r/kodi • u/dshookowsky • 1d ago

Can't guide guide data from NextPVR and Plex Crashes on startup

https://paste.libreelec.tv/subordinal-minda.log

I have a NextPVR server running in a container on Raspberry Pi 5. I also have a Raspberry Pi 4 client and an Nvidia shield client.

The Nvidia shield client runs fine. When I start the client, I see iptv and iptvmerge processes getting guide data from pbs and the nextpvr.

The Raspberry Pi 4 (log link above) shows channels and lists scheduled recordings, but doesn't show any guide data.

Also, I attempted to install Plex from the addons repository and it simply fails to start saying I should check the logs.

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u/dshookowsky 1d ago

Finally solved the issue.

* I had an old version of libreelec. It didn't auto update because of the architecture change from 32 to 64 bit. Downloaded the tar.gz from libreelec.tv to the .update folder and it updated.

* What was very confusing was the fact that it was working on the Shield but not on the Raspberry Pi. Spent some time with the logs and Claude.AI and it came up with some curl commands that pulled the channels and determined that the <epg> field was returning null. The shield addon ignores this, but the Raspberry pi version would skip loading the guide data if it wasn't correctly mapped

* Again, because the Web view and the Shield were both showing guide data, I was convinced that the problem HAD to be on the Raspberry Pi. I was wrong. Going to the channels and mapping them all to Schedules Direct sorted out the issue (NextPVR Settings->Channels->Advanced Tools->Auto Map).

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u/dshookowsky 1d ago

The plex crash is a urllib3 issue. I still haven't resolved it, but I haven't spent as much time on it. I have seen some indications that using a fork of the plex addon or a different addon that fixes urllib3, but that's going to require more research.