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<blockquote data-quote="idtjes3" data-source="post: 300622" data-attributes="member: 82212">Hello,&nbsp;&nbsp; I've installed Media Portal and have everything configured they way I like except for an EPG ( which is proving to be the most frustrating part of this project). I'm so confused now that I really dont know where to begin, but Ill try. When I use the TV Server Configuration program I click on my analog tuner ( i have a Hauppauge 1800) and scan for channels. When its complete I have channels 2-99 found. Al the channels work when I preview them but when I go to the TV Channels Tab, the channels have no channel data in them i.e. they are numbered instead of saying like comedy central or ABC etc. Also, the provider, details, and details (second one) columns are blank. Could this be why every xmltv program I have tried has failed? so far Ive tried xmltv. &nbsp;&nbsp; I set up an account at Zap2It but when it asks for my password ( using command prompt) it says error 403. Ive also tried using WebEPG, but when I click on import from tv server, it errors ( Is there detailed instructions somewhere ( please don't lead me to the wiki media portal ones, they are no help) that gives a step by step on how to create an xmltv file? sorry if this has been answered a million times but i feel like im missing one important step, but its hidden like the holy grail.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="idtjes3, post: 300622, member: 82212"] Hello, I've installed Media Portal and have everything configured they way I like except for an EPG ( which is proving to be the most frustrating part of this project). I'm so confused now that I really dont know where to begin, but Ill try. When I use the TV Server Configuration program I click on my analog tuner ( i have a Hauppauge 1800) and scan for channels. When its complete I have channels 2-99 found. Al the channels work when I preview them but when I go to the TV Channels Tab, the channels have no channel data in them i.e. they are numbered instead of saying like comedy central or ABC etc. Also, the provider, details, and details (second one) columns are blank. Could this be why every xmltv program I have tried has failed? so far Ive tried xmltv. I set up an account at Zap2It but when it asks for my password ( using command prompt) it says error 403. Ive also tried using WebEPG, but when I click on import from tv server, it errors ( Is there detailed instructions somewhere ( please don't lead me to the wiki media portal ones, they are no help) that gives a step by step on how to create an xmltv file? sorry if this has been answered a million times but i feel like im missing one important step, but its hidden like the holy grail. [/QUOTE]

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