I lose epg data after reboot why?

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i have a dm800 hd with a mouted usb stick which the epg data is saved to but every time i reboot the box i lose the epg any body know how to sort this problem out
 
If you go to crossepg setup, (Menu > Setup > CrossEPG > Configure on Gemini).

Set the option "force epg reload on boot" to yes.
 
Do you use CrossEPG to get the information?

I'm not sure how to get to the CrossEPG config screen on that image (try Menu > Setup > CrossEPG > Configure).
 
i downloaded this crossepg yesterday, and have to say i'm pretty impressed with this. I now have a 7 day epg for S*y uk to keep the other half happy!
 
might try this out tomorrow....any tips for installing on the dream elite image.
 
Anyone find a solution to this for the built in epg on Dream Elite ?
I know Crossepg reloads on boot but the epg takes alot longer to download than the epg via the blue button on the Dream Elite (1 minute)
 
I think crossepg is quite fast considering how much data it has to collect
not much longer than a minute is it, never timed it

:)
 
Anyone find a solution to this for the built in epg on Dream Elite ?
I know Crossepg reloads on boot but the epg takes alot longer to download than the epg via the blue button on the Dream Elite (1 minute)
Ftp to usr/bin make a backup of enigma2.sh open in notepad or notepad++
and add this line under the two lines below
[ -f /media/usb/epg.dat ] && cp /media/usb/epg.dat /media/usb/epg.dat
so it looks like this
cd /home/root
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libopen.so.0.0 /usr/bin/enigma2
[ -f /media/usb/epg.dat ] && cp /media/usb/epg.dat /media/usb/epg.dat

save and see if that works.
 
im still struggling to get it to fine my usb stick.....
 
Cheers M8 but that didnt work .
I tried another script and that stalls the box at startup,it wont boot fully.
Fairly pissed off with this issue at this stage .


Ftp to usr/bin make a backup of enigma2.sh open in notepad or notepad++
and add this line under the two lines below
[ -f /media/usb/epg.dat ] && cp /media/usb/epg.dat /media/usb/epg.dat
so it looks like this
cd /home/root
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libopen.so.0.0 /usr/bin/enigma2
[ -f /media/usb/epg.dat ] && cp /media/usb/epg.dat /media/usb/epg.dat

save and see if that works.
 
I just timed crossepg and from time of hiting update epg to when picture comes back on screen is 42.3 seconds
then you just get a small bar loading or saving data for a few more seconds
:)
 
I just timed crossepg and from time of hiting update epg to when picture comes back on screen is 42.3 seconds
then you just get a small bar loading or saving data for a few more seconds
:)
Wow ,thats fast,it took ages to build the epg when I tried it ,perhaps it takes longer the first time but updates are faster ?

I remember reading somewhere that someone said the Rytec epg took 10-15 minutes to load
Who could it have been ...
https://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/index.php?threads/271622/#post1996243 lol
 
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Why dont you go into epg then global settings and change the "path to save epg file" to /hdd/epg.dat and save the epg to the internal hdd instead.

Cheers M8 but that didnt work .
I tried another script and that stalls the box at startup,it wont boot fully.
Fairly pissed off with this issue at this stage .
@fano
You should still be able to ftp in and delete the script or replace the enigma2.sh with your backup then it should boot up fully.
 
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Wow ,thats fast,it took ages to build the epg when I tried it ,perhaps it takes longer the first time but updates are faster ?

I remember reading somewhere that someone said the Rytec epg took 10-15 minutes to load
Who could it have been ...
https://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/index.php?threads/271622/#post1996243 lol

I've set CrossEPG setup to only download Sky and my machine takes an eternity to parse and save the data.

I think it may have something to do with my cheap usb stick.
 
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Which provider are you using in CrossEPG ??

I use the OpenTV and select 28.2e and get the same sort of speeds as Rat

When I was using the XML providers it took a lot longer
 
Same as above really make sure to use OpenTV source as its far quicker and never misses a beat :)
 
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