POTATO TV (IPTV Stalker addon)

[vampirito]

1. thru' the addon?
or pvr?

2. which channel?
(try to re-open it now)

and you must also mention the name(s)!
not just "some/any/all"

3. show me a picture like this one

Potato, i used to see the same picture with a background music when i had the problems last week that you said that maybe was due to the m3u list not updating when the Addon updates many times. In my case that pic was showing on the Simple Client side (TV).

[couch potato]

Potato, i used to see the same picture with a background music when i had the problems last week that you said that maybe was due to the m3u list not updating when the Addon updates many times. In my case that pic was showing on the Simple Client side (TV).

thanks for your feedback

after performing some testings, I finally got the similar issue like yours (maybe?)
and it happened when I tried to watch the iptv with the same account (MAC based @ p1.iptvprivateserver.tv)
using 2 different devices (andro tv box & tablet)

with the 1st device (tv box), I didn't get any issues at all

but when I tried to open a channel with the same account on the 2nd device (tablet),
the kodi refused to open it and played the pattern color test instead

after doing some researches, I knew where the bug might be and I also got the solution

the culprits were:

1. the first token generated by the 1st device (tv box)
2. the cache being used by the 2nd device (tablet)

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:



2. you could also try to change the value of the validation / expiry time of the caches to its minimum one (in hours)

• open your o/s file manager
• goto "userdata/addon_data/plugin.video.potatoTV/" directory
• find the "cache_expired.json" ("userdata/addon_data/plugin.video.potatoTV/cache_expired.json") and open it
• change any number values of cache that you want to fix it

you could use mine as the reference:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/er8gn80823b1rsb/cache_expired.json?raw=true

OR ...

you could also just delete the file ("userdata/addon_data/plugin.video.potatoTV/cache_expired.json")
don't worry, the addon will directly generate a new one

fyi, the next release of the addon will include a new tweak setting for caches' validation time

NOTE:

if I read any comments like "Too much tech information"
the poster will be on top of my priority hunting list!

I can't wait to suck their blood! LMFAO

[dara]

Hey couch, can you make your modified videodevil to run independently (or not do a mac check) from Potato TV?

[couch potato]

Hey couch, can you make your modified videodevil to run independently (or not do a mac check) from Potato TV?

done
you can grab the latest fixed addon from my repo

[kens]

Through the PotatoTV Video addon, selecting IPTV, and a channel, if the channel is down, you will get the test pattern.
Accessing IPTV the proper way, through the TV Icon (PVR IPTV Simple Client), the same channel will attempt will give you the "Working..." message for about 1 second, then stops and returns you to the guide.
Just FYI
/kens

[sfipricej]

I just reactivated my box today and I'm on the s2.iptv66 server.
The EPG is way off for most of the channels, some EPG data is so off that the show that's on isn't even part of the guide data.

Some just is off by a few hours. I set up the PTV addon exactly the way it's supposed to. The EPG is set to viper as well as my -4 time zone (NY with DST).

I was reading somewhere that the epg for S2.iptv66 isn't correct but the s1 server is. I tried to update my settings to use s1 but got an error from the server when doing so.
I get the "Ther's an error trying to update this Route." message when trying to do it.

Not sure why it is doing this.

[couch potato]

Through the PotatoTV Video addon, selecting IPTV, and a channel, if the channel is down, you will get the test pattern.

Just FYI
/kens

yep! you're right

since v1.7.x, I've added a new function to play a tv test pattern (I call it as the no-signal video)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8D17-8A30trTGwzN25ldzNZMkU/view

the addon will play the pattern video when it gets http response: 40x (400-404)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes

Accessing IPTV the proper way, through the TV Icon (PVR IPTV Simple Client), the same channel will attempt will give you the "Working..." message for about 1 second, then stops and returns you to the guide.

the function will also be supposed to work automatically with the pvr
when the pvr gets http response: 40x (400-404)

I just reactivated my box today and I'm on the s2.iptv66 server.
The EPG is way off for most of the channels, some EPG data is so off that the show that's on isn't even part of the guide data.

Some just is off by a few hours. I set up the PTV addon exactly the way it's supposed to. The EPG is set to viper as well as my -4 time zone (NY with DST).

have you tried to change the EPG Time Shift under the potato setings?




for NY time

https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/new-york/

you could try:

• timezone = America / New York
• time shift = -01:00
  (or you could try any value between range: -01:00 and +01:00)

then follow these steps:



FYI:

"+" (plus) and "-" (minus) in EPG Time Shift work like the accelerator & the brake for your car

if your epg is 1 hour too early (faster) then epg time shift = -01:00 (brake)
if your epg is 1 hour too late (slower) then epg time shift = +01:00 (accelerator)

I was reading somewhere that the epg for S2.iptv66 isn't correct but the s1 server is. I tried to update my settings to use s1 but got an error from the server when doing so.
I get the "Ther's an error trying to update this Route." message when trying to do it.

Not sure why it is doing this.

DISCLAIMER

Any errors related to the contents provided either by the stalker (improper tv channels) or by the epg server (improper programmes)
are beyond my control!

I only provide the iptv client which helps you to communicate with the providers (stalker & epg)

[ADP0361]

Mr. Potato, first thank you for the guide and constant updates. Just Awesome Tool! Been using it since its inception to the masses. Never any major issues, but last couple of days I seem to be missing guide info on some of the UK channels, especially the first 20-25 channels. Have cleared and reset several times no luck. Any thought or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks again Champ ��

[couch potato]

Mr. Potato, first thank you for the guide and constant updates. Just Awesome Tool! Been using it since its inception to the masses. Never any major issues, but last couple of days I seem to be missing guide info on some of the UK channels, especially the first 20-25 channels. Have cleared and reset several times no luck. Any thought or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks again Champ ��

yep! you're right mate

if you're using the viper8690 as your EPG source,
you won't get the guide for the UKTV

the issue is on the EPG server (viper8690)
currently the server fails to pull the data for the UKTV EPG (temporarily?)

you can check it by yourself

open this url

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/viper8690/epg/master/guide.xml

search for any UK channels

e.g. ">ITV" or >SKY" ---> all queries must be started with the ">" sign

then the search will temporarily find nothing


but you can still choose PACh for the alternative EPG source with no major issues

it's still able to pull the UKTV (of course including the USTV + foreign channels)

[ADP0361]

Moved over to PACh as suggested, and that will certainly work! Thank you ��