Okay, I am sure a lot of you have faced problems setting up the TVGuide
in MP. I know I did. I expected this to be trivial but wasn't.
In this post I am eagerly plagerizing from previous posts. So, credit
goes to a lot of others. I am trying to compile this information in
one place.
I have tried this for Dish Network USA setup, but am sure will work
w/ others.
Media Portal Version Used : v0.1.1.1
STEP 1: Download XMLTV from sourceforge
Latest version for today (10/Apr/05 : 0.5.39
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmltv
Unzip contents to C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32
STEP 2: Create Zap2it Account
http://labs.zap2it.com/ztvws/ztvws_login/1,1059,TMS01-1,00.html
Specify certificate code: 'ZYZM-TE5O-SBUT' (Letter O)
http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.s...ewtopic.php?t=2959&highlight=certificate+code)
(Go through the steps to chose your channels etc. In my case I found
that if I was trying to download a whole bunch of channels (which I don't care for), MP seems to crash)
STEP 3: Configure XMLTV to download from sourceforge
Open cmd window : Start -> Run -> cmd
cd "C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32"
$> xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_dd --configure
(Input, whatever it asks...)
This creates a .xmltv folder w/ tv_grab_na_dd.conf file
FROM OTHER POST:
xmltv.exe tv_grab_[your specific zone] --configure [see XMLTV docs]
Set your time zone, user id, password, and desired TV Listings, as per your zap2it.com account [see docs supplied with xmltv for a perferred certificate and visit labs.zap2it.com to sign up].
STEP 4: Create xmltv batch file
Create an update batch file, update.bat, and insert the following using plain text and appropriate spacing.
xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_dd --days 7 --output tvguide.xml
STEP 5: Run xmltv batch file
From a command prompt in the XMLTV directory, run update.bat and watch for errors. Rerun configuration above, if settings need to be changed/adjusted to match your listings. This example provides 7 days of listings for Canada & US according to your channel selection.
STEP 6: MP setup for inputing
-- Delete
C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\database\TVDatabaseV18.db
-- Copy contents of C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32 to
C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\xmltv
(Some other posts asked to rename update.bat to tvguide.bat, but not
sure why. So, just rename it for safety)
-- Configure MedialPortal to use tvguide.xml
MP-> Tools -> Options.... -> Television -> Program Guide -> Scheduler
Set Grabber to "TVguide.xml File"
(Again, not sure if this is needed)
STEP 7: See the results of your work
Start MediaPortal, goto to My TV->TVGuide and press [F3] to refresh the guide.
(In my case I had to do this couple of times before I got it to load!!)
STEP 8: Want channel icons?
-- Download icons using xmltv.
Open cmd window : Start -> Run -> cmd
cd "C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32"
$> xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_icons
(Input, whatever it asks...)
The icons will be dowloaded to
C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32\share\xmltv\icons
(In my case it didn't download all the icons)
They would be something list this.
-- Rename the files so MP can accept them
MP wants the files name according to whats in your xmltv .conf file
(tv_grab_na_dd.conf in our case), ie
AMC.jpg should be "130 AMC.jpg"
SITV.gif should be "159 SITV.gif", etc.
Using a smart editor (like VIM) I created a rename batch file
(00rename.bat in attachment) to rename the files.
At the command tool, run the batch file to rename the files.
-- Copy these file over for MP
Copy all the files into
C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\tv\logos
-- Restart MP
-- Now the TVGuide should have the icons for the channels.
To make life easier for others, I would like to attach the icons file that I
generated for DishNetwork, but this forum doesn't support attachments?
THINGS YET TO FIGURE OUT
-- How to use the Grabber feature that I see in
MP-> Tools -> Options.... -> Television -> Program Guide -> Scheduler
-- Where to get remaining icons
-- How does xmltv-automate fit into this picture ?
http://www.meedio.com/pub/Tools/XMLTV-Automate/Readme-XMLTV-Automate.htm
in MP. I know I did. I expected this to be trivial but wasn't.
In this post I am eagerly plagerizing from previous posts. So, credit
goes to a lot of others. I am trying to compile this information in
one place.
