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hey, thanks for the reply.radiowaves wrote: »Reload a satellites.xml file and that may allow you to select a satellite.
I was able to find a satellites.xml file generator on the web, and pulled down a file, replaced the file /etc/tuxbox/satellites.xml with that, and rebooted.
did not resolve the issue
the actual error that I am getting is 'service unavailable! check tuner configuration!'0 -
hey, thanks for the reply.
I was able to find a satellites.xml file generator on the web, and pulled down a file, replaced the file /etc/tuxbox/satellites.xml with that, and rebooted.
did not resolve the issue
the actual error that I am getting is 'service unavailable! check tuner configuration!'
I know this a stupid question, but have you checked your cables?
Do you have an old settings backup? Or an old image?
Try restoring that 1st?0 -
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hey, thanks for the reply.
I was able to find a satellites.xml file generator on the web, and pulled down a file, replaced the file /etc/tuxbox/satellites.xml with that, and rebooted.
did not resolve the issue
the actual error that I am getting is 'service unavailable! check tuner configuration!'
So, unless you have a backup of your settings file, you will need to retune.
The satellite xml reload was because in your original description the original file sounds corrupted - there were no satellites to select. Just reloading the settings file wouldn't have worked.
It happens to me every now and again.0 -
So in the hopes that my Duo was suffering from the known capacitor issue, I swapped the C807 capacitor and still the Issue persists
It took @11 minutes for the box to boot and there seems to be no real improvement.
Is this symptomatic of failing flash?
If it is, is it possible to buy a new MB? and approximate price?
FIXED!!! For now at least
see post #3105 0 -
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nothing to scan! Please setup your tuner settings before you start a service scan.
attached is a screenshot of both my sat tuners.
The last time I checked, where it says automatic, you would be able to choose from a wide range of satellites, now it is auto, or 'not configured'
This points to your sats .xml file being either empty, or in the wrong location as this option is populated via the satellites listed in your .xml file.
I know you already said you loaded a new .xml file but remember the default location for the .xml in VIX is different to most other images in that VIX looks in /etc/enigma2 before it looks etc/tuxbox and if even an empty .xml is in the etc/enigma2 location it will disregard the /tuxbox file.
So my advice would be reload a new .xml to the correct location and see if that makes any difference.
I got my own box sorted now!
I replaced the c807 capacitor with no joy, so I replaced the 2 adjacent caps aswell and also deleted my network mounts and I'm happy to report that while boot from cold is still quite slow....
The box itself is running sweet as a nut again!0 -
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This points to your sats .xml file being either empty, or in the wrong location as this option is populated via the satellites listed in your .xml file.
I know you already said you loaded a new .xml file but remember the default location for the .xml in VIX is different to most other images in that VIX looks in /etc/enigma2 before it looks etc/tuxbox and if even an empty .xml is in the etc/enigma2 location it will disregard the /tuxbox file.
So my advice would be reload a new .xml to the correct location and see if that makes any difference.
I got my own box sorted now!
I replaced the c807 capacitor with no joy, so I replaced the 2 adjacent caps aswell and also deleted my network mounts and I'm happy to report that while boot from cold is still quite slow....
The box itself is running sweet as a nut again!
Was hoping that this was going to be the silver bullet, but alas no.
below is the telnet CLI, there was no satellite.xml in the enigma2 folder.
