Downloading remote tvguide.xml fails (1 Viewer)

[dale77]

TV-Server Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Skin: bluewide
Windows Version: Vista 32 SP2
CPU Type: AMD 4850e 2.5Ghz X2
HDD: WD 7500AACS
Memory: 2Gb DDR800
Motherboard: GA-MA78GPM-UD2H F3
Video Card: ATI HD3200
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 8.12
Sound Card: Realtek ALC889a
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: 6.0.1.5780
1. TV Card: Hauppage HVR-2200
1. TV Card Type: Dual DVB-T, analog hybrid
1. TV Card Driver: 7.6.1.27086
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: PCM
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec: PCM 6
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion 430 v2
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: Logitech Harmony 525
TV: Samsung LA32R51B 720p
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

In the TV Server Setup, if I hit get now! the transfer status never moves off downloading...

tv.log shows:

2009-06-07 00:19:38.065703 [SetupTv]: HTTP URL detected.
2009-06-07 00:19:38.065703 [SetupTv]: initiating download of remote file from http://download.xmltv.co.nz/?archiv...-WSK3,YH-1-59,YH-1-60,TC-CBTV,TC-PEPG,TC-SHIN

I can use the same url manually in a browser to get the xml.

Also, the regular schedule does not work either. This same url did work in 1.0.

 

[chemelli]

please attach the complete set of logs, not only 2 lines.

Simone

 

[dale77]

Logs as requested

Logs as requested

 

[chemelli]

2009-06-07 00:40:48.164703 [8]: HTTP URL detected.
2009-06-07 00:40:48.165703 [8]: initiating download of remote file from http://download.xmltv.co.nz/?archive=none&icons=large&links=local&provider=freeview&channels=FV-basefm%2CFV-chinesetv8%2CFV-tv3plus1%2CFV-tvcentral%2CFV-tvnzsportextra%2CTC-GOTV%2CTC-MTSC%2CTC-RNZ1%2CTC-RNZ2%2CTC-TV1A%2CTC-TV2A%2CTC-WSK3%2CYH-1-59%2CYH-1-60%2CTC-CBTV%2CTC-PEPG%2CTC-SHIN
2009-06-07 00:41:01.753703 [8]: File transfer is in progress. Waiting...

Sorry cannot help, seems all ok from code point of view

Simone

 

[dale77]

Your excerpt from the logs was when I pressed "get now!" twice. Normally only two lines appear in the logs:

2009-06-07 13:36:16.704315 [SetupTv]: HTTP URL detected.
2009-06-07 13:36:16.705315 [SetupTv]: initiating download of remote file from http://download.xmltv.co.nz/?archive=none&icons=large&links=local&provider=freeview&channels=FV-basefm%2CFV-chinesetv8%2CFV-tv3plus1%2CFV-tvcentral%2CFV-tvnzsportextra%2CTC-GOTV%2CTC-MTSC%2CTC-RNZ1%2CTC-RNZ2%2CTC-TV1A%2CTC-TV2A%2CTC-WSK3%2CYH-1-59%2CYH-1-60%2CTC-CBTV%2CTC-PEPG%2CTC-SHIN
2009-06-07 13:38:10.214315 [10]: Controller: epg start

This last incident is more typical, initiating download at 13:36, nothing else, no File transfer in progress etc, as the next log is ~2 minutes later.

 

[dale77]

Wireshark shows the complete xml file coming down, but it never makes it into my download directory to be picked up.

Hmmm. Something broken somewhere.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Have you tied using windows task scheduler to grab the same thing, you need to be using admin account with password enabled for the task to run successfully.
You will know it has been accepted, as it will ask you to input the password at the end of setting up the task, once done that is it.

 

[dale77]

Have you tied using windows task scheduler to grab the same thing, you need to be using admin account with password enabled for the task to run successfully.
You will know it has been accepted, as it will ask you to input the password at the end of setting up the task, once done that is it.

Yes, that would work.

I am continuing (for a little while yet) to try and resolve why this is broken in MediaPortal, in case someone can fix it. Bugs in nice software such as MediaPortal are blots on the landscape that should be removed.

Perhaps it is a Vista SP2 issue? Perhaps my xmltv config is busted? If someone could give me hints as to where to peek, I'll look... It really is broken you know.

 

[dale77]

I am using w-g-e-t to download the epg. I have it scheduled in Vista scheduled tasks.

Should I submit this problem with xmltv downloading as a bug?

 

[aidbish]

i have same issue, any fix for this