigital}

    and

    }
    Subrecord CityPostalCode/2000 {
    PostalCode: {02113}
    CommunityName: {Auckland}
    }


    thanks
    Jaidev

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    Yup, this was my fault... I missed the very last CommunityName instance, at the bottom of the headend file. This won't matter for an existing setup because you'll still have the entry from the older slice (which is why when I tested everything seemed fine), but for a new setup it will. I've fixed it now, but any new users (within the last 24 hours) that are having this issue will probably need to do a clear/delete all then rerun guided setup(I didn't increment the slice, just fixed the error and reposted, and if the slice is already there the Tivo won't know that the one on the server has a correction). Again, anyone who had it running prior to 18 Aug need not worry, it's only the headend that went up on 18 Aug that was missing the last Community string and previous installs will have it already.

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    Question Latest test failed...

    I've just blown a clean [spare] disk from the base image as a test, the same problem still appears. Seems that there might be something else to it...

    [Have tried the same process with ozTivo emulator, that works as expected]
    Last edited by DJC; 19-08-2004 at 06:03 PM.

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    And me ...

    Quote Originally Posted by DJC
    I've just blown a clean [spare] disk from the base image as a test, the same problem still appears. Seems that there might be something else to it...
    I concur ... cannot get past this screen in GS after doing a clean and delete everything.

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    Unhappy

    Why did the UKTV FSID need to change?? I use loadguide cause it just works, and has worked every since I set it up 5 months ago. But I watch the occasional stuff on UKTV so want the guide data back for it.

    Tried the dbset command but just get:

    commit failed (0x30012)

    while executing
    "transaction {
    set x [OpenObject $db $obj]
    dbobj $x set $attr $val
    }"
    (file "/devbin/dbset" line 22)


    If I changed to emulator, what exactly would I loose? I have lots of season passes setup and really not keen to fix what isn't broken...

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    Well, it had a wierd number... Historically, for some reason, it got 7998101 rather than 7998004, and that just stuck. The general idea with the recent change was to get all the channels sync'd up for consistency, and with the vast majority on the emulator it was no big deal to change...

    As for where you're at... First, you can probably switch to the emulator with no disruption. I did this several months back, and all my season passes, shows, everything, were preserved. That being said, it may not be necessary. I ran into exactly your issue back when Hallmark changed to Disney, around January or so. I ended up doing a clear/delete all to resolve it, but subsequently I think I figured out the problem. There are entries in the DB referring to the old UKTV FSID, you have to get rid of them first before changing the FSID. So go through your Now Playing, season passes, to do list, suggestions, etc., and delete anything relating to UKTV. I think (no guarantees here) that this will allow you to make the change. But again, I also think that you can migrate to the emulator without any fuss; I had no troubles at all when I did this, and haven't looked back since.

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    Would "entries in the DB" include the old recording history entries? My tivo has kept a record of absolutly everything I ever considered recording since I started using it. This makes for a long list that can take a while to view...

    Is there a way using that tivo shell to manually remove those entries relating to uktv? What about deleted shows, but not yet replaced?

    I actually really like the control offered doing it manually. If I was setting up a new tivo I'd use the emulator no question, but what I have works just fine. I'd rather make these changes to the channels manually rather than let someone else do it for me without me even knowing anything changed. But thats just me. If I can't get UKTV working manually I'll have no choice but to go to the emulator.

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    Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what needs to be deleted. In my case, I discovered the issue after I did a clear/delete all, moved a couple of shows back onto the unit, then did the add-whole-channel routine and got the commit failed errors. Therefore, obviously it was the backed up shows that it was triggering on. But you'll have to experiment to find out exactly what's buggering you up. My guess would be saved programs, season passess, and stuff on the to-do list, but that's just a guess.

    No idea about a manual shell method. Don't know enough about the dbsetx stuff to say.

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