Most channels not working

[youarenotme]

I'm on Spectrum and everything has been working great for a long while. Today more channels than not quit working (spinning circle). I'm running ubuntu server. I have tried updating chrome browser and rescanning channels. Any suggestions?

[chDVRuser]

Go through the troubleshooting checklist. Make sure you're running the latest DVR prerelease. A lot of TVE channels have been removed.

TVE Troubleshooting tips

Troubleshooting steps to follow, like a checklist. No need to do every step if one fixes the issue. Refresher: How Channels DVR TVE works If you can't watch the network at their Live streaming website, nothing Channels can do. Like nbc.com/live or the networks check availability buttons at Channels Support - TV Everywhere Availability for your Provider Make sure your package or container (if running in one) is up to date. Update to the latest DVR prerelease version see this article for…

[youarenotme]

I ran the trouble shooting and got all green. tied updating to latest prerelease. here is what it says next to some channels in the manage channels this is for A&E: Get "https://link.theplatform.com/s/xc6n8B/qkeYwEZBcigQ?auth=<signatureInfo>GyOQ3uQefUoi6c9HsBcunc0GyVZun%2BIOnY0uT%2FzOh5W5d6e9L8M6GcVOvVoz0ghEIQW3FU2qPBgv6bbygz0AEfT4u2HD6flYOs6%2FdomcoNlumbMh%2FpRslKsz5hXQwclIR7Tla%2FwU6xf6JZfHcCVKIUQMDbH83YMN4PhU4i66%2B20%3D<signatureInfo><authToken><sessionGUID>84479b398e722abe413a1105b83d34a2<%2FsessionGUID><requestorID>AETV<%2FrequestorID><resourceID>AETV<%2FresourceID><ttl>420000<%2Fttl><issueTime>2026-04-17+14%3A31%3A05+-0700<%2FissueTime><mvpdId>Spectrum<%2FmvpdId><%2FauthToken>&format=SMIL&formats=M3U+appleHlsEncryption%2CM3U+none&manifest=m3u&schema=2.0&switch=aetv_east_hls&tracking=true&vpaid=script": context deadline exceeded (Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers)

[youarenotme]

I get that same thing with my brothers directv login. Missing same channels as my Spectrum

[chDVRuser]

@youarenotme

tied updating to latest prerelease

What does that mean?
What version are you running?

[youarenotme]

tried not tied. I'm running this 2026.04.12.0247

[youarenotme]

Is there a list of TVE channels that were removed?

[chDVRuser]

@youarenotme

here is what it says next to some channels in the manage channels this is for A&E

Which channels are showing errors?
I don't get A&E with YTTV, so can't check that one.

[chDVRuser]

TVE channels previously removed

Continuing the discussion from Changes in channel lineups: I didn't keep track of when these channels were removed, just the fact they were. There were others removed before I started keeping track. If anyone wants to post what they were, I'll add them to the list. 6001 ABC LOCAL DVR Pre-Release Notes - #1942 by fancybot 6987 ABCNEWS-CHI DVR Pre-Release Notes - #1943 by fancybot 6990 ABCNEWS-FRESNO DVR Pre-Release Notes - #1943 by fancybot 6989 ABCNEWS-HOU DVR Pre-Release Notes - #1943 by f…

[youarenotme]

I went to a&e.com and foxnews.com and can watch both of those

[youarenotme]

Channels that have the error, a&e, history, fyi, lifetime,fnc, fbn, vh1, vh1p

[chDVRuser]

I don't get the A&E Networks channels (a&e, history, fyi, lifetime) with YTTV. Maybe someone else can verify them.

fnc & fbn work for me.

vh1 & vh1p are known issues

VH1 and BET not working with TVE

Both have auth failures, any fix or will they be removed? Logs submitted

Vh1 (tve)?

Is VH1 TVE source a dead stick at this point?

[youarenotme]

I'm uninstalling and reinstalling now will see how that goes

[chDVRuser]

You might want to do this first

@chDVRuser

• Before rescanning individual channels, and before removing a source to re-add, use Update Password under the gear dropdown next to your source in the DVR web UI and just key in your existing Provider password to clear the chromedata folder (likely used with other providers, but known to be used for Spectrum and Xfinity per this post )

[youarenotme]

ok, I uninstalled and reinstalled with the same outcome. then I used another pc to install on with the same results. I tried rebooting both pc's same results then rebooted modem and tried again with same results. Very strange because I can login into any of the websites and watch no problem. I did try the update Password also

[chDVRuser]

Did you try step 12 after doing step 10?
If that doesn't work, then do step 14

Also the following may cause issues.
VPN
DNS filtering (like pi-hole/ad-blockers/etc.)
Not using your ISP DNS Servers.

[Rice]

A&E TVE works fine for me with spectrum credentials on server Version 2026.04.08.2108. Ubuntu server as well.

[youarenotme]

yes i tried step 12 after step 10 and i did do the troubleshooting and submitted it

[youarenotme]

I appreciate you guys helping.

[youarenotme]

what is weird to me is the same channels are missing with 2 different logins. one from Spectrum and one from Directv