Re: EPG table 0

I just dug up this old message.
@Richard: do you still have this problem?
If so, could you try VDR versions between 2.2.0 and 2.6.1 to narrow down when the problem appeared?

Klaus

On 17.07.22 18:09, Richard F wrote:
> 
>>>> On 16.07.22 14:07, Richard F wrote:
>>>> >/I've just updated to VDR V2.61 after a long time on V2.2, using the same config and the epgtableid0 (2.4.0) plug-in. />//>/The issue I'm seeing is that when VDR is restarted, it doesn't seem to be reading/respecting the epg.data file. />/... /
>>>> Is this the only EPG handler you have installed, or are there others?
>>>> If so, make sure this one is installed FIRST.
>>>>
>>>> Klaus
>>> Actually after more testing it seems the table 0 EPG entries are always being overwritten after EPG scans, not just at startup.
>>> The only EPG handler I have is XMLTV using SVDRP: once a day a script clears the existing EPG then inserts new entries in table 0
>>> The correct table 0 entries can be seen in VDR for a while, then get overwritten after automatic scans.
>>> I do need both types, as some channels / programmes don't have current data in XMLTV, only DVB.
>>>
>>> My command line is:
>>> /usr/bin/vdr -c /etc/vdr -E /mnt/lvm0/TV/epg.data -l 2 --no-kbd -P streamdev-server -P epgsearch -v 1 -l /var/log/epgsearch.log -m /usr/local/bin/sendEmail.pl -P epgtableid0 -P vnsiserver -P vdrmanager -P dummydevice -r /usr/local/bin/vdr-auto -u vdr --vfat -v /mnt/lvm0/TV
>>
>> There are quotes missing:
>>
>> /usr/bin/vdr -c /etc/vdr -E /mnt/lvm0/TV/epg.data -l 2 --no-kbd -P streamdev-server -P "epgsearch -v 1 -l /var/log/epgsearch.log -m /usr/local/bin/sendEmail.pl" -P epgtableid0 -P vnsiserver -P vdrmanager -P dummydevice -r /usr/local/bin/vdr-auto -u vdr --vfat -v /mnt/lvm0/TV
>>
>> Klaus
>>
> I should have explained - earlier I quoted the command line reported by the kernel.  It's actually created by runvdr.extreme.
> 
> So the plugins are recognised, the same way they were in 2.20 - here's an excerpt of the startup
> 
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] frontend 0/0 provides DVB-T with QPSK,QAM16,QAM64 ("Conexant CX22702 DVB-T")
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] frontend 1/0 provides DVB-T,DVB-T2,DVB-C with QPSK,QAM16,QAM32,QAM64,QAM128,QAM256 ("Silicon Labs Si2168")
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] found 2 DVB devices
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] initializing plugin: streamdev-server (0.6.3): VDR Streaming Server
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] initializing plugin: epgsearch (2.4.1): search the EPG for repeats and more
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] initializing plugin: epgtableid0 (2.4.0): EPG handler for events with table id 0x00
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] initializing plugin: vnsiserver (1.8.0): VDR-Network-Streaming-Interface (VNSI) Server
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] initializing plugin: vdrmanager (0.15): VDR-Manager plugin
> Jul 17 14:39:00 ha-server vdr[8699]: [8699] initializing plugin: dummydevice (2.0.0): Output device that does nothing


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