FastChannels - FAST Channels aggregator/manager

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#1609

After days of installing FastChannels, and fine tuning, I have resolved every problem except one.

In addition to FastChannels, I still have channels from HD-HomeRun and TVE everywhere. Everything seems to coexist with everything else.

My problem is on my TVs using the Firestick Beta Channels app (upgraded to latest). On the Guide screen, all of the non-FastChannels channels show the channel logo, so I can see what the channel is. However, all of the FastChannels channels have no logo, just a channel number which doesn't tell me anything useful.

Anything I can do to correct this?

#1610

I suspect you have some unique network setup between your server and client.

In short, I setup a proxy to cache logos to help with this but it doesn’t work in all situations. I do have a way to shut off image proxy- go to Admin/Settings and shut it off. You’ll need to refresh CDVR database after for it to kick in. Settings — Live TV — scroll to bottom and hit delete.

#1611

This is amazing!! do you know if we could possibly get our streaming channels from HBOMAX or from DISNEYPLUS?

#1612

thanks, glad you like it.

I wish I had better news for you regarding those sources. Those content providers unfortunately chose corporate control rather than consumer choice and have DRM on all their streams. And thus, aren't compatible with this software.

#1613

Great! This fixed all but 4 of them. The 4 that are still blank are the 4 channels I get from Hallmark. Is there any way I can manually fix this? The logos show up fine on the Windows server.

#1614

I do got all of my HBO Max deeplink channels on hand if you need it for adbtuner. No clue about Disney+

Maybe @bnhf and @babsonnexus can cook up something on adbtuner and then it can just be added using Olivetin?

I don't have Disney+ so I can't add anything myself over there

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#1615

ahh Hallmark logos are actually self-hosted on the server as well, and whatever is causing your network issue will prevent those.

workaround- if you click on the logo(s) on the admin/channels page, I have support for custom logos. Replace them with the image links from GitHub perhaps?

use the raw link for each image -- ie:

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#1616

What is your FastChannels Server URL set to?

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#1617

The links you gave me were dead ends. Maybe they are private folders?

#1618

yep my bad-

#1619

All working now.

As a long time (former) software systems designer, I have seen many free user supported software products (including my own). Yours is the highest quality piece of software in this category I have ever seen.

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#1620

So, in general after updating to the latest version, is there any special requirements that may be needed if your system been working properly before updating? Feeds are still working, no need to re-activate feeds with sources? Just checking to see if any recommend process after an update. Thanks, for all this work!

#1621

Thanks. Was finally able to delete that channel.

#1622

Nope! I've tried my best to be as seamless as possible with migrating users. Should fire right up on any migrations.

#1623

The only thing I would recommend is to make a Database Backup from the Settings tab.
I do this after any changes I make to sources, channels and feeds (if more than one change in a day I do it at end of day).

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#1624

:+1:

#1625

So today I decided to disable all my sources and delete the data to start over fresh. Then re-added some sources back one at a time. I seem to be running into channel numbers duplicating and it seems to have to do with sources that have a regular source and also a gracenote source. Like Tubi for example.

Its causing the Guide on Channels to list wrong shows and duplicate numbers. Even the guide sometimes flickers in the correct show for what is playing. It is like the two same channel numbers are competing for the time slot for the channel. If you see in my screenshots. 9003 is listed in both. But they indeed have two different channels with the same channel number. I guess my question is??? Should this be duplicating same channel numbers?

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#1626

Ok, just moved to FAST Channels, and things are (mostly) working well. I am seeing the duplication of Channel Numbers for sources when there is both Gracenote and non-Gracenote channels as mentioned above by @jxxaxxy....

Request Inquiry: There are some old threads here (outside of this FAST Channels thread) for a similar request, and I just thought I'd inquire here for FAST Channels... Is it possible to add Klowd.tv Source to FAST Channels, and add login data? Similar to the way Pluto and Tubi are handled? I suscribe to Klowd TV, and it would awesome to have this Source available with EPG in Channels App?

#1627

I've seen that issue and there are many ways to solve it.

Here's what I'm doing now.
I let Channels DVR assign the channel numbers (it uses the channel-id to keep track) and just tell it where to start numbering them.
I separate my sources by 5,000 to ensure there will be no overlap.

 START NAME               
     1 Custom-Gracenote   
  5001 Custom             
 10001 Local Now-Gracenote
 15001 Local Now          
 20001 Distro-Gracenote   
 25001 Distro             
 30001 Samsung-Gracenote  
 35001 Samsung            
 40001 Plex-Gracenote     
 45001 Plex               
 50001 Pluto-Gracenote    
 55001 Pluto              
 60001 tubi-Gracenote     
 65001 tubi               
 70001 Vizio-Gracenote    
 75001 Vizio              
 80001 Vidaa-Gracenote    
 85001 Vidaa              
 90001 Stirr-Gracenote    
 95001 Stirr              
100001 Xumo-Gracenote     
105001 Xumo               
110001 TCL-Gracenote      
115001 TCL                
120001 Roku-Gracenote     
125001 Roku               
130001 LG-Gracenote       
135001 LG                 
140001 FrndlyTV-Gracenote 
145001 FrndlyTV

Like I said, there are many ways to solve it. This one works for me.
The reason I start the channels with 1 is so it's easy to tell if there's overlap if say channel 50000 appears I know to look at my Plex (non-gracenote) source.

#1628

Yeah I did think about that after my post. Was just hoping to have it done on the source since I was using FastChannels to set the starting channel instead of Channels DVR.