How to create correct EPG reference?

B16MCC

Hi guys, I'm looking into how the channel reference is created in the EPG channels file. I've come across some very useful information (thanks to tomthebomb) but it doesn't seem to be correct in every case. Here's the info I've been working with.


a=download channel yes or no ( 1 or 0 )
b=channel ID
c=Channel name
d= Sly EPG number
e=SID in HEX
f=TSID in HEX
g=Network ID

So an entry in the channels.uk file (nabilo image) is for example :-
1;2102;BBC 1 N West;60;283e:7fe:2

a is OK

b is not OK - The Channel ID in this case is 2102 , how is this created or calculated ? I've seen that its made up by the last character of the CAID and the 1st, 2nd and 4th character of the SID but in this case it is obviously wrong.

c is OK

d is not OK - How is this calculated ? BBC1 EPG number is 101 and so in hex this would be 65, so why is it 60 in this working example. EDIT:- I've just noticed that this number simply increments after several channels but the question remains how do you know what number it should be ?

e is OK
f is OK
g is OK

I've asked elsewhere but thought I may aswell post here too.
Can anyone please help with this ?

PCD

Hi,

Why do you need to make it up ?

Can you not get it from lamedb e.g. :-

VIVA Polska.
p:MTV Networks Europe
001a:0ce42d5f:0015:0001:1:0

For 7-day epg with e2_loadepg :-
"channel name and provider name are the names of the channel and its provider in /etc/enigma2/lamedb. The provider name can be omitted if it is same as the Default Provider at the top of the list. If no provider name in lamedb then use the word noprovider."

Regards, pcd.

B16MCC

Thanks for the info but I'm still confused.
This is my entry in lamedb for the Gospel Channel.
Gospel Channel
p:BSkyB
04bf:ffff0000:0007:f020:1:0

In nabilo's channel.uk file it is
1;6548;Gospel Channel;0;cbbe:8fe:2

So my question still remains, what is 6548 and what is 0 ?

DeepDiver

Looked at this also in the past.
There is no direct relation between any of the information in the settings and the EPG ID. As you already discovered, sometimes it works, and sometimes it does not.
It does work with SKy It instead, where you can extract the EPG ID from the settings, but I cannot remember which field now.
On the Nabilosat generated epg channel file, those 2 numbers represent the provider channel ID, and the EPG ID. Cannot remember which is which. Need to go back

You may want to look at this The number before each channel should be the EPG ID.

Memento Audere Semper

B16MCC

Thanks for the info mate, I have read that but again it doesn't ring true. Is there anyone on the nabilo team who might be able to explain it please ?

B16MCC

Ok I've done a lot of searching and reading and I now have a theory based loosly on other info I've found. I'm suggesting that for this to work perfectly it must be used in conjunction with Dreambox Edit as it seems the Channel Number parameter which is often not used may be important.

I'm suggesting the equation to create the channel reference is as follows :-

a=download channel yes or no ( 1 or 0 )
b=Unique Number - Doesn't matter what (So possibly EPG Number)
c=Channel name
d=Channel Number In Dreambox Edit ( Not sure if its hex or not )
e=SID (hex)
f=TSID (hex)
g=Network ID (hex)

So an example would be :-
1;1020;BBC Two;102;189E:7FD:2

I've yet to test this but someone please feel free to do so.
Bare in mind that adding a single line to an existing file may be no good as the B paramter needs to be unique and you may ofcourse duplicate an existing line.