WETEK Play/OPENELEC user discussion, tips n' tricks

batistuta9

i wouldn't agree entirely, i've had more trouble in a month with kodi on openelec than over a year on an mx3. down to tvheadend & kodi not being able to handle it properly, live tv is certainly not flawless. though if you're only after kodi then, yeah openelec is a better choice.

android is built on a linux kernel too, wouldn't say it's a bad OS at all.
the trouble comes with others, OEMs, network carriers, etc. layering on top of it - they're responsible for the majority security issues on android also.

Wynnie12

Anybody know the frequencies for Rte 1 & 2 on the sky dish? Scanned all channels but for some reason Rte did not show up

Wynnie12

Wynnie12 wrote: »

Anybody know the frequencies for Rte 1 & 2 on the sky dish? Scanned all channels but for some reason Rte did not show up

You won't get rte unless you're including paid channels in the scan.

captain_boycott

captain_boycott wrote: »

No issues here - running RTE Player HQ on OpenElec. Maybe its because you are running on Android. If you just want a box that will run Kodi and liveTV flawlessly, when OpenElec is the way to go. OpenElec is basically a light Linux distribution & Linux has been around for decades and is a mature and stable OS, but running Kodi on top of Android is just not going to be as stable and perform as well.

The only Kodi devices I will use are OpenElec (Raspberry Pi2 or Wetek) and Windows). Android is just about acceptable for a mobile OS and even then its pretty crap as an OS goes!

Only real problem with your theory is that Android is the best mobile OS available and RTE player runs flawlessly on any other Android based device I have used.

Trevord

captain_boycott wrote: »

No issues here - running RTE Player HQ on OpenElec. Maybe its because you are running on Android. If you just want a box that will run Kodi and liveTV flawlessly, when OpenElec is the way to go. OpenElec is basically a light Linux distribution & Linux has been around for decades and is a mature and stable OS, but running Kodi on top of Android is just not going to be as stable and perform as well.

The only Kodi devices I will use are OpenElec (Raspberry Pi2 or Wetek) and Windows). Android is just about acceptable for a mobile OS and even then its pretty crap as an OS goes!

Thanks for that Captain Boycott.

You have RTE player running on OpenElec at the moment? I thought that only worked on one particular addon and then stopped working a while back when RTE changed rteplayer layout?

Have I missed something?

captain_boycott

Trevord wrote: »

Thanks for that Captain Boycott.

You have RTE player running on OpenElec at the moment? I thought that only worked on one particular addon and then stopped working a while back when RTE changed rteplayer layout?

Have I missed something?

There is another version - RTE Player HQ. Do a search elsewhere on boards for info

Trevord

The_Shotz wrote: »

Am I right in saying there is not way of getting free to air via cable, you must have a satellite?

I picked up the box with the cable connection as I have no dish, I currently have upc, is there anyway I can get my upc channels through the box.

It is no big deal if I can not as I got the box mainly for kodi and Android.

No FTA via cable with this box (not in Ireland anyway).

Glen_Quagmire

Running openelec here myself and struggling to install the black box build in Kodi.

I had it installed and working prefect already but updated the box to openelec 6 and it wont install now.

I can install the zip file but when I go to addons and try to install it I get an error...

Not sure if its an issue with openelec or the black box itself...

Glen_Quagmire

DUPLICATE...

randombar

Hi All,

Sorry for the dupe if it's here.

Micro SD card recommendations? I'm guessing class 10 but what size? Would be storing recordings over SMB hopefully so it's just to run the OS.

// Gary

randombar

Hi All,

Sorry for the dupe if it's here.

Micro SD card recommendations? I'm guessing class 10 but what size? Would be storing recordings over SMB hopefully so it's just to run the OS.

// Gary

GY A1

GaryCocs wrote: »

Hi All,

Sorry for the dupe if it's here.

Micro SD card recommendations? I'm guessing class 10 but what size? Would be storing recordings over SMB hopefully so it's just to run the OS.

// Gary

for android, openelec, enigma2 ?

using a 8gb class 10 for enigma2 and openelec here,
but some say they've gotten away with 2/4gb,
8gb micro is nearly the smallest selling now anyway lol

randombar

GY A1 wrote: »

for android, openelec, enigma2 ?

using a 8gb class 10 for enigma2 and openelec here,
but some say they've gotten away with 2/4gb,
8gb micro is nearly the smallest selling now anyway lol

Sorry that would help all right Openelec, Tvheadend, Oscam

Reckon I'll go the 8GB so.

soirish

I'm not going to use one of my boxes and would sell it at cost to a fellow boardie. It's the dvb-c/t version, pm for details.

