Earl Noe

That returns "/getepg: No such file or directory"

Chrome has also taken this time to go haywire, so I can't tell if my reply is actually getting posted or not. Mail has also not shown any notifications, either, so I'll risk repeating. If I name the file getepg, I get this in Terminal: macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg chmod: getepg: No such file or directory macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ If I change the filename to getepg.txt, Terminal seems to find it: macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg.txt macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ But if I try the command ./getepg,text, I get macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg.txt macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg.txt cd: bad interpreter: No such file or directory macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ I see notifications was turned off. Chrome has gone nuts, and makes me log in to every site and mail account every time I quit the browser, and forgets settings.

I have run aground pretty quickly. I created a folder Scripts in my home folder and saved the program file as a plain text file named getepg in it, but when I enter cd /Users/earlnoe /Scripts/ into Terminal, it responds no such Directory or file.

Thanks. I suspected this might be the case. I've been lazy about automating xmltv listings. Mañana. Do you know why the manual download covers such a short span of programming?

Thanks for your suggestions. Has anyone else here tried TV Mosaic? I didn't see a guide for North America.

Bye Felicia.

I hope you'll keep us informed.

Let's hope there are some changes at the FCC before that happens. A gubmit ruled by corporate interests is not really what a majority of Americans want, and there are growing signs of restiveness.

I don't expect previous OSs will stop working. I have never been in a rush to update to Apple's latest OS. I have a bootable partition with High Sierra (Hulu likes it) but for everyday use, I'm still with Mavericks. Assuming the cable industry doesn't manage to torpedo OTA TV, I may well dedicate a computer to EyeTV and a music server.

Not really. I've been using the English language for about 75 years now, and it works perfectly for me.

There are at least two concise, step-by-step how-tos posted in this forum.

My brain has simple, advanced functions. Some of us have had prior experiences with TV Guide/Rovi and are a bit cynical. If it comes back, great, but I'm not holding my breath.

You are right. There is not much more to be said at this point about TVGuide unless it makes an unexpected comeback. Better to find ways to make the software remain functional, which as far as I am concerned is very much on topic.

I'm referring to loading a TV schedule downloaded from xmltv.com into EyeTV. You have to sign up on xmltv.com (there's a free trial) and choose a set of listings for your area. If none offered seem quite right, you have the option to delete channels from a lineup. You can then download that lineup using your browser. When you drag the downloaded file onto the EyeTV icon in the Finder (or onto an alias for EyeTV) EyeTV will load the xml file. Then, In Channels, you will have to manually change the EPG dropdown to xmltv. When you do, you will be prompted to assign a listing from a window that pops up, to that channel. The names on the listing may not be exactly the same as the names in Channels, but you can usually tell which is which by call letters, provider, locality, etc. As soon as you assign a listing to one of your channels, a schedule for that channel will propagate in that line of the grid. You have to do this for all your Channels, but EyeTV will remember assignments through quits and loading of new schedules. If you are having trouble automating the process of getting xml schedules, as so kindly and thoroughly detailed by some of the posters here, you can always get a schedule manually while you figure things out.

It's pretty easy to manually load listings for those who don't want to be without a guide while thinking things over. I'm going to tackle automating the process soon, but in the meantime I have made my xmltv dashboard one of my Chrome startup tabs. I log in (it's supposed to remember me, but it never does), click download for my lineup, drag the icon for the downloaded listing out of the little download window in the lower left corner of the Chrome window directly onto an alias for the EyeTV application on the desktop. The first time, you will have to assign a lineup listing to each listing in Channels when you change the dropdown to xmltv. After that, EyeTV will remember the assignments. If you foul up and assign the wrong listing to one of your channels, delete that channel from Channels, run Auto-tune Advanced> Update channels, and when the deleted channel reappears in Channels, assign the right listing when you change the dropdown. The names in the lineup aren't always obvious, but you can search by call letters and usually find the right one.

I tried pruning the Comcast Digital lineup of a million unneeded listings and loading that, but it didn't fix my troublesome subchannel. I started to think I just hadn't assigned it properly when I first loaded xmltv listings. How to change the assignment? Fiddling with dropdown didn't help. Deleting EPG database and reloading listings didn't help. Finally, I deleted that subchannel from Channels and rescanned with Auto tune to add it back to Channels. When I changed the dropdown to xmltv again, I got the lineup and this time found the right listing to assign. The names in the listing can be a little misleading. All now seems to be well. I hope my fumbling around can save someone else some trouble.

OK. I just added the Comcast Digital lineup and it looks like it has all the broadcast channels I get, and can be pruned to make a usable schedule. Unfortunately, you can't select the ones you want by using command-F and save those, you have to work out which ones to delete. That's a bit cumbersome with a bazillion channels, but it should work.

Yes, that's the question. Frankly, I'm leery of tinkering with it, since it is really working right for all but one subchannel I actually use. What actually happens when you add a lineup? Can you choose to download one or do you get both? I suppose I could add one, take a look at it and just delete if it doesn't seem workable. I assume Comcast has all the broadcast channels I get, though under different channel numbers, and in theory I could delete the great number of irrelevant listings, and in theory match the remaining ones up to the Channels on my list generated by scanning the airwaves, and wind up with a workable lineup.

Thank you very much for that guide. I have one question. I've been manually loading the xmltv listing offered for my area. It works well, but there are a few subchannels and channels I actually receive that have no equivalent that I can find in the xmltv info offered when I change the dropdowns. I have been leaving these as EPG for want of a better alternative, but these have to be updated frequently by tuning to that channel or using the "Update ATSC Program Guide" option from the dropdown at the top of the EyeTV window. The departed TVGuide had info for these channels. Am I missing something?

OK. Thank you. It will be a while before I tackle this, but I'll let you know how it goes.

I've been looking over the how-to and have a couple of questions. Where there are things like "chmod 755 mc2xml" and "./Users/username/getepg.sh" are the quotes part of the string, or are they serving the usual prose function of separating the string from the explanatory text? In the part of script: # Reload EyeTV with the file open -a EyeTV $XMLTV fi Is that last glyph the ligature or the letters f i ? I had better sort these things before I plunge in. Thanks.

I do appreciate your efforts, and I will try this out. I'm still a little traumatized from an earlier effort some time ago to install Linux that went on for several fruitless days, and led to my getting EyeTV in the first place.

Downloading 7-day listings from xmltv.com is easier than setting up manual recordings.Various individuals have been making heroic efforts to automate listings from schedulesdirect.com, but I would as soon be beaten on the soles of the feet than wrestle with elaborate coding and scripting. Good luck.

You could try changing "open with" to EyeTV in GetInfo.

I did this a little differently. I dragged the xmltv schedule I downloaded onto the EyeTv icon (when quit) in the Finder. EyeTV started and loaded the file. When I changed each Channels listing to wmltv, I was prompted to choose a channel from a list that appeared, to assign to the channel in my list. Although the names on the popup list weren't exactly the same as the names in my Channels list, it was fairly easy to figure out which one corresponded. After I clicked ASSIGN, a schedule for that channel filled that grid row. I did this for all the channels in my Channels list. There were a few that seemed to have no corresponding listing, and these are still on EPG. I never saved the result, but the assignments and the grid persist through quitting and restarting EyeTV. Before starting, I set the Guide in EyeTV prefs to none, then quit EyeTV, although I don't know if this matters.