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A new Topfield loader release and corresponding .tap has been posted at http://www.icetv.com.au/ts_howto.php

Main improvement is that multiple .ini files are supported to provide easy selection of region.

There was also a problem with daylight saving adjustments which could result in guide times being out by an hour in the old release.

Any feedback appreciated.

A new Topfield loader release and corresponding .tap has been posted at http://www.icetv.com.au/ts_howto.php

Main improvement is that multiple .ini files are supported to provide easy selection of region.

There was also a problem with daylight saving adjustments which could result in guide times being out by an hour in the old release.

Any feedback appreciated.

We are recruiting a technical support person to work form the Sydney office. Requires computer skills and PVR/audio-visual knowledge.

Contact me peter.vogel@icetv.com.au

We are considering this and looks likely we will be doing it at some point. Priority is to get all capital cities up for the 5 main channels.

No plans at the moment.  It requires cooperation from the suppliers to allow us access to their software (unless they suport xmlTV natively).

The first STB-style PVR that will use Ice epg is the Topfield TF5000PVRt.

We have a new website, which will be open in a few days, that will offer more details.

Anyone running IceGuide with MythTV or anything else other than Showshifter, MCE or Topfield?

This is the file I use here in the Blue Mts, where I receive some Wollongomg and some Sydney channels.  Hope this gives you enough information for your needs.  This is the IceGuide4Topfield.ini file on the pc, not the ini file on the Topy, that is generated automatically by the IceGuide4Topfield.exe

Let me know how it goes...

# Wollongong

#Configuration for Ice Server


[Server]
#Ice Server name
Server=server.icetv.info

#File name in Ice Server
FileName=/cgi-bin2/xmlguide2.cgi

#one of the query parameters, op
OpName=op=xmlguide

#one of the query parameters, channel
ChannelChecked=1,2,3,4,5

#user name in Ice Server
User=beta

#password in Ice Server
Password=getdata

#Configuration for Topfield
[Toppy]
#Destinaton in Toppy
DestPath=\\ProgramFiles\\Auto Start\\

#UTC_Offset, auto or number
Upload_UTC_Offset=0


#Configuration for IceGuide4Topfield Application
[IceGuide4Topfield]
#Garbage Collector will delete some cache files in local disk
#0 means cache files before today will be deleted
GarbageCollector_From=0
#14 means cache files after 14 days will be deleted
GarbageCollector_To=14


#Configuration for channel alias
#format:original_chid,alias_chid,alias_sid,alias_tsid,alias_onid
# 1 = sbs, 2= ABC, 3=7,4=9,5=10

[Alias]

Alias=4,94,1,12923,12915
#service_name=WIN Television NSW,WIN TV Illawarra
#service_id=1
#transport_stream_id=12923
#original_network_id=12915

#Danger: can't have the following alias as well as WIN as they both have same service ID.
#Alias=4,4,1,1,4114
#service_name=Channel Nine Sydney,NINE DIGITAL
#service_id=1
#transport_stream_id=1
#original_network_id=4114


Alias=3,93,2370,2463,12929
#service_name=Prime Southern
#service_id=2370
#transport_stream_id=2463
#original_network_id=12929

Alias=5,95,2057,2057,12812
#service_name=Southern Cross TEN Capital
#service_id=2057
#transport_stream_id=2057
#original_network_id=12812

Alias=2,2,545,545,4112
#service_name=ABC Sydney
#service_id=545
#transport_stream_id=545
#original_network_id=4112

Alias=2,92,673,547,4112
#service_name=ABC NSW
#service_id=673
#transport_stream_id=547
#original_network_id=4112

Alias=3,3,1312,1282,4115
#service_name=Channel Seven Sydney
#service_id=1312
#transport_stream_id=1282
#original_network_id=4115

Alias=5,5,1573,1538,4116
#service_name=Network TEN Sydney
#service_id=1573
#transport_stream_id=1538
#original_network_id=4116

Alias=1,1,769,768,12802
#service_name=SBS Sydney
#service_id=769
#transport_stream_id=768
#original_network_id=12802

Glad to hear that solved the problem.

As a suggestion for testing things, you can turn on "OSD debug" option through the menu you get when you press Exit while watching TV normally.  This will cause a little box to be displayed at the top of the screen showing where it;s up to in loading the guide.

Here are a couple of sites for finding service details:

http://users.bigpond.net.au/wyp/dtvinfo/
http://www.goldcoastguy.com/epg/

Okay, this should do the job. Edit IceGuide4Topfeild.ini as follows:

[Alias]
#Alias for Ten Sydney LCN 1
Alias=5,95,1569,1538,4116

This will force it to use LCN 1 instead of 11.  For Sydney mulitplexes only.

Let me whether that solves the problem.

The guide is configured to correspond to LCN 10, not 1.  Can you use LCN instead?

Oh, I just realised that all TEN services will on the same frequency ... doh... you need the one that's called TEN Digital (when you press the OK button to list channels).  If it;s called Ten Digital 1 or something else, it will not match teh guide.  You could set up an alias, but it would be better to simply delete that one and tune in TEN Digital.

Please tell me what frequency is reported for this channel (in the channel banner when you press the i button).

The default settings assume channel 11 for TEN, any reason you want to use 1?  I think yuo can configure an alias in the IceGUide4Topfield.ini file, but I'd need to do some research.

Sure - just ask them to email me first so I can put them on the list.  Sometime soon we will be issuing individual passwords to the beta test folk and disabling the generic one, so if they're not on our database they will be stuck.

Thanks - will investigate.