Stalker Client PVR Add-on Release Thread

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ok.. set back to old url. Still nada..

15:19:44 T:140201775011584 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: StalkerCall: parsing failed
15:19:44 T:140201775011584 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: DoHandshake: Handshake failed
15:19:44 T:140201775011584 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - addon 'Stalker Middleware:http://66.iptv66.tv' returned an error: server error
15:19:44 T:140201775011584 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - cannot get channels from client '29778': server error
15:19:44 T:140201775011584 ERROR: PVRChannelGroup - Load - failed to update channels
15:19:44 T:140201775011584 ERROR: PVRChannelGroupInternal - Load - failed to load channels
15:19:44 T:140201775011584 ERROR: PVR - Load - failed to load channels
15:19:44 T:140201775011584 ERROR: PVRManager - Process - failed to load PVR data, retrying

Just for refrence
PVR Stalker v 0.8.4
Active portal =1
Timeout set to 15 * setting this any higher in the settings file does not seem to do anything.

under portal 1
MAC address: 00:1A:79:xx:xx:xx - x= my custom mac
Server: http://66.iptv66.tv
timezone: America/Toronto

Auth Credentials:
Login = left blank
Password = left blank

guide:
preference: Prefer provider

XMLTV:
Scope = Remote URL
Remote url = http://epg.ninja/NFPSE.xml

Advanced:
Token = Left blank
Serial number = random 13 chars same as IP stalker app
Device ID = random 4 numbers same as IP stalker app
Device ID2= random 4 numbers same as IP stalker app
Signature = Random 6 numbers sames as IP stalker app
 
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Hello again friends:

Referring back to my post/question on this thread yesterday -- Comment #1698 which is found at this URL --

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?1015-Stalker-Client-PVR-Add-on&p=77325&viewfull=1#post77325

for some reason my Rocket credentials stopped working. In addition to not working on my Linux/Fedora-22 computer (whose configuration is detailed at the URL above), it's also no longer working on my Android device. I use the same Rocket credentials there (although I never connect at the same time, of course).

The Rocket donation doesn't expire for another 275 days.

For good measure, I successfully changed the MAC address (format "00:1A:78:xx:yy:zz") and then updated it in my ./settings.xml files accordingly, but it still doesn't work: Failed to connect to server happens almost immediately, even though the timeout is set to 30 seconds. Again, this is no longer working in my Linux environment (where I compile KODI and Stalker-PVR manually - but the compiles work), and also no longer working on my Android device (where I do not compile things).

Any ideas? It just started a day or two ago. Again, my Rocket donation is valid when I log in to check it. Here are relevant entries from ./kodi.log.

Code:
[ ... SNIP ... ]
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: active_portal=0
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: connection_timeout=120
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: mac=00:1A:78:xx:yy:zz
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: server=http://11.iptvRocket.tv/
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: time_zone=America/New_York
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: login=************
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: password=**********
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: xmltv_path=
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: token=
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: serial_number=
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: device_id=
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: device_id2=
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: signature=
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: LoadData
19:53:20 T:140558458652416   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: LoadCache: token=
19:53:20 T:140558467045120   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: GetChannelGroups
19:53:20 T:140558467045120   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: GetChannels
19:53:20 T:140558467045120   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: LoadChannels
19:53:20 T:140558467045120   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Initialize
19:53:20 T:140558467045120   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI
19:53:20 T:140558467045120   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init
19:53:21 T:140558467045120   DEBUG: CCurlFile::Open - effective URL: <http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/index.html>


[ ... VERBOSITY OMITTED ... ]

19:53:21 T:140558467045120   ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init: failed to get api endpoint
19:53:21 T:140558467045120   ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI: failed to init api
19:53:21 T:140558467045120   ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - addon 'Stalker Middleware:http://11.iptvRocket.tv/' returned an error: server error
19:53:21 T:140558467045120   ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - cannot get channels from client '905': server error
19:53:21 T:140558467045120   ERROR: PVRChannelGroup - Load - failed to update channels
19:53:21 T:140558467045120   ERROR: PVRChannelGroupInternal - Load - failed to load channels
19:53:21 T:140558467045120   ERROR: CPVRChannelGroups - Load - failed to load channels
19:53:21 T:140558467045120   ERROR: PVRManager - Process - failed to load PVR data, retrying
[ ... END SNIP ... ]



Thank you for the help!
 
