Amiko Alien 2 Triple Tuner Combobox

stanley1 · 01-03-2013 3:30pm

When I press record on remote control I get onscreen message " no hdd found/ initialise, when I go to initialise all I get is "timeout error", I have usb stick in rear of box, there are 2 folders on it, movies and crossepg, stick is formatted ex3.

thanks

PogMoThoin · 01-03-2013 3:35pm

stanley1 wrote: »

When I press record on remote control I get onscreen message " no hdd found/ initialise, when I go to initialise all I get is "timeout error", I have usb stick in rear of box, there are 2 folders on it, movies and crossepg, stick is formatted ex3.

thanks

Where is it mounted? Did you set the path to record Menu-->Setup-->System-->Recording paths. Set it to where your drive is mounted like /media/hdd/movie/

givecredit · 01-03-2013 4:20pm

stanley1 wrote: »

When I press record on remote control I get onscreen message " no hdd found/ initialise, when I go to initialise all I get is "timeout error", I have usb stick in rear of box, there are 2 folders on it, movies and crossepg, stick is formatted ex3.

thanks

These instructions from PogMoThoin posted earlier in thread worked perfectly for me:

Plug in an NTFS or FAT32 formatted usb drive or key then Telnet into the box using Putty and run the following commands to format it to ext3 and mount it:
mkfs.ext3 -L RECORD /dev/sda1
cd /autofs/sda1
mkdir movie

stanley1 · 01-03-2013 5:38pm

using telnet, I get the following message.

"No such device or address while trying to determine filesystem size", really stuck on this, can't see a method to change path.

default movie location /hdd/movie/

timeshift location /media/hdd/

Wisesmurf · 01-03-2013 5:52pm

stanley1 wrote: »

using telnet, I get the following message.

"No such device or address while trying to determine filesystem size", really stuck on this, can't see a method to change path.

default movie location /hdd/movie/

timeshift location /media/hdd/

Format the drive again then unmount via telnet and remount.

umount /dev/sda1

Worked for me. Thanks again pog.

stanley1 · 01-03-2013 5:56pm

format ex3 or fat32

Wisesmurf · 01-03-2013 6:09pm

stanley1 wrote: »

format ex3 or fat32

I just did fat32, the mount script formats the drive to ext3 as far as I'm aware.

PogMoThoin · 01-03-2013 6:20pm

Unmount it, format it to fat32 on your pc then use telnet to format to ext3 and mount it on the box

stanley1 · 01-03-2013 8:07pm

Thanks one and all, up and running now.

Stan

dunleas · 01-03-2013 9:39pm

Hi - A general question on this device , do the terrestrial stations appear with the satellite stations on the same screen when scrolling? Would be ideal if this was the case - Thanks

Digidol · 01-03-2013 9:43pm

dunleas wrote: »

Hi - A general question on this device , do the terrestrial stations appear with the satellite stations on the same screen when scrolling? Would be ideal if this was the case - Thanks

Yep you can arrange for them to be on the same list.

On a different topic, can I format my hard drive to FAT32 or ExFat for recording or do I have to format it to Ext3?

dunleas · 01-03-2013 9:49pm

Digidol wrote: »

Yep you can arrange for them to be on the same list.

Thanks Digidol

PogMoThoin · 01-03-2013 10:05pm

Digidol wrote: »

Yep you can arrange for them to be on the same list.

On a different topic, can I format my hard drive to FAT32 or ExFat for recording or do I have to format it to Ext3?

ExFat is a Microsoft format, no linux OS or sat box will be able to read it as you must pay M$ to use it. The box works best with Ext3, but you will need to install software if you want to read Ext3 in Windows

cool_cat · 02-03-2013 2:24am

Digidol wrote: »

Ok guys I've been playing with this for the weekend and have got most things working, everything clearing as it should be. The only thing I'm having problems with is AutoBouquets, when I try to run the plugin I keep getting;

The file is there though in that exact location when I FTP in and the permission is set to 755. What am I doing wrong?

I have the exact same issue as above, it doesn't look like the question was answered - any ideas? Thanks!

EDIT: It turns out the issue was with the Filezilla FTP client I was using to modify the permissions, had to modify the permission via telnet chmod command, not via the FTP client's ui - then it worked

stanley1 · 02-03-2013 12:06pm

plug in for hddmanager working on HDMU

mounts hardrive
does swap
and set correctpath to media/hdd

extract file then ftp hddmanager

to

user/lib/enigma2/python/plugins/extensions

then reboot

stanley1 · 02-03-2013 3:35pm

Is the BBC iplayer working on E2 HDMU image, don't want to chance it as it might lead to a reflash.

Thanks

givecredit · 02-03-2013 4:06pm

stanley1 wrote: »

Is the BBC iplayer working on E2 HDMU image, don't want to chance it as it might lead to a reflash.

Thanks

No, Not working. And yes, it does lead to a reflash....

Digidol · 02-03-2013 6:23pm

Does anyone else experience volume issue on channels on E2 HDMU? When I switch between channels the volume is jumping up and down and is really annoying. I've played around with the Volume Adjustment settings in Setup but it doesn't some to help?

Also on some channels it seems to select the wrong audio track and picks the one with narration for visually impaired people?

PogMoThoin · 02-03-2013 6:46pm

Digidol wrote: »

Does anyone else experience volume issue on channels on HDMU? When I switch between channels the volume is jumping up and down and is really annoying. I've played around with the Volume Adjustment settings in Setup but it doesn't some to help?

Also on some channels it seems to select the wrong audio track and picks the one with narration for visually impaired people?

Have you auto volume adjustment on or off. I don't use HDMI audio at all so I can't really help other than that.

On the channel press yellow and set it to English. You may also need to adjust that in auto language selection, set audio language to English.

Digidol · 02-03-2013 6:48pm

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Have you auto volume adjustment on or off. I don't use HDMI audio at all so I can't really help other than that.

On the channel press yellow and set it to English. You may also need to adjust that in auto language selection, set audio language to English.

Thanks, I'll have a try again tonight when I'm home.

westerlywonder · 02-03-2013 9:05pm

Digidol wrote: »

Does anyone else experience volume issue on channels on E2 HDMU? When I switch between channels the volume is jumping up and down and is really annoying. I've played around with the Volume Adjustment settings in Setup but it doesn't some to help?

Also on some channels it seems to select the wrong audio track and picks the one with narration for visually impaired people?

not sure about the different volume problem,

the visually impared audio track can be changed by pressing the yellow button when watching the channel and moving to the english audio track without 'nar'

Zardoz · 02-03-2013 9:13pm

PogMoThoin wrote: »

On the channel press yellow and set it to English. You may also need to adjust that in auto language selection, set audio language to English.

Dolby Digital audio soundtracks are louder on my dreambox than normal mpeg audio so this could the cause.

givecredit · 02-03-2013 9:29pm

New AutoBouquets now fully functional on Amiko/GM Triplex:

AutoBouquets E2 code has been 90% rewritten and optimized
for speed. main coding has now been moved into binaries.
script checking can be disabled for none comaptible boxes.
run AutoBouquets Downloader in background via blue button.
custom.txt channel swap file has be slightly simplified.
now just enter channels to swap with each other. 105=171
fixed missing channels bug. added bouquet style options.
added supplement.txt file for manual service additions.

when using the supplement.txt file to manually add channels,
its best to add your channel with a channel number that puts
the new channel into an empty slot in the "other" bouquet.
current empty slots are 975 < 995. you can then simply add a
switch entry in the custom.txt file to swap with another one.

This version adds MTV trax and STVHD to others bouquet.

You must chmod 755 these files:
autobouquets_e2.sh, autobouquets, autolamedb

Wisesmurf · 03-03-2013 8:19pm

givecredit wrote: »

New AutoBouquets now fully functional on Amiko/GM Triplex:

AutoBouquets E2 code has been 90% rewritten and optimized
for speed. main coding has now been moved into binaries.
script checking can be disabled for none comaptible boxes.
run AutoBouquets Downloader in background via blue button.
custom.txt channel swap file has be slightly simplified.
now just enter channels to swap with each other. 105=171
fixed missing channels bug. added bouquet style options.
added supplement.txt file for manual service additions.

when using the supplement.txt file to manually add channels,
its best to add your channel with a channel number that puts
the new channel into an empty slot in the "other" bouquet.
current empty slots are 975 < 995. you can then simply add a
switch entry in the custom.txt file to swap with another one.

This version adds MTV trax and STVHD to others bouquet.

You must chmod 755 these files:
autobouquets_e2.sh, autobouquets, autolamedb

Whats the best way to update?

Do I remove the old autobouquets via FTP then FTP the new version in?
do I have to manually remove the old bouquets or will the new autobouqets overwrite them

givecredit · 03-03-2013 11:44pm

Wisesmurf wrote: »

Whats the best way to update?

Do I remove the old autobouquets via FTP then FTP the new version in?
do I have to manually remove the old bouquets or will the new autobouqets overwrite them

Delete the old Autobouquets from extensions. Insert new one and chmod. Then run it by pressing red button on remote and select autobouquets downloader. Takes 1min 58 secs to do complete scan.

cool_cat · 04-03-2013 12:22pm

Has anyone had any issue getting an output through Scart on HDMU Enigma? I plugged a scart cable from the receiver into the TV, and it's not working... (I checked the scart cable and tv scart input with another device and it was fine)

PS: I get an error when I go to the setup menu called "VCR Scart" even when scart is plugged in - is that normal?

