[mastertheshadow]

those settings errors are normal. don't worry about them

ahh yes, IPTV Merge when running "Setup" will bring in the IPTV Simple current sources to try to be "nice".
But think it causes more issues than it solves. its easy enough for the user to add their old sources.
Ill update to remove that. Actually, i'll make it just import any url sources from IPTV Simple. But not local paths

Alrighty then, I'll ignore them. :-)

Looking back at the uploaded debug log, I don't think it actually caused much of an issue with the current sources being loaded - especially since the issue with the merged files not copying to the output directory started before I had IPTV Simple on that system.  I read a bit closer in that debug log and if I'm reading correctly IPTVMerge was attempting to use the mapped network drive, but encountered issues in doing so:
2021-07-08 15:45:59.254 T:8132 DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - Wrote 814 Channels
2021-07-08 15:45:59.260 T:8132 DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - Copying: C:\Users\mastertheshadow\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.program.iptv.merge\playlist.m3u8 > T:\IPTVMerge\playlist.m3u8
2021-07-08 15:45:59.261 T:8132 ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::Create - Error creating T:\IPTVMerge
2021-07-08 15:45:59.261 T:8132 ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::Create - Error creating T:\
2021-07-08 15:45:59.262 T:8132 ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::Create - Error creating T:\IPTVMerge\
2021-07-08 15:45:59.294 T:8132 DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - Playlist Merge Time: 19.55

<snip>

2021-07-08 15:46:17.199 T:8132 DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - Copying: C:\Users\mastertheshadow\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.program.iptv.merge\epg.xml > T:\IPTVMerge\epg.xml
2021-07-08 15:46:17.200 T:8132 ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::Create - Error creating T:\IPTVMerge
2021-07-08 15:46:17.200 T:8132 ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::Create - Error creating T:\
2021-07-08 15:46:17.200 T:8132 ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::Create - Error creating T:\IPTVMerge\
2021-07-08 15:46:17.240 T:8132 DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - EPG Merge Time: 17.95

Utilizing the SMB path is successful.

2021-07-08 20:57:31.058 T:9832   DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - Wrote 407 Channels
2021-07-08 20:57:31.075 T:9832   DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - Copying: C:\Users\JacksonMurray\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.program.iptv.merge\playlist.m3u8 > smb://192.168.1.100/webserver site/IPTVMerge/playlist.m3u8
2021-07-08 20:57:31.130 T:9832   DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - Playlist Merge Time: 19.03

<snip>

2021-07-08 20:57:47.465 T:9832   DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - Copying: C:\Users\JacksonMurray\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.program.iptv.merge\epg.xml > smb://192.168.1.100/webserver site/IPTVMerge/epg.xml
2021-07-08 20:57:47.623 T:9832   DEBUG: plugin.program.iptv.merge - EPG Merge Time: 16.49

So (and I'm reaching here) perhaps the fact that "T" was a mapped network share - worked fine before as a "direct output" but not with the copy commands. Or, as the IT department at the University where I teach always says, " [mastertheshadow] is great a technology for a professor - he's really creative in coming up with solutions to make things work a little differently, the problem is that he's even greater at somehow finding interesting ways in which his workarounds eventually break things." and then they contemplate taking away my admin access ;-) (but then they realize that they don't want to manage the systems that I manage and I guess think that I fix things more often than I break them).

Again - Thanks for your time!

[matthuisman]

it uses xbmcvfs copy.
I tried a mapped drive and it worked fine for me
so not sure!

[mastertheshadow]

it uses xbmcvfs copy.
I tried a mapped drive and it worked fine for me
so not sure!

It's likely interacting with another one of my. . . several creative workarounds on that system and the server (both built and configured by me - which means the whole setup is "special"). So there is no telling and likely caused by me ;-) . . .but setting the output to the SMB path works, so I'm going to stop looking for what "special" thing I've done this time!

[jdig4240]

The new merge popup to select Country to merge seemed to work fine for me..Just letting you know.

[mikefreeman]

After today's update, I can no longer open IPTV Merge, and it gives a generic error. Here's a log: https://paste.osmc.tv/igedasovep

[matthuisman]

fixed just now. please update.
you can force by following:
https://www.matthuisman.nz/2019/09/how-t...d-ons.html

[jmh2002]

Groups are what show at top of the EPG window and can be see via the channels side panel.

basically IPTV Simple will order the group names in order it first sees them in the playlist.

So, that may be  Movies > Sports > Blah
Some people want Sports to be the first group shown.

Any group names put in group order override  get added to the top of the file thus making IPTV Simple list them first.
So, if you wanted Sports then Blah then Movies, you would put "Sports,Blah,Movies"
Any groups not in that will just be ordered as they show in the file.

Now Kodi remembers group order and doesn't refresh it - so you need to go to Kodi settings > PVR > Clear data after changing the setting.

Group ordering seemed to stop working, or wasn't working for me, but I wasn't sure where the problem was as there have been updates to IPTV Merge, IPTV Simple. But I have also been totally reorganising and setting up my iptv system again so I've been tearing my hair out over the last few days thinking that I was making a mistake somewhere.

Instead, what now works for me is using semicolons (;) between group names NOT commas (,) as mentioned above.

ie: Sports;Blah;Movies NOT Sports,Blah,Movies

Has something changed in IPTV Merge? In any case semicolons (;) are probably better for standardisation since they are what are used when editing channel groups too.

Maybe in Settings > Group Order Override > a note can be placed there to inform users to use semicolons (;) and no spaces between group names ?

THANKS :)

[matthuisman]

it is meant to be ; 
my last comment i was mistaken thinking it was ,

[jmh2002]

it is meant to be ; 
my last comment i was mistaken thinking it was ,

[Doctor Eggs]

@matthuisman 

I've done the force update on my Pi but I'm getting the following error: No module named pycaption

Here is the log: https://pastebin.com/Am5J5r0n

[matthuisman]

I'd try reinstalling slyguy common module.
that has pycaption in it (https://github.com/matthuisman/slyguy.ad.../pycaption)
so it seems your install has become corrupt

[Doctor Eggs]

I'd try reinstalling slyguy common module.
that has pycaption in it (https://github.com/matthuisman/slyguy.ad.../pycaption)
so it seems your install has become corrupt

That's what it was. Thanks!

[filthyrich]

I'm having some trouble with this....

I have NZ Sky Go and NZ IPTV installed, and its all working, but the guide is all wrong. (wrong info showing for the channel)

Just wondering if theres a setting that i'm missing

[matthuisman]

First check your time in Kodi is correct.
Then try go into Kodi settings > pvr > clear data

[filthyrich]

First check your time in Kodi is correct.
Then try go into Kodi settings > pvr > clear data

Legend Clearing data fixed it