Vu+ best images

azzeretti

I have a brand new Vu+ UNO on the way from the UK as I type so I need to concern myself with images

What do people think is the best Vu+ image team. BH, Vix - any others?

byte

OpenPLi used to be good enough too, last time I used it.

That said, I'm kinda just stuck with VIX atm, even if it does have a few quirks I like it overall.

ripblade2

I have a Vu+ duo and it came with black hole image and its geat but from what i have read the Vix image is the best.

stanley1

+1 for vix image, ver. 2.3 coming shortly, great support on uk site and here on boards.

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/forumdisplay.php?156-ViX-Team-VU-Receivers-Image-support

I did use vix but recently updated to the new blackhole and I have to say its working far better for me.

Vix was good but i got too many green screen crashes and a lot of crashes when switching between DTT and Sat.

With Blackhole everything is working perfect.

Tony

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I did use vix but recently updated to the new blackhole and I have to say its working far better for me.

When was the new blackhole released ? For some reason I cant find the version number I have on my box. Thanks

stanley1

1.6.6, latest version.

Tony

stanley1 wrote: »

1.6.6, latest version.

Thanks but I'd like to know roughly when it was released as I cant access the version number I have installed but I know when it was installed.

stanley1

13/10/11, scroll to end of this page, bootloader has to be updated.

http://www.sat-universe.com/showthread.php?t=190578&page=3

rurs

+1 for Blackhole.

I gave Vix a run, it definitely has good points, but for example, the media player was unusable for playing mp3 playlists (important to me), also MyTube couldn't be used, IMDB search was also not working, maybe these have been fixed since I tried Vix a couple of months ago...

BH 1.6.2 was rock solid for me, the new 1.6.6 is much the same, but the main new feature (a Web Browser) is quite buggy, and is best avoided, as when it crashes, it leaves the flash full, and it's hard to get back to a stable system.

The EPG works well out of the box on Vix, but you can just add CoolTV, Autotimer and IMDB search (use the ones from the Blackhole servers), and it's the same on BH.

Download the BackupUSB script for BH, make a backup and give Vix a go. If you don't like it, use the backup to get back exactly what you had before.

Tony

stanley1 wrote: »

13/10/11, scroll to end of this page, bootloader has to be updated.

http://www.sat-universe.com/showthread.php?t=190578&page=3

Thanks for the help

byte

I'm tempted to give it a lash.

However, I've been so long with VIX, I might not immediately like the change. VIX does green-screen at times, though I do like its UI. Maybe I can do a whole VIX backup and then try BH to see what all the fuss is about

I see the post also mentions a bootloader update, but doesn't explain how to update it, that I can see.

stanley1

unzip and flash via usb drive.

stanley1

Trying Blackhole but I'm having a problem with EPG summaries disappearing after you zap on a channel - the summaries are there when you open the channel list but after you zap on a channel and come back out into the channel lst the summary for that channel is gone.This happens on every BH image that I have used.I am running Open TV Epg with Crossepg.
Is anybody else having this probelm?

stanley1

stanley1 wrote: »

Trying Blackhole but I'm having a problem with EPG summaries disappearing after you zap on a channel - the summaries are there when you open the channel list but after you zap on a channel and come back out into the channel lst the summary for that channel is gone.This happens on every BH image that I have used.I am running Open TV Epg with Crossepg.
Is anybody else having this probelm?

give this site a try, these guys are very good and know their stuff.

http://linuxsat-support.com/

swoofer

what is the best image these days as I have the uno and learning with BH2.0.7 . I satrted with OPenatv but that was not good with my play tv usb dtt tuner, ie it stopped working after a about a week.

Clareman

I'm using Black Hole on my boxes, I find it rock solid and easy to use (important for Mrs. Clareman)

swoofer

I like it as well but all the options have me bamboozled, have you got crossepg and autobouquet working. And what box are you using.

I want a nice skin but one I downloaded gave me GSOD so did a reflash before I saw a fix via DCC. And I had it all working with BH2.0.5. I use sony play tv for irish dtt but that second mux is giving me strange results. I have hdd fitted and can tape what I like and watch another but yet to fit a dual dvbs tuner.

any tips or hints most welcome.

Clareman

I have a Solo2 and an Ultimo, I'm not sure of the image version, it's 1 of the newer cut down ones. I have a dedicated USB stick from CrossEPG as I've found in the past that having different things on the stick makes CrossEPG stop functioning. I don't like Autobouquet as it kept adding in channels I didn't have or moving stuff around, I just get a version of SgtFitFlop's bouquets (google him, there's a forum on DigitalKaos where people upload bouquets to it).

I also just use the default skin, I've tried different ones in the past but they tended to just annoy me, I had 1 on an old Qbox that I got ported across that was very nice, I'll see if I can find that on my server.

As for apps, all I use really is Project Valerie and 1Channel.

Clareman

Oh yeah, and by the way, I am more than well aware that having boxes with such power is wasted on me

jujuno

Dear I am about to place order for Vu+ Solo 2. Not sure which pre installed images should I order (seller giving free)

Open VIX
Blackhole
Vdi
Open PLi
Open ATV

swoofer

get openvix you can always change later.

codar

+1 for openvix.
By far the easiest to set up, in my opinion.
Then, back it up and have a play with other images.

Kevcol

Hi guys. Considering buying a Vu duo. I'm a bit of a newbie with this though. Is it very comolicated to set these up? Would I be wasting my time learning as I go??

swoofer

be careful, a duo is very old, the duo2 is the latest but cost more. it depends on what you want from the box and your budget. they can be tricky to set up but vu boxes have lots of support. there is a thread on here about best enigma 2 boxes and the vu boxes are enigma 2, have a read.