Thanks

Robxxx7 · 04-03-2013 12:25pm

afaik HDMU no longer support Scart just HDMI ... although i'm sure one of the guys who uses HDMU can confirm

cool_cat · 04-03-2013 12:38pm

Robxxx7 wrote: »

afaik HDMU no longer support Scart just HDMI ... although i'm sure one of the guys who uses HDMU can confirm

Thanks, if someone could confirm that would be great - I was hoping to feed the Scart into an RF Modulator to send to another TV...

Digidol · 04-03-2013 5:08pm

Is there a way of checking if I have anything stored on the internal flash by mistake? (eg. cross epg)

westerlywonder · 04-03-2013 11:24pm

cool_cat wrote: »

Has anyone had any issue getting an output through Scart on HDMU Enigma? I plugged a scart cable from the receiver into the TV, and it's not working... (I checked the scart cable and tv scart input with another device and it was fine)

PS: I get an error when I go to the setup menu called "VCR Scart" even when scart is plugged in - is that normal?

Thanks

Yes it is possible to use a scart connection with the HDMU image,
When you flash the image initially, the box goes through the different outputs to see which one to set up.
The first one is Hdmi, then there is pc component there may be another. You need to wait until the scart option comes up, the screen will remain blank until the scart option appears.
You will know what output the box is searching for by the display on the box, when this changes to scart you should see a picture, then select ok. However it may take a few mins for the box to check through the other outputs first.
alternatively, if you do not want to wait, once you see the HDMI option on the box led display, press the down arrow 3 times to get to the scart option.

However if you are able to see the menus then i think your scart is already working? What is it you are having difficulty viewing?

Robxxx7 · 05-03-2013 8:55am

westerlywonder wrote: »

Yes it is possible to use a scart connection with the HDMU image,
When you flash the image initially, the box goes through the different outputs to see which one to set up.
The first one is Hdmi, then there is pc component there may be another. You need to wait until the scart option comes up, the screen will remain blank until the scart option appears.
You will know what output the box is searching for by the display on the box, when this changes to scart you should see a picture, then select ok. However it may take a few mins for the box to check through the other outputs first.
alternatively, if you do not want to wait, once you see the HDMI option on the box led display, press the down arrow 3 times to get to the scart option.

However if you are able to see the menus then i think your scart is already working? What is it you are having difficulty viewing?

Have you actually tried the scart connection though ?

I do believe that HDMU do not support scart connection even though it gives you the option of using it ... afaik they stopped supporting scart a few releases ago unless they have started using it again

T0MMY · 05-03-2013 11:06am

givecredit wrote: »

New AutoBouquets now fully functional on Amiko/GM Triplex:

How do you make a list of FTA favourites and include Saorview channels? I know how to edit channel lists and FTP them to the box, I just don't know how to get the Saorview ones in the list.

Or better still - if there was a channel list in existence that I could modify...

Cheers

PogMoThoin · 05-03-2013 11:48am

T0MMY wrote: »

How do you make a list of FTA favourites and include Saorview channels? I know how to edit channel lists and FTP them to the box, I just don't know how to get the Saorview ones in the list.

Or better still - if there was a channel list in existence that I could modify...

Cheers

Use Dreamboxedit
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dreamboxedit/

Latest version here: http://www.i-have-a-dreambox.com/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=135894

T0MMY · 05-03-2013 11:55am

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Use Dreamboxedit
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dreamboxedit/

I am using dreambox edit to edit the lists, I just havent figured out how to get Saorview channels into a list of favourites.

I've had no luck getting channel lists off my box - there's always an error when I try and open it.

I'm sure I'm missing something simple.

Cheers

PogMoThoin · 05-03-2013 12:06pm

Did you scan for them? You need to scan and find them first. You need to setup dreamboxedit with the IP and username and password to connect to the box. Then in dreamboxedit, find the channels on the left by changing "any dvb system" to "dvb-t" then add them to any bouquet.

T0MMY · 05-03-2013 12:21pm

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Did you scan for them? You need to scan and find them first. You need to setup dreamboxedit with the IP and username and password to connect to the box. Then in dreamboxedit, find the channels on the left by changing "any dvb system" to "dvb-t" then add them to any bouquet.

Ahh! I was using dreambox edit to edit lists and then I was using filezilla to send them to the box. I will give that a go tonight. Cheers.

PogMoThoin · 05-03-2013 12:23pm

T0MMY wrote: »

Ahh! I was using dreambox edit to edit lists and then I was using filezilla to send them to the box. I will give that a go tonight. Cheers.

