Unable to load guide data for Frndly TV

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#21

So what happens when you use the URL you're using for the 43 channel part of the equation in a browser on your LAN?

Here's what I see:

http://htpc6:8185/playlist.m3u8?gracenote=include

#EXTM3U x-tvg-url="http://htpc6:8185/epg.xml?gracenote=include"
#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://htpc6:8185/play/a_e.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-44" tvg-id="frndly-44" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/pkuofk.png" tvc-guide-stationid="45754",MeTV
http://htpc6:8185/play/me_tv.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",HISTORY
http://htpc6:8185/play/history.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-55" tvg-id="frndly-55" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/slaghy.png" tvc-guide-stationid="18633",ION
http://htpc6:8185/play/ion.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/rfbdrn.png" tvc-guide-stationid="66268",Hallmark Channel
http://htpc6:8185/play/hallmark_channel.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-2" tvg-id="frndly-2" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/hallmark-movies-mysteries.png" tvc-guide-stationid="46710",Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
http://htpc6:8185/play/hallmark_movies___mysteries.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-15" tvg-id="frndly-15" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/xhzttu.png" tvc-guide-stationid="66143",UPtv
http://htpc6:8185/play/up_tv.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-82" tvg-id="frndly-82" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/bkmyhz.png" tvc-guide-stationid="119266",MeTV+
http://htpc6:8185/play/me_tv_plus.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-34" tvg-id="frndly-34" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/lifetime.png" tvc-guide-stationid="60150",Lifetime
http://htpc6:8185/play/lifetime.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-35" tvg-id="frndly-35" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/wpomfy.png" tvc-guide-stationid="92261",LMN
http://htpc6:8185/play/lmn.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-10" tvg-id="frndly-10" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/the-weather-channel.png" tvc-guide-stationid="58812",Weather Channel
http://htpc6:8185/play/the_weather_channel.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-76" tvg-id="frndly-76" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/fhmdfj.png" tvc-guide-stationid="56193",AccuWeather
http://htpc6:8185/play/accuweather.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-6" tvg-id="frndly-6" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/game-show-network.png" tvc-guide-stationid="68827",Game Show Network
http://htpc6:8185/play/game_show_network.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-17" tvg-id="frndly-17" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/prpzfo.png" tvc-guide-stationid="82773",INSP
http://htpc6:8185/play/insp.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-57" tvg-id="frndly-57" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/zdzegq.png" tvc-guide-stationid="89922",Grit 
http://htpc6:8185/play/grit.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-30" tvg-id="frndly-30" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/lrflaq.png" tvc-guide-stationid="82892",Great American Family
http://htpc6:8185/play/great_american_family.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-3" tvg-id="frndly-3" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/hallmark-drama.png" tvc-guide-stationid="105723",Hallmark Drama
http://htpc6:8185/play/hallmark_drama.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-48" tvg-id="frndly-48" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/skjrxz.png" tvc-guide-stationid="122695",Start TV
http://htpc6:8185/play/start_tv.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-85" tvg-id="frndly-85" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/lovfel.png" tvc-guide-stationid="78850",Justice Central
http://htpc6:8185/play/justice_central.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-56" tvg-id="frndly-56" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/sqauxg.png" tvc-guide-stationid="112568",ION Mystery
http://htpc6:8185/play/ion_mystery.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-18" tvg-id="frndly-18" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/wujghi.png" tvc-guide-stationid="71764",BYUtv
http://htpc6:8185/play/byutv.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-47" tvg-id="frndly-47" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/wwkont.png" tvc-guide-stationid="120460",Heroes & Icons
http://htpc6:8185/play/heroes___icons.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-46" tvg-id="frndly-46" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/lvfype.png" tvc-guide-stationid="122694",Catchy Comedy
http://htpc6:8185/play/catchy_comedy.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-22" tvg-id="frndly-22" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/ougvvc.png" tvc-guide-stationid="73413",FETV
http://htpc6:8185/play/fetv.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-4" tvg-id="frndly-4" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/pixl.png" tvc-guide-stationid="70113",Pixl
http://htpc6:8185/play/pixl.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-20" tvg-id="frndly-20" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/hphrol.png" tvc-guide-stationid="82563",Get TV
http://htpc6:8185/play/get_tv.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-40" tvg-id="frndly-40" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/itrtav.png" tvc-guide-stationid="48999",Military HISTORY
http://htpc6:8185/play/military_history.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-23" tvg-id="frndly-23" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/iwlipv.png" tvc-guide-stationid="113430",Circle 
http://htpc6:8185/play/circle.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-45" tvg-id="frndly-45" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/story-tv.png" tvc-guide-stationid="122968",Story Television
http://htpc6:8185/play/story_tv.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-29" tvg-id="frndly-29" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/eicfzw.png" tvc-guide-stationid="90858",Great American Living
http://htpc6:8185/play/great_american_living.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-42" tvg-id="frndly-42" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/gstfyt.png" tvc-guide-stationid="122068",Family Movie Classics
http://htpc6:8185/play/family_movie_channel.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-54" tvg-id="frndly-54" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/dpvwtw.png" tvc-guide-stationid="81275",MOVIES!
http://htpc6:8185/play/movies_.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-32" tvg-id="frndly-32" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/fyi.png" tvc-guide-stationid="58988",FYI
http://htpc6:8185/play/fyi.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-7" tvg-id="frndly-7" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/outdoor-channel.png" tvc-guide-stationid="46737",Outdoor Channel
http://htpc6:8185/play/outdoor_channel.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-83" tvg-id="frndly-83" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/qjrmmm.png" tvc-guide-stationid="60111",Pursuit
http://htpc6:8185/play/pursuithd.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-84" tvg-id="frndly-84" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/tklgnb.png" tvc-guide-stationid="121424",WAYPOINT TV
http://htpc6:8185/play/waypoint.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-39" tvg-id="frndly-39" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/difgmt.png" tvc-guide-stationid="48543",Crime + Investigation
http://htpc6:8185/play/crime_investigation.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-16" tvg-id="frndly-16" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/etdcev.png" tvc-guide-stationid="110951",Curiosity Channel 
http://htpc6:8185/play/curiositystream.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-36" tvg-id="frndly-36" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/cryvsx.png" tvc-guide-stationid="65732",VICE
http://htpc6:8185/play/vice.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-12" tvg-id="frndly-12" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/pbongo.png" tvc-guide-stationid="60222",QVC
http://htpc6:8185/play/qvc.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-19" tvg-id="frndly-19" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/kdelfi.png" tvc-guide-stationid="81289",Recipe.TV
http://htpc6:8185/play/recipe_tv.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-11" tvg-id="frndly-11" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/babyfirst-tv.png" tvc-guide-stationid="50338",BabyFirst
http://htpc6:8185/play/babyfirst_tv.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="frndly-21" tvg-id="frndly-21" tvg-logo="https://d229kpbsb5jevy.cloudfront.net/frndlytv/400/400/content/common/logos/channel/logos/kiuokt.png" tvc-guide-stationid="99988",Local Now
http://htpc6:8185/play/local_now.m3u8
#22

