Refresh from IEPG data 1 not working?

[BrianTheTechieSnail]

You have mentioned two separate methods. What do you do after method 1. What do you do after method 2.

I waited 2 - 3 minutes and then pressed EPG to see if the EPG was filling.

[abu baniaz]

Obtaining EPG and displaying EPG are two separate processes.

The EPG screens (they display EPG) are cached. Change bouquet and then check again.

[BrianTheTechieSnail]

Yes. If I flick through the bouquets with <PREV and NEXT> the EPG does start to appear.

How would one ever see it if you only had one bouquet?

[dsayers]

I press TV button that seems to refresh listings

[urie]

Yes. If I flick through the bouquets with <PREV and NEXT> the EPG does start to appear.

How would one ever see it if you only had one bouquet?

That don't happen to me when trying to populate freeview channels I thought that was the whole point of EPG Refresh have it setup to start automatically with false recordings for BBC ONE Scot on freeview entertainment bouquet and BBC 1 Scot HD on Freeview High Definition bouquet.

If I press file list button then EPG refresh now it populates quickly.
Just notice in file list buttons they now have changed to EPG-Refresh _Pending Services and EBG-Refresh_Stop Refresh.
Running OpenVIX 5.3.028. I also have the same problem on OpenATV 6.4

[Joe_90]

Not sure why you need EPGRefresh on Freeview
Once you tune to a channel, the EPG will refresh automatically after a number of minutes. Same on Freesat. The built-in EPG readers will work automatically on Freeview/Freesat. You only need to tune to a specific channel (IEPG) if you require the SKY EPG on satellite. EPGRefresh just tunes to a channel you have set. The built-in readers then download the EPG info. Normal usage of Freeview or Freesat will pull in all the info. Only SKY-specific channels require special handling.

[BrianTheTechieSnail]

Not sure why you need EPGRefresh on Freeview
Once you tune to a channel, the EPG will refresh automatically after a number of minutes. Same on Freesat. The built-in EPG readers will work automatically on Freeview/Freesat. You only need to tune to a specific channel (IEPG) if you require the SKY EPG on satellite. EPGRefresh just tunes to a channel you have set. The built-in readers then download the EPG info. Normal usage of Freeview or Freesat will pull in all the info. Only SKY-specific channels require special handling.

I want the Sky EPG for the extra channels that aren't on Freesat.

Reason I put Freeview BBC1 in EPG Refresh as well as IEPG data 1 is so that the Freeview EPG stays updated even if I don't use Freeview for a while.

[Joe_90]

I was replying to @urie in regard to Freeview, Brian. EPGRefresh would be used if you required SKY EPG from sat. Which is what I think I said.

[Sicilian]

Not sure why you need EPGRefresh on Freeview
Once you tune to a channel, the EPG will refresh automatically after a number of minutes. Same on Freesat. The built-in EPG readers will work automatically on Freeview/Freesat. You only need to tune to a specific channel (IEPG) if you require the SKY EPG on satellite. EPGRefresh just tunes to a channel you have set. The built-in readers then download the EPG info. Normal usage of Freeview or Freesat will pull in all the info. Only SKY-specific channels require special handling.

I use it for Freeview also, keeps the Freeview EPG updated it not used for a period of time.

[Joe_90]

I understand that you might want Freeview EPG updated if you don't watch it often, but once you tune to a main Freeview channel the EPG will auto-populate. So, if your main source of TV viewing is Freeview, then you don't actually need EPGRefresh - that's the point I was making. Seems like @urie was using Freeview as he didn't mention Freesat/SKY.

[urie]

I also have Sly and IPTV but they populate no problem and yes I know I can just select a channel on freeview and it will start populating but it is a bit annoying when you tab across and the freeview channels are always empty. That was why I was trying EPG Refresh with freeview. And the only reason I do have freeview setup on the zgemma is when you changed back to normal TV it would deafen you, so terrestrial through zgemma now.

[Joe_90]

I stand corrected. Didn't realise you were using satellite as well as Freeview. I have the equivalent of Freeview here in Ireland, but the EPG populates almost instantly. Even if it didn't populate instantly, I'd have had to be watching satellite exclusively for seven days before the Saorview/Freeview EPG ran out.

[urie]

Yes tony just new box Zgemma H9 Combo bought it from WOS month ago so still playing around a bit trying different OS did not have the problem on last H2.S used freesat as i said no big deal just a little bit annoying

[adm]

Yes. If I flick through the bouquets with <PREV and NEXT> the EPG does start to appear.

How would one ever see it if you only had one bouquet?

I find when changing bouquets and the the epg doesn't appear that selecting a live TV channel in that bouquet and then immediately going back to the guide (epg) it is fully populated.

[adm]

Not sure why you need EPGRefresh on Freeview
Once you tune to a channel, the EPG will refresh automatically after a number of minutes. Same on Freesat. The built-in EPG readers will work automatically on Freeview/Freesat. You only need to tune to a specific channel (IEPG) if you require the SKY EPG on satellite. EPGRefresh just tunes to a channel you have set. The built-in readers then download the EPG info. Normal usage of Freeview or Freesat will pull in all the info. Only SKY-specific channels require special handling.

I too have a box set to receive Terrestrial and Satellite (Freeview and Freesat/Sky FTA)

In my experience that couple of minutes could be up to 10 to populate on Freeview if the EPG has been deleted or the box hasn't been tuned to a Freeview channel for a week for watching live TV or recording hence I use EPGrefresh set to BBC Freeview. Most of my watching or recording is on Satellite.

I have my box set-up that when pressing Gude/Graphical EPG I get the list of bouquets allowing me to choose between terrestrial and satellite. If at this stage I swap bouquets from satellite that I have been watching before selecting guide/EPG to terrestrial I find that the EPG is often (but not always) completely blank of programme detail. It requires the selection of a random channel and then immediately going back into Guide/EPG for the EPG to be fully populated. This has been the same for versions of VIX since I owned the box.

I tend to use my box by pressing Guide to bring up the bouquets list and grid EPG to change channels.