Yeah, no point in doing that, dreamboxedit uses FTP to connect and pull these files down and then gives you the option to send to box in one click. You can also add picons to channels and send them to the box

westerlywonder · 05-03-2013 2:23pm

Robxxx7 wrote: »

Have you actually tried the scart connection though ?

I do believe that HDMU do not support scart connection even though it gives you the option of using it ... afaik they stopped supporting scart a few releases ago unless they have started using it again

yes Rob I use my box with scart connection. and it works.
I previously flashed hdmu 10640 and the latest software update I have done was mid last week.so not sure what version that means I am on.
the only problems I am having are with plugins forcing the box to crash and rear usb port not working, I don't think these could be connected to the scart issue as I had the same problems with some of the earlier versions.

Robxxx7 · 05-03-2013 5:13pm

westerlywonder wrote: »

yes Rob I use my box with scart connection. and it works.
I previously flashed hdmu 10640 and the latest software update I have done was mid last week.so not sure what version that means I am on.
the only problems I am having are with plugins forcing the box to crash and rear usb port not working, I don't think these could be connected to the scart issue as I had the same problems with some of the earlier versions.

Thanks for the confirmation .... i know they did stop support so maybe they had a change of mind.

What plugins particularly are causing the crash?

With regards the rear usb, can you run a quick check and insert something into rear USB and then via telnet on your box do the following commands

lsusb

dmesg

these commands should atleast show if the usb is being recognised.

Kristopherus · 06-03-2013 12:56am

Whats the going price for these boxes? I see on Satsklep the price is €164.16 plus carriage of €18.62.

BopperSnr · 06-03-2013 10:32am

I got a Golden Media model on ebay for 165 Euro. According to this thread they are very similar boxes. Take a look at the first few pages as it's decribed there. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/170963442687

I have a question:

- Does this box have media player functionality, where it will link to a NAS and show/play all the movie metadata, pictures and music I have saved. Like XBMC, or Windows Media Center?

- Can this box be used to torrent?

PogMoThoin · 06-03-2013 10:34am

BopperSnr wrote: »

I got a Golden Media model on ebay for 165 Euro. According to this thread they are very similar boxes. Take a look at the first few pages as it's decribed there. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/170963442687

I have a question:

- Does this box have media player functionality, where it will link to a NAS and show/play all the movie metadata, pictures and music I have saved. Like XBMC, or Windows Media Center?

- Can this box be used to torrent?

No and No

BopperSnr · 06-03-2013 11:12am

not even with an add - on?

PogMoThoin · 06-03-2013 12:40pm

BopperSnr wrote: »

not even with an add - on?

No, there is no plugins like this for this box. Not all Enigma plugins work, plugins must be compatible with the hardware the box contains.

BopperSnr · 06-03-2013 12:50pm

I was hoping to get rid of my HTPC (with sat card) and replace with this. but from what your saying , thats not an option.
Is there a list of the plugins that do work with the Golden Media model?

bappelbe · 06-03-2013 4:50pm

I got one of the GM Triplex boxes delivered today.

Just wondering if there are any recommendations on what to look out for in an external HD - speed etc?

Bill

Compton · 06-03-2013 8:59pm

Kristopherus wrote: »

Whats the going price for these boxes? I see on Satsklep the price is €164.16 plus carriage of €18.62.

Got mine the other day €195 from satworld.

gleannboy · 08-03-2013 1:55pm

Hi,
I am new to this forum, i have the latest HDMU image loaded on my G.Media (T) box.
I down loaded autobouquets_e2.sh, from this forum and put files in the correct folders. Autobouquets_e2.sh shows up in my Plugins but when i try to load it tell me to "Please first setup, by pressing menu button" on pressing menu button nothing happens - any help! would be appreciated .

PogMoThoin · 08-03-2013 2:35pm

gleannboy wrote: »

Hi,
I am new to this forum, i have the latest HDMU image loaded on my G.Media (T) box.
I down loaded autobouquets_e2.sh, from this forum and put files in the correct folders. Autobouquets_e2.sh shows up in my Plugins but when i try to load it tell me to "Please first setup, by pressing menu button" on pressing menu button nothing happens - any help! would be appreciated .

Autobouquets_e2.sh shows up in plugins? You should just see Autobouquets, no mention of the file extension. Does your /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/ contain an Autobouquets folder with all the autobouquets files.

Also if you're installing autobouquets use the newer version posted a few pages back

gleannboy · 08-03-2013 7:51pm

Thanks for your prompt reply, you are right it ‘s “Autobouquets E2 28.2E no extension.
Yes, i used autobouquets_e2.sh just a few pages back
Yes , the folder autobouquets and all the files are contained usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/
When i press red button it shows “AutoBouquets downloader” in the input menu but no joy.
The mind boggles

Amiko Alien 2 Triple Tuner Combobox

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