Sky UK/IT/AUS enhancements (2 Viewers)

[DJBlu]

I might be being thick by asking this question but, if you run a mutliseat setup which of the 2 exe's do you install on the client pc's? If you only install the mediaportal client one and not the TV-Server one then mp fails to start with an error about TV client versions being different! If you install both, you have a TV-Server installed....

Edit: Also, BBC1 yorks isnt replaced by BBC 1 HD??

You need to install MediaPortal 1.2.0 beta first. Install as client only.

Run the Media Portal update first then the TServer/plugin second this will see you have a client only install.

Sky don't replace the Regional channels with HD so I can't program it in.

Thanks for the reply!

Some of my channels are not mapped to any card. Like Watch, GOLD and Dave for instance, it that something I have done wrong?

Can you post your system specs for me thanks

I think all the data isn't being grabbed.

 

[icam2]

Hi DJBlu. Just installed the new plugin and comfirm the groups are now in the right order. Another few things have now come to my notice.

Groups again when adding or removing a group from the plugin gui the settings are not saved correctly. I Enter them, click save then when i reopen the the gui the groups are back to default again. To test this out some more in opened the settings table in mysql and added sky box office manualy (OTVC_CatByte16 set to 0 and OTVC_CatText16 set to Sky Box Office). Loaded the Gui and bam its there and it getting added to the list instead of 0 . Then i tryed deleteing it in the gui and it wont go. Only way to remove them is to go into mysql and manualy delete the entrys from the table. (Could this also be why the EPG is only getting updated if there are no channels?).

I also left the gui running for 6 hours when i was at work before and theres no sign of the updater running after 3 hours. Checked the logs and nothing had been entered for 8 hours.

Just an update. Many thanks for the great plugin.

Just looked at the code and I set it to 24 hours not 3, don't know why I said 3.

I'll take a look at the Settings.

Thanks

Yeah just spotted OTVC_UpdateInterval was at 24. I was going test by setting it to 1 hour. But i see you've sorted it out cheers.

 

[DJBlu]

Hi DJBlu. Just installed the new plugin and comfirm the groups are now in the right order. Another few things have now come to my notice.

Groups again when adding or removing a group from the plugin gui the settings are not saved correctly. I Enter them, click save then when i reopen the the gui the groups are back to default again. To test this out some more in opened the settings table in mysql and added sky box office manualy (OTVC_CatByte16 set to 0 and OTVC_CatText16 set to Sky Box Office). Loaded the Gui and bam its there and it getting added to the list instead of 0 . Then i tryed deleteing it in the gui and it wont go. Only way to remove them is to go into mysql and manualy delete the entrys from the table. (Could this also be why the EPG is only getting updated if there are no channels?).

I also left the gui running for 6 hours when i was at work before and theres no sign of the updater running after 3 hours. Checked the logs and nothing had been entered for 8 hours.

Just an update. Many thanks for the great plugin.

Just looked at the code and I set it to 24 hours not 3, don't know why I said 3.

I'll take a look at the Settings.

Thanks

Yeah just spotted OTVC_UpdateInterval was at 24. I was going test by setting it to 1 hour. But i see you've sorted it out cheers.

Can you test the Group Names for me also. Its working on my machine no proplems.

 

[bubsy83]

Update:

Fixed, Channels still being added when told not to.
Fixed, Group Settings not being saved
Fixed, Plugin will check EPG/Channels every 3 hours, for now.

View attachment 81377

Working fine now mate, it even updated the epg on the two Setanta channels i manually added via a single transponder scan. cheers

You need to install MediaPortal 1.2.0 beta first. Install as client only.

Run the Media Portal update first then the TServer/plugin second this will see you have a client only install.

Sky don't replace the Regional channels with HD so I can't program it in.

Thanks for the reply!

Some of my channels are not mapped to any card. Like Watch, GOLD and Dave for instance, it that something I have done wrong?

Can you post your system specs for me thanks

I think all the data isn't being grabbed.

