automatic EPG update

[virtualpaul]

Hi,

I followed the information here to update the EPG automatically:
   https://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php...n.XMLTVEPG

I configured each channel to point to the correct xml file.

The xml file gets updated automatically by a batch file scheduled in Windows Task Scheduler.  That part works, I am seeing the xml updated as expected.   If I go to 'Channels' and click 'Update EPG', the EPG gets updated properly so the xml file is ok.

My problem is that when I set the NextPVR 'EPG Update Hour' and check the 'Auto Update EPG' and save the settings, NextPVR does not seem to read the xml file automatically at the hour set.  The whole programming schedule stays empty.

Is there an easy way to fix or troubleshoot this?

[mvallevand]

The first thing you need to troubleshoot is to make sure that sleep is configured properly, is not powered off and your PC is waking up to do updates. If it is awake it is almost always related to file permissions on the program used to download the xmltv file.

Martin

[virtualpaul]

It's on a computer that never sleeps so that part should be ok.

From what I can see, the files permission looks ok for reading. Just in case I changed the xml files permission to allow 'everyone' with 'full control'. Then I changed the EPG update time in NextPVR to 7:05pm, saved the settings and waited until 7:10pm and there is still no programming shown.

Any log I could check to see some error messages?

[sub]

My problem is that when I set the NextPVR 'EPG Update Hour' and check the 'Auto Update EPG' and save the settings, NextPVR does not seem to read the xml file automatically at the hour set.  The whole programming schedule stays empty.

Is there an easy way to fix or troubleshoot this?

Zip and attach the logs and we'll check what happened. We can at least see if NextPVR tried to update the EPG at that time.

[virtualpaul]

My problem is that when I set the NextPVR 'EPG Update Hour' and check the 'Auto Update EPG' and save the settings, NextPVR does not seem to read the xml file automatically at the hour set.  The whole programming schedule stays empty.

Is there an easy way to fix or troubleshoot this?

Zip and attach the logs and we'll check what happened. We can at least see if NextPVR tried to update the EPG at that time.

After closing NextPVR dialog and relaunching it, it updated the schedule.

But since I want the automatic update, I ran some tests and looked at the logs:

1- I changed the EPG update hour to 11:45, exited NextPVR, reloaded it and waited until 11:47 and did not see anything in the logs.  

2- I changed the EPG update hour to 11:50, exited NextPVR, reloaded it and waited until 11:53 and did not see anything in the logs.

3- Restarted the NPVR recording service and then I saw this in the log:
2020-01-09 11:55:47.262 [DEBUG][10] Requesting wake up for 'EPGWAKEUP-backup' at 10/01/2020 11:50 AM
2020-01-09 11:55:47.265 [DEBUG][10] Requesting wake up for 'EPGWAKEUP' at 10/01/2020 11:50 AM
2020-01-09 11:55:47.265 [DEBUG][10] Next EPG update time: 10/01/2020 11:50 AM

4- I changed the EPG update hour to 11:59, Restarted the NPVR recording service and then I saw this in the log:
2020-01-09 11:57:58.511 [INFO][4] Starting remoting service (on port 8968)
2020-01-09 11:57:58.526 [DEBUG][10] Requesting wake up for 'EPGWAKEUP-backup' at 09/01/2020 11:59 AM
2020-01-09 11:57:58.526 [DEBUG][10] Requesting wake up for 'EPGWAKEUP' at 09/01/2020 11:59 AM
2020-01-09 11:57:58.526 [DEBUG][10] Next EPG update time: 09/01/2020 11:59 AM
...
2020-01-09 12:01:03.574 [DEBUG][10] Updating recording schedule
...

So I guess I need to restart the NPVR recording service if I change the EPG update hour.

[sub]

So I guess I need to restart the NPVR recording service if I change the EPG update hour.

Possibly (in v4) - but after that, the EPG update will automatically happen at that time.

You wont need to restart v5.

[DSperber]

Hi,

I followed the information here to update the EPG automatically:
   https://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php...n.XMLTVEPG

Just out of curiosity, are you in the US or Canada?

If so, did you consider using the built-in Schedules Direct approach to getting automatic Guide data updates into NextPVR? Works great.

[NND]

Schedules Direct is not a great choice for IPTV. It requires you to select just one city, and I need schedules for Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and Honolulu. IPTV-EPG.com is a much better source of EPG for an IPTV service.

[mvallevand]

I have four cities for my SD lineups and I could add more via their xmltv interface.

Martin

[NND]

Hmm. Maybe it was a restriction during their free trial, then. I couldn't figure out how to add more than one city.