EPG for NA OTA/zap2it

Edward Crosby · 2017-03-23T16:55:01+00:00

So, I am running into an issue where parts of getting EPG to work is flaky when trying to pull from zap2it. I've been using this guide: https://github.com/r...

edit4ever !

Sorry - in your script.module.zap2epg userdata folder - you will find the channels.json and TVHchannels.json files. Those are the two I am looking for.

Thanks!

jim dods

Ok, I am not running this through Kodi (although i have tried it thru Kodi, and I AM able to pull all the channels in). I am running it standalone on a RasPi, creating a xmltv file, and then use a grabber file for TVheadend. So i dont have those files.

edit4ever !

In that case - can you share your settings.xml file? Or did that not get created in the way you installed?

If not - then we'll need to create one to tell the system how to access TVH channels list.

jim dods

That is have, and have added the channel list here..

edit4ever !

OK - you didn't use Kodi to setup the settings.xml file - the device setting is wrong (as it is based on the lineup being OTA, cable, satellite, digital cable, etc)

In the settings.xml file change the device to "L" for digital rebuild or "X" for digital cable and see if one of those picks up the rest of the stations.

By leaving the device setting as the default "-" you're only getting the analog equivalent channels (less than 100)

Let me know how it goes!

jim dods

Thank you sir. It looks like putting X on there works!

edit4ever !

Glad you got it working - I probably should have pointed out those instructions on the wiki page:

https://github.com/edit4ever/script.module.zap2epg/wiki/6.-Settings.xml

Brad Lewis

For the guide to work does it need to be run as something other than root? I installed tvheadend on a debian lxc without another user installed but keep getting errors in running the script. When trying to run the manual procedure I get errors related to symlink access denied since the xmltv resides in the root home folder.

https://github.com/rocky4546/script.xmltv.tvheadend/wiki/Guide:-How-to-Setup-XMLTV-for-TVHeadEnd

edit4ever !

@Brad Lewis - two questions...

First, are you at least able to generate the xmltv.xml file? (seems like the answer to this is yes - and it will be created in the same folder that the zap2epg is run from.

Second - if you are doing this manually (not using the kodi addon) then you may want to use the TVheadend internal xmltv grabber instead of the zap2epg grabber. Just set it up to point to the xmltv.xml file and set up your own cron on the system to run the zap2epg.py script each day to update the xmltv.xml file.

Brad Lewis

I am able to generate the xmltv.xml file. I dont know that I have the zap2epg grabber installed? I got as far in the process as softlink the xmltv folder but the user hts does not have access to the root home folder so the only grabbers that show up are xml_northamerica and the like aside from the one I had installed as part of this process. Which internal xml grabber would I want to use and where is the xmltv file normally stored? Or is this something that I should just create and run from a service account in the container?

edit4ever !

The built in xmltv grabber for tvheadend can point any folder you want...in this case, you have it pointing to ~/.xmltv/xmltv.xml

Usually it's just easy to set that up through the kodi interface - but I get the feeling that you don't have kodi setup on this debian install? Otherwise you would have likely just installed my whole addon.

My experience on systems other than LibreELEC is limited - so someone else may have to chime in here...but if you install the zap2epg addon in that same folder - ~/.xmltv/ - zap2epg should be able to generate the xmltv.xml file there and then tvh will read it.

A little more information on what you are trying to setup may help. Is this being setup as just a backend system that will be accessed from other frontend systems? Is it a standalone setup - RPi or other? Do you plan to use Kodi as your interface for playback?

If I get an idea of what you're trying to configure, I can probably provide a clearer set of setup steps.

Johan Du Preez

How can i run this on tvheadend without using kodi is there a way ? the wiki doesnt explain a lot

edit4ever !

If you want to run a similar grabber without kodi - I would suggest you use zap2xml

http://zap2xml.awardspace.info/

It should give you all the options you are looking for.

Johan Du Preez

unfortunately that doesn't work as it is still referring back to the old link that zap2it used

edit4ever !

If you look at the second reply on page three of this thread - I started to share a way to run it as a standalone. In this case - you should download the updated zap2epg.py file from my github - but the settings.xml should work fine.

https://github.com/edit4ever/script.module.zap2epg

K Shea

Johan Du Preez wrote:

> unfortunately that doesn't work as it is still referring back to the old link that zap2it used

Have you downloaded the most recent version from http://zap2xml.awardspace.info/ ?
It works fine for me. The hints from https://freetoairamerica.wordpress.com/2014/12/03/some-hints-for-getting-free-to-air-satellite-channels-into-the-electronic-program-guide-in-kodi-or-xbmc-or-another-frontend/ were helpful to me in getting it working.