copied the new file to both locations, and rebooted, but no joy.vuduo login: root root@vuduo:~# cd / root@vuduo:/# ls autofs boot etc home media proc share tmp var bin dev hdd lib mnt sbin sys usr root@vuduo:/# cd etc root@vuduo:/etc# cd enigma2/ root@vuduo:/etc/enigma2# ls autotimer.xml userbouquet.dbe00.tv blacklist userbouquet.dbe01.tv bouquets.radio userbouquet.dbe02.tv bouquets.tv userbouquet.dbe03.tv cacert.pem userbouquet.dbe04.tv cert.pem userbouquet.dbe05.tv crossepg userbouquet.dbe06.tv epg.dat userbouquet.dbe07.tv key.pem userbouquet.dbe08.tv lamedb userbouquet.dbe0d.tv playlist.e2pls userbouquet.dbe0e.tv profile userbouquet.dbe14.tv satellites.xml userbouquet.dbe1a.tv server.pem userbouquet.dbe20.tv settings userbouquet.extra__tv_.tv timers.xml userbouquet.favourites.radio userbouquet.94b4c.radio userbouquet.favourites.tv userbouquet.LastScanned.tv whitelist root@vuduo:/etc/enigma2# cd ../tuxbox/ root@vuduo:/etc/tuxbox# ls cables.xml satellites0ld.xml terrestrial.xml config scce timezone.xml root@vuduo:/etc/tuxbox# cp ../enigma2/satellites.xml satellites.xml root@vuduo:/etc/tuxbox# ls cables.xml satellites.xml scce timezone.xml config satellites0ld.xml terrestrial.xml root@vuduo:/etc/tuxbox# reboot
Glad you got yours sorted...0 -
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radiowaves wrote: »Simply uploading the new satellites.xml file is not enough. You uploaded a new one to replace the corrupted one. The satellites should now appear in your tuner configuration menu but (again, unless you have a back-up of your settings file) you will need to reconfigure the satellites.
I said retune earlier - I should've said reconfigure. My bad.
+1 A reboot isn't enough.
You need to redo your tuner config and then rescan after you have loaded the new sats.xml and rebooted the box.
Right, in my own case.
I am in a quandry and have nothing else to logically blame but VIX
My box was humming along after my repair job and then I start getting spinning VIX logos for 20minutes plus again!
So to I start testing out other images to see if the issue persists.
Blackhole, Vti, OpenATV, OpenPLi 3 and OpenPLi4 all run perfectly well, no hanging.
So I tried some of my older ViX images all eventually hung
Fresh install of the latest Vic(.766) with no backup restored, same result.
And whats even stranger is that my favourite Plug-in Project Valerie will not run on VIX anymore for me when it was fine previously?
Even the image backup with PVMC installed that worked perfectly well previously crashes now(its .679 build)
So I tried ViX's bundled mediabrowser from their feeds and that crashed my box too!
It really is very strange!
But as it stands Vix is off my Vu Duo for the foreseeable now to just decide which image to replace it.0 -
+1 A reboot isn't enough.
You need to redo your tuner config and then rescan after you have loaded the new sats.xml and rebooted the box.
Right, in my own case.
I am in a quandry and have nothing else to logically blame but VIX
My box was humming along after my repair job and then I start getting spinning VIX logos for 20minutes plus again!
So to I start testing out other images to see if the issue persists.
Blackhole, Vti, OpenATV, OpenPLi 3 and OpenPLi4 all run perfectly well, no hanging.
So I tried some of my older ViX images all eventually hung
Fresh install of the latest Vic(.766) with no backup restored, same result.
And whats even stranger is that my favourite Plug-in Project Valerie will not run on VIX anymore for me when it was fine previously?
Even the image backup with PVMC installed that worked perfectly well previously crashes now(its .679 build)
So I tried ViX's bundled mediabrowser from their feeds and that crashed my box too!
It really is very strange!
But as it stands Vix is off my Vu Duo for the foreseeable now to just decide which image to replace it.
Found all sorts of issues with Vix (although was new to Enigma 2 at the time).
Having went through most other images I settled on Blackhole. It's not without issues but is the best for my box.0 -
radiowaves wrote: »Found all sorts of issues with Vix (although was new to Enigma 2 at the time).
Having went through most other images I settled on Blackhole. It's not without issues but is the best for my box.
When I 1st got into this hobby I was a huge fan of OpenPLi and thats what I'm back to at the moment but I have downloaded BH2.06 and am going to give that a whirl again later.
Vix is handy for those staring out as it comes fairly much good to go with no user input so its very wife and kid friendly
But tbh I'd rather have something like BH or Pli that I can customize.
