I am getting an ERROR: unexpected tag while reading EPG data: ..... error message on every start up of VDR.
So I tried the following:
* compile plain vanilla VDR 1.3.34. No patches, no plugins.
* remove /video/epg.data.
* start up VDR using a copy of my config directory.
Here is what I get:
Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: VDR version 1.3.34 started Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//setup.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unknown config parameter: SourceCaps = 1 S19.2E Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unknown config parameter: SourceCaps = 2 S19.2E Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unknown config parameter: SourceCaps = 3 S13.0E Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//sources.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//diseqc.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//channels.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//timers.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//commands.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//reccmds.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//svdrphosts.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//ca.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//remote.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//keymacros.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: video directory scanner thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1211290704) Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unexpected tag while reading EPG data: USA 1992 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: tuner on device 1 thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1219683408) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: section handler thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1228076112) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: tuner on device 2 thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1236468816) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: section handler thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1244861520) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter2/frontend0 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: tuner on device 3 thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1253254224) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: section handler thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1261646928) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter3/frontend0 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: found 3 video devices Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: setting primary device to 1 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: SVDRP listening on port 2001 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//themes/sttng-default.theme Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//themes/sttng-default.theme Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: remote control KBD - learning keys Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: KBD remote control thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1270039632) Oct 4 23:09:43 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unexpected tag while reading EPG data: USA 2003
Where does it read the EPG data from (remember: there is no /video/epg.data file)? Why does it complain about something that looks like the production date of a movie?
Carsten.
Carsten Koch wrote:
I am getting an ERROR: unexpected tag while reading EPG data: ..... error message on every start up of VDR.
So I tried the following:
compile plain vanilla VDR 1.3.34. No patches, no plugins.
remove /video/epg.data.
start up VDR using a copy of my config directory.
Here is what I get:
Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: VDR version 1.3.34 started Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//setup.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unknown config parameter: SourceCaps = 1 S19.2E Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unknown config parameter: SourceCaps = 2 S19.2E Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unknown config parameter: SourceCaps = 3 S13.0E Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//sources.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//diseqc.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//channels.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//timers.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//commands.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//reccmds.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//svdrphosts.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//ca.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//remote.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//keymacros.conf Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: video directory scanner thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1211290704) Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 Oct 4 23:09:39 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unexpected tag while reading EPG data: USA 1992 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: tuner on device 1 thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1219683408) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: section handler thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1228076112) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: tuner on device 2 thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1236468816) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: section handler thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1244861520) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter2/frontend0 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: tuner on device 3 thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1253254224) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: section handler thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1261646928) Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter3/frontend0 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: found 3 video devices Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: setting primary device to 1 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: SVDRP listening on port 2001 Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//themes/sttng-default.theme Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: loading /tmp/vdrconfig//themes/sttng-default.theme Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: remote control KBD - learning keys Oct 4 23:09:41 vdr vdr[3846]: KBD remote control thread started (pid=3846, tid=-1270039632) Oct 4 23:09:43 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unexpected tag while reading EPG data: USA 2003
Where does it read the EPG data from (remember: there is no /video/epg.data file)?
Well, apparently it doesn't actively read an epg.data file, otherwise your log would list a line like
Oct 4 18:00:13 video vdr[29192]: reading EPG data from /video/epg.data
Why does it complain about something that looks like the production date of a movie?
I guess it's some broken info.vdr file. The function that reads that data is exactly the same as is used for reading the EPG data, hence the EPG related message.
Klaus
Oct 4 23:09:43 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unexpected tag while reading EPG data: USA 2003
Where does it read the EPG data from (remember: there is no /video/epg.data file)?
Well, apparently it doesn't actively read an epg.data file, otherwise your log would list a line like
Oct 4 18:00:13 video vdr[29192]: reading EPG data from /video/epg.data
Why does it complain about something that looks like the production date of a movie?
I guess it's some broken info.vdr file. The function that reads that data is exactly the same as is used for reading the EPG data, hence the EPG related message.
I had exactly the same problem. not the info.vdr was the cause, but a old summary.vdr, which I forgot to delete after converting to the new format.
The problem disapered after deleting all summary.vdr files.
- Mike -
Mike Koch wrote:
Oct 4 23:09:43 vdr vdr[3846]: ERROR: unexpected tag while reading EPG data: USA 2003
Where does it read the EPG data from (remember: there is no /video/epg.data file)?
Well, apparently it doesn't actively read an epg.data file, otherwise your log would list a line like
Oct 4 18:00:13 video vdr[29192]: reading EPG data from /video/epg.data
Why does it complain about something that looks like the production date of a movie?
I guess it's some broken info.vdr file. The function that reads that data is exactly the same as is used for reading the EPG data, hence the EPG related message.
I had exactly the same problem. not the info.vdr was the cause, but a old summary.vdr, which I forgot to delete after converting to the new format.
The problem disapered after deleting all summary.vdr files.
- Mike -
Strange... If there is an info.vdr file, VDR shouldn't even read any leftover summary.vdr.
Could it be that the info.vdr in question didn't contain a title line (tagged with 'T')?
Klaus
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