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simexi

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:17 pm

Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 10

R2-D2 wrote:

the broadcaster is giving them all as Unclassified

Yep. It says that.

R2-D2

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:49 am

Frequent contributor Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 12149

simexi wrote:

Yep. It says that.

The patch only affects a TAP's view of the EPG data, so if the native EPG shows "Unclassified" for the genre for every programme then a TAP cannot do any better. You could try complaining to your broadcaster, or maybe use an alternative data source and upload it using mei2eit or similar (in the UK some people do this using the much richer, 14-day RadioTimes data).

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finhex

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:10 am

Joined: 15 Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Hellsinki, Suomi-Finland

R2-D2 wrote:

OK... a new kind of patch, which is a cross between the normal (generic) patch and the complex (non-generic) patches. Smile

[De] DescExt V6 (with Genre) will provide genre info for selected firmwares where I could find the info, but otherwise (and generically) it will provide 0 as the genre info.

This works fine with PlasmaEPG 2.00-RC, thanks!

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biggsd

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:49 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 95

I'm running the MS recommended f/w, which appears to have [De] installed. Any idea which version of [De] this is likely to be as I'm not getting any genre info in a genre-enabled EPGN, but if I try to reapply [De] v6 I get a 'Not intended for this firmware' message in FWPatcher

Any ideas ?

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chunkywizard

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:50 pm

MyStuff Team Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 9219 Location: Sindlesham, Berkshire Tx: Hannington

Which version of the MS Recommended Firmware are you using? If you upgrade to the latest one this has the latest v6 De with Genre.

HTH

CW

biggsd

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:47 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 95

Hi CW, I must have downloaded it in late Dec'08, early Jan'09 - has it changed since then ?

chunkywizard

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:49 pm

MyStuff Team Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 9219 Location: Sindlesham, Berkshire Tx: Hannington

Full history is at: http://forum.toppy.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=154368#154368

De v6 was added on 2nd of Feb.

HTH

CW

ryclark

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:44 pm

Frequent contributor Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 1449 Location: Shropshire

Have you got the modified version of EPGN patched to work with the De firmware patch?

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biggsd

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:12 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 95

Cheers guys- yes I have then latest EPGN, but it looks like my f/w is out of date. I'll grab the latest one and see if the does it

Thanks again

R2-D2

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:22 pm

Frequent contributor Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 12149

For TF5800 users there should be no difference in the versions of the [De] patch in the MyStuff Recommended firmware -- the new version was mainly for including new firmwares and offering a choice between genre and no genre.

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biggsd

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:40 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 95

Hmm - puzzling. I'm definitely not getting any genre info anywhere in the program description. Is it something that only appears for certain broadcasters (although I did leave the Toppy in beeb 1 for a good 30mins before looking) ?

simonc

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:33 pm

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 5616 Location: Cheltenham

If it's in the native guide, it should appear in the data visible to TAPs, unless I got the offset of the genre byte wrong when I added it to EPGN, which wouldn't be entirely surprising.

biggsd

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:27 am

Regular contributor Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 95

That's what I was going to try next (ie see if the genres appear in the native EPG). Once I know its there I ca root a bit deeper into the code. Biggest pain in the bum is that in order to test I need to connect the Toppy to my PC (in a different part of the house). How do you more active (& experienced) TAP writers get around this ?

bellissimo

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:43 am

Frequent contributor Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 1997 Location: Reading

Use an Asus or a Slug to network the Toppy. I used to use an extra long USB cable, but it eventually got vetoed Smile

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simonc

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:46 am

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 5616 Location: Cheltenham

PC about 7m from the Toppy, with USB running under the floor. I managed to dig out a 10m serial cable and co-ax which makes a big difference. I can sit at the PC and control it and see what's on the Toppy.

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