Johan Du Preez

edit4ever ! wrote:
> If you look at the second reply on page three of this thread - I started to share a way to run it as a standalone. In this case - you should download the updated zap2epg.py file from my github - but the settings.xml should work fine.
>

> https://github.com/edit4ever/script.module.zap2epg

just downloaded new files to make sure,

if i run your script i get this,

hts@Docker:~/zap2$ ./zap2epg.py
./zap2epg.py: line 17: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 18: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 19: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 20: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 21: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 22: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 23: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 24: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 25: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 26: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 27: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 28: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 29: import: command not found
from: can't read /var/mail/os.path
./zap2epg.py: line 31: import: command not found
from: can't read /var/mail/collections
./zap2epg.py: line 33: import: command not found
./zap2epg.py: line 36: syntax error near unexpected token `('

./zap2epg.py: line 36: `def mainRun(userdata):'

and if i run the setup like it shows in the wiki that Edward Crosby posted i get this,

./install.sh

### Checking for files to install

Found all needed files for installation

### Determine if xmltv-util is installed

xmltv-util package found

### establishing the softlink to the tvheadend user home folder

Softlink /home/hts/.xmltv already exists, skipping

### Installing usr/bin/tv_grab_file
WARNING: Found /usr/bin/tv_grab_file already present
Replace /usr/bin/tv_grab_file? [N|y]n
Not updating /usr/bin/tv_grab_file
/usr/bin/tv_grab_file not deployed, skipping
Checking to see if TVHeadend knows about the grabber file
[sudo] password for hts:

Found, TVHeadend has grabber file listed

### Deploying .zap2xmlrc file
Obtain zap2it login information
zap2it.com email:***********

zap2it password:

Testing zap2it login
ERROR: Login failed, recieved message

000

unless their is a bunch of stuff im missing,

edit4ever !

You seem to have both zap2epg and zap2xml references above. They are not the same and are not compatible with each other.

I would start over clean with one or the other and go from there. It would be best if you provided some information on your setup, what OS, what zipcode and what lineup are you trying to download?

Johan Du Preez

K Shea wrote:
> Johan Du Preez wrote:
> > unfortunately that doesn't work as it is still referring back to the old link that zap2it used
>
> Have you downloaded the most recent version from http://zap2xml.awardspace.info/ ?

> It works fine for me. The hints from https://freetoairamerica.wordpress.com/2014/12/03/some-hints-for-getting-free-to-air-satellite-channels-into-the-electronic-program-guide-in-kodi-or-xbmc-or-another-frontend/ were helpful to me in getting it working.

Yeah downloaded the new stuff from awardspace and if i run it i get the following

C:\Users\Johan-PC\Downloads\New folder (2)>zap2xml.exe -u****** -p******
zap2xml (2018-12-01)
Command line: C:\Users\Johan-PC\Downloads\New folder (2)\zap2xml.exe -u****** -p******
Logging in as "********" (Mon Dec 10 17:12:21 2018)

[Attempt 1] Can't connect to tvlistings.zap2it.com:443 (Bad hostname)

LWP::Protocol::https::Socket: Bad hostname 'tvlistings.zap2it.com' at LWP/Protocol/http.pm line 47.

[Attempt 2] Can't connect to tvlistings.zap2it.com:443 (Bad hostname)

LWP::Protocol::https::Socket: Bad hostname 'tvlistings.zap2it.com' at LWP/Protocol/http.pm line 47.

[Attempt 3] Can't connect to tvlistings.zap2it.com:443 (Bad hostname)

LWP::Protocol::https::Socket: Bad hostname 'tvlistings.zap2it.com' at LWP/Protocol/http.pm line 47.

Failed to login within 3 retries.

Johan Du Preez

edit4ever ! wrote:
> You seem to have both zap2epg and zap2xml references above. They are not the same and are not compatible with each other.
>

> I would start over clean with one or the other and go from there. It would be best if you provided some information on your setup, what OS, what zipcode and what lineup are you trying to download?

I did 2 different tests,

My setup is ubuntu server fresh install with just tvheadend, i used your settings file just as is that u posted on page 3.

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