New EPG Updater plugin

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#241
Do you mean, for example, 'special://temp'. That is the default value set in the updater; and so in the Stalker PVR Client, I tried changing from the www-based URL shown above (in my original post) to this special URI. Is this not correct?

Do I need to change both sides to, say, file:///path/to/some/file.xml (where I explicitly choose both the file directory and the file name). And, if yes, is the leading 'file:///' also necessary, or just a single '/'?

Is this what we're talking about?

Thanks!
 
#242
devnull1970 said:
Do you mean, for example, 'special://temp'. That is the default value set in the updater; and so in the Stalker PVR Client, I tried changing from the www-based URL shown above (in my original post) to this special URI. Is this not correct?

Do I need to change both sides to, say, file:///path/to/some/file.xml (where I explicitly choose both the file directory and the file name). And, if yes, is the leading 'file:///' also necessary, or just a single '/'?

Is this what we're talking about?

Thanks!
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I think I understand things better now, after grappling. Some follow-up questions to come (to tightens things up a bit). Thanks!
 
#243
NOW: Stalker Client Authentication failed: Retrying ...

So I configured the Stalker EPG Updater AddOn with all of my personal settings (00:1A:78:xx:xx:xx MAC, Donation #, etc.); then removed the Stalker PVR Client settings.xml (actually, I simply did a "mv(1) ./settings.xml ./SAVED.settings.xml") to allow this new updater gadget to do it's thing and generate one; I cleared all caches; and now when I start KODI, the Stalker PVR Client immediately comes back with:

Stalker Client Authentication failed: Retrying. (it tries twice and gives up).,

Of course I tried to troubleshoot and fix things as follows (in each case, disabling TV; Clearing Caches; Restarting KODI; etc.) -- but none worked:

(Attempt-1) I noticed the UPDATER applies its own (long) HEX strings for device_id, device_id2, signature and serial_number. So, hypothesizing that the authentication server may want my original 13-digit versions (the ones we were told to generated months ago), I tried substituting those back in. Doing this didn't fix anything.

(Attempt-2) Next, I noticed that the UPDATER uses http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/index.html (i.e. it attaches a trailing index.html, which we were told not to do several months ago). So again, hypothesizing/hoping that this may be the issue, I tried substituting in the original value: http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/ (i.e. without the trailing index.html) Doing this didn't fix anything.

(Attempt-3) Next, I increased the timeout value in the General section from 5 (=25 secs) to 15 (=75 secs). Doing this didn't fix anything.

Etc.

I don't understand why revisiting this Auth issue? This was all working fine for months. And I'm pretty good with this stuff. I'm on Fedora Linux, so using vi(1), xmllint(1), diff(1) (etc.) on the settings.xml file, I ensure uniformity; ensure well-formedness; ensure no extra leading/trailing spaces; ensure that all PORTALS are 100% identical; etc.

Any ideas? Thanks.
 
#244
devnull1970 said:
So I configured the Stalker EPG Updater AddOn with all of my personal settings (00:1A:78:xx:xx:xx MAC, Donation #, etc.); then removed the Stalker PVR Client settings.xml (actually, I simply did a "mv(1) ./settings.xml ./SAVED.settings.xml") to allow this new updater gadget to do it's thing and generate one; I cleared all caches; and now when I start KODI, the Stalker PVR Client immediately comes back with:

Stalker Client Authentication failed: Retrying. (it tries twice and gives up).,

Of course I tried to troubleshoot and fix things as follows (in each case, disabling TV; Clearing Caches; Restarting KODI; etc.) -- but none worked:

(Attempt-1) I noticed the UPDATER applies its own (long) HEX strings for device_id, device_id2, signature and serial_number. So, hypothesizing that the authentication server may want my original 13-digit versions (the ones we were told to generated months ago), I tried substituting those back in. Doing this didn't fix anything.

(Attempt-2) Next, I noticed that the UPDATER uses http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/index.html (i.e. it attaches a trailing index.html, which we were told not to do several months ago). So again, hypothesizing/hoping that this may be the issue, I tried substituting in the original value: http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/ (i.e. without the trailing index.html) Doing this didn't fix anything.

(Attempt-3) Next, I increased the timeout value in the General section from 5 (=25 secs) to 15 (=75 secs). Doing this didn't fix anything.

Etc.

I don't understand why revisiting this Auth issue? This was all working fine for months. And I'm pretty good with this stuff. I'm on Fedora Linux, so using vi(1), xmllint(1), diff(1) (etc.) on the settings.xml file, I ensure uniformity; ensure well-formedness; ensure no extra leading/trailing spaces; ensure that all PORTALS are 100% identical; etc.

