Appreciate the help, but I’ll be setting up a new server this week so hope that fixes everything. Decided to do a clean install rather that restore from backup since I’m moving from Intel max to M4 and don’t want the old architecture stuff carried over. But I do plan on doing backup/restores from the specific apps, and then only starting from scratch if there are individual issues.
Has anyone been able to use PrismCast with Verizon FIOS or created a custom profile for Verizon FIOS Watch?
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On Sling TV free service, Vix Deportes 21, 22, 23 shows soccer matches a few times a week. I set these up and got them working but my issue is every time a new match is on one of the channels the streaming url changes. I'm assuming there is not a work around since the url changes every time, correct???
On Fubo TV, I get most of my tv stations in ChannelsDVR using VLC-Bridge-Fubo and/or TVE except for the ones that are DRM. I am able to watch one of those channels (that is DRM) using PrismCast, THANK YOU!!! (none of the mouse's channels work for me)
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You need to make sure you're grabbing the URL for the channel and not for the event. It's a very easy mistake to make with Sling. Search the forum for details on how to locate the channel's URL. Details can be found in the ah4c and ADBTuner threads.
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I came here to ask this same question, exploring the possibilitiies. Is PrismCast the best option to umute the audio on TWC's Retrocast Now website, and serve it as a channel to CDVR? I'm preferring its retro look and performance over ws4kp's.
It works - but stays muted. Without user interaction on the server, I'm not sure how to get it to load unmuted.
@hjd I just want to say thanks for working on this!
It is slow to actually bring up video, but it does work. I am using Windows Server.
Yeah, that's a drag. I tried everything I could think of to unmute the channel. Couldn't do it.
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Not sure if this helps, but the mute button's selector is button[aria-label="Toggle audio"]. I think there is a way to trigger a click on a button but I have not used this project enough to know how to do that.
I'm logging in with rdp, and can't get a screen to open to set up logins. The server is (along with 2 other computers) connected to a HDMI switch, so I can switch to it if that would help. It's a bit of a pain in my setup, but doable on occasion. I don't have any convenient way to connect directly.
If I get a dummy HDMI plug, what do I do with it? I do prefer to run this server mostly headless but sometimes need to switch it to a monitor for troubleshooting.
If you can do 1080p now thru the switch, why wouldn't you just install VNC on server and client? I've tried all the common clients and prefer UltraVNC for a 1080p laptop connecting to a 4k server. You'll be limited to 720p in prism if you can't go higher than 1080p on the server but that's fine.
To use a dummy plug you'd have to unplug your cable and use the plug instead then switch back for troubleshooting boot issues etc. That's what I do.
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I was grabbing the event, not the channel. Thank you!!
Below is the guide I found:
I'm trying to set up (1.90) in Windows 11. By "natively," do you mean with node.js or some other way? I've installed in Docker, but since this is the first thing I've tried to use Docker for, and had lots of trouble getting Docker itself set up, and then getting Prism setup inside it, I'm thinking node.js (no experience with that either) would be better. Is it considered a container as well? I'm more comfortable running regular Windows executables.
Currently, I can't get much further than the dashboard. I was eventually (with some struggle) able to use the noVNC screen to apparently log in to Xfinity Stream and HBO Max, but when I tried testing the streams in VLC I got nothing.
I have no clue how to troubleshoot this, since I'm Docker-challenged. I suppose there are logs somewhere, but don't know where to look for them (or what to look for when I find them).
To run it natively u install node.exe first then run the install commands found in prismcast github page then run the service install as well.
I run it this way as I found it better (not a docker person) and upgrades are a snap plus no NoVnc needed i just use teamviewer to look at the win11 pc when needed for logins etc
Thanks, @hofs1 . I'll try it that way, since Docker has been a nightmare for me. Do I first have to figure out how to uninstall it from Docker? I didn't think the service-installation was working for Windows - something about a command included that Windows doesn't allow (forget the details at the moment, would have to search for them). And with the node option it runs when remoting in just as if you run directly? I typically use Remote Desktop to drive my secondary Windows machines from my daily driver, so that's an important option for me.
I had to Google VNC, actually. I use Remote Desktop for controlling multiple PCs from the main one, and have no problem with resolution from the client. However, I'd read that there could be a problem with doing screen-capture while running remote unless you use a dummy hdmi plug. I've seen dummy plugs (if I decide I need one) that include a passthrough, so I could leave the pc connected to its switch via dummy + passthrough, continue to use the switch when remoting in isn't useful, but also have the potential benefits of a passthrough. I'd just like to see if I can get Prism to work at all right now, so if I don't have to mess around with any other new hardware or software just to get started. In any case, 720p is fine for my purposes if I can use Prism at all. I just lack a good understanding of how all of this is supposed to work. 
I'm trying to get this working on Windows 11. First I tried via Docker, and that just was frustration on frustration. So I installed node.js and set it up via that. Next step is to install the server, but I get this error message:
C:\Windows\System32>prismcast service install
Installing PrismCast service...
Error: Failed to install service.
Command failed: schtasks /Create /XML C:\Users\xxxx.prismcast\prismcast-task.xml /TN PrismCast /F
ERROR: The task XML is malformed.
(1,40)::ERROR: unable to switch the encoding
I was able to locate and view prismcast-task.xml, but don't know what the exact issue is with the xml that would make it appear to be malformed.
Just to see if everything works Prismcast can be run as a console, temporarily.
prismcast -c (to run in console mode)
EDIT - Actually the channels do tune when I click through Channels. However, the below does show up when I click the "verify" link within Prismcast. I'm not sure why I am getting different results when clicking through the verify vs. tuning through Channels (which is using Prismcast). So hopefully this is much ado about nothing.....
Curious if others are having the same issue I am. I have YTTV and login to Disney.com within Prismcast. I don't use these channels much, but when going through and "re-validating" all my channels this morning, noticed that all Disney channels (Disney, Jr, DXD) are bringing up the webportal, but the video doesn't auto launch and you have to click the "play" triangle within the video window to start the video.
Like I said, no major loss for me, though I am worried that Disney may port this over to ESPN eventually which would then be a major issue since I rely on Prismcast for all ESPN content now. Or if there's a setting to address this within Prismcast, would love to pre-emptively solve this before it hits ESPN.
Thanks.