diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/patches/vdr-plugin-eepg-PR2-fix-build-with-vdr-2-7-1.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/patches/vdr-plugin-eepg-PR2-fix-build-with-vdr-2-7-1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c90edce43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/patches/vdr-plugin-eepg-PR2-fix-build-with-vdr-2-7-1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+From c958894e6a4fffff58b0dc276fc978616560192d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rudi Heitbaum <rudi@heitbaum.com>
+Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:22:54 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] fix build with vdr 2.7.1
+
+---
+ eepg.c         | 12 ++++++++++++
+ eit2.c         |  8 ++++++++
+ epghandler.c   | 13 +++++++++++++
+ equivhandler.c |  9 +++++++++
+ util.c         |  9 +++++++++
+ 5 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/eepg.c b/eepg.c
+index a78819d..d39581d 100644
+--- a/eepg.c
++++ b/eepg.c
+@@ -1324,12 +1324,20 @@ void cFilterEEPG::WriteToSchedule(tChannelID channelID, cSchedules* pSchedules,
+   cEvent *Event = NULL;
+   if (ps/*[eq]*/) {
+ 
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++      Event = (cEvent *) ps->GetEventById (EventId); //since Nagra uses consistent EventIds, try this first
++#else
+       Event = (cEvent *) ps->GetEvent (EventId); //since Nagra uses consistent EventIds, try this first
++#endif
+       bool TableIdMatches = false;
+       if (Event)
+         TableIdMatches = (Event->TableID() == TableId);
+       if (!Event || !TableIdMatches || abs(Event->StartTime() - (time_t) StartTime) > Duration * 60) //if EventId does not match, or it matched with wrong TableId, then try with StartTime
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++        Event = (cEvent *) ps->GetEventByTime (StartTime);
++#else
+         Event = (cEvent *) ps->GetEvent (EventId, StartTime);
++#endif
+   }
+   cEvent *newEvent = NULL;
+   if (!Event) {  //event is new
+@@ -3477,7 +3485,11 @@ void cFilterEEPG::ProcessPremiere(const u_char *& Data)
+               }
+ 
+               bool newEvent = false;
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++              cEvent *pEvent = (cEvent *) pSchedule->GetEventById (EventId);
++#else
+               cEvent *pEvent = (cEvent *) pSchedule->GetEvent (EventId, -1);
++#endif
+               if (!pEvent) {
+                 LogI(2, "(new)\n");
+                 pEvent = new cEvent (EventId);
+diff --git a/eit2.c b/eit2.c
+index 9ee190d..31aa816 100644
+--- a/eit2.c
++++ b/eit2.c
+@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ cEvent* cEIT2::ProcessEitEvent(cSchedule* pSchedule,const SI::EIT::Event* EitEve
+   //    int versionNumber = getVersionNumber();
+ 
+   cEvent *newEvent = NULL;
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++  cEvent *pEvent = (cEvent *) pSchedule->GetEventByTime (EitEvent->getStartTime ());
++#else
+   cEvent *pEvent = (cEvent *) pSchedule->GetEvent (EitEvent->getEventId (), EitEvent->getStartTime ());
++#endif
+   if (!pEvent) {
+     if (OnlyRunningStatus)
+       return NULL;
+@@ -243,7 +247,11 @@ void cEIT2::ProcessEventDescriptors(bool ExternalData, int Source, u_char Tid,
+           tChannelID(Source, channel->Nid(), channel->Tid(), tsed->getReferenceServiceId()));
+         if (!rSchedule)
+           break;
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++        rEvent = rSchedule->GetEventById(tsed->getReferenceEventId());
++#else
+         rEvent = rSchedule->GetEvent(tsed->getReferenceEventId());
++#endif
+         if (!rEvent)
+           break;
+         pEvent->SetTitle(rEvent->Title());
+diff --git a/epghandler.c b/epghandler.c
+index 1e2db9f..a81bc86 100644
+--- a/epghandler.c
++++ b/epghandler.c
+@@ -66,10 +66,23 @@ bool cEEpgHandler::HandleEitEvent(cSchedule* Schedule,
+   modified = false;
+   //VDR creates new event if the EitEvent StartTime is different than EEPG time so
+   //the EPG event has to be deleted but the data should be kept
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++  const cEvent *ev;
++  if (EitEvent->getStartTime() > 0){
++    ev = schedule->GetEventByTime(EitEvent->getStartTime());
++  } else {
++    ev = schedule->GetEventById(EitEvent->getEventId());
++  }
++#else
+   const cEvent* ev = schedule->GetEvent(EitEvent->getEventId(),EitEvent->getStartTime());
++#endif
+   searchDuplicates = !ev; //if the event exist with a same start time, it is handled by SetShortText/SetDescription
+   if (!ev){
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++      ev = schedule->GetEventById(EitEvent->getEventId());
++#else
+       ev = schedule->GetEvent(EitEvent->getEventId());
++#endif
+       // remove shifted duplicates with same ID
+       if (ev && ((ev->StartTime()>EitEvent->getStartTime() && ev->StartTime() < EitEvent->getStartTime()+EitEvent->getDuration())
+           || (EitEvent->getStartTime() > ev->StartTime() && EitEvent->getStartTime() < ev->EndTime()))) {
+diff --git a/equivhandler.c b/equivhandler.c
+index 75007ec..cd23d38 100644
+--- a/equivhandler.c
++++ b/equivhandler.c
+@@ -143,7 +143,16 @@ void cEquivHandler::updateEquivalent(cSchedules * Schedules, tChannelID channelI
+     if (equChannel) {
+       LogD(2, prep("found Equivalent channel %s"), *equChannelID.ToString());
+       cSchedule *pSchedule = (cSchedule *) Schedules->GetSchedule (equChannel, true);
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++      cEvent *pEqvEvent;
++      if (pEvent->StartTime() > 0){
++        pEqvEvent = (cEvent *) pSchedule->GetEventByTime (pEvent->StartTime());
++      } else {
++        pEqvEvent = (cEvent *) pSchedule->GetEventById (pEvent->EventID());
++      }
++#else
+       cEvent *pEqvEvent = (cEvent *) pSchedule->GetEvent (pEvent->EventID(), pEvent->StartTime());
++#endif
+       if (pEqvEvent) {
+         LogD(3, prep("equivalent event exists"));
+         if (pEqvEvent == pEvent) {
+diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
+index 1109181..029fcc6 100644
+--- a/util.c
++++ b/util.c
+@@ -214,7 +214,16 @@ void cAddEventThread::Action(void)
+       while (((*it).second->First()) != NULL) {
+         cEvent* event = (*it).second->First();
+ 
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20502
++        cEvent *pEqvEvent;
++        if (event->StartTime() > 0){
++          pEqvEvent = (cEvent *) schedule->GetEventByTime (event->StartTime());
++        } else {
++          pEqvEvent = (cEvent *) schedule->GetEventById (event->EventID());
++        }
++#else
+         cEvent *pEqvEvent = (cEvent *) schedule->GetEvent (event->EventID(), event->StartTime());
++#endif
+         if (pEqvEvent){
+           (*it).second->Del(event);
+         } else {