AZBOX /Elite / HD / Premium

Greenpiece wrote: »

Thanks for the update, just want to check whether the box needs to be connected via Ethernet lead or can you use wireless to perform update from original firmware. Reason I ask is that I don't have direct connection but can move the box if needed to. Also have had a dm7000 for a number of years which uses E1 and can multi boot images from USB stick and change quite easily. Is this the same for azbox? Can you load firmware on USB and leave original in memory and flip back easily?

You can update the firmware with a usb stick, just rename the firmware as "patch" and insert it into the usb port and reboot, it will ask if you want to update. To go back to your previous firmware version i think you have to repeat this process with the older firmware on a stick.

E2 RC9 out now with recording included and reported working fine..

shinobi wrote: »

I'm tempted to try it. Any screen-shots of menus etc?

Menus are pretty standard Enigma...

Full EPG through Cross EPG and Media Centre is very functional

tapfit2004 wrote: »

- Added Online Update option ( We will push new updates trough this plugin, follow this thread to know when to update! , Menu -> Setup -> Online Update )

Updates already here!

- fix for bootlogo
- fix for camd-manager

Made the plunge to RCi core 10, I was a little apprehensive before I tried it but very happy in general. There are sound glitches from time to time and there has been a few crashes when switching between menus at different times. Menus are marginally more difficult to navigate from OFW. On a positive note has 7 day satellite EPG plugin which looks really well, has a some nice features like a repeat record feature day/week, not quite series link but usefull none the less. Also future updates have been enabled over the internet.

Upgraded to RTi core 11 today and am extremely happy. No crashes...as of yet. Sound still a bit of an issue by times, but can be over come by using time shift (Yellow button) for a second or two also by buffering the Audio/Video by about 500 ms. Recording works well. Sometimes system can be a little slow when navigating certain menus when system is busy (cogs start rolling).

Not to forget that up to a few years back Sky boxes were crashing pretty frequently, not great for a pretty large revenue making corporation. These guys are voluntarily working on this project less than a year and it has really made the box useable.
I've uploaded some screen shots for anyone who hasn't tried it yet and may be wondering what it looks like.

It doesn't come as standard but I've attached the files to this post.
Unzip & first put Cool TV.ipk on its own USB stick. It should be detected automatically otherwise goto install extension in plugins and select USB drive.
Once thats done follow the same procedure for multiquick.ipk - this maps the cooltv EPG to the red button but you must select to reboot the box for it to take affect.

I've the Premium HD box and have it wired directly to router and PC connects wireless to the router, so I'm not sure about the AZBox's wireless router.

Also just to note that I used Jazup 2 to update Premium HD.

Late edit.

Wireless network to AZbox is showing up in available network connections.

Greenpiece wrote: »

Well I took the plunge again to RC11 and still having audio glitches. Tried setting up wireless but did not work for me, just getting green screen and reboots now when I try to change encryption setting.

Also how do you get HDD to work, I do not want to lose recordings and did not want to go into initialize screen in case it wipes my hard drive.

Sorry to hear switch over didn't go as smoothly for you as it did with me.
I had mentioned about the audio glitches in an earlier post and a work around which worked for me.

You can still connect to AZbox via filezilla and download all recordings from box to PC, which is what I did prior to initialising HDD.

This firmware does have some glitches, but the only way it will improve is by people trying it for themselves and reporting the bugs to the developers. Log files from the green screens are in the HDD folder which the developers ask for you to forward to them with an email address listed on the green screen.

jimmyjim11 wrote: »

Any one get saorview EPG to work only getting now and next & not 7 day ?

I had a problem initially when i scanned in Mullaghanish first and then scanned in my local transmitter after, even deleting the Mullaghanish channels did no allow the better signal saorview channels to display the 7 day epg as it had on the mullaghanish ones.
I had to delete the DVBTa.dat file in disk2 folder and rescan.
Might be your issue but might not?
Hope it helps

Have made the change from original firmware to E2 Rc11, my tv is a little old and only had component inputs but still had an excellent picture with the original firmware set to 1080i.
With rc11 i have tried to change the resolution of the component but there is only a default of 576i, hdmi is the only output that the resolution can be changed on as far as i can see.
Anyone using component with 1080i resolution on any previous rc-versions pre 11?
Have not even tried usb hdd recording or epg setup as yet, now back to the match.
thanks in advance

with E2, i can control with my android phone. Theres a few android apps for the dreambox, i'm presently using dreamdroid app

tipperary wrote: »

Hi, is there any guide on how to get dreamdroid running with E2. Have it installed but can't seem to get it connected to the Azbox.

Try

create new profile
> ip > address of azbox

>port > 80

enable login
user name > azbox
pass > dream

Do any of the firmwares for the Azboxes support USB DVB-T devices?

Looking at the Ultra HD as a cheapish blindscanner/4:2:2 box - would be great if it would do DTT too.

Deleted User wrote: »

Hi guys, im looking at getting a Azbox HD premium, I was looking at the VU duo + but I think thats a little out of my leagur price wise, however the AZbox HD seems to be fairly close to the VU duo +, am i right in thinking this?

Also does the Azbox HD premium now support the useage of both tuners now? I.E can I records DTT whilst watching Sat ?

Would anyone recomend another box in this price range that is better or does this Azbox HD Prem still tick all the boxes?

Thanks for your help.

vu would be a more stable box according to most reports.

I've an az premium plus, it allows watching one channel while recording another with whatever tuner config you want.

The elite and premium models (the clones on sale all seem to be premium models) are combo boxes, ie you can have 2 tuners but can only use one at a time, even though they were originally marketed as twin tuner.

I have the latest enigma2 (the software that runs on the vu and Dreamboxs) running on my az. Some people are happy with the original firmware that comes with the box but with the improvements that have come with enigma2 the zapping speed and plugins i wont be going back to the factory firmware.

The enigma2 firmware is in beta so you will have to wait until its fully stable if you want it to match the vu and Dm800.