Problem with EPG on TVHEADEND

Nybbe · January 12, 2019 at 7:34 AM

HI all

I have been running Libreelec with TVHEADEND for 2 months now without change anything. Suddenly I dont have any EPG data, using internal XMLTV. When I Re-run the internal EPG grabbers button I get the following in the debug window:

2019-01-12 08:25:36.623 spawn: Executing "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.tvheadend42/bin/tv_grab_file"

2019-01-12 08:25:37.147 xmltv: /storage/.kodi/addons/service.tvheadend42/bin/tv_grab_file: htsmsg_xml_deserialize error Expected ' or " before attribute value

2019-01-12 08:25:37.147 xmltv: /storage/.kodi/addons/service.tvheadend42/bin/tv_grab_file: grab returned no data

Whats wrong?

Nybbe · January 12, 2019 at 4:05 PM

No one knows? Help would be greatly appreciated

mfizz · January 12, 2019 at 4:09 PM

Something is wrong with your XML file. The syntax isn't correct. You need open the XML in notepad++ or any other that can verify.

Some channel name or something hasn't been written correctly

Nybbe · January 12, 2019 at 4:59 PM

But I havent changed anything? Which of the XLM file are wrong?

Nybbe · January 12, 2019 at 5:34 PM

I have read something about clearing the XMLTV cache but where do I find that?

Nybbe · January 13, 2019 at 2:18 PM

Do I realy need to reinstall everything to get it to work again?? Someone must have an idea?

mfizz · January 13, 2019 at 4:33 PM

no you don't. You cant possibly be using the same xml file that you were when you set it up. How else would you be getting updates. Perhaps post your xml file.

Nybbe · January 13, 2019 at 7:20 PM

Thanks, but which of the XLM file are wrong? I dont get it! tv_grab_file or ??

mfizz · January 13, 2019 at 7:32 PM

The XML file you are downloading/creating. Attach that (file with all the episodes etc ...)

Nybbe · January 13, 2019 at 7:52 PM

this one? channels-sweden.xml

mfizz · January 13, 2019 at 8:25 PM

Can you show the settings.xml from userdata of tvheadend

Nybbe · January 13, 2019 at 8:54 PM

sorry again, but is it this one you mean? :

./storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.tvheadend42/settings.xml

mfizz · January 13, 2019 at 9:04 PM

Yes

Nybbe · January 13, 2019 at 9:28 PM

ok, here it is:

</settings>

Strange, it looks like it using an old XMLsite, se_guide.xml. When I configured XMLTV I told it to use channels-sweden.xml. And that link cannot be found. Could it be that?

And I dont have anything at 192.168.178.201-204. Dont have that network.

Nybbe · January 13, 2019 at 9:57 PM

I changed the <setting id="XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB" value="http://estiptv.site/epg/SE_guide.xml" /> to channels-sweden.xml and now I dont get any errors at least. But no EPG data yet...

mfizz · January 13, 2019 at 10:53 PM

That's because se_guide doesn't contain any epg data, it is just a bunch of channels.

the file needs to be of this format for xmltv:

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE tv SYSTEM "xmltv.dtd">

<tv source-info-url="http://www.schedulesdirect.org/" source-info-name="Schedules Direct" generator-info-name="XMLTV/$Id: tv_grab_na_dd.in,v 1.70 2008/03/03 15:21:41 rmeden Exp $" generator-info-url="http://www.xmltv.org/">
  <channel id="I10436.labs.zap2it.com">
    <display-name>13 KERA</display-name>
    <display-name>13 KERA TX42822:-</display-name>
    <display-name>13</display-name>
    <display-name>13 KERA fcc</display-name>
    <display-name>KERA</display-name>
    <display-name>KERA</display-name>
    <display-name>PBS Affiliate</display-name>
    <icon src="file://C:\Perl\site/share/xmltv/icons/KERA.gif" />
  </channel>
  <channel id="I10759.labs.zap2it.com">
    <display-name>11 KTVT</display-name>
    <display-name>11 KTVT TX42822:-</display-name>
    <display-name>11</display-name>
    <display-name>11 KTVT fcc</display-name>
    <display-name>KTVT</display-name>
    <display-name>KTVT</display-name>
    <display-name>CBS Affiliate</display-name>
    <icon src="file://C:\Perl\site/share/xmltv/icons/KTVT.gif" />
  </channel>
  <programme start="20080715003000 -0600" stop="20080715010000 -0600" channel="I10436.labs.zap2it.com">
    <title lang="en">NOW on PBS</title>
    <desc lang="en">Jordan's Queen Rania has made job creation a priority to help curb the staggering unemployment rates among youths in the Middle East.</desc>
    <date>20080711</date>
    <category lang="en">Newsmagazine</category>
    <category lang="en">Interview</category>
    <category lang="en">Public affairs</category>
    <category lang="en">Series</category>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP01006886.0028</episode-num>
    <episode-num system="onscreen">427</episode-num>
    <audio>
      <stereo>stereo</stereo>
    </audio>
    <previously-shown start="20080711000000" />
    <subtitles type="teletext" />
  </programme>
  <programme start="20080715010000 -0600" stop="20080715023000 -0600" channel="I10436.labs.zap2it.com">
    <title lang="en">Mystery!</title>
    <sub-title lang="en">Foyle's War, Series IV: Bleak Midwinter</sub-title>
    <desc lang="en">Foyle investigates an explosion at a munitions factory, which he comes to believe may have been premeditated.</desc>
    <date>20070701</date>
    <category lang="en">Anthology</category>
    <category lang="en">Mystery</category>
    <category lang="en">Series</category>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00003026.0665</episode-num>
    <episode-num system="onscreen">2705</episode-num>
    <audio>
      <stereo>stereo</stereo>
    </audio>
    <previously-shown start="20070701000000" />
    <subtitles type="teletext" />
  </programme>
  <programme start="20080715023000 -0600" stop="20080715040000 -0600" channel="I10436.labs.zap2it.com">
    <title lang="en">Mystery!</title>
    <sub-title lang="en">Foyle's War, Series IV: Casualties of War</sub-title>
    <desc lang="en">The murder of a prominent scientist may have been due to a gambling debt.</desc>
    <date>20070708</date>
    <category lang="en">Anthology</category>
    <category lang="en">Mystery</category>
    <category lang="en">Series</category>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00003026.0666</episode-num>
    <episode-num system="onscreen">2706</episode-num>
    <audio>
      <stereo>stereo</stereo>
    </audio>
    <previously-shown start="20070708000000" />
    <subtitles type="teletext" />
  </programme>
  <programme start="20080715040000 -0600" stop="20080715043000 -0600" channel="I10436.labs.zap2it.com">
    <title lang="en">BBC World News</title>
    <desc lang="en">International issues.</desc>
    <category lang="en">News</category>
    <category lang="en">Series</category>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">SH00315789.0000</episode-num>
    <previously-shown />
    <subtitles type="teletext" />
  </programme>
  <programme start="20080715043000 -0600" stop="20080715050000 -0600" channel="I10436.labs.zap2it.com">
    <title lang="en">Sit and Be Fit</title>
    <date>20070924</date>
    <category lang="en">Exercise</category>
    <category lang="en">Series</category>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00003847.0074</episode-num>
    <episode-num system="onscreen">901</episode-num>
    <audio>
      <stereo>stereo</stereo>
    </audio>
    <previously-shown start="20070924000000" />
    <subtitles type="teletext" />
  </programme>
  <programme start="20080715060000 -0600" stop="20080715080000 -0600" channel="I10759.labs.zap2it.com">
    <title lang="en">The Early Show</title>
    <desc lang="en">Republican candidate John McCain; premiere of the film "The Dark Knight."</desc>
    <date>20080715</date>
    <category lang="en">Talk</category>
    <category lang="en">News</category>
    <category lang="en">Series</category>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00337003.2361</episode-num>
    <audio>
      <stereo>stereo</stereo>
    </audio>
    <subtitles type="teletext" />
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  <programme start="20080715080000 -0600" stop="20080715090000 -0600" channel="I10759.labs.zap2it.com">
    <title lang="en">Rachael Ray</title>
    <desc lang="en">Actresses Kim Raver, Brooke Shields and Lindsay Price ("Lipstick Jungle"); women in their 40s tell why they got breast implants; a 30-minute meal.</desc>
    <credits>
      <presenter>Rachael Ray</presenter>
    </credits>
    <date>20080306</date>
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    <category lang="en">Series</category>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00847333.0303</episode-num>
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    <previously-shown start="20080306000000" />
    <subtitles type="teletext" />
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    <desc lang="en">Contestants bid for prizes then compete for fabulous showcases.</desc>
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      <director>Bart Eskander</director>
      <producer>Roger Dobkowitz</producer>
      <presenter>Drew Carey</presenter>
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    <category lang="en">Game show</category>
    <category lang="en">Series</category>
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      <value>TV-G</value>
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      <value>TV-G</value>
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    <title lang="en">The Young and the Restless</title>
    <sub-title lang="en">Sabrina Offers Victoria a Truce</sub-title>
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</tv>

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Nybbe · January 14, 2019 at 7:17 PM

Problem solved, the Estiptv.site site has closed down so I used another XML-file provider from my IPTV provider. And no, mfizz, I used a new file with the channel, no data. Dont know how it works but it does.

Thanks all!

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