Plugin: mc2xml EPG Plugin

[BobbyDing]

Thanks Slugger!

[rdefino]

So I'm having a problem. I followed the directions (I believe) correctly, but when I choose "use US, canada, or xmltv guide with this source" it doesn't show my line up.

Should I be choose this?

Thanks for any help.

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by rdefino

So I'm having a problem. I followed the directions (I believe) correctly, but when I choose "use US, canada, or xmltv guide with this source" it doesn't show my line up.

Should I be choose this?

Thanks for any help.

Yes, that's what you choose. If you get a blank screen when choosing it, it means your lineup.properties file does not exist or is invalid. Will need the log files (especially plugin.log and epg.log) from C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\plugins\mc2xmlepg\logs\

[rdefino]

Hi, here are my logs.

Shoudl I also be choosing "use zip/postal code 01830" ? That's my zip code.

Thanks!

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by rdefino

Hi, here are my logs.

Shoudl I also be choosing "use zip/postal code 01830" ? That's my zip code.

Thanks!

The value you enter for the zip is irrelevant, the plugin doesn't care.

Restart Sage, then reconfigure your video sources again. The logs are currently empty so I believe the EPG plugin hasn't been "snapped in" to the core yet. The epg.log file should have some data in it after you restart Sage and reattempt to configure a video source.

[rdefino]

I restarted sage a few times and the same thing. So I removed the plugin, restarted sage and installed the plugin, then ran the mc2xml app again. It pulls down about 449 channels, but when I configure the sources I get the blank screen still.

[rdefino]

I'm running java 1.7.0_05.

Could that be the cause?

I know mc2xlm is not tested on it.

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by rdefino

I'm running java 1.7.0_05.

Could that be the cause?

I know mc2xlm is not tested on it.

Perhaps, but I don't think so. I can't think of a reason why the code shouldn't run on Java 7, but I don't have Java 7 on my (Sage) systems and I don't plan on upgrading to Java 7 on them, ever, which is why I don't support it.

What's weird is that it appears the plugin code is never being called by the Sage core (i.e. the empty log files). Look in sagetv_0.txt for any exceptions involving classes from sagetvaddons. It is possible that the plugin code can't play nice with Java 7, if that were the case then exceptions should be present in the Sage debug log.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by Slugger

Perhaps, but I don't think so. I can't think of a reason why the code shouldn't run on Java 7, but I don't have Java 7 on my (Sage) systems and I don't plan on upgrading to Java 7 on them, ever, which is why I don't support it.

What's weird is that it appears the plugin code is never being called by the Sage core (i.e. the empty log files). Look in sagetv_0.txt for any exceptions involving classes from sagetvaddons. It is possible that the plugin code can't play nice with Java 7, if that were the case then exceptions should be present in the Sage debug log.

I use it with Java 7 and never had a problem with the plugin. I run Java 7 on my main SageServer and Developement machine and they play nice.

Perhaps he should Check his JAVA heap size.

[rdefino]

I think it was something in my sage properties file. I reinstalled sage and copied my wiz.bin file over and I can see the lineup.

Now, do I need to do a scan for channels when setting up the tuner?

Thanks for the help

[Slugger]

You using an HDHR or some kind of ATSC tuner? Someone else will have to chime in on whether you're supposed to do a scan or not b/c I don't really know. I know someone else had problems mapping channels from the xml data to their scanned channels when they did a scan (or maybe when they didn't, don't recall). I'm purely satellite so ATSC requirements are beyond my realm of knowledge.

[rdefino]

I did a scan and I'm getting channels now.

since I use 2 hd home runs and an hd-pvr I want them to use the same line up, but not use the same selected channels.

Do I need a license for that. I did download the full trial license but I only see one lineup.

So that leads to another question. When you say each lineup in the lineup.properties files needs positive integer, do you mean something like:

id=1000
name=Shaw Direct East (Classic)
id=1001
name=hd-pvr


Will that work? Because I only see hd-pvr in my line up chooices.

Thanks

[rdefino]

I see this in my epg.log:

2012-07-26 15:35:10,439 INFO : Processed 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SageTV\SageTV\plugins\mc2xmlepg\sd_east\programs.040.xml' in 5436ms
2012-07-26 15:35:10,518 INFO : Processed 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SageTV\SageTV\plugins\mc2xmlepg\sd_east\programs.041.xml' in 79ms
2012-07-26 15:35:10,518 INFO : Processed all XML chunks in 14651ms
2012-07-26 15:35:10,518 WARN : Not processing show generators: No license file specified! Please configure the sagetv-addons license plugin.
2012-07-26 15:35:10,518 WARN : Not processing airing generators: No license file specified! Please configure the sagetv-addons license plugin.

