dvb-t epg (2 Viewers)

[promike]

I did a quick test and installed Showshifter on my Mediaportal P.C. and I was very impressed by both the responsiveness when changing TV channels and the speed at which the EPG was populated for all channels. I look forward to Mediaportal emulating and exceeding this. Bring on the CVS releases .

Hi all, I made the same experience. The last version I got the EPG filled was 0120. I never got any EPG data for later builds. The EPG grabbing thread stops after a few seconds (10sec?) and prints the following line into the log

"epg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01/01/0001 00:00:00"

To me it looks like a time out, but the information in the log is not very verbose. I tested almost every day a CVS build but it never worked.

Michael

update:

have a look at the timestamps

EPG.log
19.07.2005 23:28:35 started thread EPG-Parser
19.07.2005 23:28:35 epg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01.01.0001 00:00:00
19.07.2005 23:28:35 thread end:EPG-Parser

MediaPortal.log:
19.07.2005 23:28:25 start getting epg for table 0x50
19.07.2005 23:28:25 DVBGraphBDA:TuneChannel() done
19.07.2005 23:28:25 planescene: enabled:True
19.07.2005 23:28:25 DVBGraphBDA:Viewing..
19.07.2005 23:28:25 VMR9Helper: playing->repaint
19.07.2005 23:28:25 PlaneScene: video draw allowed:False
19.07.2005 23:28:27 PlaneScene: dispose surfaces
19.07.2005 23:28:27 PlaneScene: dispose surfaces
19.07.2005 23:28:28 VMR9Helper: repaint->playing
19.07.2005 23:28:28 PlaneScene: video draw allowed:True
19.07.2005 23:28:28 PlaneScene: video WxH : 1024x576
19.07.2005 23:28:28 PlaneScene: video AR : 1024:576
19.07.2005 23:28:28 PlaneScene: screen WxH : 622x462
19.07.2005 23:28:28 PlaneScene: AR type : Normal
19.07.2005 23:28:28 PlaneScene: PixelRatio : 1
19.07.2005 23:28:28 PlaneScene: src : (0,0)-(1024,576)
19.07.2005 23:28:28 PlaneScene: dst : (533,246)-(1155,596)
19.07.2005 23:28:30 window:MediaPortal.GUI.TV.GUITVHome deinit
19.07.2005 23:28:30 texturemanager:CleanupThumbs()
19.07.2005 23:28:30 Total Memory allocated:3,99 MB
19.07.2005 23:28:30 window:MediaPortal.GUI.TV.GUIFullScreenTV init
19.07.2005 23:28:30 start fullscreen channelas Erste
19.07.2005 23:28:30 init->OSD:Off
19.07.2005 23:28:30 PlaneScene: video WxH : 1024x576
19.07.2005 23:28:30 PlaneScene: video AR : 1024:576
19.07.2005 23:28:30 PlaneScene: screen WxH : 1280x1024
19.07.2005 23:28:30 PlaneScene: AR type : Normal
19.07.2005 23:28:30 PlaneScene: PixelRatio : 1
19.07.2005 23:28:30 PlaneScene: src : (0,0)-(1024,576)
19.07.2005 23:28:30 PlaneScene: dst : (0,152)-(1280,872)
19.07.2005 23:28:31 window:MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogMenu init
19.07.2005 23:28:33 window:MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogMenu init
19.07.2005 23:28:35 window:MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogMenu init
19.07.2005 23:28:36 deinit->OSD:Off
19.07.2005 23:28:36 window:MediaPortal.GUI.TV.GUIFullScreenTV deinit
19.07.2005 23:28:36 texturemanager:CleanupThumbs()
19.07.2005 23:28:36 Total Memory allocated:3,93 MB
19.07.2005 23:28:36 window:MediaPortal.GUI.TV.GUITVFullscreenTeletext init
19.07.2005 23:28:36 dvb-teletext redraw()
19.07.2005 23:28:36 texturemanager:added: memoryImage total:3 mem left:269484032
19.07.2005 23:28:36 dvb-teletext: select page 100 / subpage 0
19.07.2005 23:28:37 window:MediaPortal.GUI.TV.GUITVFullscreenTeletext deinit
19.07.2005 23:28:37 texturemanager:CleanupThumbs()
19.07.2005 23:28:37 Total Memory allocated:3,94 MB
19.07.2005 23:28:37 window:MediaPortal.GUI.TV.GUIFullScreenTV init
19.07.2005 23:28:37 start fullscreen channelas Erste

 

[cleao]

..same for me!

I don't know but in more the 100 channels i'v got EPG data for 5 of them and always the same 5 channels with quickly and correct data, but the others dont never grab nothing !!!
The log is:
epg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01/01/0001 00:00:00

 

[taylormadearmy]

Re: ..same for me!

I have the same problems - BBC is very erratic and there is not data for the music channels and news channels. ITV is fine.

Are there any logs I can post to help out diagnose what is causing this issue?

Kev

 

[SciDoctor]

The EPG grabber in all CVS builds for 0.1.3.0 only ever has a successful grab the very first tme the TV (DVB-T Nebula ) is started .

