Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935
Player Version#: 8.1.2.15135
Tuner Make/Model: HDHomerun Connect Duo HDHR5-2DT(UK)
Guide/Lineup name: NIL
Using XMLTV?: No
Channel number/Name:
Hi, I just got HDhomerun and I could not setup to plex wihout seting up DVR as well. My country is not in the supported XMLTV list. I don’t need the EPG or DVR, I just want to vlew live TV on the go. Is there any way I could bypass the XMLTV setup?
Are you connecting to an antenna?
Then I would suggest just using the HDHomerun software to view your TV. You need to have a EPG for Plex to see what the TV lineup is. The HDHomerun software works just fine for viewing TV.
As above - the free HDHR software will give you 24 hours of EPG from the antenna signal and let you watch live TV, if you want any more 24 hours of guide you will need to subscribe to the HDHR package, or an XMLTV provider, you’ll need to investigate which is better for your needs.
If you are in Australia Plex cut the free EPG from us a while back, there is a free XMLTV service available, Plex don’t like the link being posted but if you google “Free To Air – Australian XML TV Guide” you’ll find it
Thanks for the replies. The reason I got the HDhomerun is to watch live tv remotely and the free app is only limited to local network, which I could just attached a digital antenna to a TV and achieve that.
I’m in Singapore and the only XMLTV I could find is by using Webgrab plus. My plex sever is installed on a NAS and I am not very familiar with Linux. It would take me a long time to figure it out by trial and error to make it work. Plus I saw the xml files there are a few years old and Im not sure if it’s still working.
A quick and simple fix for no guide is to use NodeRed.
An inject node can download the xml every 24 hours, http request will download the xml and write to file will save it to disk. Easy setup no cost and on windows, linux, raspian etc.
Is there a tutorial on how to do this? I’m currently using Webgrab+ on a NAS and I have to run the script everyday to download the xml.
Not specifically.
A NAS isn’t so easy to install things on.
To use Node Red you need to install the software which is documented so search if your NAS supports it.
Also another option is Curl. A simple command in curl can download your xml and all you need to do is schedule it as a task.
I use Node Red because it can do so much more, this is just one simple method to automate the xml update.
So for Node Red you get it installed, after it is running you add step from the left, I start with a time stamp injection that happens every 24 hours.
Then a HTTP Request step that gets the XML and the next writes it to the Pi SD card and that’s it.
I managed to include the webgrab script in the scheduler crontab file and it’s working great now. Thanks for for your help.
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