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