Checking the log shows no other grab entries only

31/07/2005 11:27:58 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC ONE 20050801100000-20050801110000 Homes Under the Hammer
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC ONE 20050801110000-20050801113000 Mind Your Own Business
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC ONE 20050801113000-20050801121500 Car Booty
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC ONE 20050801121500-20050801130000 Cash in the Attic
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050803220000-20050803223000 BBC News
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050803223000-20050803230000 Business Today
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050803230000-20050803233000 BBC News
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050803233000-20050804000000 HARDtalk
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050804000000-20050804010000 BBC News
31/07/2005 11:27:58 mhwepg ready. added 9 events to database! Next grab at 01/08/2005 13:00:00
31/07/2005 11:27:58 thread end:EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:28:27 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:28:27 mhwepg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01/01/0001 00:00:00
31/07/2005 11:28:27 thread end:EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:29:31 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:29:31 mhwepg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01/01/0001 00:00:00

This as an example ; changing channels and /or mux results in no grab.

Closing MP with TV on a different MUX will successfuly grab for that MUX when MP is restarted and TV launched .

This must be a bug in the grabber .

 

[SciDoctor]

And here is the log after a TV restart on different MUX

31/07/2005 11:27:58 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC ONE 20050801100000-20050801110000 Homes Under the Hammer
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC ONE 20050801110000-20050801113000 Mind Your Own Business
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC ONE 20050801113000-20050801121500 Car Booty
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC ONE 20050801121500-20050801130000 Cash in the Attic
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050803220000-20050803223000 BBC News
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050803223000-20050803230000 Business Today
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050803230000-20050803233000 BBC News
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050803233000-20050804000000 HARDtalk
31/07/2005 11:27:58 epg-grab: BBC NEWS 24 20050804000000-20050804010000 BBC News
31/07/2005 11:27:58 mhwepg ready. added 9 events to database! Next grab at 01/08/2005 13:00:00
31/07/2005 11:27:58 thread end:EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:28:27 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:28:27 mhwepg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01/01/0001 00:00:00
31/07/2005 11:28:27 thread end:EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:29:31 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:29:31 mhwepg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01/01/0001 00:00:00
31/07/2005 11:29:31 thread end:EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:42:19 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:42:19 mhwepg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01/01/0001 00:00:00
31/07/2005 11:42:19 thread end:EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:47:36 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:47:36 mhwepg ready. added 0 events to database! Next grab at 01/01/0001 00:00:00
31/07/2005 11:47:36 thread end:EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:49:46 mhw started thread EPG-Parser
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731010000-20050731020000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731020000-20050731030000 Sky News On The Hour
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731030000-20050731040000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731160000-20050731170000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731170000-20050731180000 Live At Five
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731180000-20050731190000 Live At Five
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731220000-20050731223000 Sky News At Ten
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731223000-20050731230000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050731230000-20050801000000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050801000000-20050801003000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050801003000-20050801010000 CBS News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050801100000-20050801130000 Sky News Today
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050803220000-20050803223000 Sky News At Ten
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050803223000-20050803230000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050803230000-20050804000000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050804000000-20050804003000 Sky News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky News 20050804003000-20050804010000 CBS News
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050731100000-20050731110000 Morning Report
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050731110000-20050731120000 Morning Report
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050731120000-20050731130000 Football Today
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050731220000-20050731230000 Sky Sports News At Ten
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050731230000-20050801000000 Through The Night
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050801000000-20050801010000 Through The Night
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050801160000-20050801170000 Afternoon Report
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050801170000-20050801180000 Evening Update
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050801180000-20050801190000 Evening Update
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050801190000-20050801200000 Football Tonight
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050801200000-20050801210000 Football Tonight
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050801210000-20050801220000 Football Tonight
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050803160000-20050803170000 Afternoon Report
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050803170000-20050803180000 Evening Update
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Spts News 20050803180000-20050803190000 Evening Update
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731010000-20050731013000 Circus
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731013000-20050731020000 Renee Zellweger: Starville
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731020000-20050731023000 The Honey Trap
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731023000-20050731030000 California Escorts
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731030000-20050731040000 Rough Guide To The World's Islan
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731040000-20050731050000 Greatest Thrill Rides
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731050000-20050731053000 Cruise Ship
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731053000-20050731060000 The Filth Files
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731060000-20050731063000 Uncorked Italy
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731063000-20050731070000 Sea Breeze
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731070000-20050731080000 Greatest Thrill Rides
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731080000-20050731083000 Luton Airport
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731083000-20050731093000 World's 20 Best
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731093000-20050731100000 Winter 05/06 Deals
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731100000-20050731110000 World Of Mysteries
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731110000-20050731113000 Ibiza & Minorca Deals
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731113000-20050731123000 Rough Guide To The World's Islan
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731123000-20050731130000 Circus
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731190000-20050731193000 September Departures
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731193000-20050731203000 Hidden Egypt
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731203000-20050731210000 Dominican Republic & Mexico Deal
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050731210000-20050731220000 Loch Ness: Search For The Truth
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050801010000-20050801013000 Airline
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050801013000-20050801020000 Animal Airport
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050801020000-20050801030000 Hidden Egypt
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050801030000-20050801040000 World Of Mysteries
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802100000-20050802103000 Cruise Ship
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802103000-20050802113000 Backyard Killers
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802113000-20050802120000 Summer 2006 Deals
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802120000-20050802123000 Zoo Vet At Large
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802123000-20050802130000 The Zoo
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802160000-20050802163000 Spain & The Algarve Deals
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802163000-20050802170000 Divine Designs
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802170000-20050802173000 Zoo Vet At Large
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802173000-20050802180000 Dominican Republic & Mexico Deal
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802180000-20050802183000 The Zoo
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050802183000-20050802190000 Far Flung Floyd
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050803100000-20050803103000 Divine Designs
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050803103000-20050803113000 When Dingoes Attack
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050803113000-20050803120000 Cyprus & Turkey Deals
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050803120000-20050803123000 Zoo Vet At Large
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: Sky Travel 20050803123000-20050803130000 The Zoo
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731010000-20050731070000 This Is UK History
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731070000-20050731075000 Ataturk: Founder of Modern Turkey
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731075000-20050731075500 World War Two Day by Day
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731075500-20050731080000 Days That Shook the World
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731080000-20050731085000 Queens of the Nile
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731085000-20050731085500 World War Two Day By Day
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731085500-20050731090000 World War Two Day By Day
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731090000-20050731095000 Great Political Mistakes
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050731095000-20050731100000 World War Two Day By Day
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050801190000-20050801200000 Pioneers of Surgery
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050801200000-20050801210000 History of Britain
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050801210000-20050801220000 The Greatest Storm
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050802130000-20050802140000 Zulu: The True Story
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050802140000-20050802150000 Pioneers of Surgery
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: UKTV History 20050802150000-20050802160000 History of Britain
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: E4+1 20050731080000-20050731120000 E4 Preview
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: E4+1 20050731170000-20050731180000 Big Brother Live
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: E4+1 20050731180000-20050731190000 Big Brother's Little Brother
31/07/2005 11:49:50 epg-grab: E4+1 20050802120000-20050802160500 Big Brother Live
31/07/2005 11:49:50 mhwepg ready. added 55 events to database! Next grab at 02/08/2005 16:00:00