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by rdefino

I did a scan and I'm getting channels now.

since I use 2 hd home runs and an hd-pvr I want them to use the same line up, but not use the same selected channels.

Do I need a license for that. I did download the full trial license but I only see one lineup.

So that leads to another question. When you say each lineup in the lineup.properties files needs positive integer, do you mean something like:

id=1000
name=Shaw Direct East (Classic)
id=1001
name=hd-pvr


Will that work? Because I only see hd-pvr in my line up chooices.

Thanks

The above properties file is invalid. You cannot have more than one id defined in a single properties file. If you wish to use more than one unique lineup then they must be defined in separate dirs, each with their own lineup.properties file. This would require the licensed version of the plugin. Each directory you create must have mc2xml configured separately as described in the install document.

Originally Posted by rdefino

I see this in my epg.log:

2012-07-26 15:35:10,439 INFO : Processed 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SageTV\SageTV\plugins\mc2xmlepg\sd_east\programs.040.xml' in 5436ms
2012-07-26 15:35:10,518 INFO : Processed 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SageTV\SageTV\plugins\mc2xmlepg\sd_east\programs.041.xml' in 79ms
2012-07-26 15:35:10,518 INFO : Processed all XML chunks in 14651ms
2012-07-26 15:35:10,518 WARN : Not processing show generators: No license file specified! Please configure the sagetv-addons license plugin.
2012-07-26 15:35:10,518 WARN : Not processing airing generators: No license file specified! Please configure the sagetv-addons license plugin.

The plugin feels it is not licensed. You either did not install the trial license properly (did you configure it in the sagetv-addons license server plugin within Sage?) or the trial license has expired (it's good only for seven days, to the second, from when it was issued by the server).

[rdefino]

thank you on the properties file, I'll check that out.

As for the trial license, I just received it today and installed it in the sage-addons license server.

I enetered in my email address and the location of the lic file, then I restarted sage.

[Slugger]

For the license issues, check \SageTV\plugins\salicense\salicense.log

If it doesn't like your license file, that log should tell you why.

[rdefino]

I see:

2012-07-26 15:34:46,490 ERROR [com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.License]: License file is empty! []
2012-07-26 15:34:46,490 WARN [com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.License]: saepg: No license file specified! Please configure the sagetv-addons license plugin.
2012-07-26 15:40:01,571 WARN [com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin]: Failed to handle ConfigValueChanged event: 'sagetvaddons/license/email' in class: com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin
2012-07-26 15:40:23,914 WARN [com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin]: Failed to handle ConfigValueChanged event: 'sagetvaddons/licesne/file' in class: com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by rdefino

I see:

2012-07-26 15:34:46,490 ERROR [com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.License]: License file is empty! []

It didn't like the file you pointed it at. The file must reside on the Sage server and the path must be valid on the Sage server. Configuring the license file location via a Sage Client will almost never work correctly. Configure it via an extender or PlaceShifter (or a local client running on the same host as the server).

[rdefino]

So I configured the plugin from my extender and placed the lic file on the sage server in c:\.

I get this in the log now:

2012-07-26 16:46:02,768 WARN [com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin]: Property Validation failed for setting: sagetvaddons/licesne/file; value:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File '' does not exist on the server!
at com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin$LicenseFileValidator.validate(Plugin.java:47)
at sagex.plugin.AbstractPlugin.setConfigValue(AbstractPlugin.java:418)
at sagex.plugin.AbstractPlugin.resetConfig(AbstractPlugin.java:399)
at sage.e.w$54.void(Unknown Source)
at sage.az.a(Unknown Source)
at sage.a.m$b.a(Unknown Source)
at sage.a.m.a(Unknown Source)
at sage.e.a(Unknown Source)
at sage.be.a(Unknown Source)
at sage.be.a(Unknown Source)
at sage.be.null(Unknown Source)
at sage.be.for(Unknown Source)
at sage.cb.char(Unknown Source)
at sage.EventRouter.a(Unknown Source)
at sage.EventRouter.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2012-07-26 16:46:29,486 WARN [com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin]: Failed to handle ConfigValueChanged event: 'sagetvaddons/licesne/file' in class: com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin
2012-07-26 17:03:34,136 WARN [com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin]: Failed to handle ConfigValueChanged event: 'sagetvaddons/license/email' in class: com.google.code.sagetvaddons.license.Plugin

[rdefino]

It's working!!! so far.

2 questions:

Do I have to setup my favorite all over again? I have nothing in my scheduled recordings.
Also, where can I go to by a licsense.

Nice Work!!!