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<blockquote data-quote="bolders" data-source="post: 274882" data-attributes="member: 42721"><p>Hi Andy</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the delay but im now fully up and running again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> - build has gone well btw.</p><p></p><p>Glad ur using the stand alone TV server makes things a bit easier for me to explain. Also I dont think having a standalone server is too ambitious - I think its the best way to go. I would like to do this myself but I have to keep my analogue card in a PC next to my NTL box in order to keep the video cable as short as possible. 1 PC in the front room is more than enough. But if The MP devs choose to support the new hauppauge HD PVR box I have a plan to accomplish this <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />. Anyway thats for another discussion now to the problem in hand.</p><p></p><p>Ill start from where we left it - I assume you have XMLTV installed on your system and you have created your tvguide.xml file.</p><p></p><p>OK open the TV server config and click on <span style="color: Red">plugins</span> in the left hand window - You should now see a list of plugins in the right hand window. Select the <span style="color: Red">XMLTV</span> checkbox - you should now be able to expand the plugins tree in the left hand window and XMLTV should be visible. If you select this you will see the XMLTV configuration appear in the right hand window.</p><p></p><p>Settings Tab</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">First thing to do is point the TV server to your XMLTV installation folder in the box provided.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ensure that the <span style="color: Red">import new tvguide.xml</span> checkbox is ticked</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Deselect the <span style="color: Red">import files in new tvguide.lst</span> checkbox (this is important. If ou don't do this you will get an error when hitting the force import button)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I also deslect the <span style="color: Red">delete old programs before import</span> checkbox (I find that there are sometimes bits of data missing when XMLTV is scanning and I have found no issues when this box deslected)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Switch to the Mappings tab</li> </ol><p></p><p></p><p>Mappings Tab - This tab allows you to map specific XMLTV guide channel data to the channels you have set in the TV server.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Click the <span style="color: Red">Load/Refresh</span> button - this will add all your channels into the <span style="color: Red">Tuning Channel</span> column. You will probably find that some of the boxes in the <span style="color: Red">Guide channel</span> column are also filled but not all of them - when you click Load/Refresh the channels that are in your tvguide.xml file are matched to the channels you have entered into TV server. Sometimes a good match can't easily be found so you have to add the missing ones manually.<br /> I have found the quickest way to do this is to click on the first empty guide channel box and type in the first few characters of the channel name. Use the up and down arrows to find an exact match. Pressing ENTER will move down to the next cell and focus it. Keep pressing enter until you get to the next empty box and repeat process.<br /> If you cant find a match (I have about 11 channels which I dont have guide data for) press delete and enter again to move down to the next cell....... - you get the idea.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you get to the bottom of the list click the <span style="color: Red">save</span> button (this is VERY important - if you don't do this you will loose everything you have just done and the import wont work).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Switch back to the settings tab</li> </ul><p></p><p>Now you are back on the settings tab click the <span style="color: Red">import button</span>. After a period of time (sometimes this can take a while) the <span style="color: Red">import status report</span> at the bottom of the window will update.</p><p></p><p>The <span style="color: Red">last import run at</span> statement should update to the current date and time.</p><p><span style="color: Red">Total channels imported</span> and <span style="color: Red">total programs imported</span> will also update (I get 194 channels and 50069 programs reported for example)</p><p>Finally if all is succesful the <span style="color: Red">import status</span> will show <span style="color: Blue">tvguide.xml File imported successfully</span>.</p><p></p><p>That should be it. If you open up Media Portal and go to guide you should find it full of data (I find it takes a bit of time for all channel listings to be populated)</p><p></p><p>Hope that covers every thing you need. If not post remaining problems.</p><p></p><p>bolders</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bolders, post: 274882, member: 42721"] Hi Andy Sorry for the delay but im now fully up and running again :D - build has gone well btw. Glad ur using the stand alone TV server makes things a bit easier for me to explain. Also I dont think having a standalone server is too ambitious - I think its the best way to go. I would like to do this myself but I have to keep my analogue card in a PC next to my NTL box in order to keep the video cable as short as possible. 1 PC in the front room is more than enough. But if The MP devs choose to support the new hauppauge HD PVR box I have a plan to accomplish this :P. Anyway thats for another discussion now to the problem in hand. Ill start from where we left it - I assume you have XMLTV installed on your system and you have created your tvguide.xml file. OK open the TV server config and click on [COLOR="Red"]plugins[/COLOR] in the left hand window - You should now see a list of plugins in the right hand window. Select the [COLOR="Red"]XMLTV[/COLOR] checkbox - you should now be able to expand the plugins tree in the left hand window and XMLTV should be visible. If you select this you will see the XMLTV configuration appear in the right hand window. Settings Tab [LIST=1] [*]First thing to do is point the TV server to your XMLTV installation folder in the box provided. [*]Ensure that the [COLOR="Red"]import new tvguide.xml[/COLOR] checkbox is ticked [*]Deselect the [COLOR="Red"]import files in new tvguide.lst[/COLOR] checkbox (this is important. If ou don't do this you will get an error when hitting the force import button) [*]I also deslect the [COLOR="Red"]delete old programs before import[/COLOR] checkbox (I find that there are sometimes bits of data missing when XMLTV is scanning and I have found no issues when this box deslected) [*]Switch to the Mappings tab [/LIST] Mappings Tab - This tab allows you to map specific XMLTV guide channel data to the channels you have set in the TV server. [LIST=2] [*]Click the [COLOR="Red"]Load/Refresh[/COLOR] button - this will add all your channels into the [COLOR="Red"]Tuning Channel[/COLOR] column. You will probably find that some of the boxes in the [COLOR="Red"]Guide channel[/COLOR] column are also filled but not all of them - when you click Load/Refresh the channels that are in your tvguide.xml file are matched to the channels you have entered into TV server. Sometimes a good match can't easily be found so you have to add the missing ones manually. I have found the quickest way to do this is to click on the first empty guide channel box and type in the first few characters of the channel name. Use the up and down arrows to find an exact match. Pressing ENTER will move down to the next cell and focus it. Keep pressing enter until you get to the next empty box and repeat process. If you cant find a match (I have about 11 channels which I dont have guide data for) press delete and enter again to move down to the next cell....... - you get the idea. [*]When you get to the bottom of the list click the [COLOR="Red"]save[/COLOR] button (this is VERY important - if you don't do this you will loose everything you have just done and the import wont work). [*]Switch back to the settings tab [/LIST] Now you are back on the settings tab click the [COLOR="Red"]import button[/COLOR]. After a period of time (sometimes this can take a while) the [COLOR="Red"]import status report[/COLOR] at the bottom of the window will update. The [COLOR="Red"]last import run at[/COLOR] statement should update to the current date and time. [COLOR="Red"]Total channels imported[/COLOR] and [COLOR="Red"]total programs imported[/COLOR] will also update (I get 194 channels and 50069 programs reported for example) Finally if all is succesful the [COLOR="Red"]import status[/COLOR] will show [COLOR="Blue"]tvguide.xml File imported successfully[/COLOR]. That should be it. If you open up Media Portal and go to guide you should find it full of data (I find it takes a bit of time for all channel listings to be populated) Hope that covers every thing you need. If not post remaining problems. bolders [/QUOTE]
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