57 replies to this topic

[azman]

Sorry for the double post, I can't edit the previous one.

 

If the RytecTeam group believes that I am doing it wrong or that I introduce some chaos, or that there are any ambiguities regarding my activities with the creation of EPG, please comment and point out the mistakes I make.

I am only human and I am not infallible.

 

Just engage in a constructive discussion and point out the errors or point out my misconceptions that go against your policy.

 

I do not discuss with Mr. @saha8.

[doglover]

I do not have any problems on how you do it.

In this case IPTV channels:  This sort of channels are always a problem.  IPTV does not have service refs.  They have to be assigned by the user.

In the past I have used fake ones, by the lack of something better.

 

Now you have used the DVB-T service refs for the TVP-3 regional channels.  This is perfectly OK.  In fact even better.

(I did not have these to begin with).

 

So no problem here.

And if some-one wants to stick to other service refs for some channels.  There is a solution.  They can be added to the custom.channels.xml file.

Channels entered in this file will always be linked.

Edited by doglover, 28 March 2023 - 07:20.

[needz]

azman, it seems that at least these channels are showing wrong description (<desc> tag), could you please check what could be wrong with the grabber? Thanks

TVP 1
TVP 2
TVP HD
TVP Historia
TVP Kultura
TVP Seriale
TVP Dokument
TVP Wilno
TVP Kobieta
Canal+ Sport
Canal+ Sport 2
Canal+ Sport 3
Canal+ Sport 4
Eleven Sports 1
Ale Kino+
Filmbox Extra
Filmbox Premium
Filmbox Family
Filmbox Action
Filmbox Arthouse
FOX HD
Kino TV
Paramount Channel

[azman]

Hi @needz

For all the channels you mentioned, I obtain the schedule from https://tv.wp.pl/

 

I have now looked through (20:50) the epg of these channels and it is consistent with what is presented in the guide on the WP Program page.

 

Try deleting all your epg (epg.dat file) first and then download the guide again using the plugin.

Sometimes it is also worth restarting the GUI box after downloading the epg.

 

If you still have problems with the correct EPG for the channels, write to me and we will look for the causes of the error.

Edited by azman, 20 November 2023 - 21:01.

[kinolog]

Hi

Please help me determine the EPG for Polish channels from 13E

Something isn't loading (0 events) I'm trying basic i

Additional information?

Thank you

[azman]

Hi

If it doesn't download releases at all, I suspect there's a problem with some file server. Fortunately, there are several of them and it should download the releases, if not from the first one, then from the next server.

 

It's best to attach the log from the EPG Importer program.

 

Also try to manually download the EPG data file to your PC.

http://www.topolowa4...an_basic.xml.xz

It should load without any problems

Edited by azman, 26 December 2023 - 18:08.

[doglover]

Pls. provide the epgimport.log

[kinolog]

Please

Please

Edited by kinolog, 1 January 2024 - 13:38.

[doglover]

Answered via PM.

Maybe show me also your sources file.  (via PM if you prefer it)

[azman]

Hi Willy

 

I received the following information from user @kinolog

Is the problem in my LastUpdate.txt file that I generate when uploading files to the topoowa4 server?

The LastUpdate.txt file is generated using a bat script run by the Windows task scheduler.

EPGImport] Selected sources: ["Polska - Dodatkowy", "Polska - Podstawowy"]

[EPGImport] Downloading: http://www.topolowa4...an_basic.xml.xz to local path: /media/hdd/epgimport.tmp

[EPGImport] checkValidServer server url: http://www.topolowa4...an_basic.xml.xz

[EPGImport] download failed: <twisted.python.failure.Failure builtins.Exception: checkValidServer: wrong date format in LastUpdate.txt. Rejecting server: http://www.topolowa4.pl>

[EPGImport] Downloading: http://www.topolowa4...man_misc.xml.xz to local path: /media/hdd/epgimport.tmp

[EPGImport] checkValidServer server url: http://www.topolowa4...man_misc.xml.xz

[EPGImport] download failed: <twisted.python.failure.Failure builtins.Exception: checkValidServer: wrong date format in LastUpdate.txt. Rejecting server: http://www.topolowa4.pl>

[EPGImport] Save the EPGchache to database file /media/hdd/epg.dat ...

[EPGImport] EPG cache time updated ...

