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RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - gate1975mlm - 2013-04-08

(2013-04-07, 23:25)locomot1f Wrote: @gate1975mim - really depends on what system you are running. probably why no one is responding to you.
too little information.

Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit
Smile


[RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - Jwan - 2013-04-08

Does anyone have issues using the free cable add on (or the similar Canada on demand) when Running the XAF customs build of XBMC ( http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/2013/01/17/install-the-first-end-user-release-of-xbmc-for-android-in-seconds/ )

I hit send to early.... With this version xbmc it uses mx player for support when running ( for example) the ice films add on. But when trying to access a show from NBC through free cable it just gives a message saying something like "external player active". However mx player is obviously not getting a command to play to link .... Any thoughts?


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - timmymaxi - 2013-04-08

Thank you so much for getting this to work again (esp. CBS). It does seem to be a bit slower to move through the folders, but it works (on ATV 2).

Big Thanks again!


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - moneymaker - 2013-04-08

(2013-04-07, 00:46)andyman Wrote: Update on the cbs script:
* video descriptions, etc. are working now
* large thumbnail
* Classics still not completely working (problem was StarTrek links and the video list for classics is different)

Since my fix requires scraping each video link for the description and other data, the whole thing seems very slow to me now. I would appreciate it if other could test and maybe look at the code for optimization.

http://pastebin.com/cgMDLNHc

Free Cable - CBS Fix Only

cbs.py


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - gate1975mlm - 2013-04-08

(2013-04-08, 15:17)moneymaker Wrote:
(2013-04-07, 00:46)andyman Wrote: Update on the cbs script:
* video descriptions, etc. are working now
* large thumbnail
* Classics still not completely working (problem was StarTrek links and the video list for classics is different)

Since my fix requires scraping each video link for the description and other data, the whole thing seems very slow to me now. I would appreciate it if other could test and maybe look at the code for optimization.

http://pastebin.com/cgMDLNHc

Free Cable - CBS Fix Only

cbs.py

Thank you that file worked Smile

However like others have said it's kind of slow when loading the shows.

But it's better then not working at all so thanks again!


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - atv2jber - 2013-04-08

Does anyone know if A&E works? I'm trying to play the latest episode of Cold Case Files and get script error.

Here is the snippet from the XBMC.log.

16:38:41 T:1097191072 DEBUG: OnPlayMedia plugin://plugin.video.free.cable/?url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aetv.com%2Fclassic%2Fvideo%2Fmurder-he-wrote-caught-by-the-past-17129138"&mode="aetv"&sitemode="playThePlatform"
16:38:41 T:1097191072 DEBUG: CAnnouncementManager - Announcement: OnClear from xbmc
16:38:41 T:1097191072 DEBUG: GOT ANNOUNCEMENT, type: 2, from xbmc, message OnClear
16:38:41 T:1097191072 DEBUG: CAnnouncementManager - Announcement: OnAdd from xbmc
16:38:41 T:1097191072 DEBUG: GOT ANNOUNCEMENT, type: 2, from xbmc, message OnAdd
16:38:41 T:1097191072 DEBUG: StartScript - calling plugin Free Cable('plugin://plugin.video.free.cable/','12','?url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aetv.com%2Fclassic%2Fvideo%2Fmurder-he-wrote-caught-by-the-past-17129138"&mode="aetv"&sitemode="playThePlatform"')
16:38:41 T:1097191072 INFO: initializing python engine.
16:38:41 T:1097191072 DEBUG: new python thread created. id=20
16:38:41 T:1097191072 DEBUG: WaitOnScriptResult - waiting on the Free Cable (id=20) plugin...
16:38:41 T:1293100128 NOTICE: Thread XBPyThread start, auto delete: false
16:38:41 T:1293100128 DEBUG: Python thread: start processing
16:38:42 T:1293100128 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
16:38:42 T:1293100128 DEBUG: Process - The source file to load is /root/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.free.cable/default.py
16:38:42 T:1293100128 DEBUG: Process - Setting the Python path to /root/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.free.cable:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.t0mm0.common/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.cryptopy/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.demjson/lib:/usr/share/xbmc/addons/weather.wunderground/resources/lib/wunderground:/usr/share/xbmc/addons/script.module.simplejson/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.myconnpy/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.beautifulsoup/lib:/usr/share/xbmc/addons/script.module.pil/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.common.plugin.cache/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.simple.downloader/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.free.cable.database/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.coveapi/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.urlresolver/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.parsedom/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.elementtree/lib:/usr/share/xbmc/addons/script.module.pysqlite/lib:/root/.xbmc/addons/script.module.metahandler/lib:/usr/lib/python27.zip:/usr/lib/python2.7:/usr/lib/python2.7/plat-linux2:/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-tk:/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-old:/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload:/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages:
16:38:42 T:1293100128 DEBUG: Process - Entering source directory /root/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.free.cable
16:38:42 T:1293100128 DEBUG: Instantiating addon using automatically obtained id of "plugin.video.free.cable" dependent on version 1.0 of the xbmc.python api
16:38:42 T:1293100128 NOTICE: addoncompat.py: XBMC Revision not available - Version String: 12.0 Git:20130321-b7f0d21
16:38:42 T:1293100128 NOTICE:






