[mythtv-users] Still setting up XMLTV

[Lloyd]

Thanks, I will try those things, but something does seem to be stopping 
the process.  If I just leave it, after a long while, at least 2 hours, 
it just stops and the word "Killed" appears and it goes back to command 
prompt.

Lloyd

On 7/11/2021 1:57 PM, Bill Meek wrote:
> 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).
>