Amiko Alien2 to Raspberry Pi discussion thread

illdoit2morrow

This thread is spawned from the Amiko Alien2 thread.

From 4th April can we please use this thread for any discussion/tips/guides for all things that relate to AA2 to RPI.

Agueroooo

Raspberry Pi:
Here is an instruction on how to install Openelec on a Rpi (Raspberry Pi)
Including a list of all items required.

alternatively skip to bullet points below for an easier install for SD&USB combo.

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XBMC Plugin
I use the VU+/ Enigma2 plugin which comes out-of- the box with Openelec.

setup instruction here

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Other:

• Running Openelec on a Rpi using SD card & USB combo ('vs' just SD) will see a big increase in performance - here is an instruction on how to set this up (inc required files)

• For best results run your Rpi over ethernet.

illdoit2morrow

I found this guys videos to be very helpful;

Raspberry pi: Install Openelec To USB In 5 mins
http://youtu.be/vGFdQVwc8Q0 - same video as Agueroooo posted above.

Raspberry pi: Overclocking and config.txt
http://youtu.be/cysqPq5Hna0

XBMC: Buffering - The Cause And Solution
http://youtu.be/5V6cZ9p045w

fbradyirl

I would recommend installing the latest XBMC Gotham release, as the PVR works much better on that version. Streams HD within seconds...

homewardbound11

egistered User

Quote: AguerooooAre you getting sound?

Are you able to stream to other devices (phones, tablets etc)?

correct username and password for the stb entered into the xbmc add-on ?[/QUOTE

Yip able to stream no problem from my linkstation. Can see the receiver in the windows network . Can't get audio or picture. Just the epg after it syncs with receiver. The Amiko aa2 is on champs arp imAge so root and no password. PvR client is vu+/enigma 2 . Streaming port is 8001 and web interface port is 80. I wonder is there another pvr client that would work.

Just moved over from the amiko alien2. Forum.

Attaching my last post below. I really think the problem is with the arp image on the amiko and possibly the autoboquets.
I can stream a few chsnnels only to the pi .this is a but weird as the channels thst can stream are the terrestial and one or two sattellite I.e pop and tiny pop.but that is all.

Where is my problem?

Agueroooo

The common denominator seems to be your image.

I'm running Hyperion2 with no issues over ethernet.

illdoit2morrow

Just a follow up on an issue i was having with streaming from the AA2 to RPI.

I could stream HD channels but not very well, most likely due to the amount of data. I could only get sound on SD channels, and no picture.

Well the reason was very simple in the end, i had applied the codec i bought to the config.txt file, however i didn't remove the # on the line for the codec so it was effectively still commented out.

Happy and stupid feeling at the same time when i realised my error .

homewardbound11

Still working on mine. I will have to reload my arp image unless Hyperion 4 is a better option. On the pi I installed xmbchub and lost connection with enigma client. I'll have to start from scratch with both now. Funny as I had it working a whole back and if looks like the image went shandy on the Amiko then the pi repositories as dons seem to have caused connections with the Amiko to be lost

illdoit2morrow

Has anyone copied the picons across from the AA2 to the Pi so they are available in the EPG on the pi?

If so, how?

TIA

FlexMcMurphy

Hello

I want to get a raspberry pi to hook up to my Alien2. I just joined the thread and there's loads of useful info here.. good stuff.

Where should I buy one and how much hardware do people have? Here is a link to an eBay auction which seems to have all I would need... But there's another thread where McGixxer talks about how he over-clocked his Pi and put a fan and switch on it. Would it be worth going down that road? Can the xbmc menus be a bit laggy?

Is it necessary to have an external power supply and some people get a keyboard, mouse and remote too. But I thought you could power from USB and use something like putty to telnet in.

Cheers,

Flex

Agueroooo

FlexMcMurphy wrote: »

Hello

I want to get a raspberry pi to hook up to my Alien2. I just joined the thread and there's loads of useful info here.. good stuff.

Where should I buy one and how much hardware do people have? Here is a link to an eBay auction which seems to have all I would need... But there's another thread where McGixxer talks about how he over-clocked his Pi and put a fan and switch on it. Would it be worth going down that road? Can the xbmc menus be a bit laggy?

