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I can report back that I managed to export the channels, change the channel numbering for all the radio stations and successfully load it back into the device. I have an OLED65GX9LA with software version 03.11.20 with webOS version 5.1.1-3707. However, I did loose all favorites, but actually, I didn't see the favorits already when opening the GlobalClone00001.TLL. |
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Hello. I tried the following: My TV: LG 55UN71003LB
Now, every channel looks about right, where it is supposed to be and everything seems to be in order. It's strange, because i tried endlessly for the last week, and when i was browsing through the channels, they would randomly get scrambled. Thank you for this amazing app. |
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Hi, Current version of Chansort worked without any issues on LG OLED65CX3LA. Ran a channel search on tv, exported to usb, loaded into ChanSort, ordered of my wantings, renamed original file list and saved the new on the same name. Inserted pendrive to tv and loaded back. All fine as always in several tvs in last few years I'm using ChanSort :) Thanks PredatH0r for your work! |
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The most important point is that a predefined list cannot be reordered. Normally, when you set up the TV and select something like a specific cable provider or the "Astra 19.2 Liste", you get a preordered list for your country. Another possible cause (and I'm just guessing here) is that when you manually changed a program number through the TV's menu, it does set a "user modified" flag in the list. And from what I've seen in the past, I think it tries to keep that program on that number even when you import a list, which may cause conflicts and the weird behavior. So it's always best to run a full blindscan channel search first, which will typically result in a list with useless order, but allows to be reordered. You can then use another channel list (e.g. from websites like sender-liste.de or others), use that as a reference list for an initial order and continue editing your list afterwards. |
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this is what I did full blindscan channel search, export to usb stick, loaded list in chansort, modified it with a predefined list resulting in about 90 useful channels numbered 1..90, when saving the list chansort appended the whole unsorted rest after transferring the list to tv, my 90 channels first showed up all as number 0, after a while this changed and they appeared at positions at 1800 upwards, order completely destroyed, tv own program sort said '90 active channels', chansort appended channels were grayed out at positions after about 1900 now I started sorting manually on tv, strange enough what happened, lets say I placed 'Das Erste HD', then miraculously the 90 active channels got expanded with all 'Das Erste' found in the appended and greyed out list after sorting all 90 channels the tv displayed about 500 active channels it may also be note worthy that I could not enter program numbers greater than 99 with tv program sort I have an correct list now but am afraid of exporting and importing it ever again ... |
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here they are: 01 original from TV |
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thank you for the hint, when I find time & courage I'll give it an other try ... |
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hurray, this time it worked! the only difference was that I checked network + blind option for scanning the other change was a new firmware and webOS version |
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Worked like a charm after I finally discovered this page and the point about presorted lists/selecting no provider and doing a blind scan. I reordered the export with the predefined Astra Free template, imported to TV. The TV did a reboot after importing and then took its time to populate channel logos and timeline, but no technical problem at all with anything. LG 55CX9LA, Web OS 5.2.0-290904, SW Version 3.21.16 To me it seems that ChanSort Web OS 5 support is far beyond "experimental" :-)) |
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Thank you for the brilliant program. Here´s my experience with my LG oled55cx9la:
It seems that the manual correction made the tv not to change the order after the upload. |
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Man, thank you for continuing to dig into this!!! GREAT! So, after much boasting in the Not possible to Edit Channels on new LG CX Series thread, finally a contribution: Due to some transponder changes I took the plunge today and, amongst an Orsay 2016 UE55HU7580 and a 2020 Q80T, I re-did / edited the LG CX (03.21.16 / 5.2.0-290904) channel list. With Anderer Anbieter and Blindsuche the import worked - mostly. Interestingly the VERY local Austrian LT1-OOE and TV1 OOE are in the list on the PC, but gone on the TV, including Welt der Wunder. (no explanation for the latter either) Aside: Did a total rescan on the Q80T and seem to remember that Das Erste was missing on position 6 where I had it on the template. More tomorrow. Thanks for any further insight. |
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Can you also send me your GlobalClone00001.TLL.bak? ChanSort creates that file as a back up the first time you save a modified .TLL. About missing "Das Erste" on your Samsung TV: would also be nice to get the .zip, .zip.bak and your reference list file. |
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So, I just spent a quarter hour scratching my head that Das Erste is not in yesterday´s raw Samsung QE49Q80T channel list. Actually it was the 2nd full wiping scan with std parameters yesterday, but Senderinitialisierung Aktivieren. Just did the 3rd wiping scan and now it´s there at # 19 where ZDF was before. (now at 20) Worked like a charm today with the same template file as on / from the LG. Include the files anyway for comparison. |
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Hallo Günter,
Sorry dass das so lange gedauert hat.
