[jim_p]

No, I mean the tvg-name parameter, as I said in post #14. For the forementioned example, do you mean I should make it like so

Code:

EXTINF:-1 tvg-name="ERT 1" tvg-id ="ert.ert1.gr" tvg-logo="https://program.ert.gr/images/ChannelLogo-ERT1.png",ERT1

That is a lot of work, even for those 10 channels I have on my list.

On the other hand, it was working properly a few weeks ago and it is still working properly if I set the epg url (either xml or xml.gz) from the settings. It does not work if I leave it blank and force the addon to get it from the m3u file.

[phunkyfish]

Yes, that is exactly how you should make it, most provider M3U files are setup like that. That’s the most valid form for each M3U entry. It will work with either or both once they match in the xmltv file.

When you leave it to use the M3U to pull the xmltv what exactly is it that you change? When you do this you should see the xmltv being loaded in the log. If not it should give an error. Maybe provide a full debug log of when you switch it. Instructions on how to create a debug log in my signature.

[jim_p]

Sorry for bringing this back up, but I am at a loss now. I decided to change my epg url to a different one and add it on the top of the m3u list like so
 

Code:

#EXTM3U url-tvg="https://iptv-org.github.io/epg/guides/gr/cosmote.gr.epg.xml"

Keeping it inside the m3u list also helps when backing it up. I have also completely cleared any epg setting in the addon's settings.

And all I get now is this in the screenshot. Apart from the epg, the channel names have also dissappeared as you can see on the left side! The logos work though. So, what am I doing wrong? The text at the top says "0% PVR manager is starting up". Setting the epg url at the addon's settings, like I used to, has no issues except that the epg is missing for some (= 6 out of the 10) channels, so I assume it is some tvg-name I have to change again, so no big deal.

[phunkyfish]

Sorry for bringing this back up, but I am at a loss now. I decided to change my epg url to a different one and add it on the top of the m3u list like so
 

Code:

#EXTM3U url-tvg="https://iptv-org.github.io/epg/guides/gr/cosmote.gr.epg.xml"

Keeping it inside the m3u list also helps when backing it up. I have also completely cleared any epg setting in the addon's settings.

And all I get now is this in the screenshot. Apart from the epg, the channel names have also dissappeared as you can see on the left side! The logos work though. So, what am I doing wrong? The text at the top says "0% PVR manager is starting up". Setting the epg url at the addon's settings, like I used to, has no issues except that the epg is missing for some (= 6 out of the 10) channels, so I assume it is some tvg-name I have to change again, so no big deal.

Did you try clearing all PVR data and see if it works then?

[jim_p]

How do I do that? I forgot to mention that the above is on kodi 18.9 and iptv simple client 3.10.1.1. I do not have time to set and test it on kodi 19.4 too.
I also noticed that the new epg.xml has urls for channel logos. In that case, I hope that the logos from my m3u file are prefered over those.

And a semi-offtopic.
I was changing the channel names yesterday so that they fit with the new epg.xml and I came accross this

Code:

<display-name>SKAÏ</display-name>

What is that weird character next to "A" in "SKAI" and how do I type it? If it was greek, I would say it is a iota with intonation/hyphenation, because the greek version of the name does need one as it is typed "ΣΚΑΪ" (pronounced as sky). That thing alone kinda forces me to redo the list with tvg-ids this time, instead of tvg-names.

[phunkyfish]

How do I do that? I forgot to mention that the above is on kodi 18.9 and iptv simple client 3.10.1.1. I do not have time to set and test it on kodi 19.4 too.
I also noticed that the new epg.xml has urls for channel logos. In that case, I hope that the logos from my m3u file are prefered over those.

And a semi-offtopic.
I was changing the channel names yesterday so that they fit with the new epg.xml and I came accross this

Code:

<display-name>SKAÏ</display-name>

What is that weird character next to "A" in "SKAI" and how do I type it? If it was greek, I would say it is a iota with intonation/hyphenation, because the greek version of the name does need one as it is typed "ΣΚΑΪ" (pronounced as sky). That thing alone kinda forces me to redo the list with tvg-ids this time, instead of tvg-names.