Is it necessary to have an external power supply and some people get a keyboard, mouse and remote too. But I thought you could power from USB and use something like putty to telnet in.

Cheers,

Flex

my 2c worth....

1.)Overclock your Pi (high for me)

2.) add heatsinks

3.) Go with a SDS/USB setup

4.) get a good power supply. not an old phone charger. most issues with the Pi come down to a bad/insufficient power supply - but in saying that I have one powered off the free USB on my SONY TV

5.) Buy a Rpi MPEG license

Agueroooo

illdoit2morrow wrote: »

Just a follow up on an issue i was having with streaming from the AA2 to RPI.

I could stream HD channels but not very well, most likely due to the amount of data. I could only get sound on SD channels, and no picture.

Well the reason was very simple in the end, i had applied the codec i bought to the config.txt file, however i didn't remove the # on the line for the codec so it was effectively still commented out.

Happy and stupid feeling at the same time when i realised my error .

Good to hear your sorted.

Agueroooo

fbradyirl wrote: »

I would recommend installing the latest XBMC Gotham release, as the PVR works much better on that version. Streams HD within seconds...

thanks.

gonna try this the weekend.

are you using a 'nightly' release of Openelec/Gotham?

I was going to wait for the official release of Gotham and have my ear to the ground, as its not a simple case of upgrading within Openelec when you have over-clocking settings, as it will corrupt a SD/USB setup.

FlexMcMurphy

Agueroooo wrote: »

my 2c worth....
1.)Overclock your Pi (high for me)

2.) add heatsinks

4.) get a good power supply. not an old phone charger. most issues with the Pi come down to a bad/insufficient power supply - but in saying that I have one powered off the free USB on my SONY TV

The more I read into it the more I'd like to separate storage from the OS and over-clock the Pi. Seems safe to do so and gives a decent performance boost. From what you say, maybe I wouldn't need a fan or power supply. Could you recommend a good PS anyway with a link on eBay?

I don't have android or iOS. Is there an app for Windows7 to navigate around the XBMC menus or would I need a keyboard, mouse or a remote? Should the remote be wifi or IR?

Cheers,

Flex

Agueroooo

FlexMcMurphy wrote: »

supply. Could you recommend a good PS anyway with a link on eBay?

http://raspberrypi.rsdelivers.com/product/rs/hnp10i-microusb/micro-usb-multi-head-power-supply-for-raspberry-pi/7653311.aspx
sorry I rarely use Ebay but I cannot emphasis enough the importance of a good power supply for the Pi ...here is a good vid explaining the variations and possible problems cheap power supplies can cause

I don't have android or iOS. Is there an app for Windows7 to navigate around the XBMC menus or would I need a keyboard, mouse or a remote? Should the remote be wifi or IR?

Here is an WIN7 phone app for XBMC remote control, but you may not need it if your TV does CEC
Openelec has CEC activated out-of-the-box and you will then be able to use the TV remote to navigate the menus/XBMC.

championc

FlexMcMurphy wrote: »

Hello

I want to get a raspberry pi to hook up to my Alien2. I just joined the thread and there's loads of useful info here.. good stuff.

Where should I buy one and how much hardware do people have? Here is a link to an eBay auction which seems to have all I would need...

If going that route, what about this which is more or less the same price - Link to an eBay auction

championc

Hey guys,

So are you using the Pi as the actual media player, connected straight to your TV, or do you use it as a XBMC Server, whereby you use an XBMC client on either iPads, Androids or PC's, or are you doing a mix of both ?

illdoit2morrow

Agueroooo wrote: »

thanks.

gonna try this the weekend.

are you using a 'nightly' release of Openelec/Gotham?

I was going to wait for the official release of Gotham and have my ear to the ground, as its not a simple case of upgrading within Openelec when you have over-clocking settings, as it will corrupt a SD/USB setup.

I'm on Frodo at the moment, not all addons are compatible with Gotham just yet as it's still in beta. Frodo works, navigating can be a bit slow but thats more the basic hardware on which it is running. I'm geting eircom Fibre at some point this month, it'll be interesting to see if the menu loading times reduce.