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Keep bumping up the connection timeout. I assume that you already have configured for a customized serial number, Device ids and signature.

Hi again @dara:

Thank you.

Oh dear, I do not.
Are these fields required now for Stalker-PVR with Kodi? It's been a while since I logged onto the forum, and I didn't notice it.

Currently, I have these fields empty in the configuration section:
Code:
Token...................: empty
Serial Number........: empty
Device ID..............: empty
Device ID2............: empty
Signature..............: empty

How does one obtain values for these if, in fact, they require values?

Thank you again!
 
Still a no go :(

MAC address: 00:1A:78:xx:xx:xx - x= my custom mac
Also increased the time out to 99 seconds.
Stalker addon working as normal with updated MAC


21:07:57 T:139907687216896 NOTICE: PVRManager - starting up
21:07:57 T:139907859175168 NOTICE: Thread PVRManager start, auto delete: false
21:07:57 T:139907653646080 NOTICE: Thread PVRClient start, auto delete: false
21:07:58 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: Thread LanguageInvoker start, auto delete: false
21:07:58 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
21:07:58 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: Thread LanguageInvoker start, auto delete: false
21:07:59 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
21:08:00 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: Thread LanguageInvoker start, auto delete: false
21:08:00 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init: failed to get api endpoint
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI: failed to init api
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - addon 'Stalker Middleware:http://mw1.iptv66.tv' returned an error: server error
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - cannot get channels from client '404909': server error
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVRChannelGroup - Load - failed to update channels
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVRChannelGroupInternal - Load - failed to load channels
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVR - Load - failed to load channels
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVRManager - Process - failed to load PVR data, retrying
 
Still a no go :(

MAC address: 00:1A:78:xx:xx:xx - x= my custom mac
Also increased the time out to 99 seconds.
Stalker addon working as normal with updated MAC


21:07:57 T:139907687216896 NOTICE: PVRManager - starting up
21:07:57 T:139907859175168 NOTICE: Thread PVRManager start, auto delete: false
21:07:57 T:139907653646080 NOTICE: Thread PVRClient start, auto delete: false
21:07:58 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: Thread LanguageInvoker start, auto delete: false
21:07:58 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
21:07:58 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: Thread LanguageInvoker start, auto delete: false
21:07:59 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
21:08:00 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: Thread LanguageInvoker start, auto delete: false
21:08:00 T:139906723374848 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init: failed to get api endpoint
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI: failed to init api
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - addon 'Stalker Middleware:http://mw1.iptv66.tv' returned an error: server error
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - cannot get channels from client '404909': server error
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVRChannelGroup - Load - failed to update channels
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVRChannelGroupInternal - Load - failed to load channels
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVR - Load - failed to load channels
21:08:00 T:139907859175168 ERROR: PVRManager - Process - failed to load PVR data, retrying

With PVR Stalker, the correct portal URL for iptv66 is

Code:
http://66.iptv66.tv
 
Thanks for the help but just tried hxxp://66.iptv66.tv
same error. See log. Any other suggestions?

21:41:37 T:140422143702784 NOTICE: PVRManager - starting up
21:41:37 T:140422470952704 NOTICE: Thread PVRManager start, auto delete: false
21:41:37 T:140422563206912 NOTICE: Thread PVRClient start, auto delete: false
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Execute: failed to connect
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init: api init failed
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI: failed to init api
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - addon 'Stalker Middleware:http://66.iptv66.tv' returned an error: server error
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - cannot get channels from client '404909': server error
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVRChannelGroup - Load - failed to update channels
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVRChannelGroupInternal - Load - failed to load channels
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVR - Load - failed to load channels
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVRManager - Process - failed to load PVR data, retrying
 
Choose whatever you want all are alphanumeric

Serial no. 13 digits
Dev, Dev ID2, Signature at least 4

I have combo numbers and one letter in every field.

