Can't find MP2 client settings? (1 Viewer)

[mm1352000]

Indeed it would. Without stop time, MP can't build the guide entries, so no wonder that you don't have any programs...

Actually you're incorrect. According to the XMLTV standard, stop time is optional:
http://xmltv.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xmltv/xmltv/xmltv.dtd

<!ATTLIST programme start     CDATA #REQUIRED
                    stop      CDATA #IMPLIED
                    pdc-start CDATA #IMPLIED
                    vps-start CDATA #IMPLIED
                    showview  CDATA #IMPLIED
                    videoplus CDATA #IMPLIED
                    channel   CDATA #REQUIRED
                    clumpidx  CDATA "0/1" >

If stop time is not provided, it's assumed to be the start time of the next program.

MP1's XMLTV plugin has no problem with this:
https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...y/Plugins/XmlTvImport/XMLTVImport.cs#L756-759
https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...abase/TvBusinessLayer/ProgramList.cs#L307-332

 

[HTPCSourcer]

We might gain more insight if @LaoChe uploaded his logs.

 

[Lehmden]

If stop time is not provided, it's assumed to be the start time of the next program.

Maybe in theory, but in real life this fails every time.

 

[mm1352000]

Maybe in theory, but in real life this fails every time.

Have you actually tested that?

 

[Lehmden]

Have you actually tested that?

Yes, lately during the development of Episodes2TVGuide...

 

[LaoChe]

I confirmed that the TvGuide.xml file produced by WebEPG does not have the stop times either. So if it works when I have WebEPG update the database directly and the stop times are a suspected problem then that would imply that the problem is with WebEPG. There are lot of logs but if you tell me which ones to look at I will take a look and post them.

Or let me ask another question. Is there another way I should be approaching this? I have spent 2 weeks now trying to get the most basic functionality of MP2 working with no success. Sure it records TV but without episode information that is completely useless. I know it is working for other people so if I should just start all over with some other way to get MP2 working I am all ears. At this point I really just want to get this up and running.

Thank you.

 

[HTPCSourcer]

There are lot of logs but if you tell me which ones to look at I will take a look and post them.

Use the Log-Collector icon on your desktop to create a zip with all available logs that you can then upload here. The interesting piece are the server logs but why bother selecting those if the tool is on your desktop?

Is there another way I should be approaching this? I have spent 2 weeks now trying to get the most basic functionality of MP2 working with no success.

There is no point in trying for weeks. Call for help in this forum earlier, if Wiki, forum and/or Google search did not throw a solution. However, logs are almost mandatory, especially if you are asked for.

Can you please indicate date and time of the xmltv import so that it is easier to find? Alternatively do a new import and run the log collector immediately after.

 

[mm1352000]

Have you actually tested that?

Yes, lately during the development of Episodes2TVGuide...

Well, I just tested with MP1 and it worked fine for me. Maybe there's a difference in MP2's supposedly identical TVE which is responsible for this.

 

[morpheus_xx]

Well, I just tested with MP1 and it worked fine for me. Maybe there's a difference in MP2's supposedly identical TVE which is responsible for this.

You might be right. There is one change which is not part of MP1: https://github.com/morpheusxx/MediaPortal-1/commit/87375e3db394b1b247bd915b3649a25f6750309a.

It filters out programs that have same start and end time. It does it before persisting the programs. I added this case to avoid programs with 0 min duration, as this was not handled by the later cleaning routines. Maybe it should have been placed there better.

 

[mm1352000]

It filters out programs that have same start and end time.

Yes, that would cause import of a file without stop times to fail because stop time is set as start time by default.

[edit: By the way, in what context would such a modification actually be useful? I've never come across any XMLTV file which contains programme elements with identical start and stop time attributes.]