start of FREE CABLE plugin
16:38:43 T:1293100128 NOTICE: FREE CABLE --> common :: getURL :: url = http://www.aetv.com/classic/video/murder-he-wrote-caught-by-the-past-17129138
16:38:43 T:1097191072 DEBUG: DialogProgress::StartModal called
16:38:43 T:1097191072 DEBUG: ------ Window Init (DialogProgress.xml) ------
16:38:43 T:1097191072 DEBUG: Window DialogProgress.xml was already loaded
16:38:43 T:1097191072 DEBUG: Alloc resources: 1.08m
16:38:45 T:1293100128 ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
- NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
Error Type: <type 'exceptions.IndexError'>
Error Contents: list index out of range
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/root/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.free.cable/default.py", line 68, in <module>
modes ( )
File "/root/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.free.cable/default.py", line 64, in modes
exec 'sitemodule.%s()' % common.args.sitemode
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "/root/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.free.cable/resources/lib/aetv.py", line 223, in playThePlatform
except:mrss = urllib.unquote_plus(base64.b64decode(re.compile('"mrss=(.+?)&').findall(data)[0]))
IndexError: list index out of range
-->End of Python script error report<--
16:38:45 T:1097191072 DEBUG: ------ Window Init (DialogKaiToast.xml) ------
16:38:45 T:1097191072 DEBUG: Window DialogKaiToast.xml was already loaded
16:38:45 T:1097191072 DEBUG: Alloc resources: 0.01m
16:38:45 T:1293100128 INFO: Python script stopped
16:38:45 T:1293100128 DEBUG: Thread XBPyThread 1293100128 terminating
16:38:45 T:1097191072 DEBUG: WaitOnScriptResult - plugin exited prematurely - terminating
16:38:45 T:1097191072 ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [plugin://plugin.video.free.cable/?url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aetv.com%2Fclassic%2Fvideo%2Fmurder-he-wrote-caught-by-the-past-17129138"&mode="aetv"&sitemode="playThePlatform"]
16:38:45 T:1097191072 DEBUG: Playlist Player: one or more items failed to play... aborting playback


Regards.


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - reapur - 2013-04-08

Thanks for the CBS fix. Working.
I really wish these fixes were somehow automated to download in XBMC as an update Smile

(2013-04-08, 02:20)adefiore Wrote:
(2013-04-07, 00:46)andyman Wrote: Update on the cbs script:
* video descriptions, etc. are working now
* large thumbnail
* Classics still not completely working (problem was StarTrek links and the video list for classics is different)

Since my fix requires scraping each video link for the description and other data, the whole thing seems very slow to me now. I would appreciate it if other could test and maybe look at the code for optimization.

http://pastebin.com/cgMDLNHc

Works for me, Mac OS. Thanks for getting this to work.



RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - slices - 2013-04-09

Is anyone else having problems with TheCW? Getting errors trying to watch Arrow.


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - hexe - 2013-04-09

(2013-04-09, 10:21)slices Wrote: Is anyone else having problems with TheCW? Getting errors trying to watch Arrow.

TheCW never worked for me. It always looked like it would play then just bounces back.


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - Eye in the sky - 2013-04-09

That's strange, The CW is working for me and I am in Germany running Hotspot Shield in the background.


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - Kanipek - 2013-04-09

Love the Plugin!

Updated with the latest CBS.py found here.

I am not sure what--> "Library Empty! Add content by selecting "videos" in..." <--is telling me...
I get that when I go into a lot of areas like CBS Classics. Is it just that CBS is not providing those
at this time?
I was able to view some 48 Hours and Blue Bloods.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance!


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - aerick79 - 2013-04-09

I do love the Plugin.

The only issue I have is no sound, some channels get sound but some others do not.
For Example: The Hub channel any of the Batman shows, no sound. But if I play Family Guy on Adult swim I have audio.

Happens only with this plugin.

I can upload the log when I get home.

Any ideas?

Thanks for the help.


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - slices - 2013-04-09

(2013-04-09, 11:46)Eye in the sky Wrote: That's strange, The CW is working for me and I am in Germany running Hotspot Shield in the background.


I'm in the UK and normally use tunlr dns forwarding, this works with the cwtv website but apparently not with this addon. I've tried hotspot shield and that works from my laptop, can't run it on my xios box though.


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - billolzak - 2013-04-11

i copied the new cbs.py code and saved it using my windows notepad. The files shows as a text document instead of a PY file. I believe this is the reason I'm still having problems. How do I save the file as a PY file rather than a text file?


RE: [RELEASE] Free Cable - US station aggregator - teefer22 - 2013-04-11

(2013-04-11, 10:49)billolzak Wrote: i copied the new cbs.py code and saved it using my windows notepad. The files shows as a text document instead of a PY file. I believe this is the reason I'm still having problems. How do I save the file as a PY file rather than a text file?

The file MUST be named cbs.py (make sure windows isn't changing your cbs.py into cbs.py.txt) and it must be in this path:

C:\Users\<whatever username you use for windows>\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.video.free.cable\resources\lib

Hope that helps.