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Post by sbailey223 » Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:19 pm

Hello garyan2, I will try the version tomorrow. Thanks, Thanks for your support and keeping WMC guide going, just sent a donate your way.

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Post by sbailey223 » Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:04 pm

Hello garyan2, installed the new version this morning and it is working again, Thanks! Thanks for your support and keeping WMC guide going, sent a donate your way last night.

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Post by sbailey223 » Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:07 pm

Not sure if you are seeing my posts or if i am posting wrong. let me know. thanks!

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Post by franklin » Thu Dec 15, 2022 2:30 pm

Greetings. Movie posters were working excellently for months. Then suddenly now every channel no posters. Below is latest log and it shows the posters "artwork"being downloaded. If I do: Info, Movie Details I see an icon of reel of film where the poster used to show, then about 3 seconds that generic icon disappears. Tried the clear cache save and execute - no good. Any insights?

[12/14/2022 10:15:00 PM] ===============================================================================
[12/14/2022 10:15:00 PM] Beginning epg123 update execution. version 1.7.3.3
[12/14/2022 10:15:00 PM] ===============================================================================
[12/14/2022 10:15:00 PM] *** Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit [Version: 6.1.7601.0] ***
[12/14/2022 10:15:00 PM] *** Windows Media Center [Version: 6.1.7600.16385] is installed. ***
[12/14/2022 10:15:00 PM] [ INFO] Beginning EPG123 update execution. 2022-12-15 04:15:00Z
[12/14/2022 10:15:00 PM] [ INFO] DaysToDownload: 14 , TheTVDBNumbers : True , PrefixEpisodeTitle: False , PrefixEpisodeDescription : True , AppendEpisodeDesc: False , OADOverride : True , SeasonEventImages : True , TMDbCoverArt: True , IncludeSDLogos : True , AutoAddNew: True , CreateXmltv: False , ModernMediaUiPlusSupport: False
[12/14/2022 10:15:13 PM] [ INFO] Token request successful. serverID: 20141201.web , datetime: 2022-12-15T04:15:12Z
[12/14/2022 10:15:13 PM] [ INFO] Status request successful. account expires: 2023-03-08T14:59:41Z , lineups: 1/4 , lastDataUpdate: 2022-12-15T02:03:36Z
[12/14/2022 10:15:13 PM] [ INFO] System status: Online , message: No known issues.
[12/14/2022 10:15:17 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved TMDb configurations.
[12/14/2022 10:15:17 PM] [ INFO] Successfully requested listing of subscribed lineups from Schedules Direct.
[12/14/2022 10:15:17 PM] Entering BuildLineupServices() for 1 lineups.
[12/14/2022 10:15:17 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved the station mapping for lineup USA-TX62678-X.
[12/14/2022 10:15:21 PM] [ INFO] Kicking off background worker to download and process 1 station logos.
[12/14/2022 10:15:21 PM] [ INFO] Stations added for download since last configuration save are: FMC
[12/14/2022 10:15:21 PM] Exiting BuildLineupServices(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:15:21 PM] Entering GetAllScheduleEntryMd5s() for 14 days on 624 stations.
[12/14/2022 10:15:22 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:01.0000014)
[12/14/2022 10:15:24 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:02.1700030)
[12/14/2022 10:15:27 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.8800012)
[12/14/2022 10:15:28 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:01.5700022)
[12/14/2022 10:15:30 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.9900014)
[12/14/2022 10:15:32 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:01.2900018)
[12/14/2022 10:15:33 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.8500012)
[12/14/2022 10:15:34 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:01.1700016)
[12/14/2022 10:15:36 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.9000013)
[12/14/2022 10:15:38 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:02.2300031)
[12/14/2022 10:15:41 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.8800012)
[12/14/2022 10:15:42 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.7800011)
[12/14/2022 10:15:43 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.8100011)
[12/14/2022 10:15:44 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:01.1700016)
[12/14/2022 10:15:45 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.7900011)
[12/14/2022 10:15:46 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 71 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.5200007)
[12/14/2022 10:15:47 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved Md5s for 56 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.7400010)
[12/14/2022 10:15:48 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 56 stations' daily schedules. (0:00:00:00.8800013)
[12/14/2022 10:15:48 PM] [ INFO] Found 6427 cached daily schedules.
[12/14/2022 10:15:48 PM] [ INFO] Downloaded 2309 daily schedules.
[12/14/2022 10:15:54 PM] [ INFO] Processed 8736 daily schedules for 624 stations for average of 14.0 days per station.
[12/14/2022 10:15:54 PM] Exiting GetAllScheduleEntryMd5s(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:15:54 PM] Entering BuildAllProgramEntries() for 43829 programs.
[12/14/2022 10:16:04 PM] [ INFO] Found 40939 cached program descriptions.
[12/14/2022 10:16:08 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 1000 program descriptions. (0:00:00:03.5800050)
[12/14/2022 10:16:08 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 1000 program descriptions. (0:00:00:03.6300051)
[12/14/2022 10:16:08 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 890 program descriptions. (0:00:00:04.5100063)
[12/14/2022 10:16:10 PM] Exiting BuildAllProgramEntries(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:16:10 PM] Entering BuildAllGenericSeriesInfoDescriptions() for 8919 series.
[12/14/2022 10:16:11 PM] [ INFO] Found 8844 cached/unavailable series descriptions.
[12/14/2022 10:16:11 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved 75 generic program descriptions. (0:00:00:00.3000004)
[12/14/2022 10:16:11 PM] Exiting BuildAllGenericSeriesInfoDescriptions(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:16:11 PM] Entering GetAllMoviePosters() for 4796 movies.