From what i have read, the improvements in Gotham seem to benefit Android and Apple TV set ups.

illdoit2morrow

championc wrote: »

Hey guys,

So are you using the Pi as the actual media player, connected straight to your TV, or do you use it as a XBMC Server, whereby you use an XBMC client on either iPads, Androids or PC's, or are you doing a mix of both ?

XBMC running on the Pi as a media player connected straight to TV.

I've XBMC installed an an android tablet but its not connected to the instance on the Pi at all.

Agueroooo

championc wrote: »

Hey guys,

So are you using the Pi as the actual media player, connected straight to your TV, or do you use it as a XBMC Server, whereby you use an XBMC client on either iPads, Androids or PC's, or are you doing a mix of both ?

I have XBMC installed on RPi (x2)Apple TV, iPad, Android phone etc.

I have the XBMC library (on all devices) scraping all metadata, Fanart etc for all Movies and Tv Shows and music stored on my NAS.
I also have the library synced across all devices (MySQL) e.g If I watch something upstairs then I can resume it again downstairs on a different device.

On one of the RPi upstairs I have the VU+ Enigma 2 add-on installed and I am using it a a PVR backed which has basically saved me from having to purchase another STB for the bedroom.

Out of all the setups I have I find the RPi running Openelec/XBMC and configured via SD/USB to be the best, and not just for the performance but for the price.

I will be shortly selling my jaibroken Apple TV and replacing that with a RPi and still have enough change to spoil myself

FlexMcMurphy

Agueroooo wrote: »

On one of the RPi upstairs I have the VU+ Enigma 2 add-on installed and I am using it a a PVR backed which has basically saved me from having to purchase another STB for the bedroom.

That's exactly what I'd like to get going. I'd like to use a pi to stream live TV from my Alien 2. It would be hooked up directly to the router via network cable and to a TV by HDMI.

I'm still reading around a bit before I buy things: What sort of SD card do you have? Some say the Sandisk Extreme or Extreme Pro class 10 SD cards are the best but then I read that the pi's SD card bus is a limiting factor and maxes out at about 20 MB/s (read or write) anyway. There's a useful SD Card performance comparison chart here. I would like to set it up with USB for storage and SD Card for OS so how much space would I need on the SD Card?

Have you tried any Openelec Web interfaces to navigate the menus? I wonder would any of them work with the VU+ Enigma 2 add-on. I don't have iOS, Android or a smartphone. I wouldn't mind controlling it all from my Win7 laptop but maybe a remote would be handier.

What freq have you clocked yours to? Are heat sinks enough to keep it cool?

Thanks for the link to the power supply (Micro USB Multi-Head power supply for Raspberry Pi). Here's a 5V, 3 Amp unit. I guess 2Amps would be enough tho..

Cheers,

Flex

illdoit2morrow

Ok, so i'm able to stream from the AA2 to the Raspberry pi now, whats happening when i stream is that subtitles are displayed.

I don't know if this is a setting on the pi i need to change or on the AA2. I can't see anything on the pi side to turn it on/off.


TIA

Agueroooo

That's exactly what I'd like to get going. I'd like to use a pi to stream live TV from my Alien 2. It would be hooked up directly to the router via network cable and to a TV by HDMI.

Again a stb is the ideal solution but a Rpi fulfils my needs for watching TV on the bedroom TV at a very low cost .. here is a vid of how it will look. In a foreign language but you will get a good idea.

I'm still reading around a bit before I buy things: What sort of SD card do you have? Some say the Sandisk Extreme or Extreme Pro class 10 SD cards are the best but then I read that the pi's SD card bus is a limiting factor and maxes out at about 20 MB/s (read or write) anyway. There's a useful SD Card performance comparison chart here. I would like to set it up with USB for storage and SD Card for OS so how much space would I need on the SD Card?

Scandisk are good SD cards but if you are only using it for OS then you will only be using a few MB.
You need to invest in a good 3.0 USB stick (yes i know Rpi only does USB2.0 but its been proven that a good 3.0 will perform better read/write speeds)

Have you tried any Openelec Web interfaces to navigate the menus? I wonder would any of them work with the VU+ Enigma 2 add-on. I don't have iOS, Android or a smartphone. I wouldn't mind controlling it all from my Win7 laptop but maybe a remote would be handier.