It won’t work on Kodi 18. Only added since 19 when I refactored the addon. Sorry

No idea on the off topic point I’m afraid I don’t know.

[jim_p]

Yea, you mentioned it in a previous post about the changes between 18 and 19. I should have searched or at least checked it with 19.
I am off to switch all entries to tv-ids. Thank you

[jim_p]

I have no epg schedule today. How can I troubleshoot it? Using curl to "download" the xml inside the terminal on the pc gives its regular output, so the url is not faulty. However, in kodi's log there is no evidence that the xml is downloaded and these 2 return nothing.
 

Code:

# cat .kodi/temp/kodi.old.log | grep epg
# cat .kodi/temp/kodi.old.log | grep cosmote

The only recent change I have made is to ask for 1 day of schedule instead of 2, because the new epg is limited to one day only.

p.s. I also have a remote thought that the xml is stale...

---edit
As it seems, the xml is stale and it has up to March 15th 2022
Back to the old one with the far too many channels and size.

[jim_p]

I came accross a list that has these status "reports" for all of its channels

Code:

status="online" or status="timeout" or status="error"

e.g.

Code:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="ERT1.gr" status="online" tvg-logo="https://program.ert.gr/images/ChannelLogo-ERT1.png",ERT 1

I have one channel that is not playing right now. If I add the error status to it, will it be hidden in kodi or something? In general, is there any benefit in adding those statuses for every channel?

The same applies for a group option I saw, e.g

Code:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="ERT1.gr" group-title="Nationwide" tvg-logo="https://program.ert.gr/images/ChannelLogo-ERT1.png",ERT 1

I already know that kodi can list the channels in the groups that are mentioned in the m3u, but is there any benefit if there is only one group?

[phunkyfish]

I have never seen the status option before. It’s not supported by the addon and PVR doesn’t have a notion of a channel being unavailable.

If you only have one group that is the same the All Channels default group!

[jim_p]

Hello again. There is an idea I had earlier...

Can I have 2 entries in my m3u that differ only in the url? E.g. this
 

Code:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="ERT1.gr" tvg-logo="https://program.ert.gr/images/ChannelLogo-ERT1.png",ERT 1
http://someurl.com/whatever.m3u

and this
 

Code:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="ERT1.gr" tvg-logo="https://program.ert.gr/images/ChannelLogo-ERT1.png",ERT 1 new
http://someotherurl.com/whatever.m3u

The word "new" at the end of the name is only for me to be able to tell them apart, I will probably change it to "sd" or something more relevant. I want them to have the same logo and the same tvg-id, thus get the same epg from the xml file. Is that possible or the addon can use each epg entry once?

[Dumyat]

Can I have 2 entries in my m3u that differ only in the url? E.g. this

Yes, you can. My own m3u list has a different url for each channel on my list.

[jim_p]

Thanks for the info. Does the epg work for all the duplicate channels that have the same tvg-id?

[Dumyat]

Yeah, you can use the same tvg-id. You will get same the same guide data for all the channels assigned with same the tvg-id.

Probably, you just need to add the channel number tag to your list (example: tvg-chno="100")
Or maybe IPTV Simple just creates a channel number automatically in Kodi for the channels on your list if no channel number is actually present....I've never tried creating a list without a channel number, but I guess it should still work fine.

[jim_p]

I did not know about the tv-chno parameter. It does seem helpful for a scenario similar to mine, e.g. to have a channel at 1 and its sd version at 11, the next at 2 and its sd at 12 and so on. In fact that ordering sounds so good that I may try it on my parents' tv, because they rarely remember 2 numbers (one for the sd and one for the hd version) of each channel. 

Are there any other similar parameters for me to learn?