Cannot set an EPG source - why?
Cannot set an EPG source - why?
Context: I'm running TVHeadend 4.2.5-18 on a Raspberry Pi, with a UK Freeview USB stick.
I'm having absolutely no luck getting an EPG into TVHeadend. I've just spent a couple of hours searching and trying out suggestions on forums, but they all seem to come unstuck at the point where you actually set the EPG source for a channel.
My current Configuration->Channel/EPG->EPG Grabber Modules list only has the following enabled: EIT: DVB Grabber, PSIP: ATSC Grabber and UK: Freeview
The Configuration->Channel/EPG->EPG Grabber tab is unchanged from default; with the 00:04 and 12:04 cron job.
The Configuration->Channel/EPG->EPG Grabber Channels tab shows no entries (i.e. completely empty).
If I go to Configuration->Channel/EPG->Channels, I can see that all channels have nothing in the EPG source column. Selecting a channel and hitting Edit allows me to type in the EPG source box, but anything put there is cleared when I move focus to another box (or click Save). Nothing appears if I hit the drop-down to the right of the text box either.
I assume I'm missing something obvious/dumb? Can I not just tell all channels to get EPG info from the UK: Freeview grabber? Or do I need to perform some external setup?
Replies (3)
RE: Cannot set an EPG source - why?
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Added by Mark Clarkstone over 6 years ago
You don't actually need to set anything there, not for the UK freeview grabber anyway. tvh automatically links data to the channel associated with the service.
RE: Cannot set an EPG source - why?
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Added by Gordon Bissell over 6 years ago
Ah ok. But... why is my EPG emptier than a Spice Girl's head?
When I first installed TVH I did have an EPG, but after some time things started to dry up; first it went for the HD channels, and now there's absolutely nothing. I have hit the Reset All filters in the Electronic Program Guide tab, but it still shows nothing at all.
Hang on... maybe it's my USB TV stick; all the EPG grabbers are Over-the-air, so I assume will be using the functionality provided by the stick. I'll take a look into it.
RE: Cannot set an EPG source - why?
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Added by Gordon Bissell over 6 years ago
Yea - it was the USB stick! Fixed now, and the EPG listing has reappeared. TVH an innocent victim in that one.