How to use broadcast EPG

douart · 2008-12-08, 03:25 PM

Please, how do I get broadcast (OTA, antenna) EPG into GB-PVR.

I am using HDHomeRun with GB-PVR.

***sub*** · 2008-12-08, 03:30 PM

Sorry, there is no support for the ATSC EPG. Most broadcasters transmit less than 6 hours worth of listings, which is next to useless for a PVR, so I decided it wasnt worth my time implementing support for it in GB-PVR. You need to use one of the other EPG sources like Schedules Direct or mc2xml etc.

douart · 2008-12-08, 05:10 PM

Thanks for the reply. You saved me much more searching.
I will make better use of the forum in the future and save even more time.

I usually record to two DVD ram recorders and use other hardware for the spillover, so daily EPG is all I have needed, along with my Zap2it and TitanTV accounts.

I tried Schedules Direct trial with Mythtv . It is good but I let it lapse because of not much use.

Your interface for manual recording is very nice but I would like to see how EPG info looks and works.

I will look into mc2xml.

martint123 · 2008-12-08, 06:23 PM

douart Wrote:Your interface for manual recording is very nice but I would like to see how EPG info looks and works.

I think you will find it transforms it. To me, the whole of gbpvr revolves round the EPG and the season recording facilites available.

douart · 2008-12-08, 07:34 PM

I am trying but the link to download mc2xml (http://mc2xml.110mb.com/) is invalid.
I tried zap2xml. I have had an account at Zap2it for years and use it daily. I had scraped info using it once before when I was trying MediaPortal.

Zap2xml is giving me (404 Invalid path was requested at script/zap2xml.pl line 205.) error and I have not been able to figure that out.

martint123 · 2008-12-08, 08:16 PM

douart Wrote:I am trying but the link to download mc2xml (http://mc2xml.110mb.com/) is invalid.

I've just tried it and downloaded fine. I picked the first mirror.

http://mc2xml.110mb.com/?t=mc2xml.exe

gormine · 2008-12-20, 06:17 PM

Quote:Zap2xml is giving me (404 Invalid path was requested at script/zap2xml.pl line 205.) error and I have not been able to figure that out.

Try downloading the latest version of zap2xml. It worked for me.

douart · 2008-12-20, 06:55 PM

Thank you for all help. I have zap2xml and mc2xml working now.
Neither site had data for all the channels I use.

I use mc2xml with the -t parameter to get OTA atsc EPG data, and an
file.chl file to specify which channels I want.

Two TiTan channels do not have EPG data so I use zap2xml to get those.

I then merge the xmls.

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