Only showing one hour of EPG data

[xilex]

Hi all, I'm utilizing live TV in Emby with the nextPVR plugin. I pulled EPG data from zap2it with the following command (manual execution of this specific command file):

[code=nocode:0]C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\zap2xml.exe -o C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\epg.xml -u XXXXXXX -p YYYYYYY -d 7 -S 1 -D -A "new live" -E "amp apos quot lt gt" –F
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That should have pulled 7 days of data, correct? But in Emby and in nextPVR, even after I've restarted nextPVR, there is only one hour of data showing. Any particular steps to follow before submitting a log? Thank you.

[Graham]

That should have pulled 7 days of data, correct? But in Emby and in nextPVR, even after I've restarted nextPVR, there is only one hour of data showing. Any particular steps to follow before submitting a log? Thank you.

I can't comment on the zap2xml command line 'cos I don't know zap2xml.

Does the epg.xml file contain multiple days of data?

The default is for each channel to obtain its EPG data from the broadcast stream. I am told that this is only a few hours in the US. Do you need to edit the channels to use XMLTV and get EPG data from the epg.xml file? ... http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...n.Channels

Please help us to diagnose by attaching logs to a post telling us the time that the EPG was updated ... There is a button at NextPVR Settings --> About that will zip the log files for you.

[xilex]

The EPG should contain at least 7 days. Briefly glancing at it, there are entries for December, so they do exist. I've attached what XML file was generated (via manually executing the code I noted above). Also attaching some screenshots showing how I have set it up and have it pointing to my XML file. Does nextPVR know that the EPG file has been updated if it was done manually outside of the application?

Also of note, not sure if it matters, but I used to have a HDHomerun device attached but removed it, so each channel has 6 sources. I don't know how to get that back to just 2 sources on the Hauppauge DualHD tuner I am using.

[sub]

Does nextPVR know that the EPG file has been updated if it was done manually outside of the application?

It doesn't need to know if it's been updated. It reloads the epg each night at the time the epg update is scheduled to occur. It'll load whatever is in your file at that time

[sub]

With your epg.xml, I'm getting multiple days of listings.

Can you hit the 'Update EPG' button, let it complete, then zip and attach the logs again.

[xilex]

Thank you. I have run Update EPG and attached the logs. I see now, however, that the guide is correctly updated with the appropriate amount of days I'm not sure why it's working now or not. I did Empty EPG before running Update EPG earlier. I think the problem is resolved for now. Thank you for helping!

[sub]

Yep, everything looks ok in that log.

[deanhatescoffee]

I have a very similar setup as xilex - I'm using NextPVR with Emby, and zap2it for the EPG. Something weird has been happening for the last few weeks that I haven't been able to figure out. NextPVR doesn't want to auto update with listings beyond about 4pm on 1/1/18. I have a Task Scheduler job set to run the UpdateEPG.bat file automatically at 4:10am, and then NextPVR is set to update the EPG at 4:30am. Task Scheduler shows that UpdateEPG.bat was run, and I've witnessed that Task Scheduler does run the batch file, so I know that's being done right. Running the UpdateEPG.bat file takes anywhere from 1 minute to 10 minutes. However, when I run the UpdateEPG from NextPVR, it only takes 10 seconds and doesn't actually do anything (no command line window, as UpdateEPG.bat is supposed to do), though the NextPVR logs do show that it ran. The only way to get the EPG in NextPVR to actually update beyond 1/1/18 is to manually run the UpdateEPG.bat file, then run UpdateEPG through the settings in NextPVR - sometimes 2 or 3 times before it finally "takes."

Do you have any recommendations? Please help when you can. And happy new year.

Edit: Added logs, and UpdateEPG.bat script:

Code:

C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\zap2xml.exe -o C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\epg.xml -z -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD -d 14 -I -D -W -A "new live" -E "amp apos quot lt gt"

[xilex]

Does the EPG look okay in NextPVR app? Put in -S 1 so you don't hammer their servers; just means wait 1sec between requests. I have been using NextPVR's scheduling to update the EPG; then in Emby you time it so it refreshes its own guide from NextPVR's guide data after it has been updated.

This is my batch file:

Code:

cd C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\zap2xml.exe -o C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\epg.xml -u XXXXXX -p XXXXXXX -d 7 -S 1 -D -A "new live" -E "amp apos quot lt gt" –F

[deanhatescoffee]

In Emby under Guide Providers, I don't have anything there because it just pulls the EPG from NextPVR's epg.xml anyway. My issue is in NextPVR itself, it just shows "(no show details)" in the guide after 4pm on 1/1/18, after it automatically updates nightly at 4:30am. Because I did the manual fix I mentioned above earlier today, it looks OK now, but I'll see if I can get a screenshot after it updates in a few hours. Another thing I've noticed is that NextPVR doesn't seem to update its internal EPG when the epg.xml file is updated, which is why I'm running the UpdateEPG.bat twice - first through Task Scheduler, then again through NextPVR.