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[12:02:49] DevMythNotifyBot: pull_request opened by TownCube, "Use GiantBomb HTTPS API": https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/pull/404
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[16:55:30] paul-h: stuarta: the unpnp name comes from the /usr/share/mythtv/devicemaster.xml file that could be edited but that wont survive an update
[16:58:22] paul-h: Most upnp clients use the top <friendlyName> with the host name appended to the front but the BackenSelector screen uses the top <modelName> to be awkward :(
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[17:00:54] paul-h: It also shows what appears to be a version number 32.20200101–1 no idea where that is coming from
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[17:01:52] paul-h: Ah it's the MYTH_BINARY_VERSION
[17:06:14] paul-h: If you uncomment the <modelNumber> you can change the version to whatever you want otherwise it defaults to MYTH_BINARY_VERSION which is too long to display in the backend selector screen so it gets truncated
[17:10:59] paul-h: I'm thinking rather than having some settings to override the upnp name it would be easier to just allow the user to place a devicemaster.xml file in say ~/.mythtv and use that if present or else default to the system default one?
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[17:14:36] paul-h: My Samsung TV seems to be using the <hostname><friendlyName> but isn't picking up any changes I make to it – must be caching the search results and I don't see a way to force it to update
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[17:20:50] paul-h: Had to remove the power and do a cold restart and it now see's the changes
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[17:30:40] stuarta[m]: Paul-h check for code where config.xml is loaded to see if there is an undocumented setting to change it. Found at least 1 config item that way
[17:33:07] paul-h: Found a setting "upnpDescXmlPath" which allows you to change the location of the devicemaster.xml or deviceslave.xml so they could be put anywhere
[17:34:23] paul-h: It's a hidden setting though no UI for it
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[18:14:45] stuarta[m]: Paul-h well done
[18:39:36] paul-h: stuarta[m]: I've just added some basic instructions to override the default devicemaster.xml in the wiki here :- https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/UPnP#Overriding_t . . . ter.xml_file
[18:39:52] paul-h: No code changes necessary :)
[18:41:40] paul-h: It's a bit of a faff but works for me and I doubt many users need it anyway
[18:43:03] paul-h: At least I can now tell which backend is which now both in UPnP clients and the frontend -p screen
[18:51:58] stuarta[m]: Cool
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