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doktourtv · 2018-12-12, 22:47

(2018-12-12, 22:36)primaeval Wrote:
(2018-12-12, 22:29)doktourtv Wrote: Strange new problem using TGFS. For some reason my iptv stream will only play for about 5 seconds then stops and goes back to the guide. The same channel played from "TV > Channels" in the main menu will play properly without interruption. It is only when I play the stream through TGFS that it will only play for a few seconds.

Any idea what I may check to resolve this issue?

Thank you

Windows 10 - Kodi 18 Beta 2 - TGFS 0.17.405
What sort of a link is it?
Does it go through an addon?
You can try the alternative streaming methods or turn off the osd.

it is an http link that is loaded via simple iptv. I disabled the OSD but still no change. Please explain "alternative streaming methods" , I am not sue what you mean.

primaeval · 2018-12-12, 22:57

(2018-12-12, 22:47)doktourtv Wrote:
(2018-12-12, 22:36)primaeval Wrote:
(2018-12-12, 22:29)doktourtv Wrote: Strange new problem using TGFS. For some reason my iptv stream will only play for about 5 seconds then stops and goes back to the guide. The same channel played from "TV > Channels" in the main menu will play properly without interruption. It is only when I play the stream through TGFS that it will only play for a few seconds.

Any idea what I may check to resolve this issue?

Thank you

Windows 10 - Kodi 18 Beta 2 - TGFS 0.17.405
What sort of a link is it?
Does it go through an addon?
You can try the alternative streaming methods or turn off the osd.
it is an http link that is loaded via simple iptv. I disabled the OSD but still no change. Please explain "alternative streaming methods" , I am not sue what you mean.

Does it use a looback address: localhost or 127.0.0.1?

The alternative streaming methods are
Settings \ Playback \ use alternative streaming method
and when you add folders in
Stream Setup \ Browse
In Addons you can toggle the setting on/off for each channel.

If you're still stuck pm me an example url.

doktourtv · 2018-12-12, 23:21

(2018-12-12, 22:57)primaeval Wrote:
(2018-12-12, 22:47)doktourtv Wrote:
(2018-12-12, 22:36)primaeval Wrote: What sort of a link is it?
Does it go through an addon?
You can try the alternative streaming methods or turn off the osd.
it is an http link that is loaded via simple iptv. I disabled the OSD but still no change. Please explain "alternative streaming methods" , I am not sue what you mean.
Does it use a looback address: localhost or 127.0.0.1?

The alternative streaming methods are
Settings \ Playback \ use alternative streaming method
and when you add folders in
Stream Setup \ Browse
In Addons you can toggle the setting on/off for each channel.

If you're still stuck pm me an example url.

Thank you for the prompt reply. The alternative streaming method seems to have improved the situation. Odd that this is the same source that streamed flawlessly for years and no changes were made at my end.

primaeval · 2018-12-12, 23:39

(2018-12-12, 23:21)doktourtv Wrote:
(2018-12-12, 22:57)primaeval Wrote:
(2018-12-12, 22:47)doktourtv Wrote: it is an http link that is loaded via simple iptv. I disabled the OSD but still no change. Please explain "alternative streaming methods" , I am not sue what you mean.
Does it use a looback address: localhost or 127.0.0.1?

The alternative streaming methods are
Settings \ Playback \ use alternative streaming method
and when you add folders in
Stream Setup \ Browse
In Addons you can toggle the setting on/off for each channel.

If you're still stuck pm me an example url.
Thank you for the prompt reply. The alternative streaming method seems to have improved the situation. Odd that this is the same source that streamed flawlessly for years and no changes were made at my end.

The alternative methods run the url with
xbmc.executebuiltin('XBMC.RunPlugin(%s)' % url)
rather than with player.play().
There must be better checks on the url type with runplugin.

