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RE: xbmc pvr epg W7 problem - fat-tony - 2012-04-20

(2012-04-19, 15:15)CakeM1x Wrote: That's another concern. I'm in the USA but I see a lot of posts regarding mediaportal epg outside of the USA and not so much in it.

Ok - that explains it! The US does not use DVB-T, so there may be no embedded EPG in the data streams. I see from subsequent posts that you are going down the XMLTV route - probably the best option.


RE: xbmc pvr epg W7 problem - joebrady - 2012-04-20

I may have mis-read, are you just trying to download the EGP for OTA broadcasts, or are you trying to pull the EPG without an internet connection?


RE: xbmc pvr epg W7 problem - Brewster - 2012-04-21

(2012-04-20, 01:10)CakeM1x Wrote: It created a .xml and .dat file after first run, no dtd file

Hey Cake,

Sorry, I confused myself without looking at my own config, you are correct, running the .exe only creates the .xml and .dat the .dtd file can be found here http://xmltv.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xmltv/xmltv/xmltv.dtd

You will have to save it into a text editor like notepad and save it as all files(not as a text file) and add the .dtd extension




RE: xbmc pvr epg W7 problem - CakeM1x - 2012-04-24

Finally epg is coming in after adding the dtd file. Now I just need to map the channels to the correct ones in the options in mediaportal. Do I need to do this step so it keeps refreshing the epg data?

Start->Control Panel->Scheduled Tasks->Add Scheduled Task (Press Next)
Browse and Select C:\mc2xml\mc2xml.exe
Select daily -> Next
Set desired time -> Next
Set computer username/password -> Next
Check "Open Advanced Properties when I click finish", and click Finish, and set these options (modify paths if necessary):


Also is there any easy way to match up the channels?
And for some reason the channels are showing up twice in xbmc


RE: xbmc pvr epg W7 problem - CakeM1x - 2012-04-24

Alrighty, fixed the multiple channel issue. Now just wondering if there is a way to map these channels easily to the selections within mediaportal server?



RE: xbmc pvr epg W7 problem - CakeM1x - 2012-04-24

Well I pretty much got all the channels mapped except one. My god was this one of the more difficult things I've done. Setting up Exchange/Sharepoint/etc is easier to do in a corporate environment than this shit. Why is it this hard?


RE: xbmc pvr epg W7 problem - wil.fortune - 2013-04-08

Hello all, found this to be the first useful thread to solve the .dtd file mystery, but now I'm getting this error from NextPVR:

"object reference not set to an instance of an object"

Any suggestions?