Channel Ordering (1 Viewer)

[daniellog]

I've installed this service but my channel order is all over the place, and is not sorted by channel number. Can someone explain to me how I can fix this and sort by channel number?

 

[marc44]

Hi,
I am new too and I guess I have more time to play with MP2. I am still learning too. As for your question, I attached my 2 files I have. I think it makes it easier if you see how somebody else was setting up the channels. I am used to have the channel number of the station in front of the station name so I added that too. I have only ((Over the Air (OTA)) on my TV, no cable. I believe in free TV. Open the 2 files in notepad and scroll way down (almost to the bottom) where you will see "channel groups", "mapping" "channel name..... , sort order...). export3 is the actual one I am using. Missed a space between channel 35.1 and the name. So the station shows up in the player "35.1WSLF" instead of "35.1 WSLF"
Just a space, no big deal. Anyhow hope that helps otherwise come back and be patient for an answer.
Attached 1 zip file with export2.xml and export3.xmls in it. Extract, Forum does not allow to UL xml files directly
Have fun, MP2 is a excellent replacement for MSMC. Marc

 

[daniellog]

Thanks for your reply marc, but I'm a bit confused with your reply. My channels are numbered and named correctly, but mpextended seems to ignore the channel numbers and they are all out order on the guide.

 

[marc44]

Hi,
OK, lets try another way.
1) Anything that happens or needs to be changed has to happen in the MP2 Setup not theMP2 player.
2) Open MP2 Setup
3) Left side click on TV Channels
4) Right side, first tab "Channels" highlight a channel
5) Look at bottom of page you can see the UP/Down arrows move the channel up or down (sorting)
6) Close MP2 setup and open MP2 player and they should be sorted the way you want

On mine I took out the radio-part since I am not interested in radio. Old fashioned, I still have a regular radio.
I use MP just for TV.
I attach my picture of MP2 Setup
Hope it helps a bit more
Marc

 

[mm1352000]

@marc44
With the greatest respect, I have to contradict part of what you said. Specifically:

4) Right side, first tab "Channels" highlight a channel
5) Look at bottom of page you can see the UP/Down arrows move the channel up or down (sorting)

Client channel order is only guaranteed for channels groups. That means if you want channels to appear in a certain order on the clients, you should set that order within the group(s).

I would have said:
4) Right side, NOT first tab. Any tab other than the first one. The first tab is just for general channel maintenance. The other tabs are channel groups, and they're what you see on clients.
5) Look at bottom of page you can see the various ordering options. Of the top of my head, I think drag/drop works too.

 

[marc44]

Hi mm,
I am sure you are right about the setup since you are doing it longer (much longer) then I am. It was just last Saturday that I found and started with MediaPortal
I actually did it the way I wrote above after installing MP2 and created my "Yes" Tab after all was done in the first (Channels-Tab). Lucky me (Beginners Luck) that it worked whether by accident or default. True, somewhere in the Instructions it mentioned not to fool around in the first Tab and create other Tabs to fool around in it, just remembered it.
Hopefully Daniel gets it sorted either way.
Thanks Marc (Back to MP2 Updates)

 

[daniellog]

I already have them in the order I want?

 

[mm1352000]

I already have them in the order I want?

Your screenshot shows the first tab. As per my previous post, the order of channels in the first tab is not respected. Ensure the order in the channel group tabs (ie. every tab except tab 1) is correct.

 

[daniellog]

Ah yes I see, you have to order them per group! Okay that seems to have fixed it, thanks for the help!