new user needs help adding channels

Hi, i am new to the media portal program and am having trouble adding my channel lineup. I am used to snapstream where it just finds your channels for you (i'm a GUI person as i dont' erally understand line commands and stuff). I have followed the guide at the top of this forum so far, but i get lost here:


3.Create an update batch file, update.bat, and insert the following using plain text and appropriate spacing.
xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_dd --days 7 --output tvguide.xml

4.From a command prompt in the XMLTV directory, run update.bat and watch for errors. Rerun configuration above, if settings need to be changed/adjusted to match your listings. This example provides 7 days of listings for Canada & US according to your channel selection.

5.Delete the TVDatabasev3/4.db file from:
C:\Program Files\Team XBMC\MediaPortal\database

6. Configure MedialPortal settings MyTVGuide XMLTV directory to the above default directory.

7.Start MediaPortal, goto to My TV>Schedule and refresh the guide [F3].

The dialog will indicate a successful update, click OK to continue.

*TV Channel names in File/Setup/TVChannels must match the TVGuide data!

I don't know how to create batch files or do any of that stuff. Can somebody give some help with how to perform these steps? Thanks a lot

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minofifa

please tell us which tv card your using as we need a clue to give you an answer whether your card is natively supported or you need to introduce dman to it

Rayuk 8)

thanks for the reply, from the amount of views and quick response, it seems like an active and helpful community.

Im using a hauppauge pvr-150, i checked some list and it was on there as being an acceptable capture card i think. I'm using windows XP SP2. My main video card is a radeon 9800SE.

thanks again

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Minofifa
as HAGRID said should not have done that,
Can you be more specific if your using WEBEPG ( thanks James) it will automatically find
EPG if you go into its settings ie webepg folder and look up your region if you are having tuning difficulties thats a card problem PS which version of MP are you using

Rayuk 8)

hi

i'm not sure if i'm using WEBEPG, what is it exactly? basicaly i have just installed media portal from sourceforge.net (so i'm assuming its the most recent stable version). Then i have went through the setup wizard in media portal. It DOES detect my hauppauge-150 card, then it goes to the screen to tune it. Canada is not on the list of choices so it says to tune manually. I click on manula and find Canada in the much larger list, BUT when i click on Canada nothing happens, i just goes back up to the top of the list....

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Hi Minofifa

Hauppage 150 supported by MP which version you using 1.3 or RC2 as it makes a difference XMLTV is frustrating that's why JAMES developed webepg which you will find in mediaportal FOLDER. ps never give up this is the REAL work in PROGRESS. Never under Estimate a LITTLE Help
Great Work Team MediaPortal

Rayuk 8)

thanks again for the help

the folder i downloaded and installed is named mediaportal 0.2.0 RC1. Is this the best version to be using?

ok, i'll check into that webEPG program. i did't see a folder called that in there, but i'll look again, or i'll download the latest version as i am checking out its website right now. One question though. I notice that there is increaseing support for different areas like AU, FI etc etc. but i don't see any for the Canada region. Which appreviation am i looking for?

i got the latest version of webEPG.

first, it seems like i am going to have to create my entire channel lineup from scrach as i don't have an xml file to go from. Is this right?

second, in webEPG it asks me to pick a website for tv guide info. here again i come back to my original problem of no Canadaian listings.. what am i supposed to be choosing here?