Leider ist es ziemlich kompliziert bei den vielen Dateien einen Überblick zu bekommen und nachzuvollziehen, was da wie abgelaufen ist.
Ich vermute, dass du eine alte, bestehende Referenzliste verwendet hast (die du mir aber nicht geschickt hast), wo Sendernamen mit „&“ enthalten sind und auch noch einige Sender, die es in der LG-Senderliste gar nicht gibt.
Nur so kann ich mir erklären, weshalb da Programmnummer wie 1295 vergeben wurden, obwohl nur 1231 Sender in den LG-Senderlisten enthalten sind.
Das mit dem & bzw. & ist ein Bug, der jetzt in der neuen Version behoben ist: https://github.com/PredatH0r/ChanSort/releases/tag/v2021-03-28_1804
Mit dieser Programmversion sollte deine alte Referenzliste wieder Funktionieren, um die Sender mit & korrekt einzureihen. Bitte verwende die neuere GlobalClone00001.txt aus deinem letzten zip NICHT weiter – dort steht das falsche & drin.
Was „Welt der Wunder“, „LT1-OOE“ und „TV1-OOE“ betrifft bin ich noch am raten.
In einer ersten Datei waren die auf Plätzen ganz weit hinten, höher als die eigentliche Senderanzahl.
Bei deinen neueren Listen hast du sie wieder nach vorne gereiht auf 26 in der einen und 50 in der anderen.
Was macht dein Fernseher, wenn du die „20210324-2142….“-Liste ladest?
Kannst du mit Eingabe von „50“ auf der Fernbedienung LT1-OOE ansehen? Mit Pr+/- ist er vermutlich nicht erreichbar, weil bei ihm „überspringen“ markiert ist.
Oder sind diese 3 Sender wirklich völlig verschwunden am Fernseher?
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Sent: Mittwoch, 24. März 2021 23:10
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Subject: Re: [PredatH0r/ChanSort] README: current status of LG webOS 5 support (CX, GX, ...) (#207)
Victory, Horst, I got a temporary solution, which is not too clumsy:
While I have still no idea why the LG swallows the 3 channels from the ChanSort list
Sender > Programmsuche und Einstellungen > Sendereinstellung > Manuelle Einstellung > Aktualisierung of the D-TV channels / transponders brings back the swallowed channels in hidden state, including the ones with an ampersand in the name.
GlobalClone00001-20210324-2143-after-manual-search-hidden-chans.zip <https://github.com/PredatH0r/ChanSort/files/6200671/GlobalClone00001-20210324-2143-after-manual-search-hidden-chans.zip>
I set the 12662 MHz transponder as target (and checked Network), but it scanned all 99 transponders.
Not too much work then to un-hide in Sender > Sendermanager > Überspringen / Wiederherstellen
Still hoping you find the real cause for the disappearances.
I checked the ChanSort generated file and there were no Skip flags for the cannels in question.
Cheers
G.
Aside: I always need to throw away the config.xml, otherwise ChanSort doubles column widths with every start. Guess someone has experienced this as well and you have a solution for this nuisance!?
Aside 2: When I save a Samsung list ChanSort lets me throw away the Unsorted channels, but not with an LG list!
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@PredatH0r -> I use an LG OLED55CX8LB and would like to give my feedback. |
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@PredatH0r -> I have an update regarding the LG OLED55CX8LB Now, however, I seem to have found a solution, the channels are as I have set them and when I switch channels, everything remains as desired. I proceeded as follows: After finishing the channel search, I copied the list to the stick as usual. I loaded the list and selected "Edit existing list" -> "Select action": Accept current channel order and then edit". Then I switched the insert mode to "swap" and unchecked "Close gaps when moving/removing channels". |
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Could you send me your list please so I can take a look at it? DVB-C has always been a bit special and more difficult than DVB-S (like Astra 19.2E). For DVB-T and DVB-C the TV often has a setting like "DTV auto update" or "automatic channel update" or similar, which would allow the provider to automatically push out new numbers. If the TV uses a LCN based channel list, reordering with export/import typically doesn't work - because channels get reordered again as soon as the TV receives the cable provider's LCN again. I'm curious to see if there are any LCN in your list. The part about swapping instead of assigning numbers freely is also intersting. I wonder if this is really a hard requirement. There shouldn't be a need for that if there are no LCNs, but it wouldn't be the first time LG surprises me in unpleasant ways. |
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Sure, tomorrow I will send you the list! I will send you both, the original file after search and the final file re ordered with the swapping method.
