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    When do you plan release August update?

    What bugfixes and feature improvements are planing to release..?

    Will be implemented feature to instant go from Live stream to recorded content from server with one key press (for example: i watch live stream, press left arow and I want possibility to replay content from recordings 10 or 15 secs before live stream). This is wery need feature on Xtream Codes...

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    there should be an update planned for 22 august ?

    but when i try to update using the update app in configuration i cannot update !??

    i just get a message busy loading and then downloading for 1/10 of a second and disappears

    my current version of my formuler Z7+ is :

    s/w version V.1.2.28

    S/W revision r14371

    buiild date 24 april 2018

    What is the reason i cannot update en what do i need to do to get this update ?

    I need this update for 2 reasons : compressed EPG (.gz) and microSD memory expansion for apps

    August update

    Firmware Version:

    Fomuler Z/Prime/Plus/Nano : 2.8.22

    Formuler Z7+/Zx : 1.2.34

    FIX: Z7+/Zx Stuck in standby mode

    FIX: Market > Certain apps not showing in custom markets

    FIX: Launcher icons not appearing after reboot

    Added discrete Power ON & Power OFF keycodes

    Custom Android hostname/device name supported. Change from the system menu

    Market shortcut can be deleted from the homescreen

    FIX: Installer Mode > SYSPIN issue

    FIX: Installer Mode > Langauge preset not working

    FIX: Installer Mode > Power mode preference issue

    DRIVER: Add Tenda U12 USB WiFi adapter support

    Android 7 > Android Security Patch Level : April 2018

    General performance enhancements, UI improvements, and bug fixes

    Improved Lithuanian language translation

    MYTVONLINE Version: 1.9.48 (BETA)

    Teletext Subtitles supported

    Manual EPG time offset. Access from the Settings menu

    Xtream-Codes API portals > TV Series section supported

    VOD > Continuous play option added. Press the Green hotkey to toggle

    M3U > All tracks from VOD-only m3u list are parsed and used - regardless of stream file extension

    M3U > Compressed xmltv EPG archives supported (.gz or .zip)

    Automatically hide empty groups/categories

    Added stream codec details. View from the detailed information popup window

    TV Series Shortcut. Press and hold the VOD button on the remote

    Remember last selected subtitle preference per channel

    Improved channel icon caching

    Improved EPG download performance

    FIX: EPG description not displayed when using M3U + XMLTV EPG

    FIX: Black subtitle font when only 1 subtitle track is available

    FIX: RCU VOD hotkey while in Classic Channel list

    General performance enhancements, UI improvements, and bug fixes


    https://pastebin.com/QtR86AvU

    On the recording update part can we add minutes to start/end of epg recordings??

    gzipped XML file not working for me. I have tried:

    1. xmltv.xml (uncompressed) located on my home network at 192.168.8.1/iptv/xmltv.xml - WORKS.

    2. above file gzipped with 7Zip to xmltv.gz located on my home network at 192.168.8.1/iptv/xmltv.gz - FAILS and MYTVONLINE app crashes on startup (I have to rename file on network to make MYTVONLINE load again to change settings).

    3. Direct URL from xtream-editor pro - FAILS - MYTVONLINE does not crash but I get EPG Download Failed message.

    Maybe it will work when BETA ends?

    • Official Post
    Quote from newtonthecat

    192.168.8.1/iptv/xmltv.gz

    What method did you use to gzip this file? The filename looks strange.

    Normally:

    Code
    # gzip test.xml
# ls
test.xml.gz

#
    Quote from newtonthecat

    3. Direct URL from xtream-editor pro - FAILS - MYTVONLINE does not crash but I get EPG Download Failed message.

    Without the download link you used, it is anyone's guess as to what the issue could be

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    Quote from Centurybreak

    Cr@p... I was going to add another provider that only has an M3U for me to use... and they're looooooooooong URLs for both the M3U and EPG... I was glad we could use tinyurl, but apparently not! :loudly_crying_face:

    tinyurl is working for m3u + xmltv epg URLs

    Quote from 175n

    What method did you use to gzip this file? The filename looks strange.

    Without the download link you used, it is anyone's guess as to what the issue could be

    Hi!

    I used 7zip in Windows and then renamed the file for my convenience.

    I didn't provide the actual download link as the URL contains my unique line ID from my xtream-editor.com account.

    I have now discovered that if I put the .gz file on a USB stick and set MYTVONLINE to read from local storage it works so there is no problem with the gzipped file! It crashes when I set it to point to my local network location (h t t p : / / 192.168.8.9/........) and I get "MYTVONLINE Keeps Stopping" message whenever I try to start MYTVONLINE and I have to rename/delete the file to get it to load up without crashing.

    I have put the gzipped file online here:

    https://www.improdia.com/test.xml.gz

    When I set MYTVONLINE to access the above URL for the XML TV EPG URL it crashes and won't load ("MYTVONLINE Keeps Stopping").

    WARNING: If you set the above URL as your EPG URL you may get stuck and cannot load MYTVONLINE unless you delete the app's data in android settings on the Z7+ which means you will lose ALL your MYTVONLINE settings! But you can download the file and it's fine if you put it on local storage and load it into MYTVONLINE. EDIT: You can get around this by unplugging the ethernet cable just after you select the MYTVONLINE app from the Z7+ home screen, then you can cancel and edit settings.

