11 replies to this topic

[acinfo64]

I have a DVB-T channel without EPG.  But the same channel is also available as DVB-S2 channel.

 

How can I add the EPG info of the DVB-S2 channel to the DVB-T channel on the same receiver?

 

It that's not possible how can I add e.g. rytec EPG info to the DVB-T channel.

 

[jeepcook]

I have a DVB-T channel without EPG.  But the same channel is also available as DVB-S2 channel.

 

How can I add the EPG info of the DVB-S2 channel to the DVB-T channel on the same receiver?

 

It that's not possible how can I add e.g. rytec EPG info to the DVB-T channel.

Yes it's possible of course. You just have to add epg id / ServiceRef to custom.channels.xml.

Other possibilitie is to add ServiceRef to rytec source,  Doglover what do you think about this?

 

 

 

 

[doglover]

Just send me the service ref (and name of the channel and country) of this DVB-T channel, and I will add it to the channels file.

There already numerous DVB-T entries in the channels file.

 

PS:  The service ref is this bit: 1:0:1:26E:6:F020:FFFF0000:0:0:0:

[acinfo64]

Thanks sound very hopefull!! I'm already trying for many days but without luk.

How can I get the EPG ID and ServiceRef and where is the custom.channels.xml?

I'm now using DreamboxEdit, but when I read the channels I don't see that file.

 

I also read a lot about the rytec but the details about how to use / modify it is miss. All information is to scatterd for me to use it.

The DVB-T channel is comming from my own modulator. So this are all custom settings (PID's, names etc). When I read it back with DreamboxEdit I get

1:0:1:3E8:1:1:EEEE0000:0:0:0

I'm looking forward to the sollution

[jeepcook]

Just give to Doglover the ServiceRef and the name of the channel (+ country). To find ServiceRef you can use dreamboxedit for each channel as the one you already found (1:0:1:3E8:1:1:EEEE0000:0:0:0)

 

 

 

 

[acinfo64]

Maybe I miss what you mean but that is the ServiceRef of the DVB-T channel. And there is no name of the channel and no country. It's my own modulator so I can give it any name, country, network ID, PIDs etc. Whatever I like.

 

A I see now what the ServiceRef is buf the EPG ID is unknown to me.

Edited by acinfo64, 9 June 2022 - 19:53.

[jeepcook]

Maybe I miss what you mean but that is the ServiceRef of the DVB-T channel. And there is no name of the channel and no country. It's my own modulator so I can give it any name, country, network ID, PIDs etc. Whatever I like.

 

A I see now what the ServiceRef is buf the EPG ID is unknown to me.

ok there's no official channel name? you have created yourself these channels and you transmit them yourself ?

[acinfo64]

Yes that's true. I can give the channel any name (and all other parameters like network id, pids etc) I want. I don't' transmit over the air but just insert the DVB-T channel in my antenna signal. But that's a detail ;-)

 

    antenna in --> DVB-T modulator --> antenna out       <--- coax cable --->   antenna in VU+

 

And in my VU+ I want to add the EPG data of one of the satellite channels DVB-S2 (or other EPG sources) to this DVB-T channel.

[doglover]

Since this is a own creation, there is no point adding it to the rytec.channels.xml file.

But just for this occasions the custom.channels.xml file has introduced.  If present this file will be used automatically.

 

In this file you can assign EPG (from XMLTV files - rytec or others) to these channels.

this file you have to create yourself.  I have attached a sample file, with your service ref included.

What is not included is the link to the EPG.  For this we need to know which channel it is.

f.i. give the service ref of the sat version of it, and the name of it.

 

The data included in this file is:

<channel id="LN24.be">5002:0:1:1:16:1:32:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- LN24 -->
<channel id="xxxxxx">1:0:1:3E8:1:1:EEEE0000:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- Name   --> 

The first line is how it should look.

The second line is for your channel.

The EPGref (channel id=) has to be filled in.  replace the xxxxxx with the ref for the EPG.

Also the Name of the channel is to be provided.  Although this is only for human readability.

The addition of http%3a// is only for EPGimport to signal that EPG is to be imported always, even if the channel is not in lamedb.  I suspect that this custom channel is not in lamedb.

 

Copy this custom.channels.xml file to etc/epgimport/ on your receiver.

(after you filled in the needed info - or provide me with the info, and I will post a modified file)

 

Attached Files

•  custom.channels.xml   230bytes   23 downloads

[acinfo64]

Thanks that clears a lot!! I only read this kind of EPG post in case of IPTV and always assumed this was for IPTV, because of the http%3a//.

What is not clear to me is how to get the xxxxx EPG ID?

I see that there are two ways and I'm curious how to implement in those ways.

1) From a EPG server that is e.g. listed in the rytec file (but I don't see separate channels in the rytec.sources.xml file).
2) From another channel already on the VU+

So if the channel name of my custom channel is TV-CUSTOM and I want to add the EPG of e.g. RTL4 in the Netherlands, how can I get this xxxxx for that (xxxxx of VU+ channel and xxxxx of EPG server)?

B.t.w. why do you expect that the custom channel is not in lamedb? I though that lamedb is the channel list scanned. And in fact it's is in there. Current name (which can/will be changed some time) is now TV-CUSTOM

in lamedb I have the entry.

03e8:eeee0000:0001:0001:1:0:0
TV-CUSTOM
p:MY_PROVIDER

 

[doglover]

In the customs file change:

<channel id="xxxxx">1:0:1:3E8:1:1:EEEE0000:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- Name   -->

into:

<channel id="RTL4.nl">1:0:1:3E8:1:1:EEEE0000:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- RTL 4 / TV-Custom -->

And import Rytec Dutch basic file.

Edited by doglover, 10 June 2022 - 08:30.

[doglover]

You can find the EPGrefs (channel id=) in:  https://github.com/d...ec.channels.xml

Edited by doglover, 10 June 2022 - 08:55.