EPG Update Help

[NumberFive]

Hi sub,

Just wanted to report in, I don't seem to be able to reproduce the problem by setting up an Automatic EPG update then restarting the recording service. I've done this a half dozen times, and it works perfectly each time. I'll keep trying, but I'm convinced that restarting the recording service is causing it to work successfully.

[NumberFive]

Just a thought, is it possible to trigger the automatic EPG update from Task Scheduler? That way, maybe I could set it up to do multiple Automatic EPG updates over a couple of hours, and see if any fail?

[sub]

Just a thought, is it possible to trigger the automatic EPG update from Task Scheduler?

No, unfortunately it's not. You can only really force manual runs, using "nextpvr.exe -updateepg"

[NumberFive]

Hi sub,

I've managed to capture an Automatic EPG update that failed (many channels missing data), and then a couple hours later I got a manual EPG update that worked. Apologies that they aren't closer together in time, but hopefully they're close enough to be of some use.

[sub]

What is <EPGLiveTVUpdates> set to in your config.xml?

[NumberFive]

Hi sub,

It's set to true.

[sub]

Can you see if setting it to false, then forcing an 'empty epg', to see if it helps? (this will stop it attempting to update the EPG during recordings etc)

[NumberFive]

Hi sub, thanks I'll give that a try for a few days and see how it gets on. Will report back.

[NumberFive]

Hi sub,

I just wanted to report back on this. Having set <EPGLiveTVUpdates> to false, the EPG now updates reliably with out-of-process recording enabled. The problem seems to point towards this, hope this is useful in diagnosing the root cause. I miss the live EPG updates!