Explain Status Logo differences

[sunnyevw]

I love the Green Status Logo. It makes me feel like things are going fine. Then I started seeing the Red X. But each time it was easy to figure out - there was an update to EPG123. (The Green Logo returned after I updated.) But now I'm seeing the Yellow !. I re-read the EPG123 documentation and I have searched every combination of words that I can think of. No luck. I checked the log file and can find no weird entries. I am interested in finding out what triggers both the Red X (anything other than an update needed?) and the Yellow ! (I have no idea what triggers it.) Can you point me in the proper direction?

[d00zah]

RED indicates an error was reported in the trace.log... for example:

[11/11/2018 3:40:09 AM] [ERROR] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

AMBER indicates a warning was reported in the trace.log... for example:

[2/7/2018 3:30:17 AM] [WARNG] Failed to parse the schedule Md5 return for stationId 28055 (WGBHDT) on 2018-02-07 and after.

A '+' sign to the right of the icon, in the latest builds, indicates an EPG123 update is available, regardless of icon color.

[garyan2]

Green, of course, means everything is fine.
Yellow means something was not quite right, but you still got updated. Like the example above, it typically means one or more stations did not get an update but everything else was okay.
Red means something happened such that EPG123 aborted the update.

The cause of the yellow icon can be found by looking for the [WARNG] entries in the trace.log file for the last update.
The cause of the red icon can be found by looking for the [ERROR] entries in the trace.log file for the last update.

[katzenandguthrie]

Hi Gary,

I installed EPG NYD and the next day I had a yellow ! now I have a red X. I looked in the log and saw this,
[1/3/2020 2:00:21 AM] [ERROR] The MXF file imported is 24.00 hours old.

[garyan2]

That means the MXF file did not get updated. Click the [View Log] button and find the entries starting with [ERROR].

[katzenandguthrie]

I found this in the log from the initial installation.

[1/1/2020 12:38:00 PM] Exiting runWmcTask(ReindexSearchRoot). SUCCESS.
[1/1/2020 12:38:00 PM] Entering runWmcTask(PvrScheduleTask)
[1/1/2020 12:38:00 PM] [ INFO] SUCCESS: Attempted to run the scheduled task "Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\PvrScheduleTask".
[1/1/2020 12:38:00 PM] [ INFO] Successfully started the PvrScheduleTask task. Exit code: 0
[1/1/2020 12:38:00 PM] Exiting runWmcTask(PvrScheduleTask). SUCCESS.
[1/1/2020 12:38:00 PM] [WARNG] The imported MXF file contained a WARNING in its status field.
[1/1/2020 12:38:00 PM] [ INFO] Completed EPG123 client execution.
[1/1/2020 12:38:00 PM] [ INFO] EPG123 client execution time was 00:00:16.7232294.
[1/2/2020 2:00:00 AM] ==

[katzenandguthrie]

I just saw this from earlier in the log.


[1/1/2020 12:19:34 PM] [ INFO] Beginning epg123 client execution. 2020-01-01 17:19:34Z
[1/1/2020 12:19:34 PM] [ INFO] Import: True , Match: True , NoLogo: False , Force: False , ShowProgress: True
[1/1/2020 12:19:35 PM] [ERROR] There are no devices/tuners configured in the database store. Perform WMC TV Setup prior to importing guide lisitngs. Aborting Import.
[1/1/2020 12:19:35 PM] [ERROR] Failed to import .mxf file. Exiting.
[1/1/2020 12:19:35 PM] [WARNG] The imported MXF file contained a WARNING in its status field.
[1/1/2020 12:19:37 PM] [ INFO] Opening recording request transfer tool and waiting for it to close ...
[1/1/2020 12:20:30 PM] [ INFO] Setup is complete. Be sure to create a Scheduled Task to perform daily updates and keep your guide up to date!
[1/1/2020 12:20:53 PM] [ INFO] Successfully created the daily update task in Task Scheduler.
[1/1/2020 12:20:53 PM] [ INFO] Successfully queried the Task Scheduler for status. Ready.The task has not yet run. Exit: 0x00000001
[1/1/2020 12:32:12 PM]

[garyan2]

I don't think those entries have anything to do with you problem. Did you set your task as Full Mode or Client Mode?

[katzenandguthrie]

I think Client mode. How would I change that?

[garyan2]

You will have to [Delete] the task, select 'Full Mode', and [Create] the task again. To perform an update now, just open the EPG123 configuration GUI and click the [Save & Execute] button.

[katzenandguthrie]

Ok, I think I got it. I'm back to the yellow ! and I think that's because I've got 3 days left of my free trial of SD.