Any ideas? Thanks.
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P.S. I forgot to mention that -- above -- I also logged onto papiao.is and performed a "IPTV Reset" operation.
 
#245
psycon said:
Hey, of you like the EPG.ninja xml file, dont forget to throw a little love our way with the donate button on Http://epg.ninja

Install the epg.ninja repo from http://epg.ninja then install the epg updater service addon from the repo and restart kodi

This service addon will update your epg cache or local file independantly of which stalker client you use.. it works for both pvr.stalker and pvr.stalker.nfps


Note.. Windows users will get a error with the current version.. Windows users (or any users really) need to get version 1.0.5 from epg.ninja/clairvoyance/testing.. no need to other users to manually install this, it will update itself when we add it to the repo.


for instructions see the appropriate how to threads
If you already have stalker installed and working, check out this video walkthrough

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If you get any errors the only way I can help debug is if you send me a log file - Google how to do so if you dont know how to run on debugging
go into the plugins configuration screen and you can turn on debugging then turn on kodis debug logging
restart kodi
then use the kodi log uploder (install it if you dont have it) and PM me a link to your logfile.
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Good day mr psycon i am using pvr stalker client the built in version i have noticed that the repo epg ninja clairvoyance in the testing section doesn't have a windows 32 version just a mac version i keep getting on my windows device by the way i se jarvis 16 guide can not load some have the guide the others don't and i have noticed that the epg updater isn't 105 its been days and it hasn't updated do we have to wait till you update it for windows ?? good day to you mr psycon hope you have a nice day .
 
#246
Sigh.... A real dev could sort this out easy, so first off having dev.null as your handle is misleading. Lol now that I got that off my chest.... You are over thinking. Start from step one... READ THE STICKY THREADS IN PVR SECTION AGAIN.

Manually setup stalker pvr client yourself. Do a iptv reset and load channels up. Once you can connect then worry about epg. The .xml for the epg is in kodis cache folder.

Hope you already are sorted out. If not READ the forums more. Everything has been answered over and over. Cheers! :)
 
#247
sultan14 said:
Good day mr psycon i am using pvr stalker client the built in version i have noticed that the repo epg ninja clairvoyance in the testing section doesn't have a windows 32 version just a mac version i keep getting on my windows device by the way i se jarvis 16 guide can not load some have the guide the others don't and i have noticed that the epg updater isn't 105 its been days and it hasn't updated do we have to wait till you update it for windows ?? good day to you mr psycon hope you have a nice day .
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Everything is up to date on Windows. Force refresh updates maybe?
 
#248
high247 said:
Sigh.... A real dev could sort this out easy, so first off having dev.null as your handle is misleading. Lol now that I got that off my chest.... You are over thinking. Start from step one... READ THE STICKY THREADS IN PVR SECTION AGAIN.

Manually setup stalker pvr client yourself. Do a iptv reset and load channels up. Once you can connect then worry about epg. The .xml for the epg is in kodis cache folder.

Hope you already are sorted out. If not READ the forums more. Everything has been answered over and over. Cheers! :)
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Handle misleading? Don't let me school you. :)

Anyway thanks, but I figured out the issue. The Updater Service, as it's writing out Portal-1, doesn't respect the timezone setting, and simply sets it back to 'Europe/Kiev'. The tool doesn't have an option to set this. I don't know what, if any, effect the timezone setting ever had, but I always change it to my own. This, of course, is before you know that the "Configure PVR Stalker" option is going to clobber your portal-1 (and before you get to @dara's post about disabling it). And it certainly sounds reasonable to enable it, so you do. I mean, hey, who doesn't want this tool to be "Configured to work with your PVR Stalker". Anyway, after next performing the IPTV Reset operation and THEN eventually spotting/recognizing that the timezone isn't what it was -- so you correct it -- that's when the problem arose.

After reverting back to "Europe/Kiev", authorization succeeded (who knew that the server recorded the timezone value as part of its fingerprint).

Anyway, I suspect that changing it back to my own timezone (I'd do this with vi(1) with KODI shut down); and performing another IPTV Reset operation; and starting KODI would work to get it back to my own timezone. But -- as I have exhausted my daily allotment of papiao.is logins troubleshooting this issue -- I won't know until tomorrow. :)

Be well!
 
#250
sultan14 said:
Good day mr psycon i am using pvr stalker client the built in version i have noticed that the repo epg ninja clairvoyance in the testing section doesn't have a windows 32 version just a mac version i keep getting on my windows device by the way i se jarvis 16 guide can not load some have the guide the others don't and i have noticed that the epg updater isn't 105 its been days and it hasn't updated do we have to wait till you update it for windows ?? good day to you mr psycon hope you have a nice day .
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Just thought I would jump in here to help... I have a windows box also and running jarvis. If you go into your addons and select to install from repository and look in the epg.ninja, then select services, you will find version 1.0.16. It's working fine for me. I did have an issue with the guide being 1 hour behind again (after being perfect for a long while) but I simply read what the addon was doing and manually extracted the epg2 file (it has the 1 hour offset) and copied that file into the directory where I have the pvr looking for the epg.