What is the TV like that you plan to hook the Rpi up to - does it do CEC?

The web browser remote is similar to the remote that is on Openwebif.
not great, but does a job.

What freq have you clocked yours to? Are heat sinks enough to keep it cool?

arm_freq=950
core_freq=450
sdram_freq=450
over_voltage=6
force_turbo=0

with heatsinks

Thanks for the link to the power supply (Micro USB Multi-Head power supply for Raspberry Pi). Here's a 5V, 3 Amp unit. I guess 2Amps would be enough tho..

remember I have one of the Rpi powered off the USB on my TV..is that an option?
5V 2Amp is plenty its just that some cheap power supplies suffer a drop the more is demanded of them. The better ones are more stable.

Agueroooo

illdoit2morrow wrote: »

Ok, so i'm able to stream from the AA2 to the Raspberry pi now, whats happening when i stream is that subtitles are displayed.

I don't know if this is a setting on the pi i need to change or on the AA2. I can't see anything on the pi side to turn it on/off.


TIA

from memory....


Pause the stream----arrow down

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and you should see some icons on the end of the screen.

I think one is shaped like a movie reel.
In there you will see a ballot box for 'subtitles'

championc

Hi all,

I setup my Pi last night and have it connecting to my AA2 using the VU+/Enigma2 Plugin. It loads the whole channel list but when I click on a station, the sound plays but no picture. I still have the XBMC displaying as normal on screen. It plays the sound like a Radio channel. I can only assume that I am missing a Tick box somewhere within XBMC but any suggestions ?

fbradyirl

championc wrote: »

Hi all,

I setup my Pi last night and have it connecting to my AA2 using the VU+/Enigma2 Plugin. It loads the whole channel list but when I click on a station, the sound plays but no picture. I still have the XBMC displaying as normal on screen. It plays the sound like a Radio channel. I can only assume that I am missing a Tick box somewhere within XBMC but any suggestions ?

Same thing happened me. You need to buy the license keys for MPEG and VC1 to get video working. http://www.raspberrypi.com/license-keys/

homewardbound11

I just bought the MPEG 2 and it didn't work. Do I need both licences.

fbradyirl

homewardbound11 wrote: »

I just bought the MPEG 2 and it didn't work. Do I need both licences.

Yeah I had to buy both.

illdoit2morrow

homewardbound11 wrote: »

I just bought the MPEG 2 and it didn't work. Do I need both licences.

Just the MPEG 2 licence worked for me.

Be sure to remove the '#' at the beginning of the line in the config.txt where you entered the licence key.

homewardbound11

I can see my problem now . It is the bouquets. I have many listings for the same channel and it seems to be the issue. I will have to remove my bouquets and a fresh scan.

Agueroooo

championc wrote: »

Hi all,

I setup my Pi last night and have it connecting to my AA2 using the VU+/Enigma2 Plugin. It loads the whole channel list but when I click on a station, the sound plays but no picture. I still have the XBMC displaying as normal on screen. It plays the sound like a Radio channel. I can only assume that I am missing a Tick box somewhere within XBMC but any suggestions ?

as highlighted get an MPEG license and add it to your config.txt (making sure you remove the #) and reboot the Pi.

homewardbound11 wrote: »

I just bought the MPEG 2 and it didn't work. Do I need both licences.

MPEG license should be enough

homewardbound11 wrote: »

I can see my problem now . It is the bouquets. I have many listings for the same channel and it seems to be the issue. I will have to remove my bouquets and a fresh scan.

It might be an idea to even just create a bouquet with the desired channels (eg)bouquet 'Rpi' on your stb, and point your XBMC Vu+ addon to it so it only imports this bouquet.
One caveat but..the only problem I have with this addon is that it imports epg for every channel and not just whatever bouquet you have it pointed to.
I dont care much for the epg on the Rpi so I have the option to stop importing epg if I am watching a channel.

just an idea.

illdoit2morrow

homewardbound11 wrote: »

I can see my problem now . It is the bouquets. I have many listings for the same channel and it seems to be the issue. I will have to remove my bouquets and a fresh scan.

As Augeroo recommended, set the addon to look at a specific bouquet. I'm using champs open-arp image and there is a SD streaming bouquet.