The PVMC thing has me really scratching my head though, as even I cannot fathom what is causing it to crash out on even my backup image where it previously worked perfectly?0 -
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When I 1st got into this hobby I was a huge fan of OpenPLi and thats what I'm back to at the moment but I have downloaded BH2.06 and am going to give that a whirl again later.
Vix is handy for those staring out as it comes fairly much good to go with no user input so its very wife and kid friendly
But tbh I'd rather have something like BH or Pli that I can customize.
The PVMC thing has me really scratching my head though, as even I cannot fathom what is causing it to crash out on even my backup image where it previously worked perfectly?
I can't help you with your problem mate - wish I could
I agree Vix was easy but I like playing with my box as much as watching it!
Is OpenPLI the one that doesn't allow numeric or keyboard input via the remote control on VU+? I liked it apart from that - although there is one plugin which only Blackhole has, others haven't and the PLI team insist there's no need for. I might've stuck with their image other than that (both the lack of the plugin and the "we know best" attitude).
There are some issues with BH2.06. After scanning a satellite it green screens but everything is ok on reboot. You probably - like me - just use your own channellist.0 -
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+1 A reboot isn't enough.
You need to redo your tuner config and then rescan after you have loaded the new sats.xml and rebooted the box.
Sorry, meant to say that when I rebooted, I attempted to reconfigure the tuners, and this is what has not worked.
It is still the same auto or not configured
at this stage after having done a factory reset, and a restore from some old settings, and since I am not on the latest image, I am just going to reflash, and see how that goes...0 -
Sorry, meant to say that when I rebooted, I attempted to reconfigure the tuners, and this is what has not worked.
It is still the same auto or not configured
at this stage after having done a factory reset, and a restore from some old settings, and since I am not on the latest image, I am just going to reflash, and see how that goes...
Sorry to hear it didn't work.
Assuming the DTT is on USB have you unplugged it to see what happens?0 -
I was using VIX at the start, then moved to Black Hole for about 10 months. I've gone back to Vix and have to say it is certainly the slickest out there.
Important not to load any of the images with too many plugins. I usually just put onDemand, and one or two plugins. Too many will slow things down.
Agreed!
I generally just run a cam, Project Valerie and Livefootball.
Keep the image pared back to just the essentials.
Allowing the image to be pared to a minimum is one of the things I like most about Vti/Pli/Blackhole....
Those images allow you to strip out anything un-needed at the install stage(or anytime after) to allow even better performance and resource management while in the case of Vti and BH in particular offering much better immediate USB tuner support.
Whereas(and I'm not knocking this in any shape or form)VIX comes good to go and very user friendly from the get-go.
It is a very user friendly and easy to get grips with image especially with regards button mappings and so on, in VIX they are very intuitive whereas most other images need a little time with multiquick button or similar.Finally, the most unbelievably class skin called MyMetrix is on Vix, and it is nicer than any skin I've ever seen (and nicer than Sky or UPC).
http://mymetrix.de/
Mymetrix is a lovely skin/UI tweak but it is available across all images.
I am currently using it myself with OpenPli 3.0, I wouldn't tie myself to a particular image based on a particular skin especially when it is available across the board.
As for my own issues with VIX spinners and hanging....
I've solved them by ditching VIX.
Currently the Vu is running OpenPli and PVMC and I have not had 1 issue with spinners/unresponsiveness.
What I find most strange about my issue with VIX though, is that even my ''known good'' backup images.
Images that I know are/were perfect.
No software problems, ran perfectly.
They all have the same issue on reinstallation!
A known good backup, runs like mud when reinstalled?
So then I try clean flashs with no restore and the issue still persisted.
It was those issues that led me to believe I had a possible hardware issue and indeed led me to get out my soldering Iron and swap out capacitors.
But on non VIX images the problem doesn't reoccur(while even after the hardware changes it still persists on VIX) means to my mind at least that it is not a hardware problem at all.
But TBH, now that I have a good configuration again, I'm not going to spend anymore time worrying about it.....
And sure we all know if I flag the issue on WOS it will end up actually being my fault anyway!0 -
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