A successful grab when moment before no grab.

I still find it baffling that the EPG grabber isn't being set for the UK DVB-T broadcast EPG that has ALL MUX and CHANNEL info available on any one channel .

 

[HiZ]

well lets explain something here:

1. epg is grabbed only when you watch TV
Now support you watch BBC1
then you will get the epg of BBC1 offcourse
however within the same transport stream some other channels are
transmitted. lets say BBC World and BBC Prime
you then also get the EPG for those channels.

However you wont get the epg for channels which are not within the
current transport stream (lets say MTV).
Reason for this is that they are not transmitted within the transport stream of BBC 1
If you want the epg for those channels, then you'll need to tune
to for example MTV.

so in short:
2. MP will grab EPG for all tv channels in the current transport stream
3. a transport stream only contains EPG for a few tv channels
4. to get epg for other channels you need to tune to those channels


Not much we can do about this, since if we wanna grab the
epg for all channels this would that MP has to zap through all channels

Frodo

I really wish my Nebula would grab EIT correctly! Is there a fix?

Frodo, this is incorrect, for the UK, each mux carries EIT actual and EIT other info.

"The Event Information Table provides schedule information about events on a service. This includes the event name, start time duration and the status of the event. This table is actually split in to two separate tables: the EIT-present/following, which contains information about the current and next events, and the EIT-schedule, which contains other schedule information. These in turn can be split into tables describing the current (actual) transport stream and other transport streams. It is mandatory for the transport stream to contain the EIT-present/following for the actual transport stream, while other EIT tables are optional"

 

[SciDoctor]

You rock .

The latest CVS build has the best EPG grap for the UK , all eight days and for all channels on all MUX's from my NEBULA pci

The LOG was HUGE.

Many thanks.

The LOG showed that the grab took about five minutes and needed to stay on the same channle for this or it reset if channel or mux change .


mediaportal-cvs-08-01-2005--18-49.rar

 

[irrotational]

SciDoctor - excellent thanks for testing this!!

Frodo et al - congrats on another speedy fix!!

 

[oil]

Thanks. Best EPG grabber so far.

But there is still troubles in case of multilingual EIT stream.

And new thing is that now every other program is missing from EPG even if only finnish is selected by the setup. If both Finnish and Swedish are selected, every other program is still missing but programs shown are randomly (order they happens to be in data stream) finnish or swedish.

 

[SciDoctor]

There is a problem which I beleive is connected with the EPG grabber and the database update .

As there is a lot of data from this grab the logs show that the database update can take anything form a minute while TV only is viewing but if MP is recording or playing a file this can take longer.

The downside is the database update utilises 100% cpu which is causing recordings to become corrupt as the database updates.

Playing back the recoridngs shows MP locks and loops at the exact time that the databse update occured while the recoding took place.

Is anyone else seeing this problem.