Tvheadend

Network is Ziggo Netherlands. Before it was UPC.

I use tvheadend 4.1.307 but this problem beggin in back version... about maybe 4.1.200

I yesteday all files from grabber cache and file from epg from tvheadend. Then turn on my grabber and show ok EPG but today is still problem... still not fully show.

So, you're talking about EIT (EPG from the broadcaster - MPEG-TS DVB) or XMLTV ?

I talk about XMLTV... i use external grabber.

I am talking about EIT.

For channel which is no XMLTV i also use EIT.

Maybe changes in 13 Jun destroy this ? I dont know.

I just checked my epg and do not have a single hole, can you erase/clear your db and repopulate it? maybe there was a version inbetween which spoiled the db?

Can you tell me step by step how erase/clear db ?

B C wrote:

I just checked my epg and do not have a single hole, can you erase/clear your db and repopulate it? maybe there was a version inbetween which spoiled the db

If you can tell me where to find and how to clear it, I can try.

the file is .hts/tvheadend/epgdb.v2 in the home dir of the user tvheadend is running. configuration data for epg is in .hts/tvheadend/epggrab/ but i would not recomend to touch this atm

I deleted .hts/tvheadend/epgdb.v2 and then run again epg grabber but grabber works ok but file again is now not create.

did you restart tvheadend?

yes

well the db is saved depending on the frequency you set in the guy, i think it will also be written when you change the schedule

Piotr Kuchciak wrote:

yes

Is the problem now fixed for you?

I have still problem...

Piotr Kuchciak wrote:

I have still problem...

Are you sure that this is not a operator problem?

saen acro wrote:

Piotr Kuchciak wrote:

I have still problem...

Are you sure that this is not a operator problem?

In my case it used to work fine. The egg also works on other devices. So I doubt it's the operator

I have posted a log of mine: https://mega.co.nz/#!RlcTyYrS!WDMpE7x2B6gYOoJC9sW8Iwv_mJ5wh7gGRNrSVEnmEr0

I removed the DB and started TVHeadend. The DB for EPG is not re-created.

My problem happens with following channels:
NPO 1
NPO 2
NP) 3
RTL 4
RTL 5
SBS 6
RTL 7
Veronica / Disney XD
Net 5
RTL 8
TLC
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Ketnet
Disney Channel
Discovery
National Geographic Channel
één
Canvas
BBC One
BBC two
MTV
CNN
BBC World News

All events are loaded until 3 am in the morning. After that the event's are not correctly displayed.

Binary must be compiled with --enable-trace (or install the debug version of the package). There should be TRACE lines in log. And before you ask me how to do it - please - check wiki.

Hmmm ok. I install it as a Synology package that is compiled by someone else.

Seeing the screenshot I see that that rules out the possibility of an provider issue. You have it with channels in a whole different country then me.

I am from POLAND. But i think why epgdb is not create after delete and Force Scan ? This is probably problem.

In past sometimes i deleted this file and when i run scan EPG this file was create immediately.

I am from the Netherlands. The DB is not created anymore in my case too. Before it was. However, even with the DB before, it still had this problem.

Jaroslav help us and fix this problem please...

without logs.....

Ok but tell me step by step how i can do logs and put it this.

I am begginner user...

well everything is in the wiki.....

I just did add all Cyfrowy Polsat channels to my channel list (I assume that's the provider you are having trouble with), I have epg for these channels without any blank entry. Maybe we are looking at the wrong place. Could it be that it is just a displaying problem? Some of the entries have fancy characters in my local. Could you check if missing entries start with a special character for your country ?

And can you give me ink to wiki whichc show how i can do logs ?

well so we are mixing up two different things in this bug report, it was originally opened for eit epg and your problem is with xmltv. I would suggest you upload the file you are importing.
For tracing: http://tvheadend.org/projects/tvheadend/wiki/Traces

i can only tell you that we will not be able to help you with screen shots.....

well this has no entries for today, first entry is after midnight, what entry is missing for tomorrow so we can check? Is EIT disabled for these channels so that data isn't mixed?

In the service settings. Could you give us an xml file for a week ?

In the service settings don see settings to disable EPG scan. I found EPG scan on tab MUX. It is this ?

Ok i generate xmltv for POLSAT channel for week and upload.

And next problem is that for some program for title has show date production movie or program...

Piotr Kuchciak wrote:

In the service settings don see settings to disable EPG scan. I found EPG scan on tab MUX. It is this ?

I have 'Ignore EPG (EIT)' for each services - just click to 'Edit' button when you select one service.

Ok i select Ignore EPG (EIT) but nothing change. Still EPG is wrong as i show on screens.

xmltv for Polsat channel for week.

I tried this file and I see only gap in this file after the midnight - it's caused by program "Tajemnice losu" - the start time is equal to the stop time - tvh ignores these events. What do you expect from it ?

  <programme start="20150630033000 +0200" stop="20150630033000 +0200" channel="Polsat">
    <title>Tajemnice losu</title>
    <desc><![CDATA[program rozrywkowy]]></desc>
    <category language="en">Leisure hobbies</category>
    <category language="pl">program rozrywkowy</category>
  </programme>

  <programme start="20150702023500 +0200" stop="20150702023500 +0200" channel="Polsat">
    <title>Tajemnice losu</title>
    <desc><![CDATA[program rozrywkowy]]></desc>
    <category language="en">Leisure hobbies</category>
    <category language="pl">program rozrywkowy</category>
  </programme>

The files are perfect and tvh parses all events in my test environment. As I wrote before in comment 25, I need full traces for the epg subsystem for your environenent as stated in comment#25 . Also, it would be good to check, if your grabber works correctly. It would be better to use the xml file you provided me and use this simple grabber - name this script as 'tv_grab_test'.

#!/bin/bash

if test "$1" = "--description"; then
  echo "Test XMLTV grabber" 
else
  cat $HOME/a.xmltv
fi

Replace the $HOME/a.xmltv with your xmltv file... Remove the broken epgdb.v2 file before any tests....

I run the latest build from Dierkse on my Synology NAS (4.1.322) and the EPG is running normal again. No problems anymore.

I have still problem

I delete my tvheadend and again install and configure and still have problem that for title have for some channels date and for some channels have no title...

Jarolav please describe me manual step by step how i can do this trace subsystem EPG.
I have installed TVHeadend on Debian Chroot on Synology. It is debian.

Hello
Problem resolved by developer grabber.

I was too early. It looked fine yesterday. However, after the last time TVH grabbed the epg, it has empty program names again. :-(

Piotr Kuchciak wrote:

Jarolav please describe me manual step by step how i can do this trace subsystem EPG.
I have installed TVHeadend on Debian Chroot on Synology. It is debian.

Better way is to test on a PC. It's necessary the compile stuff (gcc and so on):

- in a console do: git clone https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend
- cd tvheadend
- ./configure --enable-trace
- make
- (as root) make install

At this point you can find your tvheadend binary in /usr/local/bin.

As Jaroslav wrote in comment #25

1) remove the <cfgdir>/epgdb.* file
2) start tvh
3) trigger EPG scan (in the config/channels/epg dialog - there's a button on top)
4) wait until this scan finishes
5) wait for EPG holes (if they're not visible immediatelly after scan)
6) provide the logs and describe them (channel, time)

the command to start tvh in trace mode (point 2) is

tvheadend -l tvheadend.log --trace epg,eit