EPG grabber running every minute

Mo Hahn

I've setup TVH 4.2.1 from scratch and have not modified EPG grabber cron (4/12 ) but in TVH web console I can see, that internal grabbers for webgrabplus and epgdata.com are executed every minute. What can I do?

BTW: Is there any option to restrict over-the-air EPG to a maximum of 5 days?


2018-04-17 20:53:25.000 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg
2018-04-17 20:53:25.002 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/tv_grab_wg"
2018-04-17 20:53:25.281 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:53:25.285 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: parse took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:53:25.285 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  channels   tot=    2 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:53:25.285 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  brands     tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:53:25.285 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  seasons    tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:53:25.285 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  episodes   tot=  623 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:53:25.285 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  broadcasts tot=  623 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:53:52.180 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata
2018-04-17 20:53:52.181 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata"
2018-04-17 20:53:52.917 spawn: Downloading include zip file
2018-04-17 20:53:53.645 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 1
2018-04-17 20:53:54.755 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 2
2018-04-17 20:53:55.296 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 3
2018-04-17 20:53:55.837 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 4
2018-04-17 20:53:56.846 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 5
2018-04-17 20:53:56.850 spawn: Your PIN will expire around Wed Apr 17 20:52:07 MEST 2019
2018-04-17 20:54:58.813 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: grab took 67 seconds
2018-04-17 20:54:58.915 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: parse took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:54:58.915 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  channels   tot=  174 new=  174 mod=  174
2018-04-17 20:54:58.915 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  brands     tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:58.915 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  seasons    tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:58.915 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  episodes   tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:58.915 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  broadcasts tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:58.915 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg
2018-04-17 20:54:58.916 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/tv_grab_wg"
2018-04-17 20:54:59.161 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:54:59.166 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: parse took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:54:59.166 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  channels   tot=    2 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:59.166 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  brands     tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:59.166 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  seasons    tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:59.166 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  episodes   tot=  623 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:59.166 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  broadcasts tot=  623 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:54:59.166 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata
2018-04-17 20:54:59.168 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata"
2018-04-17 20:54:59.796 spawn: Downloading include zip file
2018-04-17 20:55:01.120 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 1
2018-04-17 20:55:02.226 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 2
2018-04-17 20:55:03.502 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 3
2018-04-17 20:55:04.718 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 4
2018-04-17 20:55:05.866 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 5
2018-04-17 20:55:05.871 spawn: Your PIN will expire around Wed Apr 17 20:52:07 MEST 2019
2018-04-17 20:56:07.491 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: grab took 68 seconds
2018-04-17 20:56:07.683 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: parse took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:56:07.683 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  channels   tot=  174 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:56:07.683 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  brands     tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:56:07.683 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  seasons    tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:56:07.683 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  episodes   tot=  767 new=  762 mod=  767
2018-04-17 20:56:07.683 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  broadcasts tot=  767 new=  291 mod=  767
2018-04-17 20:56:07.683 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg
2018-04-17 20:56:07.685 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/tv_grab_wg"
2018-04-17 20:56:07.932 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:56:07.937 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: parse took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:56:07.937 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  channels   tot=    2 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:56:07.937 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  brands     tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:56:07.937 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  seasons    tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:56:07.937 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  episodes   tot=  623 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:56:07.937 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  broadcasts tot=  623 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:56:25.000 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata
2018-04-17 20:56:25.005 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata"
2018-04-17 20:56:25.633 spawn: Downloading include zip file
2018-04-17 20:56:26.926 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 1
2018-04-17 20:56:28.141 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 2
2018-04-17 20:56:29.253 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 3
2018-04-17 20:56:30.443 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 4
2018-04-17 20:56:31.628 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 5
2018-04-17 20:56:31.632 spawn: Your PIN will expire around Wed Apr 17 20:52:07 MEST 2019
2018-04-17 20:57:33.435 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: grab took 68 seconds
2018-04-17 20:57:33.635 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: parse took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:57:33.635 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  channels   tot=  174 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:57:33.635 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  brands     tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:57:33.635 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  seasons    tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:57:33.635 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  episodes   tot=  870 new=  103 mod=  103
2018-04-17 20:57:33.635 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  broadcasts tot=  870 new=  130 mod=  132
2018-04-17 20:57:33.635 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg
2018-04-17 20:57:33.637 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/tv_grab_wg"
2018-04-17 20:57:33.883 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:57:33.888 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: parse took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:57:33.888 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  channels   tot=    2 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:57:33.888 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  brands     tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:57:33.888 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  seasons    tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:57:33.888 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  episodes   tot=  623 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:57:33.888 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg:  broadcasts tot=  623 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:57:33.888 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata
2018-04-17 20:57:33.890 spawn: Executing "/usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata"
2018-04-17 20:57:34.510 spawn: Downloading include zip file
2018-04-17 20:57:35.367 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 1
2018-04-17 20:57:36.064 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 2
2018-04-17 20:57:36.744 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 3
2018-04-17 20:57:37.570 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 4
2018-04-17 20:57:38.250 spawn: Downloading zip file for day 5
2018-04-17 20:57:38.255 spawn: Your PIN will expire around Wed Apr 17 20:52:07 MEST 2019
2018-04-17 20:58:40.176 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: grab took 66 seconds
2018-04-17 20:58:40.396 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata: parse took 0 seconds
2018-04-17 20:58:40.396 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  channels   tot=  174 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:58:40.396 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  brands     tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:58:40.396 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  seasons    tot=    0 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:58:40.396 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  episodes   tot=  870 new=    0 mod=    0
2018-04-17 20:58:40.396 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_eu_epgdata:  broadcasts tot=  870 new=   29 mod=   29
2018-04-17 20:58:40.396 xmltv: /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg: grab /usr/bin/tv_grab_wg
[...]

Mo Hahn

Maybe for others with same problem: After modifying cron line from

4 */12 * * *

4 0 * * * 4 12 * * *

it doesn't happened again.

Kick4U 2

I have an instance on a Synology NAS running 4.3.20230408-36 and I encountered the same issue. Tricky point was that the cron line was already split into two for 12:04 AM and PM. It seems that changing this to anything fixes the issue, so it I presume the actual default is set for every minute.

Brian Shensky

Changing the cron entry worked for me too.
I run TVH via docker container. The container runs busybox's crond, which is not as smart as the crond that ships with most standard packaged Linux distros (Debian, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, RHEL). The ability to use calculated expressions such as "*/12" is not supported in busybox crond, and so TVH runs its payload every minute. Fix the cron table and you're good to go.

Flole

Brian Shensky Is that the official docker container or some unofficial one?