EPG.NINJA by The Clairvoyants

[tuxen]

it works great I haven't touched it for weeks now, while never encountered a empty epg or crash.. using fire tv and nfpsf.
memory could be the cause of the kodi crashes it does take quite some memory to populate the full version of the epg, its not exactly the size of a "normal" sat package.

 

[Blackbear199]

I gave up on PVR Stalker NFPS because the guide kept freezing and crashing my system. I followed Ilan's recommendations and the guide is now working. Great!

The problem I now have is the guide is between 1 and 4 hours off. My system has the correct time and I have set the proper time zone in PVR Stalker according to the standard protocol....America/New_York

The first time the guide downloaded it was 1 hour off. I thought maybe I needed to use the -1:00 version. That put it 2 hours off. I went back to the vanilla English-only version and it was once again 1 hour off. Later in the day I deleted the database and let the client download again and the times were 4 hours off.

I'm not sure what is going on or how to correct it.

does your system time have a timezone setting?
if so is it set correctly,far as I know the timezone setting in pvr stalker does nothing,delete it(leave it blank) and you should see the same results.
also what box are you using.

 

[MitchL]

Yes, Fire Stick and the Time Zone is set correctly to New York (GMT-4:00) The system time is spot on as well.

I tried an empty time zone in PVR Stalker NFPS, and as you said, it still reads 1 hour off.

If a show actually starts at 9:00 AM, the guide shows it starting at 10:00 AM. This is consistent across channels.

I'm using nfspe.xml

Thanks

 

[Blackbear199]

plse check any of the following...
true drama
TG 4
Yesterday
Racing UK
RTE ONE
RTE TWO
Setanta Sports

and see if the epg is correct for them.
thks

also there must be others using the fire tv stick,anyone else having same issue?

 

[MitchL]

Same issue. I checked TG4. The guide indicated WAC was airing, but Duiche (OS & TS) was actually airing. The guide was 1 hour off.

I watched the transition to the next show. The guide indicated it would be Xtreme. Instead, it was An Aimsir Laithreach. The guide was 1 hour off.

The guide indicated the Big Bang Theory would be playing on E4, but instead Hollyoaks was airing. It's the next show after Big Bang.

In essence, the guide knows the correct time (as evidenced by the upper time line), but it is shifting shows an hour later in the program guide. If a show should air from 1:00 to 2:00, the program guide shows it airing from 2:00 to 3:00.

For the heck of it, I downloaded the guide and used the xml file as a local source. It made no difference.

Looking at the xml, and I haven't programmed in a long time, I noted this type of code throughout the file.

programme start="20151006083000 +0000" stop="20151006090000 +0000"

As I naively interpret it, the program starts at 8:30 on 6 Oct 2015 with no time offset.

Is, in fact, the +0000 a time offset? If I did a search and replace: search "+0000" replace "-1.000", would that correct the local file? I wouldn't want to do it all the time, but thought it might provide a temporary fix.

 

[dvbken]

for those who are using NFPSED.xml or NFPSFD.xml with 'stalker client nfps'. there's an updated version of 'stalker client nfps' that attempts to eliminate the need for the 1 hour offset. some feedback from those users would be appreciated. remember to set your clocks/timezone correctly on your pc/stb etc.

in the updated version, EPG.NINJA links are hard coded. there's no way/need to configure it.

basically there were bugs in when parsing xmltv programme times. the dst offset was incorrect for non-dst observing timezones and the offset value in the programme times was not being applied correctly.

 

[jra305]

Question

for those who are using NFPSED.xml or NFPSFD.xml with 'stalker client nfps'. there's an updated version of 'stalker client nfps' that attempts to eliminate the need for the 1 hour offset. some feedback from those users would be appreciated. remember to set your clocks/timezone correctly on your pc/stb etc.

in the updated version, EPG.NINJA links are hard coded. there's no way/need to configure it.

basically there were bugs in when parsing xmltv programme times. the dst offset was incorrect for non-dst observing timezones and the offset value in the programme times was not being applied correctly.

What is the updated version? Is there any way you can post the link to download it? I too am in Eastern Time and would love to fix this issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Blackbear199]

look in the stalker client nfps sticky,its in same place as this thread.

 

[Blackbear199]

anyone that watches the Arabic/Pakistan channels plse check Arabic 1(al jazerra documentary) and see if its correct.there are others also but I think once I get 1 right the same shift will apply to them all.

 

[MitchL]

I tried the new PVR Stalker client, 0.8.4, but it didn't have any effect on my 1 hour guide issue, as related above. The program guide still lagged 1 hour behind.

 

[kdawg64]

Clear Data, restart Kodi, guide is bang on this am, for me anyway. I had the same issue as you previous.

I tried the new PVR Stalker client, 0.8.4, but it didn't have any effect on my 1 hour guide issue, as related above. The program guide still lagged 1 hour behind.

 

[MitchL]

I gave it another shot just in case (i.e., cleared TV and Guide caches, restarted), but 0.8.4 still has shows running one hour later in the guide than they're supposed to be.

On the other hand, iVue is always spot on with respect to IPTV Stalker, so I don't know what's the fly in the ointment. Ugh...

 

[psycon]

MtchL.. did u try witht he latest version of pvr.stalker.NFPS.. it has a DST fix built in, and is presetup so you dont have to do wnaything, jsut enter your mac...
a lot of people use this... a real lot... to have one person saying its wrong, its gotta be your setup... dunno what to say. send us your kodi debug log or go use ivue if its so great.

 

[dara]

I'm not sure if the added words to the descriptions were meant in this way... but take a look at what the dummy adult descriptions say now...

 

[MitchL]

I tried it with what I thought was the latest PVR Stalker NFPS (0.8.4) and it was still off by an hour. That was what my comment was about above. I didn't say iVue was so great. I said it wasn't off by an hour, so it was able to read my set-up. But feel free to misinterperet things any way you desire.

 

[dvbken]

are you using android? if so, can you:
1. exit kodi
2. delete the folder /Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons/pvr.stalker.nfps from your sd card (double check that it's deleted)
3. install the add-on and clear cache again as usual

 

[MitchL]

I'll try it again tomorrow and let you know. Need to watch some games tonight. Thanks for the recommendation, dvbken!

 

[MitchL]

Gave it another shot just now.

1. Cleared cache in both TV and Guide
2. Exited Kodi
3. Deleted /addons/pvr.stalker.nfps
4. Started Kodi
5. Installed Stalker NFPS 0.8.4
6. Cleared cache
7. Enabled Stalker NFPS & TV
8. Channels and Guide downloaded successfully
9. Programs off by 2 hours in the guide

Thus, using Stalker NFPS 0.8.3, programs were off by 1 hour. Using Stalker NFPS 0.8.4, programs were off by 2 hours.

 

[kdawg64]

what ninja are you trying?
Under Stalker, Portal 1
Scroll down to;
Guide
Preference, should be Prefer XMLTV
Scope, > Remote URL
Remote URL > try NFPSED.xml (if you're not)

Then redo again what you posted, then reopen kodi.

 

[Blackbear199]

if your using the latest stalker nfps then you should be using the regular nfspe and nfpsf links.
that's the purpose of the update(the way I understand it),to fix the 1 hour diff.