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<blockquote data-quote="spleisher" data-source="post: 392718" data-attributes="member: 89298"><p><strong>TV-Server Version</strong>: 1.0</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: </p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: StreamedMP</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: Vista Ultimate</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: Pentium Dual 2.5</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: 1TB </p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 2GB</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Asus</p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: GeForce 9300</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: Hauppauge 2250</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>2. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>2. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>2. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>h.264 Video Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: </p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: </p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: </p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: </p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: </p><p><strong>TV</strong>: </p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: </p><p></p><p>Hello everyone! I know this isn't the first time this has been th most difficult part of someone's MP setup, so I really appreciate your patience and guidance in pointing me in the direction of a solution to the issues I am having.</p><p></p><p>To make a long story a little shorter, I've now spent Hours upon hours upon hours trying to get some sort of programming guide set up.</p><p></p><p>I started with WebEPG combined with the XMLTV plugin, and really got nowhere in the end. Once, I was able to get some of the analog channels scanned in, but they were all mapped to the wrong channels. After trying to test a few manually, I'm no longer getting any actual program data into the XML file, just a channel listing at best.</p><p></p><p>I had heard good things about the SchedulesDirect service, and I'm CERTAINLY willing to cough up a lousy $20 a year to get that working, but now that has turned into a nightmare as well. I installed their plugin according to the directions on the download page, and I'm getting nothing there either. I THINK the plugin re-ordered my channels once, but I'm not seeing anything "change" related to EPG after enabling and configuring the plugin. I even re-scanned all my channels into the TV-Server config, but that's not helping.</p><p></p><p>I'm actually a network admin, and have been for about 10 years, so I'm not green to working with computers. But it just seems to me that getting a working EPG should not bet this complex.</p><p></p><p>There's nothing particularly magical about my setup. I have a hauppauge 2250, and the TV Server config sees all 4 tuners. I have the cards grouped the way I am supposed to, and I can scan in channels. I just can't get any form of EPG to work.</p><p></p><p>I'll take any idea at this point. If there is more I need to know about the TV-Server config to make the SchedulesDirect plugin work, I'm willing to go that route. If there is an easy way to get my schdules direct lineup into XML format for the XMLTV plugin to pick it up, I'm cool with that too. If ababndoning schedulesdirect is the way to go, fine. It just seems like no matter which direction I go, I'm running into a dead-end.</p><p></p><p>PLEASE help!!!!</p><p></p><p>And thanks!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spleisher, post: 392718, member: 89298"] [b]TV-Server Version[/b]: 1.0 [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: StreamedMP [b]Windows Version[/b]: Vista Ultimate [b]CPU Type[/b]: Pentium Dual 2.5 [b]HDD[/b]: 1TB [b]Memory[/b]: 2GB [b]Motherboard[/b]: Asus [b]Video Card[/b]: GeForce 9300 [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: [b]Sound Card[/b]: [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Hauppauge 2250 [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]2. TV Card[/b]: [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]3. TV Card[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]4. TV Card[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: [b]h.264 Video Codec[/b]: [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: [b]HTPC Case[/b]: [b]Cooling[/b]: [b]Power Supply[/b]: [b]Remote[/b]: [b]TV[/b]: [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: Hello everyone! I know this isn't the first time this has been th most difficult part of someone's MP setup, so I really appreciate your patience and guidance in pointing me in the direction of a solution to the issues I am having. To make a long story a little shorter, I've now spent Hours upon hours upon hours trying to get some sort of programming guide set up. I started with WebEPG combined with the XMLTV plugin, and really got nowhere in the end. Once, I was able to get some of the analog channels scanned in, but they were all mapped to the wrong channels. After trying to test a few manually, I'm no longer getting any actual program data into the XML file, just a channel listing at best. I had heard good things about the SchedulesDirect service, and I'm CERTAINLY willing to cough up a lousy $20 a year to get that working, but now that has turned into a nightmare as well. I installed their plugin according to the directions on the download page, and I'm getting nothing there either. I THINK the plugin re-ordered my channels once, but I'm not seeing anything "change" related to EPG after enabling and configuring the plugin. I even re-scanned all my channels into the TV-Server config, but that's not helping. I'm actually a network admin, and have been for about 10 years, so I'm not green to working with computers. But it just seems to me that getting a working EPG should not bet this complex. There's nothing particularly magical about my setup. I have a hauppauge 2250, and the TV Server config sees all 4 tuners. I have the cards grouped the way I am supposed to, and I can scan in channels. I just can't get any form of EPG to work. I'll take any idea at this point. If there is more I need to know about the TV-Server config to make the SchedulesDirect plugin work, I'm willing to go that route. If there is an easy way to get my schdules direct lineup into XML format for the XMLTV plugin to pick it up, I'm cool with that too. If ababndoning schedulesdirect is the way to go, fine. It just seems like no matter which direction I go, I'm running into a dead-end. PLEASE help!!!! And thanks!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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