There is an additional step in live tv which needs to be done if you select a different bouquet. Go to Setting>>XBMC>>Live TV>>Reset the PVR Database.

This will look at the bouquet setup in the addon, for some reason it doesn't just look at it when you save it.

FlexMcMurphy

So I got my Pi and been playing around with it today. Here's a pic of the same one that I got off eBay..



I've a few projects in mind which I'm excited about! Such as:

1. Use OpenElec on it to stream content around the house.
2. Stream channels from Alien 2 to another TV.
3. Put a Web Server on it.
4. Make it a personal Drop Box.

What I've got going so far:
I've installed the latest OpenElec image on it with the SD card for the OS and a USB key setup as the Storage. I gave it a fixed IP. I can browse its filesystem with Filezilla and use Putty to issue commands to it by SSH.

What I want to try now:
Currently I have a 1TB USB drive connected to my Alien2. The Pi and the Alien2 are in different parts of the house and both connected separately with network cable to the same router. Does anyone know if I connect the Pi to a TV can I get it to see the recordings on that USB drive that's attached to the Alien2?

Or should I set it up differently like connecting the USB drive to the Pi instead? But then will I be able to record from the Alien2 to that drive? Using Putty I was able to ping from the Pi to the Alien2 but when I ran the command df -h it didn't show the USB drive connected to the Alien2 only the USB key connected to the Pi.

Cheers,

Flex

FlexMcMurphy

Well I figured out my main question from above and for anyone interested here's what I did...

My Goal:
I have a USB hard drive plugged in to my Alien 2 that I record movies on to. I recently added a Pi to my network and have it plugged in to a TV in a separate room from the Alien2. I want to stream the movies from the usb drive to the other TV..

What I did:
I already had Samba Server set up on my Alien2. Here is a post with info on how to set up Samba on an Alien2.
I SSH'd into the Pi and Telneted into the Alien2 using Putty and ping'd each from one another to ensure they could talk together over the network.
Using Filezilla I FTP'd into the OpenElec OS of the Pi and created a new folder in Storage... /storage/alien2
On the Alien2 the configuration file that sets up your Samba shares is called smb.conf and is located in /etc/samba
I chose a share I made there that I called 'movie' that points to the folder on the USB drive where recordings are saved.
From the Terminal screen to the Pi I ran the command:

mount -t cifs -o username=root,password=pkteam,rw //192.168.1.102/movie /storage/alien2

The username and password to PKT Hyperion Enigma2 image is root and pkteam. The IP address of my Alien2 is 192.168.1.102 and you get to the share on the Alien2 with //192.168.1.102/movie and the folder on the Pi I want the share to appear at is /storage/alien2

Now on the TV that the Pi is connected to I have OpenElec/XBMC running. I navigated to the 'Videos' menu then 'Files' and in the 'Storage' folder there is a sub folder called 'Alien2' which when I click into shows all the movies I have on the USB drive that's connected to my Alien2.

I got the info on how to do this from an OpenElec Wiki page which also explains how to create a script that will mount the share from the Alien to the Pi when the Pi starts up.

When I tried to actually view a recorded movie through the Pi I could only hear it not see anything. I suppose that's because I have to install the MPEG-2 codec which will be my next project!

Flex

FlexMcMurphy

So now I've got the VU-Plus XBMC Add On working, cheers for the link Agueroooo. I've paid for the two codecs from raspberrypi.com, cheers also to championc, and my Pi is streaming channels from Alien2.. I'm definitely impressed.

I'm using the Webinterface to control it from my laptop and I have a few problems now.. I'm running OpenElec 3.95.6, it's the beta version which might be the problem:

1. When I start a recording then go to stop it by disabling it in the Timer Menu, the recording stops but if I go out and back in to the Timer menu it says that recording is active tho it's not. Also on the Home screen the 'Currently Recording' icon with the red dot is still there at the top right of the screen. I have to reboot to clear it.

2. Subtitles won't go away. I can't pause a Live TV stream. If I pause a recording then arrow down as Agueroooo recommended previously then I don't get an Audio settings menu to allow me to configure subtitles.

Should I switch to the Stable 3.2.4 build?

