Can't exit from TVGuide

[GoodGuys]

Hi all,

Apparently, the XMLTV grabber I use has failed to produce a shows for all channels this morning, and the result is a very strange behavior on the part of PVRX2.exe:

Choosing the TV-Guide first blinks and returns to main menu.
Second time, I enter TV-Guide, and I see many channels with no program information.
When I try to leave (using "back" / "menu" on the remote, or ESC on the keyboard) does not exit to main menu. It looks as if the fade-effect hasn't finished.
Weirder still - the TV Guide is still operational but everything looked faded (see attached photo).

The only way out is Alt-F4 and restart PVRX2.exe.

I have made a copy of the entire gbpvr directory, so just tell me which files to upload and I will zip and upload.

GGF

[sub]

Post the PVRX2.exe.log and I'll see if there is any errors.

[GoodGuys]

Hi sub,

Thanks for the swift reply. Here are the logs. I've posted all of them.

GGF

[sub]

2008-05-16 22:41:24.828 ERROR [4] unexpected error loading channel listings: System.ArgumentException: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: '140' Key being added: '140'

I think you have some duplicate channel numbers which the app doesnt like.

[GoodGuys]

What do you mean duplicate channel numbers?
I checked, the number 140 does not appear in any channel list in the config app. Not as a channel, nor as a source channel number.
Let me explain my setup:
I use 2 instances of the same XMLTV grabber (MegaEPG - custom made for Israel).
One is used for the channels available over the analog tuners, and the other for the STB.
They have been set up this way for a very long time, and have worked flawlessly including in the past few weeks since I installed 1.2.9 from scratch. This problem appeared today, not before. The last change I made to the ini-file of these grabbers was to remove channels, not to add.
Please suggest further ways to determine the cause.
And anyway, the PVRX2 shouldn't behave like this regardless of what garbage it is being fed.
I'd be happy to email you any other file you wish to see. I've uploaded the XMLTV files.

Many thanks,

GGF

[sub]

It could be one of a few numbers that are duplicates. If you zip and attach your database I'll tell you which exactly.

And anyway, the PVRX2 shouldn't behave like this regardless of what garbage it is being fed.

Yes, that'd be nice, but its hard to predict and test for all combinations crappy data, so there are always some that slip through the gap.

[GoodGuys]

Hi Sub,

Here is the DB. Thanks.

Yes, that'd be nice, but its hard to predict and test for all combinations crappy data, so there are always some that slip through the gap.

Sorry if I sounded rude. I really appreciate your work. What you say is very true.

GGF

[sub]

Its caused by several shows having end time before the start time. If you remove these from your EPG source it'll work fine. I can see 44 occurances of this in your channel listings.

[GoodGuys]

Kind of weird, but I'll check it. Anyway, I guess this can only happen if the websites that the grabber uses have changed format, and confuse the grabber.

And now you know another possible crappy data that can cause trouble...

GGF