POTATO TV (IPTV Stalker addon)

[rgturk100]

FYI - It looks like VIPER EPG has not being updated or maintained for the last 7 months. Since then many channels have been either changed, added, or deleted. Thus there are many 'holes' in the VIPER EPG. Have not looked at PACh guide.
IF you really want a complete guide it is so easy to use MC2MXL in conjunction with SCHEDULES DIRECT and pull your own guide. I pull 2 weeks of EPG and refresh every 2 weeks, rinse/repeat.

BTW Couch P - Is it possible to use your addon and point to my own guide instead of pointing to VIPER or PACh? I currently keep my guide on a USB thumb drive connected to a NVIDIA SHIELD and access it on KODI app.

[vampirito]

the validation time of the cache file on the 2nd device has not been expired
since it's still valid, the 2nd device won't generate a new token and it choose to use the previous one (stored in the tablet)
although a new token has been changed which was generated by the 1st device (tv box)

the recommended solution:

1. you could try to clear the caches & create a new token thru' the potato addon on the 2nd device

and here's the complete steps:

Potato, what is actually a "Token"? I've been seeing that since the first day i installed the Addon when i hit the clear cache option but i'm not really sure what's that.. or when it is necessary to "create" or not a new one.. can you please explain me that? when i use VLC for example i don't see any option to create or not a "token" so what's the importance of it within the addon or Kodi i guess is where it has to be used? Thanks. Always learning something new from you.

[couch potato]

BTW Couch P - Is it possible to use your addon and point to my own guide instead of pointing to VIPER or PACh? I currently keep my guide on a USB thumb drive connected to a NVIDIA SHIELD and access it on KODI app.

yep! my addon can also refer to your epg file, and of course with little efforts

I will easily add your epg file into the epg source list ONLY IF you also agree to share your epg file on a public server/host

if you don't have your own server, you can use the DROPBOX service for hosting your file

• install its desktop aplication
  

  https://www.dropbox.com/downloading

• generate your epg file
• copy your xml file to your local dropbox folder
• copy the link and share it
  e.g.

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/abcdefghij/guide.xml?raw=true

Potato, what is actually a "Token"? I've been seeing that since the first day i installed the Addon

token == session token == session ID

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_(computer_science)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_ID

in simple words, it's like when you're staying in a hotel

session == your room
token == combination of your ID + room # + period of stay


how token works on stalker:
http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?3...on-Only-quot-)

when i hit the clear cache option but i'm not really sure what's that.. or when it is necessary to "create" or not a new one.. can you please explain me that?

a new token == a new session == new caches

thus create a new token means create new caches

potato's caches directory:

 Kodi/userdata/addon_data/plugin.video.potatoTV/[your_portal]

when i use VLC for example i don't see any option to create or not a "token" so what's the importance of it within the addon or Kodi i guess is where it has to be used?

VLC only works with the "donation only" account and it will automatically create new caches each time when you open a new playlist

my addon can work with both "donation only" and "donation + MAC" accounts
it will also automatically create new caches ONLY when the session token is expired

you don't have to click the "CLEAR CACHES" too often (the addon will do it automaticaly ONLY when it's needed)

the "CLEAR CACHES" is definitely needed when you're using the same "donation + MAC" account (shared) with 2 different devices/gadgets in a short time
if not, the last token stored in the caches created by 2nd device won't be accepted and the 2nd device will fail to pull the streaming data

if you're using the "donation only" account, the "CLEAR CACHES" will only offer you to create new caches/playlist

Thanks. Always learning something new from you.

that's a spirit I'd like to hear from you mate

if you're afraid to fall, you wouldn't know how to ride a bike

[rgturk100]

Ok Couch P -
Here is a link to my guide as I set this up per your instructions:
Note: This guide was generated 7/12 and includes 2 wks of data out till 7/26. Hope it works.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz3xqq9c85...guide.xml?dl=0

[couch potato]

Ok Couch P -
Here is a link to my guide as I set this up per your instructions:
Note: This guide was generated 7/12 and includes 2 wks of data out till 7/26. Hope it works.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz3xqq9c85...guide.xml?dl=0

wow! 2 week guide @ 75MB
what a giant epg!

@those who have android tv boxes with 1MB RAM
I suggest you should stick with either viper's or pach's
the giant epg will eat your resource






DOWNLOAD
in my repo (v1.9.9-r9)



@rgturk100

each time after updating your xmltv file...
DO NOT DELETE the previous/current xml file (in your local DROPBOX folder)
you could just overwrite / replace the old file with the newer one ---> in order to keep the dropbox link unchanged!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz3xqq9c85o2wpg/guide.xml?dl=0

[rgturk100]

CP - will do..
75MB EPG is large I know, but it loads fast on the NVIDIA SHIELD.
Thanks for adding it to your app.!!