Just for info, I turned off the option on my TV for the auto update of the channel list!
PS: if easier, feel free to write in German language
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… Am 27.07.2021 um 20:30 schrieb Horst Beham ***@***.***>:
Could you send me your list please so I can take a look at it?
DVB-C has always been a bit special and more difficult than DVB-S (like Astra 19.2E).
Most cable providers send out their recommended program numbers within the DVB-C data stream (so called "LCN" - logical channel numbers).
DVB-S (or at least Astra 19.2E) doesn't do that, because every country/region/language prefers a different channel order. So for DVB-S the user can either run a blind search and reorder everything from scratch, or use a predefined list that's hardcoded in the TV's firmware and specific for each combination of satellite and country setting and impossible to reorder afterwards.
For DVB-T and DVB-C the TV often has a setting like "DTV auto update" or "automatic channel update" or similar, which would allow the provider to automatically push out new numbers. If the TV uses a LCN based channel list, reordering with export/import typically doesn't work - because channels get reordered again as soon as the TV receives the cable provider's LCN again.
I'm curious to see if there are any LCN in your list. The part about swapping instead of assigning numbers freely is also intersting. I wonder if this is really a hard requirement. There shouldn't be a need for that if there are no LCNs, but it wouldn't be the first time LG surprises me in unpleasant ways.
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Dear @PredatH0r |
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@PredatH0r a quick update from my side -> the list still works on my tv :) @Info: my cable provider is Liwest-AT |
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Funny note: Unfortunately my TV is an old LG 42LM620S with NetCast Firmware, so that doesn't really translate to WebOS. |
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Information about the function with LG webOS 6.4.0-1703: |
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Worked flawlessly with a LG 55 Inch Class B3 series OLED 4K (OLED55B39LA).
Works! |
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Worked fine on LG 2024 TV (LG OLED C4). |
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updated Jan 08, 2021
Reordering only works under special conditions
After receiving numerous positive reports of users successfully importing a modified list, I think it is safe to say now, that the import works under similar restrictions that applied to all LG software versions before webOS 5.
Favorite lists are not supported
Starting with webOS 5, the favorite lists are not part of the exported data, which makes it impossible to edit favorites with ChanSort.
1) TV software version / webOS 5
There has been confusion about the software version in the TV as it shows different numbers in different menu screens
It is possible (but unconfirmed) that a certain minimum version including bugfixes is needed for a successful import.
There were reports about successful imports with software versions 3.11.05, 3.21.9 and 3.21.10.
2) Clean channel search
When setting up the TV or running a channel search, you MUST NOT select a specific cable or satellite provider (always use "None", "Other" or similar, even if your provider is listed).
You also MUST select "Blind scan".
"Network search" is optional, I suggest to select it.
You should end up with a list that is only sorted by frequency/transponder without a useful logical order in the program numbers.
If your list has for example "Das Erste HD" on program number 1 (and mybe 100 and 1000 too), your list is presorted, Astra 19.2E Germany list and cannot be imported back into the TV.
Personally I don't possess a webOS 5 TV and can't run tests myself. So everything I say here is based on experience with previous LG software versions and feedback from users.
3) USB-Stick
NTFS and exFAT32 are proprietary Microsoft file systems, made for Windows. TVs however run on Linux based operating systems and sometimes fail to write or read data correctly from a stick with those file systems. FAT32 (without the "ex") is fully documented and is guaranteed to work under Windows and Linux.
Also use a quality brand stick if you can, preferrably <= 16GB. Some noname thumb drives have defective memory cells or report more memory than they actually have, resulting in data corruption.
What can go wrong
In the worst case you can reset your TV to factory defaults and either run a new channel search or skip the search with the back/exit button on the remote and import a backup from USB.
Recommendations
Feedback
In any case I very much appreciate any feedback about both successful and failed imports.
If possible, please provide information about:
Regards,
Horst Beham (ChanSort author)
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