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One EPG server is down

13 March 2024 - 10:16

The server http://rytecepg.dyndns.tv/ is down.

And it seems it is not coming back.

Received this from the webmaster.

 

Hi,

This server is going to be removed, sorry. The server host closing a number of server where this is located.

Regards,
Stef

 

 

It should not create problems, as EPGimport will skip it.

I'll wait now until I have more info to update the sources file.

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But it will not hurt if you replace http://rytecepg.dyndns.tv/ with http://xxxxrytecepg.dyndns.tv/ in the rytec.sources.xml file.

This way EPGimport will not be downloading anymore from this server.


DW Deutsch

10 February 2024 - 09:40

Is something happened with DW-Deutsch (Deutsche Welle)?

 

I cannot find a schedule anymore.


EPG for IPTV channels.

26 November 2023 - 15:20

EPG is linked in enigma2 receivers to the service ref: f.i. 1:0:1:D11F:832:2:11A0000:0:0:0:

 

IPTV channels do not have a service ref.

When EPG is wanted for these channels the frist thing that has to be done is assign a service ref to each channel.

 

In the past it was suggested to re-use the existing sat or cable service ref.  This is not a good idea.

This only works if the channel is in the lamedb.

Secondly providers sometimes changes the service ref of a channel. 

The linked IPTV channel will go without EPG.

Another problem surfaces when the provider re-uses the service ref for another channel.

The IPTV channel will have then the wrong EPG.

Better is to use a fake servie ref with the correct syntax.

 

Secondly the correct EPG has to assigned to the service ref belonging to the channel.

This is done in the channels.xml files (rytec for the rytec sources and custom for own definitions)

 

Again for IPTV this is problem.

Now different utils exist to assign EPG to service refs:  Jedimaker, Xtreamity, eChannelizer.

 

These utils are never 100% succesfull.  There are always wrong links or channel which no EPG.

The only thing you can do is manually correct these.

 

I do not have IPTV and do not use Jedimaker, Xtreamity and eChannelizer so I cannot be of much help here.

Better contact the maker of the utility you are using.

 


One EPG server is down

5 November 2023 - 08:18

One of our EPG servers is on the blink.

Server: http://rytecepg.dyndns.tv/epg_data/

 

The server is still running, but some of the files have a length of 0

Other file are broken.

About half the files are OK.

 

This is obvious not a good situation.

 

I have removed the LastUpdate.txt file from this server.

The result of this is that EPGimport will skip this server from the downloads.

EPGimport will place a warning in the log that this server is not valid.

 

So, if you see warning in the log do not be alarmed.

The EPG will be imported from the other servers.


Backup program for Linux PC

19 September 2023 - 15:31

I have again a Linux PC.  And I am struggling with finding a good backup program.

The linux version is Ubuntu.  It comes with deja dup as back-up program.

But as far as I can see I can only back-up the home folder with it.

Works fine for this use.

 

But I want a program which back-up the whole system.  (and restore it with a rescue disk)

The linux installation is easily restored from my rescue stick.

But all the stuff I have installed before, I have to install all again.

Also some configuration files, as the password safe, fstab and cron are not restored then.

 

I need a program which can do this.  Either a complete backup and restore, or something we have in the OpenPLi software for receivers.

An autoinstall list, and a list of folders which have to be back-upped.

Of course for this Linux PC the restore option need to be able to do this with one entry of the password.

(Several, or all this stuff when re-installing or copying it require admin access)

 

There a in the linux stores many different backup programs, but I cannot find what I am looking for.

 

Can you give me some hints?

I prefer a program with a GUI.  Not a command line option.