[doglover]

@azman:

I checked yesterday your LastUpdate.txt file.  And this looked OK to me.

 

I am generating this with bash script (Cygwin):

rm $EPGDIR/LastUpdate.txt
echo $(date -I) > $EPGDIR/LastUpdate.txt

 

[azman]

Hi Willy

 

I think I found the probable cause of this error.

If my script executes itself using the schedule, unfortunately the LastUpdate.txt file is not updated

When I do this manually by clicking on the executable bat file, LastUpdate.txt will be updated with the latest date.

 

Any tips or suggestions running on Windows 10?

Below is my script.

 

@echo off

REM -------------------Create LastUpdate txt file -----------------------------------
rem The four lines below will give you reliable YY DD MM YYYY HH Min Sec MS variables in XP Pro and higher.

for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%a in ('wmic OS Get localdatetime /value') do set "dt=%%a"
set "YY=%dt:~2,2%" & set "YYYY=%dt:~0,4%" & set "MM=%dt:~4,2%" & set "DD=%dt:~6,2%"
set "HH=%dt:~8,2%" & set "Min=%dt:~10,2%" & set "Sec=%dt:~12,2%" & set "MS=%dt:~15,3%"
set "datestamp=%YYYY%-%MM%-%DD%"

echo datestamp: "%datestamp%"
>"LastUpdate.txt" echo %datestamp%

REM ---------- Compress XML to XZ with 7Zip -----------------------------------

cd C:\Users\azman\GOTOWE_EPG

for %%a in (*.xml) do "\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a "%%~na.xml.xz" "%%a"

REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

REM ---------- Transfer XZ File to FTP with WinSCP ----------------------------

"C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.com" ^
  /log="C:\Users\azman\GOTOWE_EPG\WinSCP.log" /ini=nul ^
  /command ^
    "open ftp://xxxxx:yyyyyyy@ftp.cluster026.hosting.ovh.net/" ^
    "lcd C:\Users\azman\GOTOWE_EPG" ^
    "cd /www" ^
    "put azman_basic.xml.xz" ^
	"put azman_misc.xml.xz" ^
    "put azman_iptv.xml.xz" ^
	"put azman_radio.xml.xz" ^
	"put azman_itvn.xml.xz" ^
	"put azman_vod_pb.xml.xz" ^
	"put LastUpdate.txt" ^
    "exit"

set WINSCP_RESULT=%ERRORLEVEL%
if %WINSCP_RESULT% equ 0 (
  echo Success
) else (
  echo Error
)
exit /b %WINSCP_RESULT%

REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

This confuses me a bit, if the manual launch works ok, why is it not ok in the W10 task scheduler?

[doglover]

Strange.

But I have seen also strange behaviour of the taskscheduler in W10.

(not lately, though)

 

I am uploading (and creating the LastUpdate file) with my Linux receiver.

It is more a matter of convenience.

(the uploads are with curl)

 

Creating LastUpdate:

rm $EPGDIR/LastUpdate.txt
echo $(date -I) > $EPGDIR/LastUpdate.txt

Uploading files:

curl -T $EPGDIR/filename.xz --max-time 120 --user user:password  ftp://rytec.epgspot.com:21/rytec_epg/

and

curl -T $EPGDIR/LastUpdate.txt --max-time 30 --user user:password  ftp://rytec.epgspot.com:21/rytec_epg/

Hope this helps.

 

BTW:  I have not written any .bat files for several years.  Not since I am using cygwin on Windows.

cygwin has the bash script built in and so I can use all the powerfull commands of Linux on Windows.
 

[nhsman]

Hi, is there an issue with Polish EPG, as it looks like it stop updating on 17/02/2024 for most of the PL channels?

 

Thanks.

[doglover]

Indeed the basic file seems to be outdated.

 

Check:  http://www.topolowa4...an_basic.xml.xz

[nhsman]

Thanks.

 

But it's the same file I downloaded yesterday and the size is exactly the same.

 

I just looked at it in EPG Viewer and if channels sorted alphabetically then EPG ends at letter 'D' (Discovery Historia) to be precise.

[doglover]

I have sent an e-mail to azman, to alert him of the situation.

[nhsman]

Thank you

[doglover]

Files should be updated now.

[niewiem]

Files should be updated now.

 

Good Job, thanks!