    I will continue to troubleshoot this but it seems to be something to do with when this file is accessed from a URL that I get the problem.

    Edited once, last by newtonthecat (September 3, 2018 at 5:22 PM).

    • Official Post

    can you confirm that a web server lives at the LAN IP address you specified above?

    Which web server are you running? Apache?

    Quote from 175n

    This is not a valid gzip archive file.

    It's not even compressed as a zip or gz archive. You just renamed the file extension.

    WEIRD! It appears that my server at improdia.com (1and1 UK) is decompressing gz files on the fly! The file on the server is DEFINETLY a gzip file but the server is serving it uncompressed. I've never seen that before. Anyway, I've put it on another server and it is not decompressing it....

    http://89.34.16.138/~marktest/epg.xml.gz

    I just tried putting that into MYTVONLINE and I get the same problem.

    BTW my local server is an Synology NAS running Apache, PHP etc.

    • Official Post
    Quote from newtonthecat

    WEIRD! It appears that my server at improdia.com (1and1 UK) is decompressing gz files on the fly! The file on the server is DEFINETLY a gzip file but the server is serving it uncompressed. I've never seen that before. Anyway, I've put it on another server and it is not decompressing it....

    http://89.34.16.138/~marktest/epg.xml.gz

    I just tried putting that into MYTVONLINE and I get the same problem.

    BTW my local server is an Synology NAS running Apache, PHP etc.

    I don't have any issues downloading the new epg.xml.gz you posted from a web server on my LAN.

    Web server is Apache2.

    MYTVOnline version 1.9.48 BETA

    Quote from 175n

    I don't have any issues downloading the new epg.xml.gz you posted from a web server on my LAN.

    Web server is Apache2.

    MYTVOnline version 1.9.48 BETA

    Did you enter the actual URL of the file into the MYTVONLINE EPG URL field (http://89.34.16.138/~marktest/epg.xml.gz)?

    As I explained before, if I put that file onto local storage on my Z7+ and access it by browsing to it in MYTVONLINE it is OK.

    Maybe I need to do a factory reset on my Z7+ (I have already deleted the apps data in Android settings to reset MYTVONLINE but that didn't help). I have also tried with a different internet service provider.

    • Official Post
    Quote from newtonthecat

    Did you enter the actual URL of the file into the MYTVONLINE EPG URL field (http://89.34.16.138/~marktest/epg.xml.gz)?

    As I explained before, if I put that file onto local storage on my Z7+ and access it by browsing to it in MYTVONLINE it is OK.

    Maybe I need to do a factory reset on my Z7+ (I have already deleted the apps data in Android settings to reset MYTVONLINE but that didn't help). I have also tried with a different internet service provider.

    I downloaded that file and put it on a webserver on my lan and tested it: http://192.168.1.5/..../epg.xml.gz

    You want me to test direct download from that url?

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    Quote from newtonthecat

    That would help me confirm that the problem is with my Z7+ box - i.e. if someone else with the same box accessing the same EPG URL with the same version of MYTVONLINE does not have a problem then I know it's something to do with my box!

    I was able to reproduce the issue by trying to download from your server.

    I'll ask the engineers to see what's up. Maybe the way your server is serving the files? Not sure

    Quote from 175n

    Maybe the way your server is serving the files? Not sure

    The thing is, I get the same problem downloading from the xtream-editor EPG URL (which I can't post here because it contains my line ID) so whatever the problem is it is not just the server I am using at 89.34.16.138 - I only put it on that one so I could reproduce the problem so you could test it. I wouldn't normally use that server as I have the xtream-editor.com URLs which carry the live EPG data

    • Official Post
    Quote from newtonthecat

    The thing is, I get the same problem downloading from the xtream-editor EPG URL (which I can't post here because it contains my line ID) so whatever the problem is it is not just the server I am using at 89.34.16.138 - I only put it on that one so I could reproduce the problem so you could test it. I wouldn't normally use that server as I have the xtream-editor.com URLs which carry the live EPG data

    engineers said it looks like the file is gzipped twice.

    so it looks like there is some issue with the content-encoding or content-type from the server and how MOL parses that

    will keep looking into this

    maybe there's a difference when fetching the file with curl vs wget

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    Quote from newtonthecat

    The thing is, I get the same problem downloading from the xtream-editor EPG URL (which I can't post here because it contains my line ID) so whatever the problem is it is not just the server I am using at 89.34.16.138 - I only put it on that one so I could reproduce the problem so you could test it. I wouldn't normally use that server as I have the xtream-editor.com URLs which carry the live EPG data

    I mentioned xtream editor epg in June beta test notes, it never worked for me when I tried

    gave an epg error?

    But was still handy for the m3u as I used merged lists.

    Quote from danny121pt

    But was still handy for the m3u as I used merged lists.

    That's exactly what I want it for! I have 3 different IPTV providers with my own customer channel lists (approx 20 channels instead of the hundreds that I never watch that the providers provide!). I simply have groups like "UK Telly - provider A", "Sports - Provider A", "UK Tellu - provider B"... etc. etc..

    Just waiting to get this working with the EPG data and my Z7+ moves from my office to become my living room daily driver for IPTV! Then I will have to get another Formuler for the office :winking_face:, might try out a Nano for the ease of use for the missus :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: