- fixed Nuget hell: (auto) binding redirects to prevent compiler warning flood and ensure unit tests to be runnable

- put file name in Sqlite connect string in quotes - improvements to Mediatek Philips 120+125/Sony serializer (physically reorder XML nodes, use flags stored in Java serialized blob) - selecting a RefList changed the current working directory, which prevented .ini files to be found by loaders
2026-01-19 13:52:04 +01:00 · 2025-06-05 18:35:10 +02:00
parent 10a53f367f
commit 636b9c4151
74 changed files with 10491 additions and 1577 deletions
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ source/ChanSort.opensdf
 /source/packages/
 /source/ChanSort.Loader.PhilipsBin/DllClient.cs
 /source/ChanSort.Loader.MediaTek/.vs/
+/source/__.vs/
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ System requirements
 - winetricks (sudo apt-get install winetricks)
 - start winetricks, select or create a wineprefix (32 bit or 64 bit), select
  "Install Windows DLL or component" and install the "dotnet48" package and ignore dozens of message boxes
- right-click on ChanSort.exe and select "open with", "all applications", "A wine application"
+- right-click on ChanSort.exe and select "open with", "all applications", "A wine application"  
+Last tested with Ubuntu 24.10, wine-9.0, winetricks 20240105
+
 Or using Docker: https://github.com/PredatH0r/ChanSort/issues/285

 **Mac**
--- a/readme_de.md
+++ b/readme_de.md
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ Systemvoraussetzungen
 - winetricks (sudo apt-get install winetricks)
 - Starte winetricks, wähle oder erstelle ein wineprefix (32 bit oder 64 bit), wähle
  "Installiere Windows DLL oder Komponente", installiere das "dotnet48" Paket and ignore dutzende Popup-Dialoge
- Rechtsklick auf ChanSort.exe, wähle "Öffnen mit", "Alle Anwendungen", "Eine wine Anwendung"
-Or mit Docker: https://github.com/PredatH0r/ChanSort/issues/285
+- Rechtsklick auf ChanSort.exe, wähle "Öffnen mit", "Alle Anwendungen", "Eine wine Anwendung"  
+Zuletzt getestet mit Ubuntu 24.10, wine-9.0, winetricks 20240105
+
+Oder mit Docker: https://github.com/PredatH0r/ChanSort/issues/285

 **Mac**
 - macOS wird nicht direkt unterstützt, aber mit Parallels oder UTM kann eine VM mit Windows 10/11 am Mac genutzt werden
--- a/readme_pl.md
+++ b/readme_pl.md
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ Wymagania systemowe
 - wino (sudo apt-get install wine)
 - winetricki (sudo apt-get install winetrics)
 - uruchom winetricki, wybierz lub utwórz prefiks wina (32-bitowy lub 64-bitowy), wybierz
-  "Zainstaluj Windows DLL lub komponent" i zainstaluj pakiet "dotnet48" i zignoruj dziesiątki okienek komunikatów- right-click on ChanSort.exe and select "open with", "all applications", "A wine application"
+  "Zainstaluj Windows DLL lub komponent" i zainstaluj pakiet "dotnet48" i zignoruj dziesiątki okienek komunikatów- right-click on ChanSort.exe and select "open with", "all applications", "A wine application"  
+Ostatnio testowano z Ubuntu 24.10, wine-9.0, winetricks 20240105

 **Sprzęt komputerowy**:
 - Pamięć USB/karta SD do przesyłania listy kanałów między telewizorem a komputerem. Pendrive <= 32 GB z systemem plików FAT32
--- a/readme_tr-TR.md
+++ b/readme_tr-TR.md
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ Sistem Gereksinimleri
 - wine (sudo apt-get install wine)
 - winetricks (sudo apt-get install winetricks)
 - winetricks'i başlatın, wineprefix'i seçin ya da oluşturun (32 bit ya da 64 bit), "Install Windows DLL or component"i seçin ve "dotnet48" paketini yükleyin, bu sırada çıkan düzinelerce uyarı mesajını görmezden gelin
- ChanSort.exe'ye sağ tıklayın ve "open with", "all applications", "A wine application" sırasınca seçin
+- ChanSort.exe'ye sağ tıklayın ve "open with", "all applications", "A wine application" sırasınca seçin  
+Son olarak Ubuntu 24.10, wine-9.0, winetricks 20240105 ile test edildi

 **Mac**
 - macOS doğrudan desteklenmez, ancak Mac'te Windows 10/11 ile bir VM kurmak için Parallels veya UTM kullanabilirsiniz
--- a/source/ChanSort.Api/ChanSort.Api.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Api/ChanSort.Api.csproj
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <OutputPath>..\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Update="Resources.de.Designer.cs">
--- a/source/ChanSort.Api/Utils/Tools.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Api/Utils/Tools.cs
@@ -105,6 +105,30 @@ namespace ChanSort.Api
    }
    #endregion

+    #region MemComp()
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Bytewise comparison of 2 arrays
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// &lt;0 if <param name="arr1"></param>[i] &lt; <param name="with"></param>[i] or ends earlier
+    /// </returns>
+    public static int MemComp(byte[] arr1, int idx1, byte[] with)
+    {
+      int i = idx1;
+      int j = 0;
+      int c = Math.Min(with.Length, arr1.Length - idx1);
+      while (j < c)
+      {
+        var v = arr1[i++] - with[j++];
+        if (v != 0)
+          return v;
+      }
+
+      return j - with.Length;
+    }
+    #endregion
+
    #region ReverseByteOrder()
    public static ushort ReverseByteOrder(ushort input)
    {
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Amdb/AmdbSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Amdb/AmdbSerializer.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Amdb
    #region Load()
    public override void Load()
    {
-      string connString = $"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False";
+      string connString = $"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False";
      using var conn = new SqliteConnection(connString);
      conn.Open();

@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ order by t.db_sat_para_id, case p.service_type when 0 then 3 when 1 then 0 when
    #region Save()
    public override void Save()
    {
-      string channelConnString = $"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False";
+      string channelConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False";
      using var conn = new SqliteConnection(channelConnString);
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Amdb/ChanSort.Loader.Amdb.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Amdb/ChanSort.Loader.Amdb.csproj
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
-    <ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />

  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
@@ -13,8 +8,8 @@
    <OutputPath>..\Release\</OutputPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Android/AldenSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Android/AldenSerializer.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Android
    #region Load()
    public override void Load()
    {
-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Android
    /// </summary>
    public override void Save()
    {
-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Android/ChanSort.Loader.Android.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Android/ChanSort.Loader.Android.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
@@ -15,11 +16,7 @@
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Api\ChanSort.Api.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Android/app.config
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Android/app.config
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Hisense/ChanSort.Loader.Hisense.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Hisense/ChanSort.Loader.Hisense.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
@@ -44,23 +45,7 @@
    </EmbeddedResource>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.0" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Remove="C:\Users\horst\.nuget\packages\sqlitepclraw.lib.e_sqlite3\2.1.2\buildTransitive\net461\..\..\runtimes\win-x86\native\e_sqlite3.dll" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Remove="C:\Users\horst\.nuget\packages\sqlitepclraw.lib.e_sqlite3\2.1.2\buildTransitive\net461\..\..\runtimes\win-x64\native\e_sqlite3.dll" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Remove="C:\Users\horst\.nuget\packages\sqlitepclraw.lib.e_sqlite3\2.1.2\buildTransitive\net461\..\..\runtimes\win-arm\native\e_sqlite3.dll" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="..\app.config" Link="app.config" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Hisense/ChannelDb/ChannelDbSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Hisense/ChannelDb/ChannelDbSerializer.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Hisense.ChannelDb

    public override void Load()
    {
-      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False"))
+      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False"))
      {
        conn.Open();
        using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Hisense.ChannelDb
    {
      Editor.SequentializeFavPos(this.channelLists[6], 4);

-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Hisense/ServicelistDb/ServicelistDbSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Hisense/ServicelistDb/ServicelistDbSerializer.cs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Hisense.ServicelistDb

    public override void Load()
    {
-      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False"))
+      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False"))
      {
        conn.Open();
        using (var cmd = conn.CreateCommand())
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ left outer join {dbSchema.DvbServiceTable} digs on digs.ServiceId=s.Pid

    public override void Save()
    {
-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.LG.UI/ChanSort.Loader.LG.UI.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.LG.UI/ChanSort.Loader.LG.UI.csproj
@@ -45,4 +45,8 @@
      
    </Reference>
  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Update="System.Memory" Version="4.6.3" />
+    <PackageReference Update="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.2" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.LG/ChanSort.Loader.LG.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.LG/ChanSort.Loader.LG.csproj
@@ -1,28 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>false</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>
-    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRules>true</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRules>
-    <CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>true</CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>false</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>
-    <CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>true</CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Update="Resource.Designer.cs">
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.MediaTek/Serializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.MediaTek/Serializer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using System.IO;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ public class Serializer : SerializerBase
   * Examples are Philips channel list formats 120 and 125 and Sony BRAVIA 7 (2024).
   * However there are differences between Philips and Sony:
   * - Sony lacks a number of XML elements
-   * - Sony seems to manage TV, Radio and Data channels internally in separate lists, all starting at 1, while Philips seems to use one combined list with no duplicate major_channel_numbers
+   * - Sony uses separate lists for TV, radio and data, while Philips puts them in a combine list. This is controlled by the MultiBank-setting in <internal><scan>
   *
   * <service_list_transfer>
   *   <service_list_infos>
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ public class Serializer : SerializerBase
   *         <satelliteName>
   *   <internal>
   *     <summary> (base64 encoded Java serialized binary)
-   *     <scan> (base64 encoded Java serialized binary)
+   *     <scan> (base64 encoded Java serialized binary, containing several scan settings)
   *     <service_database> (base64 encoded Java serialized binary, which contains proprietary MediaTek compressed/encrypted cl_Zip data)
   */

@@ -53,22 +55,22 @@ public class Serializer : SerializerBase
  private byte[] content;
  private string textContent;
  private readonly StringBuilder fileInfo = new();
-  private readonly bool splitTvRadioData;
+  private bool splitTvRadioData; // controlled by the MultiBank setting inside the <scan> Java serialized stream; Philips=false, Sony=true
+  private bool usesLcn;
+  public readonly Dictionary<string, string> ScanParameters = new();


  #region ctor()
-  public Serializer(string inputFile, bool separateTvRadioData = false) : base(inputFile)
+  public Serializer(string inputFile) : base(inputFile)
  {
-    this.splitTvRadioData = separateTvRadioData;
    this.Features.ChannelNameEdit = ChannelNameEditMode.All;
    this.Features.DeleteMode = DeleteMode.NotSupported;
    this.Features.FavoritesMode = FavoritesMode.None;
    this.Features.CanSkipChannels = false;
    this.Features.CanLockChannels = true;
-    this.Features.CanHideChannels = false;
+    this.Features.CanHideChannels = false; // unclear how "visible_service" works (3 for normal channels, 1 for hidden?)
    this.Features.CanSaveAs = true;
  }
-
  #endregion

  #region Load()
@@ -102,18 +104,74 @@ public class Serializer : SerializerBase
    if (fail || root == null || root.LocalName != "service_list_transfer")
      throw LoaderException.TryNext("\"" + this.FileName + "\" is not a supported MediaTek XML file");

+    var nodesByName = new Dictionary<string, XmlNode>();
    foreach (XmlNode child in root.ChildNodes)
+      nodesByName[child.LocalName] = child;
+    
+    // read <internal><scan> first to determine this.splitTvRadioData
+    if (nodesByName.TryGetValue("internal", out var node))
    {
-      switch (child.LocalName)
+      foreach (XmlNode childNode in node.ChildNodes)
      {
-        case "service_list_infos":
-          ReadServiceListInfos(child);
-          break;
-        case "internal":
-          // child elements: summary, scan, service_database
-          break;
+        if (childNode.LocalName == "scan")
+          ReadScanElement(Convert.FromBase64String(childNode.InnerText));
      }
    }
+
+    // now read the channels
+    if (nodesByName.TryGetValue("service_list_infos", out node))
+      ReadServiceListInfos(node);
+  }
+  #endregion
+
+  #region ReadScanElement()
+
+  private static readonly byte[] EnumMarker = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x12, 0, 0, 0x78, 0x71, 0, 0x7e, 0]; // , 0x0e, 0x74 philips; , 0x14, 0x74 sony;
+  private void ReadScanElement(byte[] data)
+  {
+    /*
+     * The base64 encoded <scan> element contains serialized Java objects.
+     * The exact binary data layout is unknown and varies between brands and maybe firmware versions.
+     * Some data in it gives clues about LCNs are used and whether a FULL scan was used to setup the channel list, whether TV,radio and data channels are in a combined list or separated, ...
+     *
+     * To detectd values, we look for: (uiLen "com.[mediatek|sony].dtv.broadcast.middleware.scan.engine.ScanSettings$<name>") \x00{8} \x12 \x00\x00\x78\x71 \x00\x7e \x00\x?? \x74 (uiLen "<value>")
+     */
+
+    var str = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(data);
+    for (int idx = str.IndexOf("com.", StringComparison.InvariantCulture); idx >= 2; idx = str.IndexOf("com.", idx, StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
+    {
+      // get the setting name
+      var len = data[idx - 2] * 256 + data[idx - 1];
+      var name = str.Substring(idx, len);
+      var i = name.IndexOf('$'); // only care about the name part after the $-sign
+      if (i >= 0)
+        name = name.Substring(i + 1);
+
+      // check for the EnumMarker, followed by 2 bytes (first of them varies between Philips and sony)
+      idx += len;
+      if (idx + EnumMarker.Length + 2 >= data.Length)
+        continue;
+      if (Tools.MemComp(data, idx, EnumMarker) != 0)
+        continue;
+      idx += EnumMarker.Length + 2;
+
+      // get the enum value
+      len = data[idx] * 256 + data[idx + 1];
+      idx += 2;
+      if (idx + len >= data.Length)
+        continue;
+      var value = str.Substring(idx, len);
+      idx += len;
+
+      this.ScanParameters[name] = value;
+      this.fileInfo.AppendLine($"{name}: {value}");
+
+      // handle relevant settings
+      if (name == "MultiBank")
+        splitTvRadioData |= value == "SEPARATE_TV_RADIO_DATA";
+      else if (name == "LcnType")
+        usesLcn |= value != "LCNS_DISABLED";
+    }
  }
  #endregion

@@ -176,10 +234,10 @@ public class Serializer : SerializerBase
    chan.RecordOrder = idx;

    chan.OldProgramNr = si.GetElementInt("major_channel_number");
-    // user_edit_flag ("none" in all observed records)
+    // user_edit_flag ("none" in all observed records, must be "update" for the TV to process the record)
    chan.Name = si.GetElementString("service_name");
    chan.ServiceType = si.GetElementInt("sdt_service_type");
-    // visible_service ("3" in all observed records)
+    chan.Hidden = si.GetElementInt("visible_service") != 3; // visible_service ("3" in most observed record, "1" in some others)
    chan.ServiceId = si.GetElementInt("service_id");
    chan.TransportStreamId = si.GetElementInt("transport_stream_id");
    chan.FreqInMhz = si.GetElementInt("frequency");
@@ -212,6 +270,8 @@ public class Serializer : SerializerBase
        name += " " + ((ss & SignalSource.Tv) != 0 ? " TV" : (ss & SignalSource.Radio) != 0 ? " Radio" : " Data");
        
      list = new ChannelList(ss, name);
+      if (this.usesLcn)
+        list.ReadOnly = true;
      this.DataRoot.AddChannelList(list);
    }

@@ -219,11 +279,11 @@ public class Serializer : SerializerBase
    list.ReadOnly |= elements.Count == 1 && elements[0].Attributes!["editable", si.NamespaceURI].InnerText == "false";

    list.AddChannel(chan);
+    chan.SignalSource = ss;
  }
  #endregion


-
  #region GetFileInformation()

  public override string GetFileInformation()
@@ -238,17 +298,54 @@ public class Serializer : SerializerBase
  #region Save()
  public override void Save()
  {
+    // if splitTvRadioData is set, the 3 lists must be recombined and sorted together as a single list; there may still be multiple lists depending on input sources (DVB-T/C/S)
+    var recombinedLists = new Dictionary<SignalSource, List<ChannelInfo>>();
    foreach (var list in this.DataRoot.ChannelLists)
    {
-      foreach (var chan in list.Channels)
+      if (list.Channels.Count == 0 || list.ReadOnly)
+        continue;
+
+      if (this.splitTvRadioData)
+      {
+        if (!recombinedLists.TryGetValue(list.SignalSource & ~SignalSource.MaskTvRadioData, out var combinedList))
+        {
+          combinedList = new List<ChannelInfo>();
+          recombinedLists[list.SignalSource & ~SignalSource.MaskTvRadioData] = combinedList;
+        }
+
+        combinedList.AddRange(list.Channels);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        recombinedLists.Add(list.SignalSource, list.Channels.ToList());
+      }
+    }
+
+    // sort the channels in the recombined lists
+    foreach (var list in recombinedLists.Values)
+    {
+      XmlNode serviceListInfoNode = null;
+      foreach (var chan in list.OrderBy(c => c.NewProgramNr).ThenBy(c => c.OldProgramNr).ThenBy(c => c.RecordIndex))
      {
        if (chan is not Channel ch || ch.IsProxy)
          continue;

        var si = ch.Xml;
+
+        // reorder nodes physically: first remove all, then add them 1-by-1
+        if (serviceListInfoNode == null)
+        {
+          serviceListInfoNode = si.ParentNode;
+          while (serviceListInfoNode!.HasChildNodes)
+            serviceListInfoNode.RemoveChild(serviceListInfoNode.FirstChild);
+        }
+        serviceListInfoNode.AppendChild(si);
+
        si["major_channel_number"]!.InnerText = ch.NewProgramNr.ToString();
-        si["service_name"]!.InnerText = ch.Name;
-        si["visible_service"]!.InnerText = ch.Hidden ? "1" : "3";
+        si["user_edit_flag"]!.InnerText = "update";
+        if (ch.IsNameModified)
+          si["service_name"]!.InnerText = ch.Name;
+        // si["visible_service"]!.InnerText = ch.Hidden ? "1" : "3"; // reported to have no effect in Philips v125 lists
        if (si["lock"] != null) // Sony lists don't have this elements
          si["lock"].InnerText = ch.Lock ? "1" : "0";
      }
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic.csproj
@@ -1,25 +1,13 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Service Include="{94E38DFF-614B-4cbd-B67C-F211BB35CE8B}" />
  </ItemGroup>
@@ -32,11 +20,7 @@
    </None>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/DbChannel.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/DbChannel.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-using System;
+// The NuGet packages Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.0-9.0.5 throw an AccessViolationException and terminate the program when reading a "string" column with GetBytes()
+// uncomment this #define when using Sqlite < 9.x or when MS fixed the error
+//#define NoAccessViolationInSQLitePCLRaw
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Data;
@@ -200,8 +204,8 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic
    /// </summary>
    private void ReadNamesWithEncodingDetection(IDataReader r, IDictionary<string, int> field, Encoding encoding)
    {
-#if true || NoAccessViolationInSQLitePCLRaw
-      // The NuGet packages Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.0-9.0.2 throw an AccessViolationException and terminate the program when reading a "string" column with GetBytes()
+#if NoAccessViolationInSQLitePCLRaw
+      // The NuGet packages Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.0-9.0.5 throw an AccessViolationException and terminate the program when reading a "string" column with GetBytes()
      byte[] buffer = new byte[300];
      int len = (int)r.GetBytes(field["sname"], 0, buffer, 0, buffer.Length/3);
 #else
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/IdtvChannelSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/IdtvChannelSerializer.cs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ internal class IdtvChannelSerializer : SerializerBase
    if (!File.Exists(binFile))
      throw LoaderException.Fail("expected file not found: " + binFile);

-    string connString = $"Data Source={this.dbFile};Pooling=False";
+    string connString = $"Data Source=\"{this.dbFile}\";Pooling=False";
    using var db = new SqliteConnection(connString);
    db.Open();
    using var cmd = db.CreateCommand();
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ internal class IdtvChannelSerializer : SerializerBase
  #region SaveTvDb()
  private void SaveTvDb(IDictionary<ushort, int> newChannelIndexMap)
  {
-    string connString = $"Data Source={this.dbFile};Pooling=False";
+    string connString = $"Data Source=\"{this.dbFile}\";Pooling=False";
    using var db = new SqliteConnection(connString);
    db.Open();

--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/SvlSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/SvlSerializer.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic

      this.CreateDummySatellites();

-      string channelConnString = $"Data Source={this.workFile};Pooling=False";
+      string channelConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.workFile}\";Pooling=False";
      using var conn = new SqliteConnection(channelConnString);
      conn.Open();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ order by s.ntype,major_channel
    #region Save()
    public override void Save()
    {
-      string channelConnString = $"Data Source={this.workFile};Pooling=False";
+      string channelConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.workFile}\";Pooling=False";
      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection(channelConnString))
      {
        conn.Open();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/app.config
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic/app.config
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Philips/BinarySerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Philips/BinarySerializer.cs
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
        return;
      this.dataFilePaths.Add(dbPath);
      
-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={dbPath};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{dbPath}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();

@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
        }
      }

-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={tvDb};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{tvDb}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
      cmd.CommandText = "select _id, display_number, display_name, original_network_id, transport_stream_id, service_id, service_type from channels";
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
      this.Features.FavoritesMode = FavoritesMode.OrderedPerSource;
      this.Features.MaxFavoriteLists = 4;

-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={listDb};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{listDb}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();

@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
      this.Features.MaxFavoriteLists = 8;
      this.Features.AllowGapsInFavNumbers = false;

-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={listDb};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{listDb}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();

      // older versions of ChanSort wrote invalid "list_id" values starting at 0 instead of 1 and going past 8.
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
      if (!File.Exists(dbPath))
        return;

-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={dbPath};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{dbPath}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
      if (!File.Exists(tvDb))
        return;

-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={tvDb};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{tvDb}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
      if (!File.Exists(listDb) || this.channelsById.Count == 0)
        return;

-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={listDb};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{listDb}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
      if (!File.Exists(listDb))
        return;

-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={listDb};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{listDb}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Philips/ChanSort.Loader.Philips.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Philips/ChanSort.Loader.Philips.csproj
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
@@ -44,12 +38,8 @@
    </EmbeddedResource>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Remove="DllClient.cs" />
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Philips/XmlSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Philips/XmlSerializer.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
@@ -229,14 +230,14 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
        LoadAndValidateMtkChannelList(dir);

        // version 120 and 125 ignore the modified main channel numbers and only take changes from the favorites.xml
-        if ((chanLstBin?.VersionMajor ?? 0) >= 120)
-        {
-          foreach (var list in this.DataRoot.ChannelLists)
-          {
-            if (!list.IsMixedSourceFavoritesList)
-              list.ReadOnly = true;
-          }
-        }
+        //if ((chanLstBin?.VersionMajor ?? 0) >= 120)
+        //{
+        //  foreach (var list in this.DataRoot.ChannelLists)
+        //  {
+        //    if (!list.IsMixedSourceFavoritesList)
+        //      list.ReadOnly = true;
+        //  }
+        //}
      }
      else
      {
@@ -352,6 +353,8 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
        medium = fname;
      bool hasEncrypt = false;

+      var ver = this.chanLstBin?.VersionMajor ?? 0;
+
      foreach (var list in this.DataRoot.ChannelLists)
      {
        list.VisibleColumnFieldNames.Remove("ServiceType");
@@ -417,7 +420,6 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
      if (!hasEncrypt)
        chList?.VisibleColumnFieldNames.Remove("Encrypted");

-      var ver = this.chanLstBin?.VersionMajor ?? 0;
      if (ver > 0)
        this.iniMapSection = ini.GetSection("Map" + ver);

@@ -765,12 +767,16 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips

    public override void Save()
    {
+      bool readOnly = false;
      foreach (var list in this.DataRoot.ChannelLists)
      {
        if (list.IsMixedSourceFavoritesList)
          this.UpdateFavList();
        else
+        {
          this.UpdateChannelList(list);
+          readOnly |= list.ReadOnly;
+        }
      }

      // It is unclear whether XML nodes must be sorted by the new program number or kept in the original order. This may be different for the various format versions.
@@ -791,7 +797,14 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
      }

      this.chanLstBin?.Save(this.FileName);
-      this.mtkSerializer?.Save();
+
+      // save the MtkChannelList.xml for format 120 and 125
+      if (mtkSerializer != null && !readOnly)
+      {
+        foreach (var list in mtkSerializer.DataRoot.ChannelLists) // apply Philips' LCN-ReadOnly to MediaTek's ReadOnly
+          list.ReadOnly = false;
+        this.mtkSerializer.Save();
+      }
    }

    #endregion
@@ -799,6 +812,31 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
    #region UpdateChannelList()
    private void UpdateChannelList(ChannelList list)
    {
+      if (list.ReadOnly)
+        return;
+
+#if false
+      // ensure consecutive numbers for channels (seems to be a requirement for successful import of MtkChannelList.xml)
+      if (this.chanLstBin?.VersionMajor is >= 120 and <= 125)
+      {
+        var ordered = list.Channels
+          .Where(c => !c.IsProxy)
+          .OrderBy(c => (c.SignalSource & SignalSource.Tv) != 0 ? 0 : 1)
+          .ThenBy(c => c.NewProgramNr > 0 ? 0 : 1)
+          .ThenBy(c => c.NewProgramNr)
+          .ThenBy(c => c.OldProgramNr)
+          .ToList();
+        int i = 0;
+        foreach (var ch in ordered)
+        {
+          if (ch.IsProxy)
+            list.Channels.Remove(ch);
+          else
+            ch.NewProgramNr = ++i;
+        }
+      }
+#endif
+
      var padChannelNameBytes = this.iniMapSection?.GetBool("padChannelName", true) ?? true;
      var setFavoriteNumber = this.iniMapSection?.GetBool("setFavoriteNumber", false) ?? false;
      var userReorderChannel = this.iniMapSection?.GetString("userReorderChannel") ?? "";
@@ -826,7 +864,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
        }
      }
    }
-    #endregion
+#endregion

    #region UpdateRepairXml()

@@ -898,7 +936,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
    private void UpdateMtkChannel(Channel channel)
    {
      var mtk = channel.MtkChannel;
-      //mtk.Name = channel.Name;
+      mtk.Name = channel.Name;
      mtk.NewProgramNr = channel.NewProgramNr;
      mtk.Lock = channel.Lock;
      mtk.Skip = channel.Skip;
@@ -1050,7 +1088,10 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Philips
    #region GetFileInformation()
    public override string GetFileInformation()
    {
-      return base.GetFileInformation() + this.logMessages.Replace("\n", "\r\n");
+      return base.GetFileInformation() 
+             + this.logMessages.Replace("\n", "\r\n")
+             + "\r\n\r\n" 
+             + this.mtkSerializer?.GetFileInformation();
    }
    #endregion

--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Philips/app.config
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Philips/app.config
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Samsung/ChanSort.Loader.Samsung.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Samsung/ChanSort.Loader.Samsung.csproj
@@ -1,29 +1,23 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>false</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>
    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRules>false</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRules>
    <CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>false</CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
    <OutputPath>..\Release\</OutputPath>
    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>true</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>
    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRules>true</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRules>
    <CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>true</CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
@@ -38,12 +32,8 @@
    </None>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Samsung/Zip/DbSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Samsung/Zip/DbSerializer.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Samsung.Zip
      {
        try
        {
-          using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={(this.TempPath + "\\sat")};Pooling=False");
+          using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{this.TempPath + "\\sat"}\";Pooling=False");
          conn.Open();
          this.ReadSatDatabase(conn);
        }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Samsung.Zip
        FileType type;
        try
        {
-          using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={filePath};Pooling=False");
+          using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{filePath}\";Pooling=False");
          conn.Open();
          using (var cmd = conn.CreateCommand())
          {
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Samsung.Zip
    #region SaveChannelList()
    private void SaveChannelList(ChannelList channelList, string dbPath)
    {
-      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source={dbPath};Pooling=False");
+      using var conn = new SqliteConnection($"Data Source=\"{dbPath}\";Pooling=False");
      conn.Open();
      using (var trans = conn.BeginTransaction())
      {
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Samsung/app.config
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Samsung/app.config
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Sony/SonyPlugin.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Sony/SonyPlugin.cs
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Sony

    public SerializerBase CreateSerializer(string inputFile)
    {
+      // Bravia 7 (and 8?) from 2024 onward use the same sdb.xml filename, but it contains Mediatek's XML
      using (var rdr = new StreamReader(inputFile))
      {
        var line1 = rdr.ReadLine() ?? "";
        var line2 = rdr.ReadLine() ?? "";
        if (line1.Contains("<service_list_transfer>") || line2.Contains("<service_list_transfer>"))
-          return new MediaTek.Serializer(inputFile, true);
+          return new MediaTek.Serializer(inputFile);
      }

+      // older versions use Sony's proprietary XML
      return new Serializer(inputFile);
    }
  }
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.TCL/ChanSort.Loader.TCL.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.TCL/ChanSort.Loader.TCL.csproj
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@
    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Api\ChanSort.Api.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Update="System.Memory" Version="4.6.3" />
+    <PackageReference Update="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.2" />
+  </ItemGroup>

 </Project>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.TCL/DtvDataSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.TCL/DtvDataSerializer.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.TCL
    {
      if (this.satFile == null)
        return;
-      string satConnString = $"Data Source={satFile};Pooling=False";
+      string satConnString = $"Data Source=\"{satFile}\";Pooling=False";
      using var conn = new SqliteConnection(satConnString);
      conn.Open();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.TCL
    #region ReadDtvDataDb()
    private void ReadDtvDataDb()
    {
-      string dtvConnString = $"Data Source={dtvFile};Pooling=False";
+      string dtvConnString = $"Data Source=\"{dtvFile}\";Pooling=False";
      using var conn = new SqliteConnection(dtvConnString);
      conn.Open();
      using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ left outer join CurCIOPSerType c on c.u8DtvRoute=p.u8DtvRoute
    #region Save()
    public override void Save()
    {
-      string channelConnString = $"Data Source={dtvFile};Pooling=False";
+      string channelConnString = $"Data Source=\"{dtvFile}\";Pooling=False";
      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection(channelConnString))
      {
        conn.Open();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
@@ -30,12 +31,8 @@
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Api\ChanSort.Api.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" Version="4.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba/ChmgtDbSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba/ChmgtDbSerializer.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba
      else
        workingDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(this.FileName);

-      var sysDataConnString = $"Data Source={this.workingDir + FILE_dvbSysData_db};Pooling=false";
+      var sysDataConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.workingDir + FILE_dvbSysData_db}\";Pooling=false";
      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection(sysDataConnString))
      {
        conn.Open();
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba
        ReadTransponders(cmd);
      }

-      var mainDataConnString = $"Data Source={this.workingDir + FILE_dvbMainData_db};Pooling=False";
+      var mainDataConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.workingDir + FILE_dvbMainData_db}\";Pooling=False";
      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection(mainDataConnString))
      {
        conn.Open();
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba
        ReadCryptInfo(cmd);
      }

-      var channelConnString = $"Data Source={this.workingDir + FILE_chmgt_db};Pooling=False";
+      var channelConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.workingDir + FILE_chmgt_db}\";Pooling=False";
      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection(channelConnString))
      {
        conn.Open();
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba

    public override void Save()
    {
-      var channelConnString = $"Data Source={this.workingDir + FILE_chmgt_db};Pooling=False";
+      var channelConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.workingDir + FILE_chmgt_db}\";Pooling=False";
      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection(channelConnString))
      {
        conn.Open();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba/SettingsDbSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba/SettingsDbSerializer.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba
    #region Load()
    public override void Load()
    {
-      string sysDataConnString = $"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False";
+      string sysDataConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False";
      using var conn = new SqliteConnection(sysDataConnString);
      conn.Open();
      
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ left outer join ChanDataTable ac on ac.handle=a.m_channel_no
    #region Save()
    public override void Save()
    {
-      string channelConnString = $"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False";
+      string channelConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False";
      using (var conn = new SqliteConnection(channelConnString))
      {
        conn.Open();
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba/app.config
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.Toshiba/app.config
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.VisionEdge4K/ChanSort.Loader.VisionEdge4K.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.VisionEdge4K/ChanSort.Loader.VisionEdge4K.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
@@ -13,12 +14,17 @@
    <OutputPath>..\Release\</OutputPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Api\ChanSort.Api.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>

+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Update="System.Memory" Version="4.6.3" />
+    <PackageReference Update="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.2" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
--- a/source/ChanSort.Loader.VisionEdge4K/VisionEdge4KDbSerializer.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort.Loader.VisionEdge4K/VisionEdge4KDbSerializer.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Loader.VisionEdge4K
    #region Load()
    public override void Load()
    {
-      string connString = $"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False";
+      string connString = $"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False";
      using var conn = new SqliteConnection(connString);
      conn.Open();

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ order by p.tv_type,p.disp_order";
    #region Save()
    public override void Save()
    {
-      string channelConnString = $"Data Source={this.FileName};Pooling=False";
+      string channelConnString = $"Data Source=\"{this.FileName}\";Pooling=False";
      using var conn = new SqliteConnection(channelConnString);
      conn.Open();
      using var trans = conn.BeginTransaction();
--- a/source/ChanSort.sln
+++ b/source/ChanSort.sln
--- a/source/ChanSort/ChanSort.csproj
+++ b/source/ChanSort/ChanSort.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x86</Platform>
    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
    <RootNamespace>ChanSort.Ui</RootNamespace>
@@ -218,13 +217,17 @@
    <PackageReference Include="DevExpress.Utils.UI" Version="23.2.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="DevExpress.Win" Version="23.2.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="DevExpress.Win.Reporting" Version="23.2.5" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="System.ComponentModel.Annotations" Version="5.0.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <EmbeddedResource Remove="ActionImages.resx" />
  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Update="System.Memory" Version="4.6.3" />
+    <PackageReference Update="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.2" />
+  </ItemGroup>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <PostBuildEvent>
      $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\deployLibs.cmd $(TargetDir)
--- a/source/ChanSort/MainForm.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort/MainForm.cs
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ namespace ChanSort.Ui
        return null;
      }

+      SetCurrentDirectory(); // make sure .ini files are in the current dir
+
      List<ISerializerPlugin> candidates = new List<ISerializerPlugin>();
      if (hint != null)
        candidates.Add(hint);
@@ -630,6 +632,20 @@ namespace ChanSort.Ui

    #endregion

+    #region SetCurrentDirectory()
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the current directory to the directory from where the .exe was started.
+    /// This is so that .ini files can be found by loaders
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static void SetCurrentDirectory()
+    {
+      var curDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(typeof(MainForm).Assembly.Location);
+      if (curDir == null)
+        return;
+      Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(curDir);
+    }
+    #endregion
+
    #region LoadTvDataFile()

    private bool LoadTvDataFile(ISerializerPlugin plugin, string tvDataFile)
@@ -641,6 +657,8 @@ namespace ChanSort.Ui
          MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
        return false;
      }
+      
+      SetCurrentDirectory();

      // abort action if there is no currentTvSerializer for the input file
      SerializerBase serializer = this.GetSerializerForFile(tvDataFile, ref plugin);
--- a/source/ChanSort/app.config
+++ b/source/ChanSort/app.config
@@ -53,22 +53,6 @@
  </System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationConfigurationSection>
  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Numerics.Vectors" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.1.3.0" newVersion="4.1.3.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Buffers" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>
 </configuration>
--- a/source/Information/FileStructures_for_HHD_Hex_Editor_Neo/tll-252-LF.h
+++ b/source/Information/FileStructures_for_HHD_Hex_Editor_Neo/tll-252-LF.h
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+#include "tll-common.h"
+
+#define MAX_SAT_COUNT 64
+struct TLL44_Satellite;
+typedef TLL44_Satellite TLL_Satellite;
+
+#define MAX_TP_COUNT 2400
+struct TLL48_Transponder;
+typedef TLL48_Transponder TLL_Transponder;
+
+#define MAX_DVBS_COUNT 6000
+struct TLL84_SatChannel;
+typedef TLL84_SatChannel TLL_SatChannel;
+
+#define MAX_LNB_COUNT 40
+struct TLL48_Lnb;
+typedef TLL48_Lnb TLL_Lnb;
+
+#define DVBS_CHANNELLIST_PREFIXSIZE 2
+
+#include "tll-satellite.h"
+
+struct LF252_AnalogChannel
+{
+  byte t1[8];
+  TLL_SignalSource SignalSource;
+  byte t1b;
+  word ChannelTransponder1;
+  word ProgramNr;
+  word LogicalProgramNr1;
+  byte t2[4];
+  byte Favorites1;
+  byte t2b[3];
+  word Frequency1Div50;
+  word APID1;
+  byte ChannelNumberInBand;
+  byte ChannelBand;
+  byte t3[10];
+  char CH_Name1[40];
+  byte CH_NameLength1;
+  byte t4;
+  word SID1;
+  byte t5a[38];
+  word ChannelTransponder2;
+  dword FrequencyDiv50;
+  byte t6[6];
+  word ONID;
+  word TSID;
+  byte t7[32];
+  word ChannelTransponder3;
+  word ProgramNr2;
+  word LogicalProgramNr2;
+  word ChannelTransponder4;
+  byte Favorites2;
+  TLL_EditFlags EditFlags;
+  word SID2;
+  byte ServiceType; 
+  byte CH_NameLength2;
+  char CH_Name2[40];
+  byte t10[12];
+  word Frequency2Div50;
+  word APID2;
+  word u1;
+  word u2;
+  byte t11[12];
+};
+
+struct LF252_AnalogBlock
+{
+  dword BlockSize; 
+  dword ChannelCount;
+  LF252_AnalogChannel Channels[ChannelCount];
+};
+
+struct LF252_FirmwareBlock
+{
+  dword BlockSize;
+  byte u[BlockSize];
+};
+
+struct LF252_DvbCtChannel
+{
+  byte t1[8];
+  TLL_SignalSource SignalSource;
+  byte t1b;
+  word ChannelTransponder1;
+  word ProgramNr;
+  word LogicalProgramNr1;
+  byte t2a[4];
+  byte Fav1;
+  byte t2b[3];
+  TLL_DvbID PcrPid1;
+  TLL_DvbID APID1;
+  byte t2c[8];
+  TLL_DvbID VPID1;
+  byte t3[6];
+  char CH_Name1[40];
+  byte CH_NameLength1;
+  byte t4;
+  word SID1;
+  byte t5a[47];
+  byte NitVersion;
+  word ChannelTransponder2;
+  byte t5b[2];
+  dword Frequency;
+  byte t6[4];
+  word ONID;
+  word TSID;
+  word NID;
+  dword SpecialData;
+  byte t7[15];
+  word ChannelTransponder3;
+  byte t7b;
+  word ProgramNr2;
+  word LogicalProgramNr2;
+  word ChannelTransponder4;
+  byte Favorites2;
+  TLL_EditFlags EditFlags;
+  byte t7c[2];
+  word SID2;
+  byte ServiceType; 
+  byte CH_NameLength2;
+  char CH_Name2[40];
+  //byte t10[12];
+  TLL_DvbID PcrPid2;
+  TLL_DvbID APID2;
+  word u1;
+  word u2;
+  byte t11[14];
+};
+
+struct LF252_DvbCTBlock
+{
+  dword BlockSize;
+  dword ChannelCount;
+  LF252_DvbCtChannel Channels[ChannelCount];
+};
+
+struct TLL48_Transponder
+{
+  byte t1[10];
+  word TP_Number;
+  word TP_Freq;
+  byte t2[8]; 
+  word NID; 
+  word TID; 
+  byte t3[3];
+  word SRateTimes2;
+  byte t4[9]; 
+  byte SatIndexTimes2; 
+  byte t5[3];
+  byte u40[4];
+};
+
+struct TLL84_SatChannel
+{
+  word LnbIndex;
+  word t1;
+  TLL_SignalSource SignalSource;
+  //byte t2;
+  word TP_Number; 
+  byte t2;
+  TLL_DvbID CH_Number; 
+  word CH_NumberFixed;
+  word TP_Number2;
+  byte FavCrypt;
+  TLL_EditFlags EditFlags;   
+  byte t3[2];
+  word SID;       
+  byte ServiceType;
+  byte CH_NameLength; 
+  char CH_Name[40];
+  TLL_DvbID VPID;
+  TLL_DvbID APID;
+  byte t3[18];
+};
+
+struct TLL48_Lnb
+{
+  byte SettingsID; 
+  byte t2[3];
+  byte SatelliteID;
+  byte ScanSearchType;
+  byte NetworkSearch;
+  byte BlindSearch;
+  byte t3[4];
+  char FrequencyName[12]; 
+  word LOF1; 
+  byte t4[2]; 
+  word LOF2; 
+  byte t5[18]; 
+};
+
+
+public struct LF252
+{
+  byte Header[4]; 
+  
+  LF252_AnalogBlock Analog;
+  LF252_FirmwareBlock Firmware;
+  LF252_DvbCTBlock DvbCT;
+  TLL_DvbSBlock DvbS;
+  TLL_SettingsBlock Settings;
+};
--- a/source/Information/FileStructures_for_HHD_Hex_Editor_Neo/tll-common.h
+++ b/source/Information/FileStructures_for_HHD_Hex_Editor_Neo/tll-common.h
@@ -61,3 +61,9 @@ struct TLL_SettingsBlock
  dword BlockSize;
  byte Data[BlockSize]; 
 };
+
+struct TLL_DvbID
+{
+  word id : 12;
+  word flags : 4;
+};
--- a/source/Solution.props
+++ b/source/Solution.props
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 <Project>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <EmbeddedResourceUseDependentUponConvention>true</EmbeddedResourceUseDependentUponConvention>
+    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+
+    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+    <GenerateBindingRedirectsOutputType>true</GenerateBindingRedirectsOutputType>
  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="..\app.config" Link="app.config" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+
  <!-- latest versions of nuget packages where older versions are indirectly included through other libraries; this should avoid a flood of compiler warnings -->
+  <!--
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <None Include="..\app.config" Link="app.config">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/Spike.LgWebOs5/App.config
+++ b/source/Spike.LgWebOs5/App.config
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-    <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8" />
-    </startup>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.1.0" newVersion="6.0.1.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Numerics.Vectors" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.1.3.0" newVersion="4.1.3.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Buffers" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
--- a/source/Spike.LgWebOs5/MediaTekStatsCollector.cs
+++ b/source/Spike.LgWebOs5/MediaTekStatsCollector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using ChanSort.Api;
+
+namespace Spike.MediatekXml
+{
+  class MediatekXmlStatsCollector
+  {
+    private static readonly string[] ChannelListFileNames = ["sdb.xml", "MtkChannelList.xml"];  // Sony, Philips
+    static void Main()
+    {
+      using var w = new StreamWriter(@"c:\sources\chansort\testfiles\testfiles_mediatek\stats.txt");
+      w.WriteLine(
+        "File\tNumChan\tDVB-?\tDVB-T\tDVB-C\tDVB-S\tDVB-IP\tOther\tTV\tRadio\tData\tInOrder\tConseq\tHasFav\t" + 
+        "LcnType\tOperator\tMultiBank\tScanType\tServiceType");
+
+      var dirs = new[] { "testfiles_philips\\120.0", "testfiles_philips\\125.0", "testfiles_sony\\mediatek" };
+      foreach (var dir in dirs)
+        ProcessDir(Path.Combine(@"c:\sources\chansort\testfiles", dir), w);
+    }
+
+    private static void ProcessDir(string dir, StreamWriter w)
+    {
+      foreach (var bak in Directory.GetFiles(dir, "*.bak"))
+        File.Copy(bak, bak.Replace(".bak", ""), true);
+
+      foreach (var subdir in Directory.GetDirectories(dir))
+        ProcessDir(subdir, w);
+
+      foreach (var name in ChannelListFileNames)
+      {
+        var file = Path.Combine(dir, name);
+        if (File.Exists(file))
+          ProcessFile(file, w);
+      }
+    }
+
+    private static void ProcessFile(string file, StreamWriter w)
+    {
+      var sb = new StringBuilder();
+      sb.Append(file);
+      try
+      {
+        var ser = new ChanSort.Loader.MediaTek.Serializer(file);
+        ser.Load();
+        int totalChans = 0;
+        var conseq = true;
+        var inOrder = true;
+        var hasFav = false;
+        var srcSum = new int[5];
+        var typeSum = new int[4];
+        foreach (var list in ser.DataRoot.ChannelLists)
+        {
+          if (list.IsMixedSourceFavoritesList)
+            continue;
+          totalChans += list.Channels.Count;
+          var lastNr = 0;
+          var chanCountBySrc = new int[5,4];
+          foreach (var c in list.Channels)
+          {
+            inOrder &= c.OldProgramNr >= lastNr;
+            if (!inOrder)
+            {
+            }
+            conseq &= c.OldProgramNr == lastNr + 1;
+            if (!conseq)
+            {
+            }
+            lastNr = c.OldProgramNr;
+            hasFav |= c.GetOldPosition(1) != -1;
+            var s = c.SignalSource;
+            var i0 = (s & SignalSource.Antenna) != 0 ? 1 : (s & SignalSource.Cable) != 0 ? 2 : (s & SignalSource.Sat) != 0 ? 3 : (s & SignalSource.Ip) != 0 ? 4 : 0;
+            var i1 = (s & SignalSource.Tv) != 0 ? 1 : (s & SignalSource.Radio) != 0 ? 2 : (s & SignalSource.Data) != 0 ? 3 : 0;
+            ++chanCountBySrc[i0, i1];
+            ++srcSum[i0];
+            ++typeSum[i1];
+          }
+        }
+
+        sb.Append($"\t{totalChans}");
+        foreach(var n in srcSum)
+          sb.Append("\t").Append(n);
+        foreach (var n in typeSum)
+          sb.Append("\t").Append(n);
+        sb.Append($"\t{inOrder}\t{conseq}\t{hasFav}");
+
+        var lcnType = ser.ScanParameters.TryGet("LcnType");
+        var operat = ser.ScanParameters.TryGet("Operator");
+        var multiBank = ser.ScanParameters.TryGet("MultiBank");
+        var scanType = ser.ScanParameters.TryGet("ScanType");
+        var serviceType = ser.ScanParameters.TryGet("ServiceType"); // n/a in Sony lists
+
+        sb.Append($"\t{lcnType}\t{operat}\t{multiBank}\t{scanType}\t{serviceType}");
+      }
+      catch (Exception ex)
+      {
+        sb.Append("\t").Append(ex.Message);
+      }
+      w.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/source/Spike.LgWebOs5/Spikes.csproj
+++ b/source/Spike.LgWebOs5/Spikes.csproj
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <RootNamespace>Spike.LgWebOs5</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>Spike.LgWebOs5</AssemblyName>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="ChecksumFinder.cs" />
    <None Include="PhilipsXmlStatsCollector.cs" />
    <None Include="TechnisatDecrypt.cs" />
    <None Include="WebOs5StatsCollector.cs" />
@@ -26,12 +18,13 @@
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" Version="4.5.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Remove="ChecksumFinder.cs" />
    <Compile Remove="PhilipsXmlStatsCollector.cs" />
    <Compile Remove="TechnisatDecrypt.cs" />
    <Compile Remove="WebOs5StatsCollector.cs" />
--- a/source/Test.Api/Test.Api.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Api/Test.Api.csproj
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
-    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Api\ChanSort.Api.csproj" />
@@ -17,13 +10,8 @@
    <Folder Include="TestFiles\" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="..\app.config" Link="app.config" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.CmdbBin/Test.Loader.CmdbBin.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.CmdbBin/Test.Loader.CmdbBin.csproj
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Test.Loader\Test.Loader.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <PropertyGroup />
  <PropertyGroup>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Enigma2/Test.Loader.Enigma2.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Enigma2/Test.Loader.Enigma2.csproj
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
    <Folder Include="TestFiles\" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Grundig/Test.Loader.Grundig.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Grundig/Test.Loader.Grundig.csproj
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
    <Folder Include="TestFiles\" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Hisense/ChannelDb/HisenseChannelDbTest.cs
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Hisense/ChannelDb/HisenseChannelDbTest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Linq;
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using ChanSort.Api;
 using ChanSort.Loader.Hisense;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
@@ -8,6 +9,14 @@ namespace Test.Loader.Hisense.ChannelDb
  [TestClass]
  public class HisenseChannelDbTest
  {
+    static HisenseChannelDbTest()
+    {
+      foreach (var ass in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
+      {
+        System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ass.GetName().FullName+ ": GAC=" + ass.GlobalAssemblyCache + "; " + ass.Location);
+      }
+    }
+
    #region TestSatChannelsAddedToCorrectLists
    [TestMethod]
    public void TestSatChannelsAddedToCorrectLists()
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Hisense/Test.Loader.Hisense.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Hisense/Test.Loader.Hisense.csproj
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResourceUseDependentUponConvention>true</EmbeddedResourceUseDependentUponConvention>
  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
+  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Api\ChanSort.Api.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Loader.Hisense\ChanSort.Loader.Hisense.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Test.Loader\Test.Loader.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
-  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
-    <PostBuildEvent>
-      $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\deployLibs.cmd $(TargetDir)
-</PostBuildEvent>
+    <PostBuildEvent>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\deployLibs.cmd $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\bin\$(Configuration)\net48</PostBuildEvent>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.LG/Test.Loader.LG.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.LG/Test.Loader.LG.csproj
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
    <Content Include="GlobalClone.xml" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.14.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.M3u/Test.Loader.M3u.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.M3u/Test.Loader.M3u.csproj
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
    </None>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.14.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Panasonic/Test.Loader.Panasonic.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Panasonic/Test.Loader.Panasonic.csproj
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Api\ChanSort.Api.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic\ChanSort.Loader.Panasonic.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Test.Loader\Test.Loader.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
  <PropertyGroup>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Philips/Test.Loader.Philips.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Philips/Test.Loader.Philips.csproj
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@
    </None>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Samsung/Scm/SamsungScmTest.cs
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Samsung/Scm/SamsungScmTest.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Test.Loader.Samsung.Scm
      var models = new Dictionary<string, string>();
      foreach (var file in list)
      {
-        if (file.Contains("Apu TV") || file.Contains("__broken"))
+        if (file.Contains("Apu TV") || file.Contains("__broken") || file.Contains("unsupported"))
          continue;

        Debug.Print("Testing " + file);
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Samsung/Test.Loader.Samsung.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Samsung/Test.Loader.Samsung.csproj
@@ -1,49 +1,17 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <Choose>
-    <When Condition="('$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '10.0' or '$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '') and '$(TargetFrameworkVersion)' == 'v3.5'">
-      <ItemGroup>
-        <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework, Version=10.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
-      </ItemGroup>
-    </When>
-    <Otherwise />
-  </Choose>
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Api\ChanSort.Api.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Loader.Samsung\ChanSort.Loader.Samsung.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Test.Loader\Test.Loader.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
-  <Choose>
-    <When Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '10.0' And '$(IsCodedUITest)' == 'True'">
-      <ItemGroup>
-        <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.CodedUITestFramework, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-          <Private>False</Private>
-        </Reference>
-        <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-          <Private>False</Private>
-        </Reference>
-        <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-          <Private>False</Private>
-        </Reference>
-        <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-          <Private>False</Private>
-        </Reference>
-      </ItemGroup>
-    </When>
-  </Choose>
+  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <PostBuildEvent>
      $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\deployLibs.cmd $(TargetDir)
--- a/source/Test.Loader.SatcoDX/Test.Loader.SatcoDX.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.SatcoDX/Test.Loader.SatcoDX.csproj
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Test.Loader\Test.Loader.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Sharp/Test.Loader.Sharp.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Sharp/Test.Loader.Sharp.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
    <Folder Include="TestFiles\" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Sony/SonyXmlTest.cs
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Sony/SonyXmlTest.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Test.Loader.Sony
  public class SonyXmlTest
  {
    // Android OS seems to use the "FormateVer" XML element, KDL 2012 and 2014 use "FormatVer"
+    // Bravia 7 and 8 (2024, 2025) contain a Mediatek XML inside sdb.xml, just like Philips' "MtkChannelList.xml" with slight differences

