14 days EPG for 600PVR

[bub]

Im sure I have seen 14 days EPG for the Dreambox 600 which updates EPG through the internet. I have seen this Epg Evolution Project (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=5687) but I think its for the 500c only.
Done a search but cant seem to find it

Thanks
bub

[Curious123]

1st you need hdd installed to store epg data!!

2nd your box connected to the internet !! (doesn?t have to b all the time, just for downloading epg data etc..)

3rd ftp program to upload files. (only in setting up)

4th setup your bouquets favourites etc?(prob have done this already)

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Ok set epg to SQLite EPG database go to system settings either (menu, setup, system settings, EPG) or (blue button, dreambox settings, system settings, EPG)

In EPG

Set epg data store: to SQLite database

Set epg location: to Internal harddisk

Epg directory should say /media/hdd

Set epg days to 7 (just example u can change 2 whatever latter)

Press green button to save.
Exit

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now go to downloads (blue button, software management, downloads, addons/plugins, Digital+ EPG grabber or Dreambox EPG plugin. (whichever is available to u))

check the download is ok ? (yellow button, plugins, dreambox epg config)

in the config.. package will probably say Digital+ and when dropped down Wolf_nl, & possibly Radio Times as well? we?ll come back to this

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Ftp go to directory /etc/tuxbox/dbepg copy Digitsl+.cfg or whatever .cfg files are there 2 a place on your pc (just for backup)

Then delete them from your box.

Download the attachment Radiotimes.zip & unpack the files (rt_uk.cfg rt_uk.sh)

Now ftp the attached file rt_uk.cfg to /etc/tuxbox/dbepg
Now ftp the other file rt_uk.sh to /var/bin

Exit ftp

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Now in tv mode select your Bouquet you want times epg 4
Select a channel (any one as long as your in the bouquet)


Now back to dreambox epg config (yellow button, plugins, dreambox epg config)

in the config.. package it should only say Radiotimes UK now as you got rid of the other crap ha ha

set time offset to 0 hours

number day 7

Cron options (will check this setup in a min)
Check use cron if you want your box to automatically get epg at time 6:00 (can set it 2 whatever time u want)

Press green button channels:-

On the left side you should have the radiotimes channel list, on the right your bouquet channels.

From the left scroll down to ie? bbc 1 select ? highlite will b a box now & on the right the highlite will appear at the top scroll down to match it with you bouquet channel
Continue till you have matched all your channels.

Then press green done. Exit

Back in epg config press yellow retrieve:-

Wait for the retrieving to finish press blue done. And exit menu back to tv

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Press red button & hey presto radiotimes epg!! Exit now last bit cron

go to system settings either (menu, setup, system settings) or (blue button, dreambox settings, system settings)

[sukhvi]

hi curious,where do i download the radiotimes attachment files from,im running the pli jade image and have downloaded the digital + epg grabber

[bub]

1st you need hdd installed to store epg data!!

2nd your box connected to the internet !! (doesn?t have to b all the time, just for downloading epg data etc..)

3rd ftp program to upload files. (only in setting up)

4th setup your bouquets favourites etc?(prob have done this already)

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ok set epg to SQLite EPG database go to system settings either (menu, setup, system settings, EPG) or (blue button, dreambox settings, system settings, EPG)

In EPG

Set epg data store: to SQLite database

Set epg location: to Internal harddisk

Epg directory should say /media/hdd

Set epg days to 7 (just example u can change 2 whatever latter)

Press green button to save.
Exit

---------------------------------------------------------------------

now go to downloads (blue button, software management, downloads, addons/plugins, Digital+ EPG grabber or Dreambox EPG plugin. (whichever is available to u))

check the download is ok ? (yellow button, plugins, dreambox epg config)

in the config.. package will probably say Digital+ and when dropped down Wolf_nl, & possibly Radio Times as well? we?ll come back to this

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Ftp go to directory /etc/tuxbox/dbepg copy Digitsl+.cfg or whatever .cfg files are there 2 a place on your pc (just for backup)

Then delete them from your box.