[ADP0361]

Quick Question. Do I need to download the drop box file for EPG to work? Reason being I chose the RGTurk epg in couch potato add on, cleared cache, new token, etc...And comes up blank. Thanks Guys, and thanks for sharing with community.

[vampirito]

I guess i have a "donation only" account as i use it with VLC sometimes with the direct link. So, when configuring the Potato Addon, to proper do this, do i have to put any MAC # in there just leave the mac field in blank?

[couch potato]

Quick Question. Do I need to download the drop box file for EPG to work? Reason being I chose the RGTurk epg in couch potato add on, cleared cache, new token, etc...And comes up blank. Thanks Guys, and thanks for sharing with community.

thanks for the feedback mate

EDIT:

the latest addon (v1.9.9-r10) has fixed the issue

CP - will do..
75MB EPG is large I know, but it loads fast on the NVIDIA SHIELD.
Thanks for adding it to your app.!!

EDIT:

your xml file has been copied to a new host

I guess i have a "donation only" account as i use it with VLC sometimes with the direct link. So, when configuring the Potato Addon, to proper do this, do i have to put any MAC # in there just leave the mac field in blank?

not necessary mate

with my addon, using either "donation only" or "donation + MAC" will give the same result
my addon is able to detect the exact type of your account

the difference usage between those accunts :

1. mobile reason (compatible with any M3U playlist loaders) ---> "donation only"

2. security reason (it has 2 "guards" : donation # + MAC) ---> "donation + MAC"

[vampirito]

Still having problems playing the channels on the PVR side. Did all you said about cache clearing, PVR settings again, etc and nothing. Also uninstalled Kodi and did a fresh install and still won't play channels on the "TV" side. All channels opens through the Potato addon very well but not from PVR or from the EPG. When clicking from the EPG it says "Channel couldn't be played. check log..". So after doing everything and checking all configuration seems fine i decided to check the log. This is what it says:

8:56 T:4364  NOTICE: AddOnLog: PVR IPTV Simple Client: Loaded 827 channels.
14:18:56 T:2740  NOTICE: EPG::CEpgContainer::Start - EPG thread started
14:19:03 T:4500  NOTICE: AddOnLog: PVR IPTV Simple Client: EPG Loaded.
14:21:47 T:5980  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: pvr://channels/tv/All channels/pvr.iptvsimple_1296159645.pvr
14:21:47 T:5980 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
14:21:47 T:3808  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
14:21:47 T:3808   ERROR: CCurlFile::FillBuffer - Failed: HTTP returned error 401
14:21:47 T:3808   ERROR: CCurlFile::Open failed with code 401 for http://p1.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/DONATION/DONATION/393.ts
14:21:47 T:3808   ERROR: XFILE::CFileCache::Open - failed to open source <http://p1.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/DONATION/DONATION/393.ts>
14:21:47 T:3808   ERROR: CDVDInputStreamPVRManager::Open - error opening [http://p1.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/DONATION/DONATION/393.ts]
14:21:47 T:3808   ERROR: CDVDPlayer::OpenInputStream - error opening [pvr://channels/tv/All channels/pvr.iptvsimple_1296159645.pvr]
14:21:47 T:3808  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()
14:21:47 T:5980  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::CloseFile()
14:21:47 T:5980  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
14:21:47 T:5980  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: finished waiting
14:21:47 T:5980  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::CloseFile()
14:21:47 T:5980  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
14:21:47 T:5980  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: finished waiting
14:21:51 T:5980  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: pvr://channels/tv/All channels/pvr.iptvsimple_1764260607.pvr
14:21:51 T:5980 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
14:21:51 T:5276  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
14:21:51 T:5276   ERROR: CCurlFile::FillBuffer - Failed: HTTP returned error 401
14:21:51 T:5276   ERROR: CCurlFile::Open failed with code 401 for http://p1.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/DONATION/DONATION/45.ts
14:21:51 T:5276   ERROR: XFILE::CFileCache::Open - failed to open source <http://p1.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/DONATION/DONATION/45.ts>
14:21:51 T:5276   ERROR: CDVDInputStreamPVRManager::Open - error opening [http://p1.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/DONATION/DONATION/45.ts]
14:21:51 T:5276   ERROR: CDVDPlayer::OpenInputStream - error opening [pvr://channels/tv/All channels/pvr.iptvsimple_1764260607.pvr]
14:21:51 T:5276  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()
14:21:51 T:5980  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::CloseFile()
14:21:51 T:5980  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: waiting for threads to exit

*Changed the values where it says DONATION.

These two and the other tested channels they do open inside the Addon but not on the PVR.