Delete:eek:bsolete


Thank you very much @puska @data

So using my password generator, I created four (qty. 4) different alpha-numeric strings of length 13 (one for each of the four fields), and inserted them. Note that I left the token field blank.

Sadly, I still get Failed to connect to server very immediately (and this happens even when I max out the connection timeout parameter, and well before that amount of time has passed).

Does this mean that someone hijacked my MAC and registered it with their Serial Number, Device IDs and Signature, and now I cannot register it? Also, notice in the full message output at the end of this post reply, the following (including the effective URL being used), just in case it matters:

Code:
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CCurlFile::Open - effective URL: <http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/index.html>

21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init: failed to get api endpoint
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI: failed to init api
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CAddonCallbacksAddon - QueueNotification - Stalker Client - Error Message : 'Failed to connect to server.'
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - addon 'Stalker Middleware:http://11.iptvRocket.tv/' returned an error: server error

More complete ./kodi.log output:
Code:
[ ... snip ... ]
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: active_portal=0
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: connection_timeout=30
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: mac=00:1A:78:xx:yy:zz
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: server=http://11.iptvRocket.tv/
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: time_zone=America/New_York
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: login=************
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: password=************
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: guide_preference=1
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: xmltv_scope=0
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: xmltv_url=http://is.gd/NFPSF/
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: xmltv_path=
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: token=
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: serial_number=*************
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: device_id=*************
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: device_id2=*************
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: signature=*************
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: LoadData
21:27:20 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: LoadCache: token=
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVRManager - Load - active clients found. continue to start
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CPVRChannelGroups - Load - loading all radio channel groups
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CPVRChannelGroups - Load - 1 radio groups fetched from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVRChannelGroup - Load - 0 channels loaded from the database for group 'All channels'
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: GetChannelGroups
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CPVRChannelGroups - LoadUserDefinedChannelGroups - 0 new user defined radio channel groups fetched from clients
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CPVRChannelGroups - PersistAll - persisting all changes in channel groups
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CPVRChannelGroups - Load - 1 radio channel groups loaded
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CPVRChannelGroups - Load - loading all TV channel groups
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'All channels' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Information' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Entertainments' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Children's' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Cinema' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Science' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Sports' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Music' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Culture' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'For adults' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Indian' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'South Indian' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Get - group 'Pakistani' loaded from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CPVRChannelGroups - Load - 13 TV groups fetched from the database
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVRChannelGroup - Load - 919 channels loaded from the database for group 'All channels'
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: GetChannels
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: LoadChannels
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Initialize
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI
21:27:20 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CCurlFile::Open - effective URL: <http://portal.iptvrocket.tv/stalker_portal/c/index.html>
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
                                            <title>stalker_portal</title>
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init: failed to get api endpoint
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI: failed to init api
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: CAddonCallbacksAddon - QueueNotification - Stalker Client - Error Message : 'Failed to connect to server.'
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - addon 'Stalker Middleware:http://11.iptvRocket.tv/' returned an error: server error
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - cannot get channels from client '905': server error
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: PVRChannelGroup - Load - failed to update channels
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: PVRChannelGroupInternal - Load - failed to load channels
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: CPVRChannelGroups - Load - failed to load channels
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   ERROR: PVRManager - Process - failed to load PVR data, retrying
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: PVR - Destroy - destroying PVR add-on 'Stalker Middleware:http://11.iptvRocket.tv/'
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: ADDON_Destroy: Destroying the Stalker Client PVR Add-on
21:27:21 T:139722441606912   DEBUG: Thread PVRClient 139722441606912 terminating
21:27:21 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: SECTION:UnloadDll(/opt/KODI.d/lib/kodi/addons/pvr.stalker/pvr.stalker.so.0.9.7)
21:27:21 T:139722449999616    INFO: ADDON: Dll Destroyed - Stalker Client
21:27:22 T:139722449999616   DEBUG: Thread PVRManager 139722449999616 terminating
21:27:25 T:139724150778112    INFO: stopping PVRManager
21:27:30 T:139723322410752   ERROR: plugin.dbmc: NotifySyncServer EXCEPTION : error(111, 'Connection refused')
21:27:35 T:139724150778112   ERROR: CPythonInvoker(8, /home/jdoe/.kodi/addons/script.module.axel.downloader/default.py): script didn't stop in 5 seconds - let's kill it
21:27:41 T:139724150778112   DEBUG: PVRManager - destroyed
 