The_Shotz

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

Running openelec here myself and struggling to install the black box build in Kodi.

I had it installed and working prefect already but updated the box to openelec 6 and it wont install now.

I can install the zip file but when I go to addons and try to install it I get an error...

Not sure if its an issue with openelec or the black box itself...

I had the same problem and in the end my openelec got corrupted. I had to manually install openelec to sort it out, after this I still wasnt able to solve the black box issue.

From reading openelec forums it may be because a lot of the add-ons in the black box are blacklisted by openelec.

Which brings me to my next question, it maybe a stupid question.

A lot of the main addons which I am after are not recommended to install on openelec they only recommend you install official openelec add ons.

Will installing the unofficial add ons effect kodi on openelec, I am currently using kodi on Android but I would much rather use openelec as it seems to run smoother.

I do not want to name the addons as it may not be allowed.

jakdublin

The_Shotz wrote: »

I had the same problem and in the end my openelec got corrupted. I had to manually install openelec to sort it out, after this I still wasnt able to solve the black box issue.

From reading openelec forums it may be because a lot of the add-ons in the black box are blacklisted by openelec.

Which brings me to my next question, it maybe a stupid question.

A lot of the main addons which I am after are not recommended to install on openelec they only recommend you install official openelec add ons.

Will installing the unofficial add ons effect kodi on openelec, I am currently using kodi on Android but I would much rather use openelec as it seems to run smoother.

I do not want to name the addons as it may not be allowed.

Black Box is being replaced by a build that just went live late last night. Servers overloaded at the moment.

Glen_Quagmire

jakdublin wrote: »

Black Box is being replaced by a build that just went live late last night. Servers overloaded at the moment.

You mean a new "build version" of black box is being rolled out?

Batesy

Am I right in thinking you can run a VM cable through the cable Wetek and use Oscam? A simple yes or no would do rather than discussion.

Batesy

I think the chap that updates it is bowing out and handing over to someone new. Think its called Paradox going forward.

Trevord

GaryCocs wrote: »

Hi All,

Sorry for the dupe if it's here.

Micro SD card recommendations? I'm guessing class 10 but what size? Would be storing recordings over SMB hopefully so it's just to run the OS.

// Gary

Not much difference in prices between 8gb and 16gb these days.

I'd look at San Disk Extreme or Samsung Evo+ as cards with good read/write speeds.

San Disk Ultra and Samsung Evo are the next level down from that and would be a couple of euro cheaper.

Beware of fakes. Better to buy off recognised seller like mymemory or memorybits than off ebay.

Also take care not to remove/insert card when box is already powered on. Have fried a few in raspberry pi by not following that advice.

dodzy

Batesy wrote: »

Am I right in thinking you can run a VM cable through the cable Wetek and use Oscam? A simple yes or no would do rather than discussion.

No.

Batesy

dodzy wrote: »

No.

Cheers, so the cable tuners are pretty pointless without a saorview antenna then.

eamonnq

Batesy wrote: »

Cheers, so the cable tuners are pretty pointless without a saorview antenna then.

Now you have it!

Batesy

eamonnq wrote: »

Now you have it!

:mad:

eamonnq

Batesy wrote: »

:mad:

What did you think you could do with it ?

Batesy

eamonnq wrote: »

What did you think you could do with it ?

The same as you could with the satelite tuners and oscam.

eamonnq

Batesy wrote: »

The same as you could with the satelite tuners and oscam.

Ah right, not in this land.

wiz569

Batesy wrote: »

Am I right in thinking you can run a VM cable through the cable Wetek and use Oscam? A simple yes or no would do rather than discussion.

Yes if presumably its the same type of DVB-C tuner thats in all other DVB-C boxes

stooge

I flashed Android on my Wetek Play but now everytime I reboot the time/date resets to 1/1/1970 00:00. This stops some applications from running (playstore etc etc)

Checking the automatic date/time from network tickbox does not do anything. Any ideas?

Apologies if this has already been discussed.

Trevord

stooge wrote: »

I flashed Android on my Wetek Play but now everytime I reboot the time/date resets to 1/1/1970 00:00. This stops some applications from running (playstore etc etc)

Checking the automatic date/time from network tickbox does not do anything. Any ideas?

Apologies if this has already been discussed.

Yes I noticed that also.

Uncheck the automatic date/time in android settings so that you have the option to input correct date and time manually.