Any help appreciated!

Flex

FlexMcMurphy

I 'flashed' stable build OpenElec 3.2.4 (Frodo) and managed to turn off subtitles.

I was trying to control XBMC with just a keyboard but when I plugged in a mouse an info bar appeared at the bottom of the screen with extra icons that get you in to the Audio Settings menu. Toggle 'Enable Subtitles' there to turn them on/off and 'Set as default' to keep them off.

I still have the problem of the Timer recording label going back to Active even when I have disabled it and the 'Currently Recording' icon with the red dot remains on the XBMC Home Screen when 'Live TV' is highlighted even after I have stopped the recording. Just a bit annoying is all.

I realise now that I was running the OpenElec 'Gotham' beta initially. I'm going to back to it because the menu transitions are faster and video streams load a lot more quickly compared with Frodo.

Next project >> Creating a Keymap file to add more keyboard shortcuts to control XBMC and over-clocking the pi.

Flex

Agueroooo

FlexMcMurphy wrote: »

I 'flashed' stable build OpenElec 3.2.4 (Frodo) and managed to turn off subtitles.

I was trying to control XBMC with just a keyboard but when I plugged in a mouse an info bar appeared at the bottom of the screen with extra icons that get you in to the Audio Settings menu. Toggle 'Enable Subtitles' there to turn them on/off and 'Set as default' to keep them off.

I still have the problem of the Timer recording label going back to Active even when I have disabled it and the 'Currently Recording' icon with the red dot remains on the XBMC Home Screen when 'Live TV' is highlighted even after I have stopped the recording. Just a bit annoying is all.

I realise now that I was running the OpenElec 'Gotham' beta initially. I'm going to back to it because the menu transitions are faster and video streams load a lot more quickly compared with Frodo.

Next project >> Creating a Keymap file to add more keyboard shortcuts to control XBMC and over-clocking the pi.

Flex

glad you're impressed.
when you get it up and running its hard not to be when you see the bang that you get for your buck.

You're right, the current BETA has big improvements for the Vu++ add-on.

I have seen the 'timer recording' probelm myself but more of an annoyance than anything else.
I think I remember it being raised on a snag list for the BETA, but dont quote me on that. If not, it might be an idea to raise it over on the Openelec forum.

Agueroooo

FlexMcMurphy wrote: »

Next project >> Creating a Keymap file to add more keyboard shortcuts to control XBMC and over-clocking the pi.

Flex

There is a add-on now that when installed will allow you to change the config.txt file from within the XBMC GUI.

Pretty cool if you ask me.

http://openelec.tv/forum/124-raspberry-pi/68533-addon-to-configure-raspberry-pi-config-txt

FlexMcMurphy

Has anyone got a keymap file working? When I'm watching a channel I'd like to make the info bar thing (OSD?) appear when I click 'm' on the laptop keyboard. I have the webinterface open when I press m but nothing happens on screen. Here is my keyboard.xml file that I have saved in /storage/.xbmc/userdata/keymaps

<!--Template XBMC keyboard file-->
<keymap>
  <global>
    <keyboard>
      <m>ActivateWindow(PlayerControls)</m>
      <key id="77(0x4D)-VK_M">Notification(Keypress, You pressed M!, 3)</key>
    </keyboard>
  </global>
</keymap>

I used two programs, ShowKey.exe and KeyMapEdit.exe, to detect the keypress on the keyboard and generate the .xml file then used Filezilla to copy it over but still nothing happens. I reboot the Pi after making every change to the file.

In fact by going in to /usr/share/xbmc/system/keymaps I see there is already a keyboard.xml file there anyway with the <m> mapped so my own .xml file shouldn't be necessary but pressing m on my laptop keyboard isn't recognised regardless.

I'll take a look at that add-on Agueroooo.

Cheers,

Flex

FlexMcMurphy

Gents, sometime when one of you have OpenElec xbmc running could you load the Webinterface to it and try pressing 'm' and 'i' on your computer keyboard? Does it make any menu appear on screen?

There is a Keymap file called keyboard.xml which should set things up to recognise keyboard presses. There's already one in the system folder: /usr/share/xbmc/system/keymaps

but you can also put one in your userdata folder: /storage/.xbmc/userdata/keymaps

properties in the userdata folder over-ride whats in the system folder.

