[BUG]: Services are listed as "Parent disabled" although the parent is enabled

[nicoh88]

Tvheadend Version

v4.3 (development)

Build Number

4.3-2323~g73a6bd00d

Platform

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Architecture

Intel x86_64

Category

Service Mapping

Description

Services are listed as "Parent disabled", although the parent is enabled.

The problem here is that TVHeadend recognizes channels as "Parent disable" because they are not currently sending an audio and video signal - as these are option channels that only send a signal when a sporting event or similar is taking place. These channels should not be declared as "Parent disabled". The main problem is that these channels cannot be mapped in the channels and are ignored.

Workaround: Delete the service, have the mux scanned when a sporting event is being broadcast and then map it.

Please do not list such channels as "Parent disabled" and allow them to be mapped without transmitting audio or video signals.

[Flole998]

The main problem is that these channels cannot be mapped in the channels and are ignored.

That is currently not supported and would be a new feature. There is no way to know in which bouquet to put the services as there is no information about it available.

The only real bug is the naming, it shouldn't say "Parent disabled" but more something like "Inactive" while the docs explain more details about that.

[aliclubb]

I too am experiencing this issue and can confirm the original authors workaround does indeed sort the issue, but this is 100% a behaviour change when compared to 4.2.8, where "offline" services are mapped to channels anyway, even though they are currently offline. I agree that having a new feature where offline services are marked as inactive would be the way to go, but in the meantime I would love to see the behaviour reverted, as it's rather inconvenient not being able to map offline services until they are broadcasting. Having to remove a few mapped services because they're offline and you don't want them is better than being completely unable to automatically map them unless they are broadcasting!