POTATO TV (IPTV Stalker addon)

[stoner420]

I see an update but not sure what Potato's Golden key is lmfao another tease by the potato-man

[couch potato]

@Bkman2020

welcome to the underworld of iptv
but don't let the demons manipulating and controlling you


@stoner420

it's the key to unlock the gate of the secret society
who will ruin the world thru' the new iptv order

[vampirito]

hmm.. it seems that your potato (gateway) server was being forced down (due to any hardware conflict)

FYI,
the pvr client requires the online server to help it comunicating with the stalker server
in order to convert the m3u playlist item to the proper streaming link/url

you have to ensure that your potato server is always ON

when you get the same issue, you should check the server status to find out if it's ON / OFF
when it's OFF, you have to re-enable it by clicking the "Server START" button






if you still keep getting the same issue (the offline server) too often,
perhaps the server conflict with any other kodi addons or any external apps
if so, then you should also have to change the server port #

you could pick any number greater than 8000 to get a free port #
or you can use any 3rd party tool i.e port-scanner






yep!
I think it explains you might also have a port conflict

Thanks Potato. When i checked the Port it says "ON", so i don't think thats the problem. The strange thing is that some channels like CHching or London Live they work. But most of the others for say it like this "Subs" CNN, HBO, for example just spins 1 sec and nothing. All channels work within the Potato Addon but not through the PVR IPTV Simple Client side. I really don't understand what's happening

[kens]

Try clearing the cache and generate a new token from within PotatoTV.
Then go to Kodi System Settings /PVR&LiveTV - General tab - and clear data cache.
/kens

[expatter]

Thanks Potato. When i checked the Port it says "ON", so i don't think thats the problem. The strange thing is that some channels like CHching or London Live they work. But most of the others for say it like this "Subs" CNN, HBO, for example just spins 1 sec and nothing. All channels work within the Potato Addon but not through the PVR IPTV Simple Client side. I really don't understand what's happening

You're kind of missing the forest for the trees here. What Couch said was that you should check the SERVER status and ensure that it is ON if you are having problems. If you continue to have the same problem, you might have a PORT conflict. This could happen because of other apps or addons in your setup. In Potato TV you can change the PORT to anything above 8000 to avoid conflicts.

As for ChCh and London Live working when others don't, that's because they are not streamed from NFPS' servers. They are online websites that are freely available and in theory, should ALWAYS work.

I hope that helps you understand a little better.

[rerun11]

I agree with Kens post ,, this fixes that issue but with me I had to power down and restart everything kicks in ,,Potato Tv works perfectly you just have to follow the instructions

[couch potato]

@kens, @expatter & @rerun11:

thanks for all the tips/tricks mates

Try clearing the cache and generate a new token from within PotatoTV.
Then go to Kodi System Settings /PVR&LiveTV - General tab - and clear data cache.
/kens

yep!
I recommend to perform those tricks in order to get the pvr's playlists refreshed / updated
especially when your pvr client is using a dynamic playlist generated by an addon (like my potato)

FYI,
pvr simple client using all data stored in its database (Kodi/userdata/Database/TV*.db) to generate its playlist
but the problem is kodi does not update the database automatically
although you're running an addon which generates a dynamic playlist

you have to perform ken's tricks to get your database updated manually

especially when you're running my potato and enable the option to include the VOD with the m3u playlist
you will not get a refreshed playlist with the latest VOD updates, until you perform ken's tricks manually

PLEASE NOTE:

the addon version has been frequently updated lately
and some of the newer version has a different handshaking algoritm/codes compared to the previous one

so, IT IS A MUST!
you have to perform ken's tricks when your addon gets updated


with kodi 16, I'm used to do following tricks to get the playlist updated:

1. disable kodi's live-tv
2. clear kodi's tv & epg data
3. run my addon
4. clear caches for both iptv & vod
5. run pvr auto-settings
6. quit & restart kodi (not necessarily!)
7. re-enable kodi's live-tv

Thanks Potato. When i checked the Port it says "ON", so i don't think thats the problem. The strange thing is that some channels like CHching or London Live they work. But most of the others for say it like this "Subs" CNN, HBO, for example just spins 1 sec and nothing. All channels work within the Potato Addon but not through the PVR IPTV Simple Client side. I really don't understand what's happening

you could try above tricks
an to make it easier for tracing apple-to-apple comparison, please follow my steps sequentially

if it doesn't change anything, you could following these steps:

1. open the playlist cache (Kodi/userdata/addon_data/plugin.video.potatoTV/[your_portal]/potato.m3u)
2. find a link for the trouble channel
   e.g HBO = http://your_ip:your_port/play?channel=HBO+East+HD
3. open the o/ browser
4. try browsing this url:
   

   http://your_ip:your_port/online

5. if everything is ok, the browser will tell you: "Yes. I am."
6. if it does not, you have to click the "Server: START" within my addon and retry the step #4 until it says online
7. when the sever is on, browse the URL which you got from the cache

   http://your_ip:your_port/play?channel=HBO+East+HD

8. if everything is ok, the browser will redirect you to download a *.ts file (cancel it)
9. if it doesn't, the browser will only redirect you to download the philips' .mp4 file (cancel it)

if your browser is able to redirect you to download any file, either *.ts or *.mp4 file
but your pvr client fails (no response)

yep!
I think your pvr client still read the improper playlist from the older addon (I don't know why lol)
you could try to quit kodi & go to the database directory (Kodi/userdata/Database/), then remove all TV*.db and Epg*.db manually

You're kind of missing the forest for the trees here. What Couch said was that you should check the SERVER status and ensure that it is ON if you are having problems. If you continue to have the same problem, you might have a PORT conflict. This could happen because of other apps or addons in your setup. In Potato TV you can change the PORT to anything above 8000 to avoid conflicts.

As for ChCh and London Live working when others don't, that's because they are not streamed from NFPS' servers. They are online websites that are freely available and in theory, should ALWAYS work.

I hope that helps you understand a little better.

yep!
the improper port # could be the culprit when the server is forced down

I agree with Kens post ,, this fixes that issue but with me I had to power down and restart everything kicks in ,,Potato Tv works perfectly you just have to follow the instructions

if you follow my steps sequentially, maybe you should not have to perform the hard-reset (no shutdown needed)

[vampirito]

Too much tech information . I got desperate and re-installed Kodi before reading all lasted posts and now all working again. Thank you all

[ukscarfac]

Hello, im using a custom portal which has no donation number.... how do i go about using your plugin?

i have a mac and portal address onl, and currently on MAG250

any help i would be greatfull!!!

Thanks in advance

[stoner420]

Hello, im using a custom portal which has no donation number.... how do i go about using your plugin?

i have a mac and portal address onl, and currently on MAG250

any help i would be greatfull!!!

Thanks in advance

You cant you need to have service with one of the 3 supported sub's since you don't have a donation number you don't have one of the 3 services