tvguide.xml

[Mike_Dean]

Hi..

Ok so I admit.. I am new to all this.

I am using Media Portal and am trying in vain to set up an EPG

I have run the WebEPG and OzTivo.

' INSTRUCTIONS:
' Follow the next 9 steps to EPG goodness. :-)
'1) Create an account here:
'http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au
'2) Then download oztivo.exe from the same place at:
'http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au/community/downloads.php?do=file&id=60
'3) Save oztivo.exe into your "Mediaportal\xmltv" folder
'4) Do the first 3 steps on this page:
'http://minnie.tuhs.org/twiki/bin/view/TVGuide/MCE
'5) Enter the username & password (with quotes) below, that you got from minnie.tuhs.org (in 4 above)
Username = "YourUsernameHere"
Password = "YourPasswordHere"

'6) Change the following 'Oldnames' (from the downloaded tvguide.xml file) to

But when I try to upload the EPG in Media Portal its looking for tvguide.xml

I cannot find this file..! (I can see the look on your faces.!!)

So can some one please advise how this file gets d/loaded, in order for me to edit the channel names etc....


Many Thanks in Advance.....

[Taipan]

Hi Mike,

I don't know where you got those instructions form, but they look like they apply to MCE, not MediaPortal. This is what you need to do:-

I assume that you already have registered at OzTiVo and have a username/password, and you have configured the xmltv download?

And you have configured the channels you want in your EPG via the WebEPG-conf? WebEPG setup/configuration instructions are available here.

So you should now have a file "WebEPG.xml" in your /MediaPortal/WebEPG folder ?

You just need to open that file in NotePad and copy/paste the following lines, including your own OzTiVo username and password where I have indicated:-

  <section name="AuthSites"> 
    <entry name="Count">1</entry> 
  </section> 
  <section name="Auth1"> 
    <entry name="Site">minnie.tuhs.org</entry> 
    <entry name="Login">your OzTiVo username</entry> 
    <entry name="Password">your OzTiVo password</entry> 
  </section>

into the file so that the start of it it looks like this (yours will be longer than this, I have left most of the channel info out):-

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<profile>
  <section name="AuthSites"> 
    <entry name="Count">1</entry> 
  </section> 
  <section name="Auth1"> 
    <entry name="Site">minnie.tuhs.org</entry> 
    <entry name="Login">your OzTiVo username</entry> 
    <entry name="Password">your OzTiVo password</entry> 
  </section>
  <section name="General">
    <entry name="MaxDays">8</entry>
  </section>
  <section name="ChannelMap">
    <entry name="Count">11</entry>
  </section>
  <section name="1">
    <entry name="ChannelID">abc-vic@abc.net.au</entry>
    <entry name="DisplayName">ABC</entry>
    <entry name="Grabber1">AU\6-minnie_tuhs_org.xml</entry>
  </section>
  <section name="2">
    <entry name="ChannelID">abc2@abc.net.au</entry>
    <entry name="DisplayName">ABC 2</entry>
    <entry name="Grabber1">AU\6-minnie_tuhs_org.xml</entry>
  </section>

You will also need to change your 6-minnie_tuhs_org.xml file as detailed here.

Make sure that you do not have any time zone offset configured in MediaPortal setup (I assume that you are in the same timezone as me?)
Then you just need to run WebEPG.exe, and you should be in business....

If you are still in trouble, please post your queries here.....

Cheers,

Taipan

[Mike_Dean]

Thanks Taipan.

Yes located in Sydney... so same time zone.

Will follow your instructions and report back..

Cheers..!!!

[NickName]

Those are the instructions I wrote for one of my VBScripts...
I'm guessing you have missed some of the steps in the script?
Simply put:
The script will use oztivo.exe to download the TV guide from minnie_tuhs_org. Then the script will change the channel names to whatever suits you and put this version of the downloaded file into Mediaportal\xmltv folder.
Check you have put the correct Username & Password, the correct path to the Mediaportal folder and the channel names you want.
Please feel free to PM me if you need help.

regards,

NickName