What Kodi version are you using?

doktourtv · 2018-12-12, 23:50

Kodi 18 Beta 2 Dated Dec 3 2018

primaeval · 2018-12-13, 10:13

(2018-12-12, 23:50)doktourtv Wrote: Kodi 18 Beta 2 Dated Dec 3 2018

Could you pm me an example url that doesn't work.
The latest nightly worked ok for me on windows with a fairly normal m3u stream.

The internal xbmc player might need some extra info in the code to say it is a video url.
Many addons have broken since they introduced that.

samueljones · 2018-12-14, 13:53

Hi can someone please help me out. I noticed programme image is not showing in TVG Fullscreen, i have checked the source and there is programme image present. is this a known but or a problem from my end? I am using kodi 18.

Thanks

primaeval · 2018-12-14, 14:02

(2018-12-14, 13:53)samueljones Wrote: Hi can someone please help me out. I noticed programme image is not showing in TVG Fullscreen, i have checked the source and there is programme image present. is this a known but or a problem from my end? I am using kodi 18.

Thanks

Is this turned on?
Settings \ Lab1 \ Use Program Image from Source

samueljones · 2018-12-14, 14:08

yes it is turned on, i have even switched to default skin aswell to make sure am using latest code, but the programme image will not show

primaeval · 2018-12-14, 14:13

(2018-12-14, 14:08)samueljones Wrote: yes it is turned on, i have even switched to default skin aswell to make sure am using latest code, but the programme image will not show

pm me a link to your xmltv and I'll have a look.

samueljones · 2018-12-14, 18:35

I will download it and pm you, I am getting the source from yo.tv through xlmtv meld.

Regards

primaeval · 2018-12-14, 19:19

(2018-12-14, 18:35)samueljones Wrote: I will download it and pm you, I am getting the source from yo.tv through xlmtv meld.

Regards

There aren't any images in there.
It is just very simple information that comes from a single scrape of their epg.
The image grabbing logic in Lab1 has been broken for some time as the providers went paid.

If you want images I'm afraid you need to use webgrab at the moment.

bizzs · 2018-12-15, 00:53

Hi Primaeval. Is there a way to use your tv guide with tvheadend?

Thanks
bizzs

primaeval · 2018-12-15, 10:54

(2018-12-15, 00:53)bizzs Wrote: Hi Primaeval. Is there a way to use your tv guide with tvheadend?

Thanks
bizzs

Yes.
Either use
"Menu \ Stream Setup \ Import PVR"
to add the channels to the "TV Guide Fullscreen" addon
or
"Menu \ Stream Setup \ Import Playlist"
with the downloaded m3u8 playlist from tvheadend.
You can get it from
http://TVHEADENDSERVER:9981/playlist/channels
in a browser.
https://tvheadend.org/boards/5/topics/3997?r=6040

"Import PVR" will not import the raw urls. It will launch the kodi PVR channels. The streams aren't truly integrated into TVGF.

If you can get tvheadend to not ask for a user/password you should be able to load the direct m3u8 in
Settings \ Optional \ Channel Mapping \Import m3u
if your xmltv matches your channels exactly.

I have no idea if you can export the xmltv from tvheadend but I expect you can somehow.

MikeKL · 2018-12-15, 11:05

@bizzs

Inputting following commands into any pc browser where your Tvheadend server resides on your network will provide the raw data of information that could be extracted/manipulated for use with TV Guide Fullscreen

http://ip:9981/playlist (for m3u of channels)
http://ip:9981/xmltv (for xmltv guide)

I have in past manually included a small number of TV channels from above channel playlist into my TV Guide Fullscreen (I used a different TV Guide provided via WebGrab+Plus) so know it will work.

Not personally aware of direct method of seamlessly introducing both sets of above information from url links into TV Guide Fullscreen settings or similar?

@primaeval What would be best ways to do what I believe bizzs is requesting, following are examples of data provided from my networked tvheadend server

Tvheadend Channels example
Tvheadend EPG example