WETEK Play/OPENELEC user discussion, tips n' tricks

Mr E

I installed Android a few weeks ago and realised that the only reason was for Netflix.

What's the best way to revert to stock?

GY A1

Mr E wrote: »

I installed Android a few weeks ago and realised that the only reason was for Netflix.

What's the best way to revert to stock?

If to nand then download openelec and install same as u did sndroid

jakdublin

branners69 wrote: »

Is that a USB DVB-T tuner? Do you have a link to the one you got?

Thanks

Yes it is. It's from China so it'll take 3-4 weeks to arrive.

http://www.tinydeal.com/-p-155067.html

When I got mine I realised the ariel it comes with is useless so I got this adapter to connect it to a regular ariel.

http://www.maplin.ie/p/maplin-mcx-plug-to-coax-socket-aerial-adapter-n62ln

Allyall

jakdublin wrote: »

Yes it is. It's from China so it'll take 3-4 weeks to arrive.

I bought the exact same one from Aliexpress a few months back for €4.75, but I lost it when I had a fire and had to pack loads of stuff away. Over on the HTPC thread. So you could save a small bit.

I bought it from here (Exchange rate not as good as it was then) and I bought the adapter from here.

EDIT - Adapter no longer available, but it is here

jakdublin

Allyall wrote: »

I bought the exact same one from Aliexpress a few months back for €4.75, but I lost it when I had a fire and had to pack loads of stuff away. Over on the HTPC thread. So you could save a small bit.

I bought it from here (Exchange rate not as good as it was then) and I bought the adapter from here.

EDIT - Adapter no longer available, but it is here

Can't go wrong with those prices. Wish I'd known I needed the adapter when I was ordering the tuner. Just didn't fancy waiting another four weeks for it from China so reluctantly went to Maplins. It's taken me about six weeks of heartache to set up this box the way I want but I'm just about there now. Almost went to sell it twice but very happy I stuck with it. It's been a good learning experience.

Mr E

GY A1 wrote: »

If to nand then download openelec and install same as u did sndroid

Doh, that was easy. Cheers. Kodi seems to be more stable too...

GY A1

Mr E wrote: »

Doh, that was easy. Cheers. Kodi seems to be more stable too...

did u use latest openelec 6.0.3

Mr E

6.0.1 from their website. I'll check for updates this evening on the box.

Seems to be a lot of wetek specific stuff in the 6.0.2/3 updates

Might fix the youtube problems I've had in the last few days hopefully.

michjo

Hi my wetek box stopped working when i plugged it in comes on automatically cant turn it of with remote or on the box blue light just stays on.. On the screen it was staying white or just going black .. Done a bit of research on youtube and wetek site told i need to reboot it taking the steps you said above .. So everything went well put the mSD card in the box plugged it in and held down the upgrade button and on came the wetek play sign .. Then the little android robot man comes on saying installing system update only stays on for a few seconds then the screen goes black and nothing happens .. Am i missing something or is the box broke and i cant fix it ..Format of mSD card and the files are all good to go so cant understand why .. Any help would be great thanks ..

michjo

Hi my wetek box stopped working when i plugged it in comes on automatically cant turn it of with remote or on the box blue light just stays on.. On the screen it was staying white or just going black .. Done a bit of research on youtube and wetek site told i need to reboot the box so downloaded the correct zip files onto a mSD card .. So everything went well put the mSD card in the box plugged it in and held down the upgrade button and on came the wetek play sign .. Then the little android robot man comes on saying installing system update but it only stays on for a few seconds then the screen goes black and nothing happens .. Am i missing something or is the box broke and i cant fix it ..Format of mSD card and the files are all good to go so cant understand why .. Any help would be great thanks ..

RossieMan

Try redownloading the files, or try different ones. Had similar issues and turned out to be the files I was using.

michjo

RossieMan wrote: »

Try redownloading the files, or try different ones. Had similar issues and turned out to be the files I was using.

I have tried two different files already ., Got the files off the wetek site tried them and the wetek video on YouTube showing how to fix it they had a link to the files do tried them too .. But I did notice some files worked better then others was doing a lot of messing about with other files before I figured out the right files .. Was wondering do you think I might have to give the box a rest and try it again in a day or two ? Thanks for your reply ..

RossieMan

Shouldnt make a difference. Have you tried a different mSD?

michjo

RossieMan wrote: »

Shouldnt make a difference. Have you tried a different mSD?

When I got up out a bed I tried it again so stuck the mSD card in and held down the upgrade button and up came the android robot and under him saying installing system update .. It went up over half way on the bar and then went off to a black screen again ., were before it would go off right away .. So I'm doing something right .. Will try download the files from somewhere else and try a new mSD card see how I get on .. Thanks ..

RossieMan

Mine did that, tried a different mSD and files and it worked.

Anyone's youtube app broken in openelec?

tommycahir

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone's youtube app broken in openelec?

Kodi.tv twitter account tweeted a number of times last week that the dev of the offical addon left and that it was broken, Not sure if they found somebody since to update it so maybe check on forums @ Kodi.tv and do a force check for updates also.

tommycahir

tommycahir wrote: »

Kodi.tv twitter account tweeted a number of times last week that the dev of the offical addon left and that it was broken, Not sure if they found somebody since to update it so maybe check on forums @ Kodi.tv and do a force check for updates also.