Download the attachment Radiotimes.zip & unpack the files (rt_uk.cfg rt_uk.sh)

Now ftp the attached file rt_uk.cfg to /etc/tuxbox/dbepg
Now ftp the other file rt_uk.sh to /var/bin

Exit ftp

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Now in tv mode select your Bouquet you want times epg 4
Select a channel (any one as long as your in the bouquet)


Now back to dreambox epg config (yellow button, plugins, dreambox epg config)

in the config.. package it should only say Radiotimes UK now as you got rid of the other crap ha ha

set time offset to 0 hours

number day 7

Cron options (will check this setup in a min)
Check use cron if you want your box to automatically get epg at time 6:00 (can set it 2 whatever time u want)

Press green button channels:-

On the left side you should have the radiotimes channel list, on the right your bouquet channels.

From the left scroll down to ie? bbc 1 select ? highlite will b a box now & on the right the highlite will appear at the top scroll down to match it with you bouquet channel
Continue till you have matched all your channels.

Then press green done. Exit

Back in epg config press yellow retrieve:-

Wait for the retrieving to finish press blue done. And exit menu back to tv

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Press red button & hey presto radiotimes epg!! Exit now last bit cron

go to system settings either (menu, setup, system settings) or (blue button, dreambox settings, system settings)


Thanks for that got HD installed, where can I get the cfgs so i can FTP them

Thanks
bub

[Curious123]

hi curious,where do i download the radiotimes attachment files from,im running the pli jade image and have downloaded the digital + epg grabber

You need to make sure you download the Sqlite EPG plugin and that should download the Radio times file to your dreambox. In the original instruction written by wizbit77 you needed to go to the Radio times web site and download the dat file as the one on the Pli image was corrupt at the time but I think has now been corrected by the pli team.

download this file http://xmltv.radiotimes.com/xmltv/channels.dat

copy it to /var/tuxbox/config/dbepg/ and overwrite the existing channels.dat file

now go and map your new channels as normal.

[bub]

Thanks again for help, just wasnt sure about this bit

Download the attachment Radiotimes.zip & unpack the files (rt_uk.cfg rt_uk.sh)

Now ftp the attached file rt_uk.cfg to /etc/tuxbox/dbepg
Now ftp the other file rt_uk.sh to /var/bin

cant seems to find the radiotimes.zip

thanks
bub

[THFC]

Thanks again for help, just wasnt sure about this bit

Download the attachment Radiotimes.zip & unpack the files (rt_uk.cfg rt_uk.sh)

Now ftp the attached file rt_uk.cfg to /etc/tuxbox/dbepg
Now ftp the other file rt_uk.sh to /var/bin

cant seems to find the radiotimes.zip

thanks
bub

Same here unsure where to get these files? Or does the .dat file mean i don't need it? or are these the ones already on the pli image?

Everything else seems okay about to finalise the finer points and see if i have done it right later.

Will post back

And Thanks Curious had a Dm600 for a year - this is the first time i have had anything but a 24hr epg :goodpost:

[student]

Just a quick question, does this work on other DM boxes, i.e. 7025?

Many thanks

[THFC]

Update

Ok the files mentioned in the radiotimes.zip are already on my dreambox

I have just ftp the channels.dat also as mentioned above

Following the instructions to the letter

Done everything except the cron so far.

Pressed retrieve and it has been stuck like this for 20 mins - retrieving file 1 of 1.

Is this right.

The box can download via the internet as i can download plugins etc okay

Not sure if this is a problem

[Curious123]

Update

Ok the files mentioned in the radiotimes.zip are already on my dreambox

I have just ftp the channels.dat also as mentioned above

Following the instructions to the letter

Done everything except the cron so far.

Pressed retrieve and it has been stuck like this for 20 mins - retrieving file 1 of 1.

Is this right.

The box can download via the internet as i can download plugins etc okay

Not sure if this is a problem

First of all apologies to all of you people because I brought myself a DM500S sat box in the new year and stopped playing with my DM600C cable box so I have lost track of lot of the cable stuff.

The script file i.e .sh files should be on the Pli image as well as the channel.dat but the latter files was corrupted six months ago so it was necessary to retrive it from the Radio times site.

As far as retrieving the files you may need to try it couple of times or at different times in case the Radio Times site is having problems. Might also be worth trying the retrieve with a single channel just to test it is working.

