Planet Replay

[cliffcor]

Ok I'll tackle some of this.

I don't convert Meta to 4dtv, but do use the remapper to map 4DTV to the Direct TV lineup.

The DVRBB IS great. Doesn't need a PC just to drive the 4DTV. Works on feedback from the positioning sensors, not a timer like the TapeItAll. Currently supported.

It supports (using IR) Meta, and Dish. Serial Control supports DirecTV. (That's what I use).

Cliff

[gavron]

Thanks... so I'll go order me one.

Can you give me an example of how to use the remapper?

Thanks

Ehud

[cliffcor]

Basically, I've had a remapper file for a while now. It's been a bit flakey lately but that is some minor Wirns anomaly that prevented a save.

Anyway. When you import a lineup, Wirns will populate the Config, Edit Remapper function. From there you substitute the channel numbers that match what is needed for the DVRBB.

That interface box takes (in my case) the Serial Channel Changes (DirecTV) lineup, and controls the 4dtv. That allows me to have Just In Time recordings etc. without any timers on the 4DTV. Slick.

Cliff

[theiceking]

I'm not sure where my problem is so I'll post in this thread and hopefully, I'll be in the right place.

I've tried to read/follow/and learn my way through this. It's been kinda fun so far.

Here is where I am at the moment:

WiRNS 2.0 is configured to execute the MSN_scraper. The data seems to load okay and the db is populated with listings for my 3 providers. The drop-down menu offers me the choice of all 3 providers when I edit my Replays in the Admin/Replay menu. I can select and save the DirectTV provider for the Replay which uses DirectTV. However, when I try to edit the Replay which uses my Canadian digital cable provider, the drop-down menu allows me to select the provider but when I select "Update", it always goes back to none. I can't figure it out.

Here is the WiRNS log:

Updating guide information in the database.
[9/13/2007 17:34:35] Executing C:\scraper\scraper.bat
[9/13/2007 17:34:50] Processing XML File: DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut
[9/13/2007 17:34:50] Data Source: tv.msn.com
[9/13/2007 17:34:50] Created by: MSN_XMLTV_DownloaderV0.55
[9/13/2007 17:34:50] XML: Processing Lineups
[9/13/2007 17:34:50] XML: Processing Stations
[9/13/2007 17:34:51] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut: Processing Schedules for 93031 shows
[9/13/2007 17:35:10] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 10 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:35:26] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 20 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:35:48] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 30 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:36:10] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 40 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:36:31] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 50 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:36:55] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 60 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:37:15] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 70 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:37:34] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 80 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:37:54] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 90 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:14] DIRECTV New York(B)DITV501- XMLOut Processing: 100 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:14] XML Processed 93031 shows.
[9/13/2007 17:38:14] Processing XML File: Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut
[9/13/2007 17:38:14] Data Source: tv.msn.com
[9/13/2007 17:38:14] Created by: MSN_XMLTV_DownloaderV0.55
[9/13/2007 17:38:14] XML: Processing Lineups
[9/13/2007 17:38:14] XML: Processing Stations
[9/13/2007 17:38:15] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut: Processing Schedules for 3165 shows
[9/13/2007 17:38:16] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 10 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:16] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 20 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:17] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 30 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:18] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 40 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:19] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 50 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:19] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 60 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:20] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 70 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:21] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 80 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:21] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 90 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:22] Vidéotron Ltée(B)0004268- XMLOut Processing: 100 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:22] XML Processed 3165 shows.
[9/13/2007 17:38:22] Processing XML File: Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut
[9/13/2007 17:38:22] Data Source: tv.msn.com
[9/13/2007 17:38:22] Created by: MSN_XMLTV_DownloaderV0.55
[9/13/2007 17:38:22] XML: Processing Lineups
[9/13/2007 17:38:22] XML: Processing Stations
[9/13/2007 17:38:23] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut: Processing Schedules for 8866 shows
[9/13/2007 17:38:25] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 10 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:27] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 20 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:29] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 30 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:31] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 40 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:33] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 50 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:35] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 60 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:37] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 70 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:39] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 80 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:40] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 90 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:42] Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X XMLOut Processing: 100 percent complete.
[9/13/2007 17:38:43] XML Processed 8866 shows.
[9/13/2007 17:38:43] XML Process Complete
[9/13/2007 17:38:43] Vacuuming database
[9/13/2007 17:39:06] Parsing PPV Configurations.
[9/13/2007 17:39:06] Stopping ToDo Timer
[9/13/2007 17:39:06] Processing ReplayGuide Information

I believe that all of the files created are using proper names in the proper format. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

[evengstr]

TY sooo much, the step by step worked beautifully.

[evengstr]

Scratch that, I spoke too soon... when I went to look at the channel guide, it said to run the setup, so I went to run the setup, and tried to change the zip... and it wigged out on me, giving me an 844c0002 error code.