Ahhh that would explain things.

In better news the 6.0.3 openelec update has really improved hdmi cec, my samsung tv remote is almost as functional as the wetek one, only thing it's missing is a button for favorites.

The record button works on it, channel list and guide now too, even contect menu button, with now need to change any config files

Howdy, I posted this in the android forum by mistake as i thought I was in this thread for some reason.

I received a notification that the new version of Paradox was available, so stupidly updated to build 0223 without having updated Kodi to 16.0 Jarvis. A lot of my add-ons had to be disabled due to 'unmet dependency issues', so I updated to Jarvis. I kept getting the same errors, so tried to revert to 15.2 Isengaard and Paradox build 0209, but can't find the previous build anywhere.

I performed a factory rest on the box so I could update to Jarvis first, the the latest paradox build second, as per the advice on the other thread. When the box reset, I forced a check for updates, but nothing was found. I've checked the system summary and i am definitely still running Kodi 15.2 Git:02e7013 (compiled 1st march 2016).

Is there a reason it can't see the 16.0 Jarvis update? The OS is version 6.0.3, if that helps.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Howdy, I posted this in the android forum by mistake as i thought I was in this thread for some reason.

I received a notification that the new version of Paradox was available, so stupidly updated to build 0223 without having updated Kodi to 16.0 Jarvis. A lot of my add-ons had to be disabled due to 'unmet dependency issues', so I updated to Jarvis. I kept getting the same errors, so tried to revert to 15.2 Isengaard and Paradox build 0209, but can't find the previous build anywhere.

I performed a factory rest on the box so I could update to Jarvis first, the the latest paradox build second, as per the advice on the other thread. When the box reset, I forced a check for updates, but nothing was found. I've checked the system summary and i am definitely still running Kodi 15.2 Git:02e7013 (compiled 1st march 2016).

Is there a reason it can't see the 16.0 Jarvis update? The OS is version 6.0.3, if that helps.

Yes, openelec 6.0.3 still uses kodi 15.2 you can't upgrade to kodi 16. There may be unofficial / beta bulids of openelec with kodi 16 I haven't really checked but an official wetek build is still a while off.

That's weird, I definitely upgraded to 16.0 at some point through the Paradox interface.

what are my options, then.....
1. wait for an official wetek build, then install paradox 0223 or
2. find an old version of paradox and install that?

jakdublin

Deleted User wrote: »

That's weird, I definitely upgraded to 16.0 at some point through the Paradox interface.

what are my options, then.....
1. wait for an official wetek build, then install paradox 0223 or
2. find an old version of paradox and install that?

I'd ditch Paradox and try a different build like Beast or Spinz. I've used Beast before and found it good but I've no idea if it's updated as regularly as Paradox. You'll need to research. Don't know why the Paradox guys decided to make it Jarvis exclusive. Maybe they wanted to get rid of users because their servers kept getting hammered.

RossieMan

Beast is paradox now.

jakdublin

RossieMan wrote: »

Beast is paradox now.

It was Black Box before Paradox. Beast is still going as Beast afaik.

batistuta9

[Deleted User] wrote: »

That's weird, I definitely upgraded to 16.0 at some point through the Paradox interface.

what are my options, then.....
1. wait for an official wetek build, then install paradox 0223 or
2. find an old version of paradox and install that?

3. flash android, kodi 16, the build

4. Ditch the build & just add the best addons from it yourself

5. One of the dev openelec builds with kodi 16 as mentioned

RossieMan

Ah jaysus, you're right. Head in the clouds moment.

I'm not a big fan of beast tbh. To cluttered.

batistuta9

batistuta9 wrote: »

3. flash android, kodi 16, the build

4. Ditch the build & just add the best addons from it yourself

5. One of the dev openelec builds with kodi 16 as mentioned

This !!!! Install a build see what you like and what works , do a clean install of openelec and add what you use and need and works. Build are nearly always poorly coded and bloated , though props to the paradox guy he can actually code python very well but as with all of them you end up with rubbish you never use getting updated every time you switch on the box and what my wife calls "chav skins" to their appearance lmao

Theres a lot to be said for basic confluence with your own background and stuff you've added and know that works, also make use of the favourites button on the remote, it's faster than scrolling left or right on any of the skins build or not.

batistuta9

I've never actually used a build myself. What's in them that's making them so popular?
They include a load of addons & have copied and pasted some code in xmls to add more menus/submenus, widgets added is that it or am I missing something?

I use kodi in a quite boring way though :pac: I really only use a few addons that work well, try new ones & if they're no good they're gone.
I'll do a clean install now of v16 on an mx3 to get rid of crap built up

I'll try out different skins, though i like aeonox silvo mod, it's on the wetek as well, as it needs a good skin look for both media and the live TV - hard to get one that you like for both. With some backgrounds taken from other skins.

theShire

Allyall wrote: »

I bought the exact same one from Aliexpress a few months back for €4.75, but I lost it when I had a fire and had to pack loads of stuff away. Over on the HTPC thread. So you could save a small bit.

I bought it from here (Exchange rate not as good as it was then) and I bought the adapter from here.

EDIT - Adapter no longer available, but it is here

Does that Tuner support Saorview? Details show it as DVB-T whereas Saorview uses DVB-T2? Just want to confirm before I buy one myself