[THFC]

Seems to be working fine now - still does not say retrieving files but -

My first bouquet has updated all channels to 7 days now.

Will do the other bouquets later.

The epg is obviously getting the data.

Cheers.

How do you get 14 days though. The max number of days i can put on the epg setting in config is 9 days. It only allows a single digit.

[Curious123]

TBH with you I am not really sure if it actually ever was a 14 day EPG. I don't have it on my box anymore but when I first installed it about 6 or 9 months ago it was generally referred to as the 'Longer EPG'. I never bothered with anything more than 3 or 4 days as I read somewhere that it can slow your box down if you have too many days.

[the gringo]

I posted this 2 months ago on another forum

14Day SlyUK EPG on DB600PVR with HD

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Sorry guys but i just nicked this from another sat digital website, so no credits go to me! but i had to share, because it works full epg on ye dm600pvr c.
just follow instructions

the gringo

Requires use of PLI Iolite 2008 Image. ht*p://xxx.pli-images.org/downloads.php?cat_id=8
requires hard disk installed in 600.( i am currently testing usb memory option.)
Ftp the files in sky14epg file to your box, dont ftp the sky14epg directory, only the directories & files within.

then do below

(blue button, Dreambox settings, System settings, EPG)

Switch to EPG Data Store---- SQLite EPG database
Switch to SQlite EPG location----Internal Harddisk
switch to SQLite EPG Directory---- /media/hdd
set number of days to 1-14
X Enable MHW EPG
X Limit Enigma EPG Size

Press green button to save

Download the 'Dreambox EPG config plugin' and the MV 3.5.2 plugin via blue button, software management

Make your SKY bouquet current by zapping to a channel in that list

Start the Dreambox EPG config plugin via the plugin menu (yellow button)
Choose Radiotimes UK Package, not wolf nl(its down)
Press the green button to open the channel mapping screen
On the left, you see the unmapped channels
On the right, you see the channels from the current bouquet

Now map the channels by selecting one in the left window (ok), then select the matching one from the right (ok)

Once you've mapped all channels you want to see EPG data from, press Done (green button)

You can now do a manual retrieve (yellow button) to check. You should see a download window for every channel mapped.

now press up or down button, choose channel with up or down, press info button, choose multiEPG...
(you can define number of hours shown by pressing 1 through 6, 1 for 1 hour, 6 for 6 hours)
or yellow key(plugins) and MV 3.5.2

you can define how many channels are displayed at once within mutlipeg (blue button,dreambox ,user interface settings,MultiEPG, i choose 6 channels, font size of 2 and genre colours) this displays a nice multiepg with a channel/info/program description at top of multiepg screen)

and please dont reply and say this is included in pli image, you would be right, but it dosn't work, it was originally written for 500+, i rewrote the scripts for 600, now it works just fine..

enjoy!







MV 3.5.2 plugin
just ftp'd these file from /var/tuxbox/plugins dbepg.cfg/.so and /var/tuxbox/dbepg various files
hope this helps

the gringo

[THFC]

Gringo Thanks

Apologies for being away from this thread so long.

Sounds cool but where is the - sky14epg file

The one you mentioned that needs to be ftp to the box

Otherwise seems fairly simplistic.

My DM600 image is iolite 30/12/2007 so seems like the latest one.

[Curious123]

Gringo Thanks


My DM600 image is iolite 30/12/2007 so seems like the latest one.

The Jade is the latest Pli image brought out a few weeks ago.

[the gringo]

The Jade is the latest Pli image brought out a few weeks ago.

Yep your right Curious. I'm using pli-jade-dm600pvr-20080718-5335.nfi amd just use the tut above and you can't go wrong. tick the crone box choose a time to update sorted.

the gringo

[lildreamer]

Does anyone know of any way to get a longer EPG on the CLi DM600 image? I dont really want to change to another image(such as PLi) as I really like CLi.

Thanks

[Curious123]

I think the Cli had plans to incorportae the 14 day EPG into their image but I do not think they ever got round to it. You need the Sqlite plugin for the 14 day EPG and the Pli image are the only team with this plugin so unless you install the Pli image you are not going to be able to use the longer EPG.

[THFC]

Thanks to all above.

