#Youtub mediaportal setup how to
#Youtub mediaportal setup install
#Youtub mediaportal setup manual
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Quit out of MediaPortal, then open TV server config again, expand 'TV Channels' menu, click 'TV Mapping' and select each tuner you have and move all available channels from the left column to the right column.ġ5. If that's all working nicely, then we need to do a couple more things.ġ4. Open MediaPortal and TEST! You should now have a fully fledged EPG with freesat channels all working. Before you start the second grab, go back to 'Settings' and check 'Add channel logos' - this just saves time on the first initial grab, as the logo grab can take a few minutes.ġ3. The grab should only take a few seconds, but for some reason, sometimes the initial grab doesn't capture all of the data, so you should carry out a second grab as soon as the first one finishes (even if it says the first grab was successful). (We want to add channel logos, but leave it unchecked initially.)ġ1. On Settings tab, untick 'Use Sky Region', untick 'Use throttler'. Under Region/Groups tab, set your region, change Documents to Documentaries and save. On the Cards/Mapping tab, tick the top tuner to use for EPG grabbing. Now, expand the 'Plugins' menu, and click on Sky UK Grabber. Now highlight all channels and click 'Delete' to remove them all, otherwise you will end up with duplicates.ĩ. E4, and click 'Preview' and you should be able to view it in a small window. Try highlighting one of those channels, eg. Click on 'TV Channels' menu, and you should see about 10 channels in there, mostly Channel 4+1, E4, etc. (Note: you still tick option #1 for the remaining tuners).Ĩ. Now, scan for channels, and almost immediately, as soon as you see the green bars, click cancel. Tick #1, select 28.2 from sat list, tick Digital Satellite and enable DVB-S2. Now open the 'TV Servers' menu again and choose your first tuner card from the list on the left (under hostname or IP).

#Youtub mediaportal setup manual

We need to restart the TV service, so click Manual Control menu, then stop and restart TV service, waiting a few seconds in between.ħ.

Select 'Plugins' menu, and tick 'Sky UK Grabber'. Click on Manual Control menu and TV service should restart.Ħ. Tick: Enable Cam, allow card to be preloaded and pause card, then click save.ĥ. Highlight each of your remaining TV tuners and click edit. Disable and move to the bottom all those that you don't want or need. Open TV Server Config, expand 'TV Servers' menu, then click on the hostname of your PC (or IP address if you changed it in step 2), and you should see a list of your available tuners/cards.Ĥ. Click 'OK', and 'OK' again to close config.ģ. You should get the TV server connection successful message. You should see the hostname of your PC (you can change this to your IP address if you prefer), then 'Test connection'.

Open MediaPortal Config, choose expert, tick 'Do not ask again' and Continue.

#Youtub mediaportal setup install

Install MediaPortal 1.12 from here (this particular build automatically includes & installs the 2 plugin dll files)Ģ. My advice is try a clean install first, otherwise you can still make it work regardless of your current configuration.ġ.

#Youtub mediaportal setup software

There may however be issues if MediaPortal-related SQL software is already installed which can likely be resolved by dropping the mptvdb database.

It will work with other/already installed versions of MediaPortal too, but you will have to manually add a couple of DJBlu's dll plugin files. MediaPortal/MySQL is currently not installed. This guide also assumes a clean install, ie. I have a TBS 6984 DVBS/S2 Quad Tuner card - this guide should work with other branded DVBS/S2 cards, but some settings may need to be altered slightly. This is a quick and dirty guide to getting MediaPortal running with Sky/Freesat and DJBlu's absolutely outstanding EPG grabber plugin.

#Youtub mediaportal setup how to

Been meaning to post this up for a while - if only to remind me how to do it again when I get around to updating to the latest versions of MediaPortal.