Philippe Gramoull? wrote: > Hello, > > I apology if this subject has already been discussed before, but i couldn't find > any definitive answer to my problem : > > Sometimes i don't tune in some given channels for some time, just to realise that > the channel's name has changed. I started to reorganise my channels.conf using VDR > "mark channels" then move them up/down, and after i was done i zapped through channels > for a while and then shut down VDR. > > I was disappointed to see that my changes weren't saved and that i had to start all over > again. > > So what's the best way to avoid such a mistake ? > > - tune to somme channels, wait a few seconds that names (and pids) are updated, > write the list down, and then manually edit channels.conf with a text editor ? > > - use a plugin (channelsort) ? > > - wait some time so that VDR writes the changes down ? > (i don't remember what are the conditions so that VDR triggers files update, > IIRC, no epg scan, no activity for xx minutes) > > My config has only one FF DVB-S card. > > Thanks much, > > Philippe > > PS: same problem would eventually occur to epg data, so any advice is welcome as well > to handle epg data updates. Channels are only saved immediately after the user has explicitly made a change to a channel (or a timer). After automatic modifications the channels are saved every 10 minutes. EPG data is also saved every 10 minutes. Klaus