Sorry, out of ideas, unless you didn't set the customized serial number fields or have other incorrect values. Did this work for you previously, or is this the first time you tried to configure PVR Staker?

Essentially there are only three kind of issues
1. Configuration (server won't connect) - Right server, proper and linked MAC, properly configured EPG, and properly configured serial number. Always start with a fresh MAC.

2. Network (channels won't load or server won't connect) - ping the server to see if you get a return, if not, increase your connection timeout or check your firewalls.

3. Application (bad install, usually only when you side load a PVR) - uninstall completely, including userdata, and TV*.db files in Database.
 
Hi @dara:

No worries. I appreciate the help.

Yes, my registered MAC and the configuration (i.e. ./settings.xml) worked for months with no issue. And, again, while I successfully recompiled everything on Fedora-22/Linux to catch up with software versions (with the help of @wsnipex elsewhere), I didn't touch my Android device. But that stopped working, too (and I didn't touch that).
 
Thanks @eureka:

I tried that on your advice. Sadly that didn't help, but I will use the new Ninja EPG guides going forward. Thanks for drawing my attention to them.

Hmmm... I'm out of ideas.

- I changed my MAC and tried to register it with the S/N, Device IDs and Signature. I used the MAC checker page when selecting the new one.
- I maxed out the connection timeout setting (though that didn't seem to be the issue since my errors are immediate).
- This just stopped working on Linux and Android, the latter of which I didn't touch.

Is the mac address check accurate these days? I'd hate this to be a case of bad luck and it says it's available and I accidentally changed it to another one that is already registered.

Finally, what is the best alternative to Stalker-PVR that I can use with my Rocket donation? I'd have to compile that, too, but since I'm out of ideas on how to fix this mysterious issue, it's worth a shot. So what is another well-traveled PVR client for kodi? The next best one.

Thanks again!
 
Thanks for the help but just tried hxxp://66.iptv66.tv
same error. See log. Any other suggestions?

21:41:37 T:140422143702784 NOTICE: PVRManager - starting up
21:41:37 T:140422470952704 NOTICE: Thread PVRManager start, auto delete: false
21:41:37 T:140422563206912 NOTICE: Thread PVRClient start, auto delete: false
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Execute: failed to connect
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: Init: api init failed
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: AddOnLog: Stalker Client: InitAPI: failed to init api
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - addon 'Stalker Middleware:http://66.iptv66.tv' returned an error: server error
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVR - GetChannels - cannot get channels from client '404909': server error
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVRChannelGroup - Load - failed to update channels
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVRChannelGroupInternal - Load - failed to load channels
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVR - Load - failed to load channels
21:41:40 T:140422470952704 ERROR: PVRManager - Process - failed to load PVR data, retrying


Tried changing my mac to something new... still same error message.
 
There has to be something else going on here. Other than trial and error, there is now way to determine what is happening. Also turned on my VPN in case the IPs were being blocked, but that didn't solve my issue. This is quite a strange one. All looks perfect, but there is no way to tell why the issue persists, let alone why it arose after months of working just fine. I wish the errors were more informative. Grrr. lol
 
try removing the http:// it is not needed for the PVR Client.

All these providers use the same back end but I do not know if they share authentication so you could try to use the 11.iptvprivateserver.tv server too.
 
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try removing the http:// it is not needed for the PVR Client.

All these providers use the same back end but I do not know if they share authentication so you could try to use the 11.iptvprivateserver.tv server too.

Thanks @alucard. I tried that (on your advice) but to no avail. More in my next post though... some progress, but not out of the woods.
 
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