For OPENSAT Firm
What does this plugin?
Download the EPG is sent by satellite, can be loaded into memory deco (as getepg), but also optionally can be converted into various formats: text, html and xmltv.
The plugin includes actually two programs: the grab_epg, which is a command line program and is doing all the work, and can be run via telnet, for example. /-X grab_epg will record the EPG xmltv format. The other program is XGrabEPG (which is just a modified version of XGetEPG) and is the program that appears when we get into the option menu XGrabEPG plugins. Allows you to set some options and load the epg by remote control.
The program has been written from scratch, but based on other plugins to Decos (especially one named "mv") and has been careful not to miss events (which is a problem with the getepg).
Installation:
The zip file includes two files: XGrabEPG.plugin and plugins.lst. Copy these two files to the / tmp deco. Go to the Plug-ins option deco and select "Add plug-in" (red button, careful not to press the green button by mistake). Select "Install (/ tmp / plugins.lst), and finally choose XGrabEPG.
Post-installation:
The files generated by the program can be quite large, several megabytes, so it is advisable to save them to disk drive or a flash drive. After installing the plugin would have to edit the file and put grab_epg.ini output_dir option in the directory where you want to be recorded files. The default is / DATA/hdb1/EPG /. Oh by the way, the board also will have to create it by hand.
Use:
Once the directory is already created and configured, we get the option XGrabEPG Plug-ins. With the red button you can choose the files you want to believe, and some other options. Press OK to start the download. Depending on the options you have chosen will take more or less. Load the epg in memory deco (which is faster) takes 1 minute and a half to 3 minutes.
Important Note:
It is quite likely that the program fails with the error message:
ERROR: ChannelSDK_Load: version mismatch 354 (10.9) Fail to read the channel_list to '/ DISK2/all_channel.dat'
This occurs when trying to load the channel list Azbox. Apparently it only works properly if you use a recent firmware. In older firmware (like the one I use) this error occurs. To avoid this you have to uncheck "Use ChannelSDK" (this trick will not work when using the Hispasat satellite.)
Speaking of Hispasat, I have no idea if the plugin work with the Hispasat satellite. Would have to change some options in the configuration file, but still not know if it works ...
Other little things ...:
In the file specified epg.excl some channels will be ignored. Take a look at the file and if there is a channel that interests you, delete it from the list. In the file specified epg.texcl channels to be ignored when creating listings in text format and html.
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