Guide not updating
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2015-07-21, 07:43 PM
Hello,
My tv guide has stopped updating. the epg xml seems to be generated ok but, after updating the guide in settings, still nothing is listed. I've attached the log. Thanks, i.
2015-07-21, 08:56 PM
There are big changes because the WMC EPG data provider is being moved to Rovi from zap2it and today, the 21st, is one of the critical dates in the cutover. If you aren't using Schedules Direct perhaps check your XMLTV source. Better yet move to SD.
Martin
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm getting the same results with Schedules Direct, though. Creates a reasonable looking XML file but Guide still is empty.
EDIT: I get it now! I switched to SD in mc2xml but I can bypass the xml step altogether and access SD directly in the channel setup. That's working great. Thanks!
2015-07-21, 10:09 PM
i3c Wrote:Thanks for the suggestion. I'm getting the same results with Schedules Direct, though. Creates a reasonable looking XML file but Guide still is empty. After changing the source did you remember to remap each channel? Martin
2015-07-24, 11:35 PM
There's a version of mc2xml that uses Microsoft's newer EPG service used by WMC in WIn 7 & 8. It's only available with a donation of $20 or more. It's evidently working with the Rovi data instead of the "legacy" EPG available in the free version that uses Zap2It and is no longer being updated.
There are lots of complaints about the Rovi data on the Green Button EPG change over thread but it is being updated. zap2xml is by the same author as mc2xml. I got it working but the listings seem to have only short basic descriptions with no original air date, cast, etc.
2015-07-24, 11:36 PM
deleted. double post.
2015-07-25, 01:51 AM
For those still looking for alternatives there's a free one a lot like mc2xml at http://zap2xml.awardspace.info/
2015-07-25, 04:20 AM
I've been using mc2xml as long as I've been using NextPVR. This isn't the first time it looked like the end was near, but it's the first time I had less than 48 hours of guide listings with no solution in sight. Here's a thread that discusses the "big changes" Martin mentioned above: http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/view...f=5&t=8903
2015-07-27, 12:29 AM
My mc2xml TV listings just bit the dust. Interestingly, I've seen at least one report of a Vista Media Center user getting OTA listings from Rovi, which suggests that Microsoft's legacy service is not extinct - although perhaps very low on Rovi's list of priorities at the moment. If anyone is successfully getting legacy listings via mc2xml or Vista WMC, please post.
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