(original thread) US/Canadian/Mexico EPG Zap2it Plugin Released (7 Viewers)

[patrick]

Sorry, guess I wasn't clear. The channels are in the right order, it's just the data doesn't get downloaded for them all. Channels 1-21 get downloaded and then random channels get downloaded as well (42, 61, 63, etc.)

Really hard to say without the epg.log file after an update

Have you tried re-running the auto-tune on your TV card?
Are all the channels in your line at Zap2It checked?
Are you giving it enough time to fully update the EPG (15-30 minutes)?
If the channels are external from a STB make sure you have enable the auto-add for digital channels.
After the auto-tune double check one of the channels in mp configuration that no data gets downloaded for to verify it has a frequency.

If it is still not working, please post the log file.


HTH,
patrick

 

[thegtrsr1]

Thank you for the quick reply. I've tried all of those except for the last one, which I'm not quite sure I understand. I think you just want me to make sure the channel works? If so, yes it does because all the channels in the EPG are functioning channels.

I've posted the log file, hopefully that will help.

 

[patrick]

Thank you for the quick reply. I've tried all of those except for the last one, which I'm not quite sure I understand. I think you just want me to make sure the channel works? If so, yes it does because all the channels in the EPG are functioning channels.

I've posted the log file, hopefully that will help.

thegtrsr1,

Need the log after an epg update
There is a checkbox in the setup to force an update on next launch.

HTH,
patrick

 

[thegtrsr1]

Oops! I knew that.


Try this one.

 

[thegtrsr1]

Okay, I looked into your comment about the frequency of the stations and that seems to be the problem, at least the best I can tell. The stations that have information have frequencies under the analog tab, but the channels that don't have information have the frequency number 0.000. How would I find what frequency those channels are suppose to be and why didn't they get filled out when the auto-tune was complete?

Thanks, Danny.

 

[jackelmatador]

Hello,
I was wondering is there any way we can make use of the repeat flag for recordings. Then we could record only new episodes!
Thanks!

 

[patrick]

Okay, I looked into your comment about the frequency of the stations and that seems to be the problem, at least the best I can tell. The stations that have information have frequencies under the analog tab, but the channels that don't have information have the frequency number 0.000.

Can you try deleting all your channels and then run the auto-tune again?
Might help fix it.

How would I find what frequency those channels are suppose to be

Quick google will find help, try:
http://www.jneuhaus.com/fccindex/cablech.html

why didn't they get filled out when the auto-tune was complete?

I don't know, that it part of the MediaPortal code.


Edit:
noticed there is a database error in your log, could you TVDatabase have been corrupt?
You could try deleteing the database and re auto-tuning also.


HTH,
patrick

 

[patrick]

Hello,
I was wondering is there any way we can make use of the repeat flag for recordings. Then we could record only new episodes!
Thanks!

IIRC MediaPortal core does not make use of this type of information.
Same with the TVE3. The last time I checked the TVServer did not
support any field of this type in the database.

I guess you could write a scheduler plugin that did though

HTH,
patrick

 

[jackelmatador]

I guess you could write a scheduler plugin that did though

That is pretty much what I figured. I am not that knowledgable in C# but I guess it wouldn't be so bad to learn, unless of course some other gifted programmer out there would rather do this

 

[natrlhy]

For some reason the zap2it plugin is not getting the EPG data correctly for two of my channels.

2-1 KTVUDT (digital)

43 KCSMDT (analog and not sure why the zap2it site has this listed with this name)

I've attached my epg.log file since I couldn't post to pastebin.

EDIT:

I ran an autotune on my ATSC device and forced an update. I get the correct channel now, but for some reason the channel number doesn't rename/match up right:

2007-01-30 23:31:44.219739 [Info.][Zap2it EPG Client]: Channel KCSMDT (KCSM-DT) was found as 2-1 KCSMDT in EPG mapping database
2007-01-30 23:31:44.219739 [Info.][Zap2it EPG Client]: Updated channel 2-1 KCSMDT [id=373 xmlid=35545.labs.zap2it.com]


It should actually be 43-1 KCSMDT

I don't really watch this channel but its just odd that it's doing this.