Frndly TV for Channels

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#175

I opened the log file and looked for "frndly":

2022/02/17 19:43:06.442574 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for FrndlyTV with 33 channels
2022/02/17 19:43:07.238196 [DVR] Fetched guide data for XMLTV-FrndlyTV in 0s

2022/02/17 19:43:26.946657 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-FrndlyTV in 0s.

2022/02/17 19:46:01.809968 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for FrndlyTV with 33 channels

2022/02/17 19:46:04.112133 [DVR] Fetched guide data for XMLTV-FrndlyTV in 0s
2022/02/17 19:46:04.260420 [DVR] Indexed 185 airings into XMLTV-FrndlyTV (3 channels over 75h0m0s) + 0 skipped [0s index]

2022/02/17 19:49:30.155062 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-FrndlyTV in 0s.

2022/02/17 19:49:30.400210 [IDX] Pruned 1 expired airings from XMLTV-FrndlyTV in 27.1419ms.

2022/02/17 19:58:39.442871 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for FrndlyTV with 33 channels
2022/02/17 19:58:40.208262 [DVR] Fetched guide data for XMLTV-FrndlyTV in 0s
2022/02/17 19:58:40.348747 [DVR] Indexed 186 airings into XMLTV-FrndlyTV (3 channels over 76h19m0s) + 0 skipped [0s index]

2022/02/17 20:02:21.039186 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-FrndlyTV in 543.3µs.

2022/02/17 20:02:21.079408 [IDX] Pruned 2 expired airings from XMLTV-FrndlyTV in 13.6658ms.

2022/02/17 20:12:47.603561 [TNR] Opened connection to M3U-FrndlyTV for ch10984 Hallmark Channel

2022/02/17 20:12:57.520665 [TNR] Closed connection to M3U-FrndlyTV for ch10984 Hallmark Channel

2022/02/17 20:13:14.775565 [TNR] Opened connection to M3U-FrndlyTV for ch10987 UP TV

2022/02/17 20:13:21.867016 [TNR] Closed connection to M3U-FrndlyTV for ch10987 UP TV

#176

Weird. Does the m3u file have stationids set?

I believe @matthuisman moved those to the cloud, so maybe your docker is not able to retrieve them from the cloud.

#177

Strange channel numbers? Mine are 9000. All are working.

#178

I already have other sources that use channel numbers in that range.

#EXTM3U x-tvg-url="http://127.0.0.1:8183/epg.xml"
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-31" tvg-id="frndly-31" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/jxidzf.png" tvc-guide-stationid="51529",A&E
http://127.0.0.1:8183/play/a_e.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-33" tvg-id="frndly-33" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/wsmluu.png" tvc-guide-stationid="14771",The HISTORY Channel
http://127.0.0.1:8183/play/history.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-1" tvg-id="frndly-1" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/hallmark-channel.png" tvc-guide-stationid="66268",Hallmark Channel
http://127.0.0.1:8183/play/hallmark_channel.m3u8

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#179

Please submit diagnostics

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#180

Do you want me to perform specific actions before submitting diagnostics?

A few minutes ago, I submitted diagnostics in a new troubleshooting thread because of Javascript errors. Would that also contain information for this issue?

#181

That's fine. I see some search database errors in your log, so you should run:

curl -XPUT http://x.x.x.x:8089/dvr/database/reindex

Not seeing any errors related to guide data. Have you tried restarting the DVR server (or upgrading to prerelease).

#183 
PS C:\Users\mjitk> curl -XPUT http://192.168.0.155:8089/dvr/database/reindex
Invoke-WebRequest : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'XPUT'.
At line:1 char:6
+ curl -XPUT http://192.168.0.155:8089/dvr/database/reindex
+      ~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Invoke-WebRequest], ParameterBindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand

Since this command failed, I will try your other suggestions:

  1. restart the server

  2. update to latest prerelease

#184

curl.exe on windows

#185

From what I can tell, the following channels are no longer streaming for me:
A&E, The History Channel, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Hallmark Drama, Lifetime, GAC LIving, FYI, Miltary History, VICE, LMN.

Most are reporting Windvine encryption, though some (e.g. Hallmark channels) seem to report a normal redirect, but are just not streaming anything, apparently.

I can't be sure, but it looks like an unsuccessful attempt to access a channel forces a need to re-logon.

This info was collected by using the M3U8 file with VLC, and observing the output of the python script (I'm not using Docker, naked Python instead).

#186

In reply to Paul.C and not the Guide data issue, I ran into the problem with some of those channels no longer working myself a couple of weeks ago and simply needed to make sure I was running the latest Docker container.

Yes there are some channels that are now DRM and no longer viewable. A&E, History, FYI and Lifetime for example. Actually, pretty much the new channels they added a couple of months ago. The rest of their line up of channels luckily remains DRM free.

Of the ones you mentioned: The Hallmark Channel, Movies & Mysteries, and Drama work. And so does Military History, Vice, GAC Living and LMN. I confirmed all those just now. Everything else I looked at like Weather Channel and LocalNOW also work on the most recent Docker container.

#187

I'm not running the docker container. I'm using the Python script 'naked', and did update from Github before testing. It's possible that there's some version skew, I don't know if both are being updated at the same time. It's also possible that VLC is somehow more fussy about the URLs (and redirects) that are happening.

I've also noticed the Pixi stream doesn't always start correctly ('no data after 10 secs' error reported on the recordings) even though it works whenever I try it live. I've disabled this for now, I'm just not seeing sufficient reliability. Not sure if I'll maintain my Frndly TV subscription - it has little value to me if I can't use it with Channels

#188

Well I can't help with the naked Python or the VLC... But I most certainly agree that if I weren't able to use "most of" Frndly (particularly TWC) with Channels I would definitely cancel my Frndly subscription.

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#189

Thank you. I was able to run the command but I don't see any improvements.

Already on the latest prerelease and server restart didn't help either.

Next idea: install the non-docker version. Currently stuck on figuring out how to get pip on Windows.

#190

I haven't been able to get it back so I just cancelled my Frndly TV subscription and removed the source in Channels.

Thank you anyway. It was great when it worked.

#191

Hallmark Channel doesn't seem to be working now. Is this a DRM issue?

#192

Well I do not know what the issue is with Hallmark, but I can confirm Hallmark is no longer working for me too. The rest of Frndly (excluding the previous DRM channels and Hallmark) is working fine.

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#193

Hallmark and Hallmark Drama aren’t working but Hallmark Movies and Mysteries is still working. Strange how one of the three is still working. My docker is updated and most of the other channels are working so not sure what I can do to fix this.

#194

Actually now I am getting Hallmark after a long load up time. Hallmark Movies after a long load up. Hallmark Drama times out. I am not thinking this is a DRM issue. Again the rest of the channels load up quick (often faster than my TVE channels.)

#195

Confirmed. Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Drama are no longer working. Reboot Docker, no change. Guess its time to cancel subscription.