[vdr] Re: How-to convert channels.conf to vdr 1.1.6 ?

["Manfred Schmidt-Voigt" <Manfred.schmidt-voigt@mannitec.de>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org]On Behalf Of
> Manfred Schmidt-Voigt
> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 1:01 PM
> To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [vdr] Re: How-to convert channels.conf to vdr 1.1.6 ?
>
>
> Hi Klaus,
>
> do you have some plans when you will increase the Uniqueness of the
> channelnumbers? I have problems with all these nice french radiostations:
>
> LES RADIOS 1:12207:v:S19.2E:27500:8191:168:0:1:8509
> LES RADIOS 2:12207:v:S19.2E:27500:8191:236:0:1:8510
> LES RADIOS 3:12207:v:S19.2E:27500:8191:1941:0:1:8511
> Hector:12207:v:S19.2E:27500:8191:168:0:1:8509
....
> Africa No.1:12207:v:S19.2E:27500:8191:1947:0:1:8511
> Couleur 3:12207:v:S19.2E:27500:8191:1948:0:1:8511
> Medi 1:12207:v:S19.2E:27500:8191:1949:0:1:8511
>
>
> They all have same service IDs but different Tids. So I think at least we
> need the Tid as a part of the unique key.
>


Sorry, but I ment the APID parameter for Radio channels...

> Kind regards
> Manfred
>
> -------                   Manfred Schmidt-Voigt                  -------
> -----                  Gunzweg 10, 22393 Hamburg                   -----
> -----                                                              -----
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kls@cadsoft.de [mailto:kls@cadsoft.de]On Behalf Of Klaus
> > Schmidinger
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 6:38 PM
> > To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> > Subject: [vdr] Re: How-to convert channels.conf to vdr 1.1.6 ?
> >
> >
> > Matthias Raus wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I solved this problem in my channels.conf by increasing or decreasing
> > > the frequncy by 1, so that it is unique again. I know it's a bit dirty
> > > but it works and does not lower the quality as the difference is so
> > > small. Your example would then look as follows:
> > >
> > > :Sportsworld
> > > Premiere Sport 1:11720:h:0:27500:255:256,257:0:101:17
> > > Premiere Sport 2:12031:h:0:27500:3839:3840:0:101:27
> > > :Formel 1
> > > Supersignal:12070:h:0:27500:255:256:0:101:211
> > > Cockpitkanal:12070:h:0:27500:511:512:0:101:212
> > > Boxengasse:12070:h:0:27500:767:768:0:101:213
> > > Verfolgerfeld:12070:h:0:27500:1023:1024:0:101:214
> > > Infokanal:12070:h:0:27500:1279:1280:0:101:215
> > > Multikanal:11719:h:0:27500:255:256:0:101:17
> > >
> > > However, for the log run I would suggest to somehow integrate the
> > > channel name into the Channel ID to solve this problem. You could also
> > > make a code out of the channel names (perhaps you could compare it to
> > > ShowView numbers, which contain several information in a code
> of only a
> > > few numbers).
> >
> > The whole idea of the unique channel ID was to identify a channel *NOT*
> > by its name, but rather by unique data. So adding the name to
> the ID would
> > be a step in the totally wrong direction. Several people here on the
> > list have claimed that any channel can be identified by its NID,
> > TID and SID.
> > Well, to make sure there's no conflict between different
> > satellites the "source"
> > (e.g. "S19.2E") must also be part of this. In the first step I am
> > using the
> > transponder frequency instead of the TID and am setting the NID
> > to 0, since
> > VDR currently doesn't use that data yet. This may change in later
> > versions.
> > The definition of the "unique channel ID" will be upward
> compatible, since
> > IDs with NID == 0 are given with a frequency, and those with
> NID != 0 will
> > (later) have the real TID.
> >
> > Klaus
> > --
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> >
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> >
> >

-------                   Manfred Schmidt-Voigt                  -------
-----                  Gunzweg 10, 22393 Hamburg                   -----
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