Now on the New Jade image

And EPG working fine

[kav4]

Can someone please explain how to use MV plugin with PLi Jade2 image in DM600 ?

[Niu]

D+ spannish is not supported.
Regards.

[saytri]

What is the maximum number of days for epg? Thanks.

[father ted]

What is the maximum number of days for epg? Thanks.

14........ but no one i only use max of 7 days

[bigpappa]

thanx for it

[gezoid]

Has anyone actually got this working? What are the latest complete instructions on how to do this?

[Fano]

I have this working on my 500s and Jade 3.
I am using a mount on my pc to store the epg.
It freezes up quite a bit ,I think the 500s doesnt have enough memory to run the database smoothly.
I have about 150 channels mapped for 5 days epg.
When it works well its great but its just too unstable,the box keeps on locking up.Bloody 500s and its puny memory.:hmmmm2:

[Bonesy]

Can anyone confirm if this will work on a dm800c??

[Curious123]

I don't have an dm800 so cannot confirm but I cannot any see reason why this wouldn't work on an dm800. You do not need to remember that this will only work with Pli images.

[Bonesy]

I don't have an dm800 so cannot confirm but I cannot any see reason why this wouldn't work on an dm800. You do not need to remember that this will only work with Pli images.

ok to test, installed plijade3 images for dm800, where i get the files and install instructions?

[ianmac]

ok to test, installed plijade3 images for dm800, where i get the files and install instructions?

(Curious123) Posted that info on post #2...

[Curious123]

ok to test, installed plijade3 images for dm800, where i get the files and install instructions?

There was a flaw in the orginal script for picking up the EPG data and dumping it to specific location on the box. This was later fixed so I have amended the instructions and removed the manual copying of the file to the correct location.

1st you need hdd installed to store epg data!!

2nd your box connected to the internet !! (doesn?t have to b all the time, just for downloading epg data etc..)

3rd setup your bouquets favourites etc?(prob have done this already)

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ok set epg to SQLite EPG database go to system settings either (menu, setup, system settings, EPG) or (blue button, dreambox settings, system settings, EPG)

In EPG

Set epg data store: to SQLite database

Set epg location: to Internal harddisk

Epg directory should say /media/hdd

Set epg days to 7 (just example u can change 2 whatever latter)

Press green button to save.
Exit

---------------------------------------------------------------------

now go to downloads (blue button, software management, downloads, addons/plugins, SQLite EPG grabber EPG plugin.

check the download is ok ? (yellow button, plugins, dreambox epg config).

in the config.. package will probably say Digital+ and when dropped down Wolf_nl, & possibly Radio Times as well? we?ll come back to this

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Now in tv mode select your Bouquet you want times epg 4
Select a channel (any one as long as your in the bouquet)


Now back to dreambox epg config (yellow button, plugins, dreambox epg config)

in the config.. package it should only say Radiotimes UK now as you got rid of the other crap ha ha

set time offset to 0 hours

number day 7

Cron options
Check use cron if you want your box to automatically get epg at time 6:00 (can set it 2 whatever time u want)

Press green button channels:-

On the left side you should have the radiotimes channel list, on the right your bouquet channels.

From the left scroll down to ie? bbc 1 select ? highlite will b a box now & on the right the highlite will appear at the top scroll down to match it with you bouquet channel
Continue till you have matched all your channels.

Then press green done. Exit

Back in epg config press yellow retrieve:-

Wait for the retrieving to finish press blue done. And exit menu back to tv

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[Bonesy]

ok Ive installed the ipk file and rebooted unit and can see epg evloution in the plugs etc..

Where im stuck is:
"Ok set epg to SQLite EPG database go to system settings either (menu, setup, system settings, EPG) or (blue button, dreambox settings, system settings, EPG)"

if I go blue panel - epg evolution is number 2. I press it and nothing. (this is for manual updateing the epg I beleive)
If I go menu setup/system settings there is no EPG option to set the db :-/

using pli jade on dm800

[Bonesy]

Also checked the log file and its not downloading from their server:

[DL] Downloading epg
[DL] Network errormsg:The official EPG-Server is closed...

So is there anything server I need to tell this script to grab it from? if so you have the details?

