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Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - boblo - 2023-03-25

Hello,

Simple Client version 20.9.1 installed on Kodi 20.1 with the following error:

IPTV Simple Client (Migrated Add-on Config):
Connection Lost

And the add on is not working. Running on NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 2017.

Below is the debug log file with PVR component logging enabled:
https://paste.kodi.tv/uhuyubufeg

Thanks for any help and regards.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - phunkyfish - 2023-03-25

Very strange. I don’t know if the addon is installed correctly.

If you check the userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple directory was files do you see there?

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - boblo - 2023-03-25

(2023-03-25, 14:47)phunkyfish Wrote: Very strange. I don’t know if the addon is installed correctly.

If you check the userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple directory was files do you see there?
I installed your addon with the Kodi addon installer from the official repo several times with the same error message.

Directory listing for pvr.iptvsimple :
 
Code:
sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple
:
total 28
drwxrwx--x 2 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 4096 2023-03-25 02:19 channelGroups
drwxrwx--x 3 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 4096 2023-03-25 02:19 genres
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 4970 2023-03-25 02:19 instance-settings-1.xml
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 4970 2023-03-25 02:34 instance-settings-2.xml
drwxrwx--x 2 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 4096 2023-03-25 02:19 providers

sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple
/channelGroups:
total 8
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 654 2023-03-25 02:33 customRadioGroups-example.xm
l
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 707 2023-03-25 02:33 customTVGroups-example.xml

sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple
/genres:
total 20
drwxrwx--x 2 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 4096 2023-03-25 02:19 genreTextMappings
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 5790 2023-03-25 02:34 kodiDvbGenres.xml
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 6520 2023-03-25 02:34 kodiDvbGenresTypeSubtype.xm
l

sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple
/genres/genreTextMappings:
total 16
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 8352 2023-03-25 02:34 Rytec-UK-Ireland.xml
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw  232 2023-03-25 02:19 genres.xml

sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple
/providers:
total 4
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 1995 2023-03-25 02:34 providerMappings.xml

Thank you very much for your help.

Regards.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - phunkyfish - 2023-03-25

You list the wrong directory. That one is there the addon is installed.

You want the one where the user data is stored.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - boblo - 2023-03-25

(2023-03-25, 18:14)phunkyfish Wrote: You list the wrong directory. That one is there the addon is installed.

You want the one where the user data is stored.
Are you sure? There are no binaries there, so my guess is that user data directory is correct. Addon binaries on Shield are stored here:
sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons/pvr.iptvsimple

There are a lot of files and subdirectories in that path (including binaries).

Please put me an example of that user data directory. Thanks.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - Calvi - 2023-03-26

I have the same issue with Kodi 20.1 Windows.
Has been working fine since 19.X but recently started giving this error.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - emveepee - 2023-03-26

Did you check the settings for both instances to make sure they are set up correctly.  It looks like it fails on the first instance and the second one  might be disabled

Martin

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - Hoser1958 - 2023-03-26

Same issue here as OP. Uninstalled, reinstalled Googled and no luck fixing it yet.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - altamira01 - 2023-03-26

I'm having the same problem with kodi v20.1 and IPTV Simple client v20.9.1 in Windows 11 Home v21H2

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - boblo - 2023-03-26

(2023-03-26, 02:31)emveepee Wrote: Did you check the settings for both instances to make sure they are set up correctly.  It looks like it fails on the first instance and the second one  might be disabled

Martin
I don't understand your post, could you elaborate? Thanks.

It seems my problem is generalized. It's worth noting that I'm using an old firmware version on my Shield TV (8.2.4), I have not upgraded to Shield Experience 9 yet (Android 11). In addition, I have tested the @phunkyfish's Enigma2 addon and it does not work either.

Thanks again.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - emveepee - 2023-03-26

Your snippet showed

-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 4970 2023-03-25 02:19 instance-settings-1.xml
-rw-rw---- 1 u0_a236 sdcard_rw 4970 2023-03-25 02:34 instance-settings-2.xml

which means you have two instance of IPTV Simple configured.

In Addon settings you should be able edit both of them.  From the logs it logs like the first one is not set up.  I am not sure about the second since I don't see logging for it.

Martin

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - rlw6534 - 2023-03-26

I'm having similar issues on TVOS.  As best as I can tell, the configuration is not being saved, or is being overwritten every time the add-on starts.  Maybe it's a different issue related to TVOS, but I cannot get it to work, and it was working with 20.0.  I get an error (not connected) and when I check the configuration, it has reverted back to default (unknown or migrated - both of which are empty).  There is also an add-on button for settings that doesn't seem to do anything.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - phunkyfish - 2023-03-27

(2023-03-25, 18:38)boblo Wrote:
(2023-03-25, 18:14)phunkyfish Wrote: You list the wrong directory. That one is there the addon is installed.

You want the one where the user data is stored.
Are you sure? There are no binaries there, so my guess is that user data directory is correct. Addon binaries on Shield are stored here:
sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons/pvr.iptvsimple

There are a lot of files and subdirectories in that path (including binaries).

Please put me an example of that user data directory. Thanks.

I already did: userdata/addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple

Exactly where on android I’m not sure.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - rlw6534 - 2023-03-27

He has clearly listed the userdata directory with the IPTVSimple configuration files.

RE: Simple Client not working on Kodi 20.1 - rod1969 - 2023-03-28

i use kodi on apple tv and on ipad. since the update from kodi 20.0 to kodi 20.1 the iptv simple client is only working on ipad but not on apple tv. so i was starting to look into this matter.
in kodi on apple tv i found out after everytime i put in my usual configuration go back and enable the configuration, it will be deleted instantly. means, i go into the configuration i just added and find out that everything is empty again. everytime i also double check in the file addon_data/pvr.iptvsimple/instance-settings-1.xml. also the file is empty means, all my settings are gone. i go back in to the configuration and leave iptv simple client disabled. i check in the file. settings still there.
as soon i enable the iptv simple client my configuration is gone again. with the ipad everything works normal. 

and i found out exactly the same happens in the enigma2 client. and as well like with the iptv simple client... in ipad works (with kodi 20.1) in apple tv (with kodi 20.1) doesnt work.