[12/14/2022 10:16:11 PM] [ INFO] Found 4477 cached/unavailable movie poster links.
[12/14/2022 10:16:11 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 19 programs. (0:00:00:00.1900003)
[12/14/2022 10:16:11 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.3000004)
[12/14/2022 10:16:12 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.4700007)
[12/14/2022 10:16:12 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.5400008)
[12/14/2022 10:16:12 PM] [ INFO] TMDb catalog search for "Les Fourberies de Scapin" from 1981 found 1 results.
[12/14/2022 10:16:12 PM] [ INFO] TMDb catalog search for "Shadow of the Star" from 2020 found 1 results.
[12/14/2022 10:16:12 PM] [ INFO] TMDb catalog search for "Girl with a Scythe" from 2017 found 1 results.
[12/14/2022 10:16:12 PM] [ INFO] TMDb catalog search for "The Road Agent" from 1925 found 1 results.
[12/14/2022 10:16:13 PM] Exiting GetAllMoviePosters(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:16:13 PM] Entering GetAllSeriesImages() for 8919 series.
[12/14/2022 10:16:13 PM] [ INFO] Found 8442 cached/unavailable series image links.
[12/14/2022 10:16:13 PM] [ INFO] Refreshing 184 series image links.
[12/14/2022 10:16:13 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.2800004)
[12/14/2022 10:16:13 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.2900004)
[12/14/2022 10:16:13 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.3400005)
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 77 programs. (0:00:00:00.2100003)
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.5300008)
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] Exiting GetAllSeriesImages(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] Entering GetAllSeasonImages() for 4700 seasons.
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Found 4398 cached/unavailable season image links.
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 2 programs. (0:00:00:00.1000002)
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.3200005)
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.3200005)
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 100 programs. (0:00:00:00.3500005)
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] Exiting GetAllSeasonImages(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] Entering GetAllSportsImages() for 465 sports events.
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Found 382 cached/unavailable sport event image links.
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Successfully retrieved artwork info for 83 programs. (0:00:00:00.2000003)
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] Exiting GetAllSportsImages(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:16:14 PM] [ INFO] Completed compiling keywords and keyword groups.
[12/14/2022 10:16:16 PM] [ INFO] Completed save of the MXF file to "D:\Apps\epg123\output\epg123.mxf". (82.952 MB)
[12/14/2022 10:16:16 PM] [ INFO] Generated .mxf file contains 624 services, 8919 series, 4700 seasons, 43829 programs, 195191 schedule entries, and 72482 people with 17177 image links.
[12/14/2022 10:16:16 PM] [ INFO] 6028 entries deleted from the cache file during cleanup.
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] [ INFO] Completed EPG123 update execution. SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] [ INFO] epg123 update execution time was 00:01:18.7301102.
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] ===============================================================================
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] Beginning epg123 client execution. version 1.7.3.3
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] ===============================================================================
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] *** Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit [Version: 6.1.7601.0] ***
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] *** Windows Media Center [Version: 6.1.7600.16385] is installed. ***
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] [ INFO] Import: True , Match: False , NoLogo: False , Force: False , ShowProgress: False , NoGC: False , NoVerify: False , Verbose: False
[12/14/2022 10:16:19 PM] [ INFO] There is a recording in progress or the next scheduled recording is within 10 minutes. Delaying garbage collection and/or import.
[12/14/2022 11:04:00 PM] Entering ImportMxfFile() for file "d:\apps\epg123\output\epg123.mxf".
[12/14/2022 11:15:33 PM] [ INFO] Successfully imported .mxf file into Media Center database. Exit code: 0
[12/14/2022 11:15:33 PM] Exiting ImportMxfFile(). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 11:15:33 PM] Entering VerifyLoad()
[12/14/2022 11:16:21 PM] [ INFO] Checked 195191 entries and corrected 98 of them.
[12/14/2022 11:16:21 PM] Exiting VerifyLoad()
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] [ INFO] Completed channel cleanup as needed after MXF file import.
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] [ INFO] Completed lineup refresh.
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] Entering RunWmcIndexTask(PvrScheduleTask)
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] [ INFO] SUCCESS: Attempted to run the scheduled task "Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\PvrScheduleTask".
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] [ INFO] Successfully started the PvrScheduleTask task. Exit code: 0
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] Exiting RunWmcIndexTask(PvrScheduleTask). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] Entering RunWmcIndexTask(ReindexSearchRoot)
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] [ INFO] SUCCESS: Attempted to run the scheduled task "Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\ReindexSearchRoot".
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] [ INFO] Successfully started the ReindexSearchRoot task. Exit code: 0
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] Exiting RunWmcIndexTask(ReindexSearchRoot). SUCCESS.
[12/14/2022 11:16:24 PM] [ INFO] MXF file was created on 12/14/2022 10:15:00 PM
[12/14/2022 11:16:26 PM] [ INFO] Completed EPG123 client execution.
[12/14/2022 11:16:26 PM] [ INFO] EPG123 client execution time was 01:00:07.4037132.

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Post by garyan2 » Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:50 pm

Is the epg123 service running? Open a browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:9009... if nothing comes up, then the service is not running.

Is it only movie images?
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Post by franklin » Sat Dec 17, 2022 3:09 pm

Wow, Mr. Gary. Thank you for the quick response! Yes, only the movie posters not working.

http://127.0.0.1:9009 pulls up site can't be reached. When I go to task manager, services I see epg123Server with a stopped status. When I right click start service - nothing happens. It remains in Stopped Status - this after numerous tries and a few reboots.

I then clicked on the services tab in the lower right corner of the task manager, clicked on EPG123 Server. Its startup type is set to Automatic. When I click Start, a pop-up services box states "The EPG123 Server service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs."

Log On tab, Local System account is checked, recovery set to take no action and there are no Dependencies - if that helps..

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Post by garyan2 » Sat Dec 17, 2022 3:38 pm

See if there is anything in the server log file at c:\programdata\garyan2\epg123\server.log . When installing epg123, did you use the setup file or the portable file?
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Post by franklin » Sat Dec 17, 2022 3:51 pm

There is no garyan2 folder under ProgramData. I used the setup file.

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Post by garyan2 » Sat Dec 17, 2022 4:07 pm

Did you install epg123 in a different location? It would then be <path_to_epg123>\server.log.
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Post by franklin » Sat Dec 17, 2022 4:17 pm

yes. It's on d:\app\epg123. I found a server.log in that folder:

[12/17/2022 9:15:44 AM] version 1.7.3.3 : autoRefreshtoken=True , cacheImages=False , cacheRetention=30

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Post by garyan2 » Sat Dec 17, 2022 4:33 pm

Okay, no errors there. Could you change the folder name of d:\app\epg123\images to d:\app\epg123\image_old and try to start the server again?
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Post by franklin » Sat Dec 17, 2022 5:11 pm

You ARE the Man! All poster art working! I assume imageCache.json will reappear in the new images folder on the next update of the guide? For now it is empty.

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Post by franklin » Sat Dec 17, 2022 5:22 pm

A reboot restored imageCache.json in the newly created folder. Donation on the way. Thanks again!

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Post by garyan2 » Sat Dec 17, 2022 5:37 pm

The imageCache.json file must have been corrupted. I'll throw a try/catch around loading the cache file to handle that in the future.
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Post by franklin » Thu May 11, 2023 4:42 pm

Question. Are any of my channel viewing habits reported/uploaded?

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Post by garyan2 » Thu May 11, 2023 4:56 pm

Absolutely NOT.

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Post by garyan2 » Fri May 12, 2023 1:29 am

Now that I am on a keyboard, I'll expand a little. EPG123 only provides the guide by creating a MXF file that is imported into WMC. It has no idea what or how you use the data, let alone what you do with WMC.

As far as tracking, Schedules Direct will know what lineups you are subscribed to. I would say there is potential that they can know what images (artwork) you download based on your token, but other than that, no true idea on how the downloaded data is used.

WMC has a privacy setting to collect usage data, but I expect that to go nowhere now. EPG123 does however turn that off for you.
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