[RELEASE] DStv Now KODI Add-on

Spiderman_RT said:
Had 10.6 on and got that same error before the game. Loaded 10.7 and now happily watching the boks game
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Problem today seemed to be on most channels EXCEPT supersport 1, so yes, you would not have had a problem on the boks game.

For me even now after the game supersport 1 is still fine, other channels not.
 
Thanks to all the awesome clever friends for their hard work with this add-on! It's the first time I could watch a whole springbok game!
 
enerdude said:
Problem today seemed to be on most channels EXCEPT supersport 1, so yes, you would not have had a problem on the boks game.

For me even now after the game supersport 1 is still fine, other channels not.
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Switched over to 105 after the game and didn't experience any problems on my side
 
Spiderman_RT said:
Switched over to 105 after the game and didn't experience any problems on my side
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Yeah some of the channels also started working on my side but there is a problem for sure. Lots of people getting that geo error which does not make sense. At the time of the error I have tested the web / android app and the same channels plays fine though, so it is unique to the kodi addon
 
Just uploaded 0.10.8

get it below
https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/release-dstv-now-kodi-add-on.977513/page-6#post-23242212

I have updated the code to now use the all channels api call (epg/v6/channelsByCountryAndPackage)
when playing a channel instead of the single channel api call (epg/v6/getEpgChannel).

It appears the single channel call fails quite often with 403.
I suspect their website will also fail if you F5 refresh on the actual channel page.
eg. https://now.dstv.com/livetv/play/e6058f06-43f1-4ba2-beb5-caab09b63ef6

If you go to their website live channels then into a channel it still works.
This is because it has cached the call to the all channels url and has the data it needs.
It then doesn't need to (or attempt to) make the single channel api call.

Refreshing the page, or going to it directly makes it make the single channel api call (which I suspect will fail).
I tested this by using chrome dev tools to block it. The website then gave me an error.

The app will also be the same and cache the channels so doesn't need to make the single channel api call.
 
js9241698 said:
Just uploaded 0.10.8

get it below
https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/release-dstv-now-kodi-add-on.977513/page-6#post-23242212

I have updated the code to now use the all channels api call (epg/v6/channelsByCountryAndPackage)
when playing a channel instead of the single channel api call (epg/v6/getEpgChannel).

It appears the single channel call fails quite often with 403.
I suspect their website will also fail if you F5 refresh on the actual channel page.
eg. https://now.dstv.com/livetv/play/e6058f06-43f1-4ba2-beb5-caab09b63ef6

If you go to their website live channels then into a channel it still works.
This is because it has cached the call to the all channels url and has the data it needs.
It then doesn't need to (or attempt to) make the single channel api call.

Refreshing the page, or going to it directly makes it make the single channel api call (which I suspect will fail).
I tested this by using chrome dev tools to block it. The website then gave me an error.

The app will also be the same and cache the channels so doesn't need to make the single channel api call.
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Thanks for all your effort. Check your pms
 
I have a small issue with my epg on my pi. It takes very long to load up. I have cleared cache in the add-on as well as the pvr, but still it takes long. Its stuck on sundance tv for almost a minute before loading the rest and if I attempt to play any stream before it's done it only loads sundance to epg
Any suggestions @js9241698. Thanks for all the good work. Ps it works fine on my kodi on android. The only difference between the 2 is that I use jellyfin on my pi and not on android. And jellyfin also starts loading libraries the same time as epg.
 
Spiderman_RT said:
I have a small issue with my epg on my pi. It takes very long to load up. I have cleared cache in the add-on as well as the pvr, but still it takes long. Its stuck on sundance tv for almost a minute before loading the rest and if I attempt to play any stream before it's done it only loads sundance to epg
Any suggestions @js9241698. Thanks for all the good work. Ps it works fine on my kodi on android. The only difference between the 2 is that I use jellyfin on my pi and not on android. And jellyfin also starts loading libraries the same time as epg.
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Not used jellyfin myself but always believed in a process of elimination. Pi is obviously not as powerful as your android box I would assume. What happens if you eliminate the jellyfin - still the same problem?
 
enerdude said:
Not used jellyfin myself but always believed in a process of elimination. Pi is obviously not as powerful as your android box I would assume. What happens if you eliminate the jellyfin - still the same problem?
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I will have a look at it and let you know. I also thought that it might be processing power that's why I mentioned jellyfin
 
leonb said:
We really need to get an auto update thing going....
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It has been discussed before in this thread. Also, If there is a central point that hands out updates it is easier for dstv to shut down the project (like they have done before). Rather be thankful somebody is maintaining this addon for free
 
Is login broken for anyone else?
eg. via their website or app?
I just get error
 
@js9241698 my Mxq pro 4k box plays the channels but then i logged into my other box (mxq 4k) and when I click a channel, it says "working" but doesn't play.

Any idea? Im guessing it's a box issue but not sure.

Also love the add on on!
 
DarkLordz said:
@js9241698 my Mxq pro 4k box plays the channels but then i logged into my other box (mxq 4k) and when I click a channel, it says "working" but doesn't play.

Any idea? Im guessing it's a box issue but not sure.

Also love the add on on!
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That is usually a widwine issue. If you play the channel and see a play play icon top right and it disappears after a few seconds, that confirms it.

You can go into the addon settings and install widewine and restart kodi. Not sure but think the box need to support widewine level 3 at least
 
enerdude said:
That is usually a widwine issue. If you play the channel and see a play play icon top right and it disappears after a few seconds, that confirms it.

You can go into the addon settings and install widewine and restart kodi. Not sure but think the box need to support widewine level 3 at least
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So Im not sure if it's a widevine issue but I decided to install it, however it just says "working" and then there's no notification that it's installed etc...

I checked settings again and it says "install widevine" so I guess it's not installing
 
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