I will let you know. I deleted everything, updated python from 3.10 to 3.12, and I am starting over. I believe it looked like what you posted.

#23

And you can also look at the XML URL from the first line of the M3U, which for me is:

http://htpc6:8185/epg.xml?gracenote=include

If they look correct, as best you can tell, focus on the Channels DVR side. Reload M3U, redownload Guide data and the like.

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#24

It looks exactly like what you posted, but still doesn't work. The channels work, the guide does not. I am stumped. I don't know how to troubleshoot this. Here is what one channel, the first, looks like.

#EXTM3U x-tvg-url="http://127.0.0.1:8183/epg.xml?gracenote=include"
#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

#25

FRNDLY TV CHANNELS 1
FRNDLY TV CHANNELS 11920×1080 180 KB

#26

FRNDLY TV CHANNELS 2
FRNDLY TV CHANNELS 21920×1080 183 KB

#27

What does the data from XML URL look like on the 43 channel source? See my post just above to find it.

#28

FRNDLY TV CHANNELS 3
FRNDLY TV CHANNELS 31920×1080 171 KB

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#29

FRNDLY TV CHANNELS 4
FRNDLY TV CHANNELS 41920×1080 269 KB

#30

What do you see when you put the URL from the first line of this M3U into a browser?

The part after the x-tvg-url...

#31

#EXTM3U x-tvg-url="http://127.0.0.1:8183/epg.xml?gracenote=include"
#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

Not sure which part you mean. This is the first channel.

#32

If you put this URL into a browser, I'm curious if you see guide data in an XML format. It'll look a bit cryptic, but should have start and stop times showing.

If you've got your raw guide data here, it suggests the problem is not with your FrndlyTV proxy, but something on the Channels DVR side of things.

#33

I noticed too that I am unable to add the Frndly TV channels to Channel Collections. I add them but they don't show up?

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#34

Yes. It loads with a ton of data, starting with all the Frndly channels.

#35

After the list of Frndly channels, each line looks like this:

edit...
copy/paste doesn't work with that epg.xml page for some reason.

#36

Delete this source and readd it with a different name, like FING-FRNDLYTV
https://community.getchannels.com/t/frndly-tv-for-channels/29078/936

#37

Thanks. I named it FING-FRNDLYTV. I used http://127.0.0.1:8183/playlist.m3u8?gracenote=include as the source. Left everything else blank or default. No Luck.

#38

Did you delete the original one first before creating the new one?
If so, look at the Channels DVR log and see if it fetched the XMLTV guide data.
That should also show in the output from the python script.
Like this

2023/11/03 14:21:23.257692 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for frndlyTV with 43 channels
2023/11/03 14:21:42.381490 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for frndlyTVNoEpg with 6 channels
2023/11/03 14:21:49.391038 [DVR] Fetching guide data for 43 stations in X-M3U @ 2023-11-03 2:00PM
...
2023/11/03 14:24:14.409864 [DVR] Fetched guide data for XMLTV-frndlyTVNoEpg in 1s
#39

Yes. Deleted source first. Will check log.

#40

2023/11/03 18:43:08.613824 [ERR] No stations available in lineup X-M3U during guide data download: invalid station id: 1
2023/11/03 18:43:08.615834 [ERR] Failed to get placeholder channels for lineup X-M3U: invalid station id: 1