    #region TestAndroid ... ChannelsAddedToCorrectLists
    [TestMethod]
@@ -51,6 +52,17 @@ namespace Test.Loader.Sony
    }
    #endregion

+    #region TestMediatek (Bravia 2024,2025)
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void TestMediatekCableChannelsAddedToCorrectLists()
+    {
+      // there are 237 tv+radio channels in the list, but only a subset has assigned program numbers
+      this.TestChannelsAddedToCorrectLists("mediatek-sdb.xml", SignalSource.DvbC | SignalSource.Tv, 237, 237, 0);
+      this.TestChannelsAddedToCorrectLists("mediatek-sdb.xml", SignalSource.DvbC | SignalSource.Radio, 138, 0, 138);
+      this.TestChannelsAddedToCorrectLists("mediatek-sdb.xml", SignalSource.DvbC | SignalSource.Data, 0, 0, 0);
+    }
+    #endregion
+

    #region TestChannelsAddedToCorrectList
    private void TestChannelsAddedToCorrectLists(string fileName, SignalSource signalSource, int expectedTotal, int expectedTv, int expectedRadio, int dataProgramSid = 0, string dataProgramName = null)
@@ -63,7 +75,13 @@ namespace Test.Loader.Sony
      var root = ser.DataRoot;

      var list = root.GetChannelList(signalSource);
-      Assert.IsNotNull(list);
+
+      if (list == null)
+      {
+        if (expectedTotal == 0)
+          return;
+        Assert.IsNotNull(list);
+      }
      Assert.AreEqual(expectedTotal, list.Channels.Count);
      Assert.AreEqual(expectedTv, list.Channels.Count(ch => (ch.SignalSource & SignalSource.Tv) != 0));
      Assert.AreEqual(expectedRadio, list.Channels.Count(ch => (ch.SignalSource & SignalSource.Radio) != 0));
@@ -190,6 +208,5 @@ namespace Test.Loader.Sony
      RoundtripTest.TestChannelAndFavListEditing(tempFile, new SonyPlugin());
    }
    #endregion
-
  }
 }
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Sony/Test.Loader.Sony.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Sony/Test.Loader.Sony.csproj
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Test.Loader\Test.Loader.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Sony/TestFiles/mediatek-sdb.xml
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Sony/TestFiles/mediatek-sdb.xml
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Sony/TestFiles/mediatek_sdb-cable.xml
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Sony/TestFiles/mediatek_sdb-cable.xml
--- a/source/Test.Loader.Toshiba/Test.Loader.Toshiba.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.Toshiba/Test.Loader.Toshiba.csproj
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <ItemGroup>
    <None Update="TestFiles\settingsDB.db">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
@@ -21,10 +14,10 @@
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Test.Loader\Test.Loader.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
  <PropertyGroup>
--- a/source/Test.Loader.VDR/Test.Loader.VDR.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader.VDR/Test.Loader.VDR.csproj
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Test.Loader\Test.Loader.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NETStandard.Library.2.0.3\build\net48\NETStandard.Library.targets')" />
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader/LgTest.cs
+++ b/source/Test.Loader/LgTest.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Test.Loader
      foreach(var file in list)
      {
        var lfile = file.ToLowerInvariant();
-        if (lfile.Contains("globalclone") || lfile.Contains("atsc") || lfile.Contains("broken") || lfile.Contains("bad") || lfile.Contains("incomplete"))
+        if (lfile.Contains("globalclone") || lfile.Contains("atsc") || lfile.Contains("broken") || lfile.Contains("bad") || lfile.Contains("incomplete") || lfile.Contains("unsupported"))
          continue;
        //Debug.Print("Testing " + file);
        try
--- a/source/Test.Loader/Test.Loader.csproj
+++ b/source/Test.Loader/Test.Loader.csproj
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <Import Project="..\Solution.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>..\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <CodeAnalysisDependentAssemblyPaths Condition=" '$(VS100COMNTOOLS)' != '' " Include="$(VS100COMNTOOLS)..\IDE\PrivateAssemblies">
      <Visible>False</Visible>
@@ -24,7 +14,7 @@
    <ProjectReference Include="..\ChanSort.Loader.LG\ChanSort.Loader.LG.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.8.3" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/source/Test.Loader/app.config
+++ b/source/Test.Loader/app.config
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Numerics.Vectors" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.1.3.0" newVersion="4.1.3.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Buffers" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.1.0" newVersion="6.0.1.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="SQLitePCLRaw.core" publicKeyToken="1488e028ca7ab535" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.0.5.1236" newVersion="2.0.5.1236" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="SQLitePCLRaw.provider.dynamic_cdecl" publicKeyToken="b68184102cba0b3b" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.0.5.1236" newVersion="2.0.5.1236" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
--- a/source/app.config
+++ b/source/app.config
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- no longer used; using auto generated assembly bindings instead -->
 <configuration>
  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.1.0" newVersion="6.0.1.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Numerics.Vectors" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.1.4.0" newVersion="4.1.4.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.3.0" newVersion="6.0.3.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Buffers" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.3.0" newVersion="4.0.3.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.5.0" newVersion="4.0.5.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Numerics.Vectors" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.1.6.0" newVersion="4.1.6.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.5.0" newVersion="4.0.5.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="SQLitePCLRaw.core" publicKeyToken="1488e028ca7ab535" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.0.5.1236" newVersion="2.0.5.1236" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.1.10.2445" newVersion="2.1.10.2445" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="SQLitePCLRaw.provider.dynamic_cdecl" publicKeyToken="b68184102cba0b3b" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.0.5.1236" newVersion="2.0.5.1236" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.1.10.2445" newVersion="2.1.10.2445" />
      </dependentAssembly>

    </assemblyBinding>
--- a/source/deployLibs.cmd
+++ b/source/deployLibs.cmd
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 cd "%~dp0"
 if "%1"=="" goto:eof

-copy packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.2.1.2\runtimes\win-x64\native %1
+rem this script is deactivated
+
+rem copy packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.2.1.2\runtimes\win-x64\native %1
+
+goto :eof
+mkdir %1\runtimes\win-x64\native 2>nul
+copy %userprofile%\.nuget\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3\2.1.10\runtimes\win-x64\native %1\runtimes\win-x64\native
+copy %userprofile%\.nuget\packages\System.Memory\4.6.3\lib\net462\*.dll %1

 :eof