Recording channels when no EPG data exists?

[djtaylor]

So i've just added a DVB-S card to add to 3 DVB-T cards (had to remove the 4th because I'd run out of PCI slots )

The biggest problem i've got is that I use XML data for the channel listings to map to and some of the channels I want to watch and record don't have any corresponding data.

The issue is that there's just a hole in the listing which can neither be clicked on in the EPG to watch live TV or select for recording.

Although it's clumsy, I can get around the lack of an selectable object in the EPG by viewing a nearby channel and then nudging off it but I can't see how to record a channel with no EPG data? The only way I can see to do this is a manual record but what I could really do with is just a dummy EPG entry that runs 24 hours. That way I could at least choose the channel but still doesn't get around the recording issue.

I can't be the only person running into this? I can't use DVB-S EPG it seems because although stuff seems to be broadcast on the SKY freesat channels, if the channel names differ slightly, it screws up the season recordings whereas at the moment, BBC1 for example is available across the 3 DVB-T and the DVB-S tuners without problems.

Any suggestions?

Cheers
David.

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Try using the new PVRX2 user interface. It doesnt show a hole in the TV Guide when no listings are available. Instead it shows a block with "(no show details)".

[djtaylor]

Bugger, that's an upgrade then! Only problem then is that I lose MyVideos which could be a wifely issue.

Would that resolve the recording issue too, as in ability to select the channel and set times or would that still be a requirement for manual record?

David.

[sub]

Would that resolve the recording issue too, as in ability to select the channel and set times or would that still be a requirement for manual record?

If it doesnt have listings, then it doesnt know what times your show starts/ends, so you'll still need to set these yourself. The manual recording popup that is shown will default to the correct channel and have a end time an hour after the start time, but I'm guessing you'll often find your show doesnt run for an hour.

[djtaylor]

Thanks that should work, they're only music channels and I just record a few hours then use VideoReDo to farm the music vids so accurate show details aren't a problem, it was just the ability to select the channel which was the major issue.

Since you've fixed the empty EGP issue, I'll either suffer it or upgrade accordingly.

Thanks

David.