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I cannot get xbmc to use the channel order created in mediaportal tvserver in "tv channels" (tab "all channels")
How do I do this? I have enabled the button to use order from backend.
Also, when i try to order channels in xbmc it just hangs and nothing happens.
So I have no way to order my channels
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Am I the only one with this problem?
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mrpg
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I upgraded from beta2 to beta3 this weekend.
It works fine for me anyway.
Did you upgrade from a previous version?
i deleted the addon & epg & tv database file, + uninstalled the beta 2 version first, perhaps if you are trying to upgrade an older version, there is something left in the db files that should not be there.
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ok, I will try that. Where are the epg, addon and tv database file located? in the xbmc folder or under users?
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MediaPortal decouples the channel id, channel number and channel ordering into three different fields. XMBC supports only the channel id and channel number fields, so I can't directly transfer the chosen channel ordering from the TV Server to XBMC.
The option "Channel order from backend" in XBMC sorts the channels based on the "channel number" field (if I remember correctly). This works only when the backend database contains indeed channel numbers. (The externalId field in the TV Server database contains a provider LCN).
Right now, the addon ignores the separate sortOrder field from the backend.
I my opinion, it would be nice to extend the XBMC pvr interface also with a separate sortOrder field instead of relying on channel numbers or id's for sorting purposes.
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mrpg
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Aha thanks for the info margro.
Perhaps i should add that i have in mediaportal tv server done the following before importing the channels to xbmc :
1 Created a channel group, and in xbmc i only import this channel group.
2 Changed channel numbers on all channels in this group, ranging from 1 to 65
Then the channel order works for me in xbmc.
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great! thanks for that idea
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sincze
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2016-09-19, 19:26
Works like a charm. Thank you!