Hope that helps.
 
#251
Bkman2020 said:
I noticed in order to get channels back you will need to erase channel data any help would be appreciated.
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This is rather vague, but if you mean to get the pvr working again after the 'maintenance' that had us without service for a week-ish..., then you don't need to erase any data. Instead, you should go to papiao and search your donation and notice the NEW server that has been assigned to you. Do a reset and then simply reflect that change in your pvr. Every time you erase channel data (cache), you lose all the customized settings you have made (hiding channels/not loading epg for those channels/groups). A real PITA, so tread lightly there.
 
#252
devnull1970 said:
So I configured the Stalker EPG Updater AddOn with all of my personal settings (00:1A:78:xx:xx:xx MAC, Donation #, etc.); then removed the Stalker PVR Client settings.xml (actually, I simply did a "mv(1) ./settings.xml ./SAVED.settings.xml") to allow this new updater gadget to do it's thing and generate one; I cleared all caches; and now when I start KODI, the Stalker PVR Client immediately comes back with:

Stalker Client Authentication failed: Retrying. (it tries twice and gives up).,

Of course I tried to troubleshoot and fix things as follows (in each case, disabling TV; Clearing Caches; Restarting KODI; etc.) -- but none worked:

(Attempt-1) I noticed the UPDATER applies its own (long) HEX strings for device_id, device_id2, signature and serial_number. So, hypothesizing that the authentication server may want my original 13-digit versions (the ones we were told to generated months ago), I tried substituting those back in. Doing this didn't fix anything.

(Attempt-2) Next, I noticed that the UPDATER uses http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/index.html (i.e. it attaches a trailing index.html, which we were told not to do several months ago). So again, hypothesizing/hoping that this may be the issue, I tried substituting in the original value: http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/ (i.e. without the trailing index.html) Doing this didn't fix anything.

(Attempt-3) Next, I increased the timeout value in the General section from 5 (=25 secs) to 15 (=75 secs). Doing this didn't fix anything.

Etc.

I don't understand why revisiting this Auth issue? This was all working fine for months. And I'm pretty good with this stuff. I'm on Fedora Linux, so using vi(1), xmllint(1), diff(1) (etc.) on the settings.xml file, I ensure uniformity; ensure well-formedness; ensure no extra leading/trailing spaces; ensure that all PORTALS are 100% identical; etc.

Any ideas? Thanks.
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Geez, seems like you're in a pickle. I think you're over-analyzing it. If you've gotten your new server number from papiao and done the iptv reset there, just change the server number in your pvr settings in kodi. You shouldn't have to keep resetting your mac, once should be good. Then change your setting for the guide to 'local' in the pvr settings and enter the directory where the file is extracted to. If that's where you're unclear, just fill in your own info. It doesn't matter where this is, only that the info is THE SAME in both the pvr and the updater addon.

It has been stated several ways about the Time Zone not mattering in the past, but I still have mine set to eastern (America/Toronto) and haven't changed it. The guide is working for me but was once again 1 hour behind. I selected that option for the offset in the updater and simply extracted the epg2 file and put it in the directory I have the pvr looking for the epg in. Then I disabled TV, cleared the guide data (I also deleted the epg.db) and restarted kodi then enabled live TV and it's golden.

Hope it helps you out. Cheers.
 
#254
Hi, i have been working for hours on the epg updater 1.0.16 to make it work with kodi pvr stalker client and finally is working with full epg quide info. Soon i will post how to do it for both android and ios platforms. I have Rocket service but i quess is the same for te other services.
 
#255
Hi, i have been working for hours on the epg updater 1.0.16 to make it work with kodi pvr stalker client and finally is working with full epg quide info. Soon i will post how to do it for both android and ios platforms. I have Rocket service but i quess is the same for te other services.
 
#258
Frankie7 said:
Trying to get PVR client built in to Kodi EPG guide working but ya driving me insane. Kodi 16 using a android box. Channels work but nothing showing what's on. Please help. ��
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In your pvr settings, change the scope for xmltv to local path and input: /storage/emulated/0/android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/temp/epg_xmltv.xml and then reboot kodi. This assumes you have also updated the stalker epg updater addon and properly configured the iptv server in it (enable scheduler is ticked). Since your pvr is apparently already working, DO NOT tick to Configure PVR Stalker or Simple IPTV. Reboot kodi and done.
 
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