I have tried this for Dish Network USA setup, but am sure will work
w/ others.
Media Portal Version Used : v0.1.1.1
STEP 1: Download XMLTV from sourceforge
Latest version for today (10/Apr/05 : 0.5.39
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmltv
Unzip contents to C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32
STEP 2: Create Zap2it Account
http://labs.zap2it.com/ztvws/ztvws_login/1,1059,TMS01-1,00.html
Specify certificate code: 'ZYZM-TE5O-SBUT' (Letter O)
http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.s...ewtopic.php?t=2959&highlight=certificate+code)
(Go through the steps to chose your channels etc. In my case I found
that if I was trying to download a whole bunch of channels (which I don't care for), MP seems to crash)
STEP 3: Configure XMLTV to download from sourceforge
Open cmd window : Start -> Run -> cmd
cd "C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32"
$> xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_dd --configure
(Input, whatever it asks...)
This creates a .xmltv folder w/ tv_grab_na_dd.conf file
FROM OTHER POST:
xmltv.exe tv_grab_[your specific zone] --configure [see XMLTV docs]
Set your time zone, user id, password, and desired TV Listings, as per your zap2it.com account [see docs supplied with xmltv for a perferred certificate and visit labs.zap2it.com to sign up].
STEP 4: Create xmltv batch file
Create an update batch file, update.bat, and insert the following using plain text and appropriate spacing.
xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_dd --days 7 --output tvguide.xml
STEP 5: Run xmltv batch file
From a command prompt in the XMLTV directory, run update.bat and watch for errors. Rerun configuration above, if settings need to be changed/adjusted to match your listings. This example provides 7 days of listings for Canada & US according to your channel selection.
STEP 6: MP setup for inputing
-- Delete
C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\database\TVDatabaseV18.db
-- Copy contents of C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32 to
C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\xmltv
(Some other posts asked to rename update.bat to tvguide.bat, but not
sure why. So, just rename it for safety)
-- Configure MedialPortal to use tvguide.xml
MP-> Tools -> Options.... -> Television -> Program Guide -> Scheduler
Set Grabber to "TVguide.xml File"
(Again, not sure if this is needed)
STEP 7: See the results of your work
Start MediaPortal, goto to My TV->TVGuide and press [F3] to refresh the guide.
(In my case I had to do this couple of times before I got it to load!!)
STEP 8: Want channel icons?
-- Download icons using xmltv.
Open cmd window : Start -> Run -> cmd
cd "C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32"
$> xmltv.exe tv_grab_na_icons
(Input, whatever it asks...)
The icons will be dowloaded to
C:\Program Files\xmltv-0.5.39-win32\share\xmltv\icons
(In my case it didn't download all the icons)
They would be something list this.
Code:
10/28/2004 08:52a 740 AMC.jpg
06/29/2000 10:13a 862 ANGEL1.jpg
06/29/2000 10:13a 1,027 ANIMAL.jpg
03/19/2004 11:23a 977 ARTS.jpg
06/29/2000 10:13a 860 BBCA.jpg
06/29/2000 10:13a 832 BET.jpg
-- Rename the files so MP can accept them
MP wants the files name according to whats in your xmltv .conf file
(tv_grab_na_dd.conf in our case), ie
AMC.jpg should be "130 AMC.jpg"
SITV.gif should be "159 SITV.gif", etc.
Using a smart editor (like VIM) I created a rename batch file
(00rename.bat in attachment) to rename the files.
At the command tool, run the batch file to rename the files.
-- Copy these file over for MP
Copy all the files into
C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\tv\logos
-- Restart MP
-- Now the TVGuide should have the icons for the channels.
To make life easier for others, I would like to attach the icons file that I
generated for DishNetwork, but this forum doesn't support attachments?
THINGS YET TO FIGURE OUT
-- How to use the Grabber feature that I see in
MP-> Tools -> Options.... -> Television -> Program Guide -> Scheduler
-- Where to get remaining icons
-- How does xmltv-automate fit into this picture ?
http://www.meedio.com/pub/Tools/XMLTV-Automate/Readme-XMLTV-Automate.htm