[9/13/2007 23:55:07] Hijacking headend request, because we serve it locally.
[9/13/2007 23:55:08] [PLUGIN] NoSoftwareUpdate initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:08] [PLUGIN] NoReplayZones initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:09] [PLUGIN] NoReplayZones initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:09] [PLUGIN] NoReplayZones initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:10] [PLUGIN] NoReplayZones initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:10] [PLUGIN] NoReplayZones initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:11] [PLUGIN] NoReplayZones initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:11] [PLUGIN] NoReplayZones initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:14] [PLUGIN] GetNextCall initialized.
[9/13/2007 23:55:14] [PLUGIN] GetNextCall Time: 01:18 for 12 min.
[9/13/2007 23:55:14] [PLUGIN] Processing /cgi-bin/2.0/getservers.pl
[9/13/2007 23:55:15] [PLUGIN] NoPhoneNumbers initialized.

I've done the 243 zones to clear everything, tried new zip codes... and still having the same problem.

using the msnxml program, wirns is updating happily with that.

[theiceking]

I now know what my problem is. Unfortunately, my Canadian provider is called with accented characters :

Vidéotron Ltée(E)0004268X

Lava's scraper has no trouble with the characters and all data loads into the xml files. When WiRNS calls this provider, it even gets recognized and displayed with its accented characters as a drop-down choice. However, somewhere in WiRNS it breaks and will not accept it into the lineup.

I had a hunch about this and changed the name of the provider to "Videotron" and it got accepted by WiRNS. However, show data with accented characters is garbled.

I did PM Glenn on this. Hopefully there is a workaround for this. If not, I'm back in the old days of manual updates.

Oddly, accented characters weren't an issue in earlier versions of WiRNS. I know that there are users of WiRNS throughout Canada and abroad who are affected by this (including a couple of military buddies).

Thanks to all who helped me through this. Lava, Ryan and Glenn, you're great.

[mrviper100]

For me to get around the 844c0002 error, I wait until I get the error, then I restart WiRNS and as soon as WiRNS gos green I hit select again on the remote and all is good. Works every time.
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ReplayTv 5040 and WiRNS

[whitesell]

Hi,

I've been using the scraper for a couple months for my Canadian cable listings. Some of the channel info is wrong and I'm not sure why.

Most channel info is correct once it gets into WiRNS and my RTV guide, but a few are wrong. When I look at the listings online on MSN's guide, the listings are correct - but once the scraper grabs 'em and they are imported into WiRNS, some are wrong.

I haven't found any other posts dealing with this problem. If I've missed one, please point me to it. If it hasn't been covered before, any help would be appreciated.

My postal code is: T8N5E9
Provider: Shaw Cablesystems analog

Two channels that I know show wrong data in WiRNS, but is correct at tv.msn.com:
34 (W network)
40 (History Channel)

Thanks for any help you can provide!

Regards,
Jim

[alman]

Take a look at the 'download as Canadian' box on the setup page that appears when you start the scraper program in windows. Chances are it's checked.

If you deselect it & save the changes there's a pretty good chance it will fix your problem the next time the guide is updated.

I know it doesn't make sense to do this since you are a Canadian, but I had similar issues with incorrect listings when the box was checked.

[whitesell]

[drlava]

Yes, MSN hasn't updated their 'canadian' marked listings in a long time and the channel lists are quite out of date.

The tooltip text in the program does say to use the 'download as canadian' only if it is necessary.

[whitesell]

[drlava]

Allright, I'll make a note in the tooltip that specifically says Canadians don't have to use it on the next update. So far, the service has been relatively stable. (So who knows when that will be)

[John-D]

[Glenn1963]

[John-D]

I figured out what needed to be done last night and got it working, Not exactly hidden in the instructions is a comment that got it.. The comment was "You could choose to edit your batch file this one time
to not actually execute the scraper, and WiRNS will just reprocess the XML
files created earlier. Your choice."

Well, I did that, I created a batch file "gotlist.bat" it contains but one command "Exit" and when I did a guide update.. it worked.

So "Getlist" has a series of scrapper commands

Gotlist... has Exit

[jcorcione]

Can't believe i spent 3 hours onthis. cannot download any guides. spent too much time and can't belive that we now have to pay for a guide to feed the wirns program. any suggestions?>
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Thanks
JCorcione

[John-D]

My question is this:

Is there any Provider, And I'm going to change it to FREE or FEE based

That provides a true listing of OTA digital channels

I can deal with the 04-2 issues easily enough (Re-map channels works great)

but I need to knwo what is on 4-2

Some cities I can get the listing for 4-1 but never 4-2 with the providers I'm using now.

[rmeden]

[John-D]

Thans.. Now how do I grab 'em?

I am trying the obvious. visiting the URL)

Ah, I see. $20/year.. I may have to break down and cough up money.. (Would prefer free but hey can't have everythign)

I'm using Zap-2-It and PDFing the listings just now and doing everything "Manual" This actually works well,, Since I can not often see the internet with both the computer and the replays.

[rmeden]

[John-D]

I think I'll try a 2-month sub in the near future

When I get back to Michigan I can use one of the free services

But funds come up in about 2 weeks, will see if I can get a sub then

I finally found a place where I can get the replays to update well.. (Where I"m at right now) often that's a serious pain in the operating system since this house is "mobile" and does not have a stable internet connection.

[drlava]

Been using MC2XML for a long time here instead of the scraper. It's free also and works very well. Good OTA listings.
Very text-based setup though.

[rmeden]

mc2xml violates Microsoft's Media Center data download terms of service, so it's questionable if it's illegal, immoral, or fattening.

(I don't want to start a debate on it, just raising the issue for folks to decide)

Robert