DVB EPG still confuses me (1 Viewer)

Da Nib

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Hi there,

in september last year I've gotten serious problems with my back and I was forced to rest a lot. For the first time since I use Mediaportal I decided to record some tv shows and watch them during the day. After watching one episode I noticed that the EPG listing had filled. This was the first time I've seen the EPG working since I started using Mediaportal years ago.
During these years I tried a few times to get the EPG to work with different settings, every time in vain.

In januari I had some problems caused by bad weather/low signal giving problems with tv-service (found this in Mantis as a known problem). I decided to do a complete reinstall of Mepo. This time I watched closely he EPG. A few days there was nothing happening, but after recording and watching a program I noticed the EPG had filled. In meantime I tried te tv-service configuration/Manual control/Refresh DVB EPG. I saw it tuning to channels saying it was grabbing EPG, but nothing happened. I am aware this clears all EPG data.

Last week I've undergone surgery, and during that period in hospital my wife and son used Mepo towatch some dvd's.
Back home I examined the EPG and I found some channels with good EPG data and others half filled or without the EPG data.
Now I am waiting to see the EPG fill by itself but nothing happens. Monday I am going to record The Gadget Show on Five (Astra 28.8). Tuesday we will watch this episode and I hope the EPG will be filled.

Logs are not available atm because my son hijacked my pc because mine is a lot faster then his. I will include them soon.

I see many people struggling with the EPG,could somebody test this:
Go to tv-service configuration/Manual control/Refresh DVB EPG to be sure the EPG is empty. Make a recording, check the EPG listings, play the recording, again check the EPG listings.

Greetings
Dani
 

Da Nib

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Ok, now it's collecting logs, I will post them probably tomorrow.

The story until now: Yesterday I recorded a tv show, tv guide was almost empty, exept for 2 or 3 channels, these were the Belgian VRT on DVB-T, they transmit te epg for 2 week in advance. None of the other channels showed information in the tv-guide.
I played the recording for about one hour, after that all ITV's on dvb-s showed their programs on the tv guide, then I switched to CBS Action and within 5 minutes the current andnext program showed up...

This evening I am going to empty the EPG and try again.

greetings
Dani
 

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