EPG Update Problems

[Chalex4]

I installed your great piece of software about 5 months ago but have never managed to fix my problems with the EPG update. I have tried numerous "fixes" that have helped other people with similar problems, and have even reinstalled the software a few times. None of them, however, have fixed the problem.

I am using GB-PVR version 1.2.9 with a Hauppauge Nova-T-500 tuner card on Windows XP SP2 (vista theme). When I try to update the EPG, either through the config or PVRX2 I always seem to hang after the first 60 seconds have passed, on 1 second:



As a result of this, the TV guide in GBPVRX2 doesn't work and causes the program to freeze up.

The only time I have managed to get the EPG working properly is when I first installed the program and ran the update, everything worked perfectly. The method I am using for my updates is "DVB EPG Broadcast" and I live in the UK. Since it may be something to do with my setup, here are some screenshots of it:







Here is the link to another image: http://www.atkcommunity.com/chalex4/gbpvr/4.png (max image number reached)

As you can see, I have 2 tuners set up both on the same card since it is a dual tuner card and have the Device type set to "Hauppauge Nova-T-500 (1)" for the first tuner, and "Hauppauge Nova-T-500 (2)" for the second". On the last screenshot you can see 2 others that it says are installed, should I be using them?

I am sure that you will be wanting logs of some sort, so tell me which files to upload and I will do it.

Thanks in advance!

Chalex4

[sub]

Hit the 'update epg' button in the config app then zip and attach the config.exe.log and config.exe-native.log and I'll take a look.

[Chalex4]

Thanks for the swift reply. The files are attached as requested.

[sub]

Unfortunately I cant see any obvious reason for this in the logs.

[Chalex4]

Damn, that's a shame. I am continuing to fiddle around with the settings, are you sure there isn't anything I could try?

[sub]

I'm not really sure what to suggest. There isnt really settings that have any effect on this process.

[gEd]

if you are out of ideas, try a different version of the nova-t drivers.

I am using 4.3.25080.0 without problems.

[martint123]

I'm have the same driver version as gEd and although I'm using the Radio Times listings now, the DVB epg did work when I had a play around with it some months ago when the Radio Times went titsup.
I have the same devices as you have as sources types as (1) and (2) in the title, both as device nr 1.

[Chalex4]

Cheers for the help guys. I did what you said and uninstalled all of my current Nova-T-500 software and drivers, then installed the 4.3.25080.0 drivers from their site. However, when I tried to update the EPG again I had the same problem. So, I re-installed GB-PVR and set up the tuners the same as the images in my first post, and now the EPG seems to be updating fine. However, as mentioned before, sometimes it works only on the first try, but I hope that it will stay working .

Mrtint123, if my EPG update method breaks again I would like to use the Radio Times listings like you, how would I go about doing this?

[gEd]

i can give you a brief and possibly inaccurate explanation (it's late)

download alan birtles xmltv grabber (google),

install it
run xmltvgui and select channels required.
download epg (this is your epg xml file)

run config.exe
(to clear out old dvb epg, delete tuners and add them again)
configure EPG sources to use xmltv plugin
click settings button and select location of your downloaded xml file

[this is where it gets vague]
1. Exit the GB-PVR Configuration tool. This will have saved your settings.
2. Restart the GB-PVR Configuration tool.

Select the capture source you just created, and click the “Edit” button. Click on the “Update EPG” button (which should now have been enabled).

Then mapchannels
scan for channels
match each found channel with the corresponding EPG channel using the dropdown buttons (e.g. you may need to map BBC1 to BBC ONE)

repeat for second tuner.

that might do it. it's worth doing as the EPG from the RT site has better show descriptions that the DVB EPG guide.

then you will need to setup a windows scheduled task to download EPG every morning and then have gbpvr load the new EPG.

this is the script/ batch file that I run to do this.

Code:

sleep 60

echo. >> r:\temp\syslog.txt
echo. >> r:\temp\syslog.txt
echo Wake up to download epg on %date% at %time% >> r:\temp\syslog.txt
echo ----------------------------------------------------- >> r:\temp\syslog.txt

copy data.xml data.old

ping www.bbc.co.uk
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto FAIL

XmltvConsole.exe
for %%R in (data.xml) do if %%~zR lss 5000 goto NORT ELSE echo EPG downloaded ok >> r:\temp\syslog.txt

"C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\pvrx2.exe" -EmptyEPGOnly
"C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\pvrx2.exe" -deletependingrecurring
"C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\pvrx2.exe" -OnlyUpdateEPG

echo EPG downloaded OK >> r:\temp\syslog.txt
goto END

:FAIL
echo No network (or website unavailable) when downloading EPG >> r:\temp\syslog.txt
copy data.old data.xml
goto END

:NORT
echo EPG could not be downloaded from the RT site. Restoring previous xml file >> r:\temp\syslog.txt
copy data.old data.xml

:END

hth