MceEpg2XmlTv

[whurlston]

The error you are getting has nothing to do with the GUI.

Unfortunately I don't know why you are getting that error with the downloader, but there is a way that I can fix it. I will have an update possible tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

[mvallevand]

"If I want to run only MceEpgDownloader.exe to test it I have a Windows error"

I got a Windows crash when I tried to do an mceepgdownload (in Vista) because I hadn't completed any EPG download in about week while I was looking at SchedulesDirect. Once I let MCE do an update, MceEpgdownload worked fine.

Bonne chance

Martin

[rogerthehart]

I can't get this thing to work right for anything.

New MCE install.
PVR150MCE card
S-video input

I had GBPVR working just fine with XP Pro and Zap2It.

Installed GUI and did config as per wiki page

If I try to run manually I get:

MceEpg2XmlTv (2005 Edition)
-----------------------------
Current database:
D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\eHome\EPG\9892477c889446ec
84146b471ae3d027.sdf
Current XML file:
D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\eHome\EPG\9892477c889446ec
84146b471ae3d027.xml
Current Headend:
DISH527-

8/29/2007 9:15:39 AM - Starting MceEpg2XmlTv (2005 Edition) v1.0.1.0
8/29/2007 9:15:39 AM - Initializing database.
8/29/2007 9:15:39 AM -- -- Initialization successful.
8/29/2007 9:15:39 AM -- -- Opening database.
8/29/2007 9:15:40 AM -- -- Opened successfully.
8/29/2007 9:15:40 AM -- -- Searching database for current headend.
8/29/2007 9:15:40 AM -- -- Initialization complete.
8/29/2007 9:15:40 AM - Loader hash error.
8/29/2007 9:15:40 AM - Done

Re-running MCE setup now I guess...

[rogerthehart]

After Re-running guide setup in Media Center, then running MceEpg2XmlTv:

H:\EPG>MceEpg2XmlTv.exe
MceEpg2XmlTv (2005 Edition)
-----------------------------
Current database:
D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microso
a4978585d6ecf5d6.sdf
Current XML file:
D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microso
a4978585d6ecf5d6.xml
Current Headend:
DISH527-

8/29/2007 9:58:01 AM - Starting MceEpg2XmlTv (2005 Edition) v1
8/29/2007 9:58:01 AM - Initializing database.
8/29/2007 9:58:01 AM -- -- Initialization successful.
8/29/2007 9:58:01 AM -- -- Opening database.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Opened successfully.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Searching database for current head
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Headend found.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Initialization complete.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM - Retrieving program list.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Opening XML file.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Openened successfully.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Decrypting XML file.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Decrypted successfully.
8/29/2007 9:58:02 AM -- -- Reading XML file.
8/29/2007 9:58:05 AM -- -- Read successfully.
8/29/2007 9:58:05 AM -- -- Closing XML File.
8/29/2007 9:58:05 AM -- -- Closed successfully.
8/29/2007 9:58:05 AM -- 38726 programs found
8/29/2007 9:58:05 AM -- -- Retrieval complete.
8/29/2007 9:58:05 AM - Retrieving attributes list
8/29/2007 9:58:05 AM - Retrieving channels list

------------------ Channel List ------------------

4, WTTV, WTTV, Y, 0004
6, WRTV, WRTV RTV 6, Y, 0006
...
9801, SPOMESS, Sports Programming Message Channel, Y, 9801
9850, KBSAM, KBS America, Y, 9850

---------------- End Channel List ----------------

8/29/2007 9:58:07 AM -- 960 channels selected for output
8/29/2007 9:58:07 AM - Mapping program schedules to channels

Now it seems to have hung. 100% CPU for 13 minutes now.

What to do??

[zehd]

After Re-running guide setup in Media Center, then running MceEpg2XmlTv:

It takes me well over a few minutes to get info for 62 channels. I'll bet 900 should take much longer.

I know that it may seem like it's locked up, but it hasn't...

Have you setup MCE and got listings inside MCE? If it is not working, then the GUI and utils haven't a hope...

When I have things going right, there isn't a display of all the channels like you posted. Have you had the GUI get the list of providers? have you selected a headend?

[metal]

The error you are getting has nothing to do with the GUI.

Unfortunately I don't know why you are getting that error with the downloader, but there is a way that I can fix it. I will have an update possible tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

I don't want to rush you, I just want to know if you will fix it
Thank you

[mvallevand]

I know it's early for a wishlist but I'd like an option to reset the headend without downloading. Every patch Tuesday, I get burnt when I login with an unnecessary long download that MCE can't even use with my card.

BTW for me the d/l time is 69 channels in 50 seconds, 590 channels in 197 seconds

Martin

[whurlston]

8/29/2007 9:58:07 AM -- 960 channels selected for output
8/29/2007 9:58:07 AM - Mapping program schedules to channels

Now it seems to have hung. 100% CPU for 13 minutes now.

What to do??

As Frank said, it's probably not hung. 960 channels is going to take a long time on MCE 05. If you want to see if it is progressing, run it manually with the "showprogress" option. This will show the progress of the channel mapping. The CPU usage is handled in the MCE dlls and I have no control over it. They are background threads and should have a below normal priority which means that if something else needs the CPU, they will give it up.

I don't want to rush you, I just want to know if you will fix it
Thank you

I'll have an upload late tonight with the fix. I'll post it here in this thread and not in the main download to make sure it works first.

I know it's early for a wishlist but I'd like an option to reset the headend without downloading. Every patch Tuesday, I get burnt when I login with an unnecessary long download that MCE can't even use with my card.

I can do that. It may take me a few days though.

BTW for me the d/l time is 69 channels in 50 seconds, 590 channels in 197 seconds

The MCE code is a LOT faster on Vista than it is on 05. My program uses the exact same code for both versions so the speed difference is in the MCE dll code.

[mvallevand]

I can do that. It may take me a few days though.

I think you've got a month. Don't worry about it if you don't have time, it's just staring at that little lime-green tray icon is an annoying reminder of how much I dislike MCE.

Martin

[whurlston]

For those of you using MCE 05 and crashing on ATSC detection. Try this file:
http://www.epgtools.com/gb_devs/Grabbers...-10061.zip

Replace the current MceEpgDownloader.exe with the one in the zip.