[mythtv-users] Still setting up XMLTV

[Bill Meek]

On 7/11/21 2:46 PM, Lloyd Chittenden wrote:
> Okay, that was very helpful.  Now this is my config file:
> 
> database=/home/mythtv/.xmltv/SchedulesDirect.DB
> lineup=USA-CO68798-X
> 3rdparty-metadata=disabled
> mythtv-categories=enabled
> station-logo-order=
> 
> Now when I run mythfilldatabase it gets stuck on this line
> 
> 2021-07-11 12:38:34.545764 I  XMLTV config file is: /home/mythtv/.mythtv/SD.xmltv
> 
> It just sits there for hours until finally I get a message:
> Killed
> and it goes back to command prompt.
> 
> Any ideas now?
> 
> Lloyd
> 
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 6:58 AM Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com <mailto:keemllib at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On 7/11/21 12:29 AM, Lloyd Chittenden wrote:
>     > Well, that explains a lot.  There is only one line:
>     >
>     > database=/home/mythtv/.xmltv/SchedulesDirect.DB
>     >
>     > What else is supposed to be there, and where am I supposed to find out what to put there?
>     >
>     > Lloyd
>     >
>     > On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 8:52 PM R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org <mailto:newbury at mandamus.org> <mailto:newbury at mandamus.org
>     <mailto:newbury at mandamus.org>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     On 2021-07-10 3:06 p.m., Lloyd Chittenden wrote:
>     >     > I made some more progress setting up my new XMLTV grabber.
>     >
>     >     > 2021-07-10 12:52:32.683420 I  Grabber has capabilities: baseline
>     >     > manualconfig preferredmethod lineups apiconfig
>     >     > 2021-07-10 12:52:33.338342 I  Grabber prefers method: allatonce
>     >     > 2021-07-10 12:52:33.338855 I  XMLTV config file is:
>     >     > /home/mythtv/.mythtv/SD.xmltv
>     >     > 2021-07-10 12:52:34.051189 E  FillData: XMLTV grabber returned error code 1
>     >     > 2021-07-10 12:52:34.400985 E  Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file
>     >
>     >     >
>     >     > Does anyone have any idea what is wrong?
>     >     >
>     >     > Lloyd
>     >
>     >     It looks like your SD.xmltv file is screwed up. 'unexpected end of file'
>     >
>     >     Please post the top 10-15 lines of that file.
>     >
>     >     Geoff
> 
>     Again: https://forum.mythtv.org/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3480&start=15#p19508 <https://forum.mythtv.org/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3480&start=15#p19508>
> 
>     That's what a working XMLTV configuration looks like for the SQLite version.
>     [There are only 3 lines in the .xmltv file]
> 
>     I can't tell if any other steps using tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite were not
>     successful/completed. There may be other missing parts to this puzzle.
> 
>     I could be that removing the xxx.xmltv and SchedulesDirect.DB files in the link
>     above and starting over is the best solution. tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite is run 4
>     times to complete setup, if memory serves.
> 
>     -- 
>     Bill

The first run after setup is expected to take long. I don't
know what "hours" above means. It it was 2, then I'd wait
longer. Especially if you've got lots of channels.

>From another terminal window, you could look in /tmp. A file
named something like mythXXXXXX should exist. If the grabber
is working, then the file will be growing in size.

Or, you could type: tail -f /tmp/mythXXXXXX and watch the
data come in. XXXXXX will change each time the grabber is run
(and is unlikely to ever be XXXXXX).

-- 
Bill