Maybe it won't work for me because you need to have a keyboard connected via USB. I'm pressing keys on the laptop with the webinterface to XBMC running in Chrome. Lots of keys do work like ENTER and BACKSPACE and the arrow keys but none of the letter keys etc.. I've tried putting my own keyboard.xml file in userdata with no effect. I'm on OpenElec 3.2.4 now.

Thanks,

Flex

Fresh Pots

Just wondering do you guys keep your pi plugged in 24/7 as it seems to slow down my aa2 when connected?

illdoit2morrow

Fresh Pots wrote: »

Just wondering do you guys keep your pi plugged in 24/7 as it seems to slow down my aa2 when connected?

I haven't noticed any slowness, but i'd only be viewing one or the other at any one time.

Fresh Pots

illdoit2morrow wrote: »

I haven't noticed any slowness, but i'd only be viewing one or the other at any one time.

Yeah if I have a channel playing on each the box goes down to about half speed. Not a big deal though. I'll just make sure to stop the stream on the pi before going back to the receiver.

Johnboy1951

Fresh Pots wrote: »

Yeah if I have a channel playing on each the box goes down to about half speed. Not a big deal though. I'll just make sure to stop the stream on the pi before going back to the receiver.

Gosh that's quite bad.

The Amiko Alien is underpowered it seems?

zefer

Anyone know what the error "Vu+\Enigma2 Client: Connection Lost" is all about. Keeps appearing at bottom right of screen
I've added just 1 bouquet, deleted empty ones, bought & added in the codecs (so basically tried all the fixes that google has suggested so far) but still no joy..
I'm using fresh pots hyp v4..

Fresh Pots

zefer wrote: »

Anyone know what the error "Vu+\Enigma2 Client: Connection Lost" is all about. Keeps appearing at bottom right of screen
I've added just 1 bouquet, deleted empty ones, bought & added in the codecs (so basically tried all the fixes that google has suggested so far) but still no joy..
I'm using fresh pots hyp v4..

Try pulling down all bouquets and see if that works.

Johnboy1951

zefer wrote: »

Anyone know what the error "Vu+\Enigma2 Client: Connection Lost" is all about. Keeps appearing at bottom right of screen
I've added just 1 bouquet, deleted empty ones, bought & added in the codecs (so basically tried all the fixes that google has suggested so far) but still no joy..
I'm using fresh pots hyp v4..

I often see such messages when I stream from my HTPC to my desktop using Wireless dongle ...... it is cause in my case by the router giving priority to some other traffic, but does reconnect again almost immediately.

If no one else is using the router then I do not get the error.

I believe I do not get the error when connected by ethernet cable either.

If yours is a similar cause then the connection between the two devices is being dropped momentarily ......

zefer

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

I often see such messages when I stream from my HTPC to my desktop using Wireless dongle ...... it is cause in my case by the router giving priority to some other traffic, but does reconnect again almost immediately.

If no one else is using the router then I do not get the error.

I believe I do not get the error when connected by ethernet cable either.

If yours is a similar cause then the connection between the two devices is being dropped momentarily ......

hmm, dont think its this as I'm connected through powerplugs and the error pops up constantly..

zefer

Fresh Pots wrote: »

Try pulling down all bouquets and see if that works.

I'll give this a go later, cheers

FlexMcMurphy

I have seen that msg a few times but only when the Alien2 was turned off. Are you powering the Pi form the mains or USB?

Could the powerplugs be the cause? The Pi may not be getting a consistent connection to the Alien2. You could open one SSH to the Alien2 and another to the Pi and ping each one from the other... might be dropping packets.

Flex

zefer

FlexMcMurphy wrote: »

I have seen that msg a few times but only when the Alien2 was turned off. Are you powering the Pi form the mains or USB?

Could the powerplugs be the cause? The Pi may not be getting a consistent connection to the Alien2. You could open one SSH to the Alien2 and another to the Pi and ping each one from the other... might be dropping packets.

Flex

Pi powered from mains.
Doesn't seem to disconnecting from network as I can continuously ping pi.
I'll do test above and see if any packets are being dropped