When I used the first plugin I had GOLD and a few other channels missing, I downloaded the second update and the channels then appeared.
Clarkey which version are you using?

 

[icam2]

Just looked at the code and I set it to 24 hours not 3, don't know why I said 3.

I'll take a look at the Settings.

Thanks

Yeah just spotted OTVC_UpdateInterval was at 24. I was going test by setting it to 1 hour. But i see you've sorted it out cheers.

Can you test the Group Names for me also. Its working on my machine no proplems.

Confirmed working!!! well done mate.

 

[garyvine]

First of all thanks for all your effort DJBlu. It is much appreciated.

I've now tried both updates on the nova s2 card with and without my additional dvbt usb stick and while it can find the channels and populate an epg it fails to update all the channel numbers, Leaves the sky groups empty and when I select a channel from the all channels group it says "No Signal".

Reinstalled 1.2beta from scrach, then applied updates each time. Previous release for version 1.1x used to work.

Install 1.2beta from clean install. Scan for channels the old fashioned slow way...
Install sky executables, copy dll's and then run tv config...
Set SimpleA on both menus. Select update EPG only... Listings information downloaded and applied to tv channels and channels selectable in mediaportal Database update took 422 seconds

I then selected Add new channels/use sky numbering and use sky region and clicked Grab Now again.
Various channels renumbered. (mostly box office ones which I cant use anyway) and lots of...
No NIT found for : xxxx

Each renumbered channel how has a 2nd copy which is no longer mapped to the satellite card. So for now its back to just the epg update

Should probably mention that if you try to scan channels using the standard mediaportal scanner with the patched build, it will randomly stop scanning after a small number of transponders.

Happy to try any updates that you think might have addressed these issues.

This is on windows7 professional 32bit 4 gig ram Athlon IIx4 610e processor.

 

[DJBlu]

First of all thanks for all your effort DJBlu. It is much appreciated.

I've now tried both updates on the nova s2 card with and without my additional dvbt usb stick and while it can find the channels and populate an epg it fails to update all the channel numbers, Leaves the sky groups empty and when I select a channel from the all channels group it says "No Signal".

Reinstalled 1.2beta from scrach, then applied updates each time. Previous release for version 1.1x used to work.

Install 1.2beta from clean install. Scan for channels the old fashioned slow way...
Install sky executables, copy dll's and then run tv config...
Set SimpleA on both menus. Select update EPG only... Listings information downloaded and applied to tv channels and channels selectable in mediaportal Database update took 422 seconds

I then selected Add new channels/use sky numbering and use sky region and clicked Grab Now again.
Various channels renumbered. (mostly box office ones which I cant use anyway) and lots of...
No NIT found for : xxxx

Each renumbered channel how has a 2nd copy which is no longer mapped to the satellite card. So for now its back to just the epg update

Should probably mention that if you try to scan channels using the standard mediaportal scanner with the patched build, it will randomly stop scanning after a small number of transponders.

Happy to try any updates that you think might have addressed these issues.

This is on windows7 professional 32bit 4 gig ram Athlon IIx4 610e processor.

Can you look into your logs and look at the signal levels? It sounds like your data stream is corrupt.

I could introduce an option of a CRC check to help with the data but the update could take a lot longer.

 

[garyvine]

Looked through all the log files I can find and cannot see any mention of signal strength or of it having failed to tune any channels. I have to assume that this is because I don't know where to look so if you can point me in the right direction, I would be happy to upload them here.

 

[icam2]

DJBlu i've just made some headway with the EPG only getting updated if there are no channels.

if there are channels in the database and the epg is empty the plugin wont update the epg data. However i've just worked out if i uncheck "Update/Add new channels" then run the scan the epg will update with channels in the database. Cheers

 

[DJBlu]

Looked through all the log files I can find and cannot see any mention of signal strength or of it having failed to tune any channels. I have to assume that this is because I don't know where to look so if you can point me in the right direction, I would be happy to upload them here.

Look in the TSWriter.log it should be in there, if not look in the TV.log

You will see the word Strength and Quality.