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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1170295" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hello again MikeYep, fine. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I recommend you notify SD so they can check/update your lineup.Indeed, that's all reasonable and as expected.MediaPortal/TV Server never create, update or delete channels automatically. So when stuff like this happens, you'll always know where to look: the SD plugin.The &quot;why?&quot; part is not something I can explain, especially without log files. I'm not an SD plugin expert. Nevertheless I might guess that one or both of the SD plugin &quot;automatically add new digital cable/satellite channels&quot; and &quot;delete channels when removed from lineup&quot; options might be responsible.One way would be to get SD to update your lineup so you don't have to add them manually.Another way would be to provide your TV Server log files so I could see if I could figure out why the channels were removed, and from that, tell you how you could add them and not have them be deleted.A final way would be to simply stop using the SD plugin and instead pull your SD guide data via <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/13_Setup_Guides/2_TV_Setup/4_TV_Guide_Setup_%28EPG%29/XMLTV_mc2xml" target="_blank">mc2xml + XMLTV</a>. This has several advantages:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Channels will never be automatically created, updated or deleted.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">You control which guide channel is linked to each TV Server channel. This would enable you to link the guide data for the SD versions of your missing HD channels to both the SD and HD versions.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">You can use SD's new JSON service which provides season and episode numbers with the guide info.</li>
</ol>The main disadvantage is that you no longer get your channels automatically updates when your lineup changes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1170295, member: 82144"] Hello again Mike Yep, fine. :) I recommend you notify SD so they can check/update your lineup. Indeed, that's all reasonable and as expected. MediaPortal/TV Server [B]never [/B]create, update or delete channels automatically. So when stuff like this happens, you'll always know where to look: the SD plugin. The "why?" part is not something I can explain, especially without log files. I'm not an SD plugin expert. Nevertheless I might guess that one or both of the SD plugin "automatically add new digital cable/satellite channels" and "delete channels when removed from lineup" options might be responsible. One way would be to get SD to update your lineup so you don't have to add them manually. Another way would be to provide your TV Server log files so I could see if I could figure out why the channels were removed, and from that, tell you how you could add them and not have them be deleted. A final way would be to simply stop using the SD plugin and instead pull your SD guide data via [URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/13_Setup_Guides/2_TV_Setup/4_TV_Guide_Setup_%28EPG%29/XMLTV_mc2xml']mc2xml + XMLTV[/URL]. This has several advantages: [LIST=1] [*]Channels will never be automatically created, updated or deleted. [*]You control which guide channel is linked to each TV Server channel. This would enable you to link the guide data for the SD versions of your missing HD channels to both the SD and HD versions. [*]You can use SD's new JSON service which provides season and episode numbers with the guide info. [/LIST] The main disadvantage is that you no longer get your channels automatically updates when your lineup changes. [/QUOTE]

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