Autotimers.xml question ... and errors ...

[Mundosat]

Hi
Quick question:

In the last 1-2 moths I noticed a pop-up keeps coming on telling me of a conflict etc. - UK I understand that.

But lately I often get a pop-up listing the same TV show between 3-8 times same thing listed ... a conflict ... but that timer was deleted ages ago.

I had same problem on 2-3 different channels, mainly BBC One.

I never had the time until today I FTP receiver, got the autotimer.xml out [copied it !] and edited.

I delete the 3-4 entry of the same programme I deleted ages ago.

Not only that, it kept coming up again in the Autotimers listing, so I disabled 'them' and still had that blooming error popping up. Then deleted it several times ...

Anyway today I deleted those entries and re-FTP files back in.

Let's see what happens.

Any idea why this happens?

Thank you
M

PS LOVE Gigablue with Enigma 2 / OpenVix - well done ... after has taken me a while to learn how it works!
:violin:

[ccs]

You delete autotimers from the autotimers gui, and then green to save, otherwise it forgets what you've just done.

I wouldn't recommend editing the xml file, if you do, you need to stop enigma2 first (telnet command init 4) and restart it (init 3) when you've finished copying the file back, otherwise it forgets what you've just done

[Mundosat]

You delete autotimers from the autotimers gui, and then green to save, otherwise it forgets what you've just done.

I wouldn't recommend editing the xml file, if you do, you need to stop enigma2 first (telnet command init 4) and restart it (init 3) when you've finished copying the file back, otherwise it forgets what you've just done

.......

Sorry I do not understand what you mean with the green button.

The Timers page does not have a 'Green button to confirm' but One to Add , I have just checked.

If you mean on the Guide, then there is a Green [change] /Green to delete from there.

I only see a Delete Red button

By the way, I used Filezilla FTP to download/copy/edit original/re-upload, so I guess a reboot would do?

Thanks for helping

[ccs]

The green button in the autotimers menu, not the timers menu, and no, a reboot won't do.

[Mundosat]

Sorry I am thick! Where is it?

I only ever used the Timer one, I never had the time to find out other things until I need them.

I am looking in the manual now and I cannot do much at this point, our grandson came back and took over!
hahahaha


FOUND it NOT in the manual, but online Menu/Timers/Autotimers - never knew about this.

OK, learned a new one.

Thanks

[Mundosat]

I guess I found a bug?

I delete from Timers and it does delete it, then it comes up again after a while.

If Menu/Timers/Autotimers does delete it + OK, then there is a bug or better not have two listing for the same thing. Although Timers includes all timers.

Just a thought.

[ccs]

You've been mixing up timers and autotimers, your 1st post mentioned autotimers, so I assumed that was what you were using.

[abu baniaz]

AutoTimer (AT) creates timers. Timers can be created manually or by AT. If you delete an AT, you will be asked if you also want to delete the timers that were created by AT.

If you delete a timer that was created by AT, without deleting the AT, AT will create it again.

Think of it like a bucket under a tap. If you don't close the tap, you will be emptying the bucket forever.

[Willo3092]

It comes back because the autotimer recreates it.
As ccs said, you need to delete from Autotimers, it will then ask if you want to delete all timers created from that autotimer.
You then need to press the green button to save the settings before exiting.

[Mundosat]

Thanks for your input.

Yes, got that now, I never knew I could get to auto timers there.

I am sorry if I am thick ... these days ... but I left the little bit I knew about Linux / Telnetting / etc. at 20-25 years ago, when I used to learn a bit about it while I was playing with various Linux versions.

I am really a newbie again, although I was a more intermediate at the time - I am getting older too ...

Thanks for your patience ...

By the way, I went to Menu / Timers / Auto Timers a minute ago [grandson was watching its tablet 'filtered' TV] and they are not any more listed there. So I guess the FTP worked, lets see what happens. If they re-appear I will delete them from the 'correct' menu.

PS Slightly off - post ...
Telnetting - if I use OpenWebIf to telnet and do the init 4 - it does stop receiver, but it stays with display blank and nothing happens + I am clearly disconnected [telnet].

I waited for a bit then I had to switch it off/on to let it reboot.

[ccs]

I'd stay well clear of telnet, you don't normally need it to manage timers and autotimers. Just use the GUI and EPG. Otherwise you'll get into a real mess.