EPG update stopped working

[nia]

Hi.

I still haven't upgraded, so this is 1.2.9 of march this year.

Apparently for no reason (I didn't knowingly change anything), the EPG no longer wants to update.

Some errrors occur in config.exe.log-file, like :

Code:

2008-07-01 23:29:25.453    ERROR    [5]    Failure retrieving icon from url: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: StartIndex cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: startIndex
   at System.String.InternalSubStringWithChecks(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length, Boolean fAlwaysCopy)
   at GBPVR.Backend.Common.XmltvEpgReader.LoadChannels(IEpgUpdateProgressCallback callback)
2008-07-01 23:29:25.453    VERBOSE    [5]    getValue cached value: /settings/XMLTVDownloadIcons : true
2008-07-01 23:29:25.453    ERROR    [5]    Failure retrieving icon from url: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: StartIndex cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: startIndex
   at System.String.InternalSubStringWithChecks(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length, Boolean fAlwaysCopy)
   at GBPVR.Backend.Common.XmltvEpgReader.LoadChannels(IEpgUpdateProgressCallback callback)
2008-07-01 23:29:25.453    ERROR    [5]    XMLTV: error reading xml: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: ''  Key being added: ''
2008-07-01 23:29:25.453    VERBOSE    [5]    Notify(Reading XMLTV file)

and

Code:

2008-07-01 23:29:30.468    VERBOSE    [5]    Existing channel: TV2
2008-07-01 23:29:30.468    VERBOSE    [5]    about to save listings
2008-07-01 23:29:30.484    VERBOSE    [5]    Informing recording service that EPG has updated...
2008-07-01 23:29:31.453    VERBOSE    [1]    labelAction.Text = Saving new listings and channel information
2008-07-01 23:29:32.453    VERBOSE    [1]    labelAction.Text = Saving new listings and channel information
2008-07-01 23:29:32.765    ERROR    [5]    Unexpected error informing recording service that EPG has updated: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 127.0.0.1:7968

Server stack trace:
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect(EndPoint remoteEP)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket(EndPoint ipEndPoint)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.RemoteConnection.CreateNewSocket()
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SocketCache.GetSocket(String machinePortAndSid, Boolean openNew)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.SendRequestWithRetry(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpClientTransportSink.ProcessMessage(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream, ITransportHeaders& responseHeaders, Stream& responseStream)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
   at GBPVR.Backend.Common.IRecordingService.x19443d7c8ffd7572()
   at GBPVR.Backend.Common.x396614b3dae3b1da.x19443d7c8ffd7572()
2

Logs attached.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling to no avail.

Any clue?

If you need any supplemental information please let me know!

TIA

Niels

[sub]

Looks like its something wrong with your xmltv file. It looks like you've got some channels with blank names or something similar.

2008-07-01 23:25:58.234 ERROR [5] XMLTV: error reading xml: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: '' Key being added: ''

[nia]

Hi Sub.

Thank you for looking into this.

I can't see any empty channels here... (see attachement).

I do load from the same XML-file with 2 names xmltv.xml and xmltv-2.xml, but it has been like that since the start (originally a restriction in GBPVR with 1 file per tuner). So that is unchanged.

Other ideas?

[whurlston]

Last two channels:

Code:

<channel id="">
    <display-name lang="dk">TV2News</display-name>
  </channel>
  <channel id="">
    <display-name lang="dk">Jetix</display-name>
  </channel>

[nia]

Aaaughhh!! Sorry !!!! :o

I'll fix it and see if it works.

[whurlston]

NP. An extra set of eyes is sometimes a good thing. I didn't check the programs to see if any were mapped to blank channel ids.

[nia]

Well - removed the dummy channels with no ID.

Problem solved

That can teach me not to try to solve a problem late at night and not wait for the next day to submit a request here ...

However, an odd error message still remains. This from the attached log pvrx2.exe.log:

Code:

2008-07-02 20:16:07.546    ERROR    [1]    Unexpected error informing recording service that EPG has updated: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at GBPVR.Backend.Common.x396614b3dae3b1da.x19443d7c8ffd7572()

I see no immediate problems, but should I be concerned?

/Niels