[Curious123]

1. You need to download the SQLite EPG 1.2 plugin in the addons/download section i.e Blue Button > S/W management > Downloads > Addons/Plugins > SQLite Plugin 1.2.

2. You need to specify that you are going to use the SQLite EPG plugin which you do by System Settings > EPG > Select SQlite database.

3. Yellow Button > Dreambox EPG config > Radio Times than you follow the rest of the instructions.

Not with my box so can't be exact but I know it is working as I tested it yesterday.

[Bonesy]

ok then the problem is cant get this addon.
when i press blue, just get normal options:
1. sleep timer
2.graphical multi epg
3. ppanels.

No option for Software manager in there and when i go into system menu/setup/software manager
There is no options for addons.

In system menu/setup/ there is a plugin option, but went through them all and there is no sqlite plugin anywhere.

[Curious123]

Just a thought but did you download/update to the latest menu, it is their way of updating the download list? It is possible that this addon may not be available for an dm800. I would be inclined to visit the Pli site and post this question on their site.

[Bonesy]

Just a thought but did you download/update to the latest menu, it is their way of updating the download list? It is possible that this addon may not be available for an dm800. I would be inclined to visit the Pli site and post this question on their site.

Well looks like updating pli latest image ~~~~ed my box up:)
"no ca error" which normally means second stage bootloader is wrong. Could normally fix this by using dreamup and flashing bootloader 69 to is, worked may times before.

But this time dreamup just continues to says checking checksum and doe nothing else.

Box wont even allow me to do a boot stop now, by holding in power on button during pluggin power to the box. So can reflash another image to it.

Ah well, looks like I'll have to resort back to the kids dm600 unnit again....sigh

[Curious123]

Well looks like updating pli latest image ~~~~ed my box up:)
"no ca error" which normally means second stage bootloader is wrong. Could normally fix this by using dreamup and flashing bootloader 69 to is, worked may times before.

But this time dreamup just continues to says checking checksum and doe nothing else.

Box wont even allow me to do a boot stop now, by holding in power on button during pluggin power to the box. So can reflash another image to it.

Ah well, looks like I'll have to resort back to the kids dm600 unnit again....sigh

I thought you already had the latest Pli image so why are you updating the image? When I said download/update to the latest menu it is just an update of their offerings from their downloads server. Sorry to hear your box is knackered m8.

[Bonesy]

I thought you already had the latest Pli image so why are you updating the image? When I said download/update to the latest menu it is just an update of their offerings from their downloads server. Sorry to hear your box is knackered m8.

Hey not your fault :)

These things happen when playing with them. I'll just have to send it back and get replacment....2nd replacment of my 800 got to love that:)

[Curious123]

Hey not your fault :)

These things happen when playing with them. I'll just have to send it back and get replacment....2nd replacment of my 800 got to love that:)

I was thinking of getting a clone dm800 for Christmas but looking at how many people are having hardware problems I might be wiser leaving it for a few months. Don't want to tempt fate but are you thinking of getting this EPG working on your dm600?

[Bonesy]

I was thinking of getting a clone dm800 for Christmas but looking at how many people are having hardware problems I might be wiser leaving it for a few months. Don't want to tempt fate but are you thinking of getting this EPG working on your dm600?

Yes, can you up copy of your image, save me all the hassle?

[Curious123]

Yes, can you up copy of your image, save me all the hassle?

I would be glad to copy it for you if you let me know where and how.

[Bonesy]

update just to let others know its not a hardware fault, but software one which is not fix. I have the dreaded no ea errorr which everyone things is hardware fault, but its not, its a software fault and I've already createda thread which tell you how to fix this.

[Bonesy]

Ok anyone know url to grab a vigin uk epg feed in xml format??

[father ted]

ok Curious123 just done this via pli image ..........................bugger, it works :devil:

[Curious123]

ok Curious123 just done this via pli image ..........................bugger, it works :devil:

I am glad someone other than me has proved it works.lol

[enium69]

i cant download this file until i post

[richyboypalm]

Works like a dream on the latest pli firmware (1.6 27/06/2009)
On DM500 with mapped drive to my NAS

Thanks for the guild, my gf loves me again ...
:champions:

[torchwood]

Thanks, works well.

[nbtechnic]

at that time I was not even dreaming of this technology!