Tvheadend

Hi, I've been meaning to do this for all my IPTV channel in spain, but never seem to have the time.

First off. Are you using a git version or the release version ? May not make any difference but useful to know.

Are the files created with the correct permission for the user running tvheadend i.e.: rwx----- 1 phill phill 425 Aug 30 18:38 iptv_1

Are the iptv_x files in ~/.hts/tvheadend/iptvservices/ and the channels (1,2,3) in ~/.hts/tvheadend/channels ?

Can you paste and example of the iptv_x and channel output from your script. Can you past your script ? (I could do with it to as I haven't mapped all my channels either)

iptv_x without any PIDs should look something like this:

{
"pmt": 0,
"port": 8208,
"interface": "eth1",
"group": "239.0.0.106",
"channelname": "NOVA",
"mapped": 1,
"pcr": 0,
"disabled": 0
}

Thanks

Phill

I just created 'iptv_50' file as above just changed its channlename to "NOVA2" and a channel file '85' (next sequential number in the channel directory) and gave it channel_number: 1100. Examples below.

Restarted tvheadend and all appears ok. So I think you have a permissions error or your not adding channel files sequentially.

iptv_50:

{
"pmt": 0,
"port": 8208,
"interface": "eth1",
"group": "239.0.0.100",
"channelname": "NOVA2",
"mapped": 1,
"pcr": 0,
"disabled": 0
}

Channel file, 85:

{
"name": "NOVA2",
"tags": [
23,
22,
6,
5
],
"dvr_extra_time_pre": 0,
"dvr_extra_time_post": 0,
"channel_number": 1100
}

Here is what I tried this evening :

1/ generate both iptvtransports and channel files : tvheadend crashed (see joined log file)
2/ generate only iptvtransports files : OK
all channels appear in "Configuration" / "IPTV" web interface, and also in
"Configuration" / "Channels", of course whith channel number not set.
But what I want to do is to have channel number set, according to source file (m3u format)
I know that I can do it in two passes, but it would be better in one :-)
Joined are :
- My script (I know it is bad written, but I'm not a pro and the goal si to work, not to be beautiful!)
- m3u source file
- log
- files generated

Ok. I can report I have no issue using your script on the latest git.

I only had to change the regex slightly for my playlist format:

#EXTINF:-1,[001] Tve
rtp://@239.0.0.76:8208

It created the iptv_x and channel files.

I stopped tvheadend (kill -9 pid) deleted all the files in iptvservices (rm *) and channels (rm *), copied the files over and set permissions in each folder (chmod 777 *)

restarted tvheadend (./tvheadend &)

Phill

can I add a VID, AID or PID to the configuration

{
"pmt": 0,
"port": 8208,
"interface": "eth1",
"group": "239.0.0.100",
"channelname": "NOVA2",
"mapped": 1,
"pcr": 0,
"disabled": 0
}

No reason why not, but why do you need to ? tvheadend will write the PIDS found to the iptv_x file once you invoke the channel.

Example below. tvheadend wrote all the 'stream' info automatically. I only configured the info shown in the above posts.

{
"pmt": 100,
"port": 8208,
"interface": "eth1",
"group": "239.0.0.76",
"channelname": "Tve",
"mapped": 1,
"pcr": 101,
"disabled": 0,
"stream": {
"pid": 101,
"type": "H264",
"position": 0,
"width": 544,
"height": 576
},
"stream": {
"pid": 201,
"type": "MPEG2AUDIO",
"position": 1,
"language": "Esp"
},
"stream": {
"pid": 202,
"type": "MPEG2AUDIO",
"position": 2,
"language": "VO"
},
"stream": {
"pid": 301,
"type": "TELETEXT",
"position": 3
},
"stream": {
"pid": 401,
"type": "DVBSUB",
"position": 1,
"language": "Esp"
},
"stream": {
"pid": 202,
"type": "MPEG2AUDIO",
"position": 2,
"language": "VO"
},
"stream": {
"pid": 301,
"type": "TELETEXT",
"position": 3
},
"stream": {
"pid": 401,
"type": "DVBSUB",
"position": 4,
"language": "ESP",
"compositionid": 1,
"ancillartyid": 0
}
}

Thanks,

The multicast I am getting contains 7 IPTV channel all on same ip & port. Thats the reason I would like to use HTS tvheadend to separate the streams using PID.