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  • #452
    McBain11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭McBain11


    swoofer wrote: »
    @McBain11 you need a piece of software that will allow you to access the file structure in the box.

    Now that you have the box connected to your router and a cable to the laptop you can access the box but you must first get the IP address of the box, so go menu, system, network,decvce setup, adapter settings, now see ip address of box, write it down. exit back out. Open your browser type in ip address of box like xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:80 and hit return and voila you are using WEB IF meaning web interface, iits blue and says OPEN etc have a look round but dont mess with anything.

    post back if you succeed.

    I have the IP address, but all I get when I go into it through my google chrome browser - it just brings me into my virgin media hub connection where I can see the tiviar is one of the devices connected. No idea how to mess around with anything? Would I have to disable certain settings?

    How do I actually get to see files on the tiviar from here? And drop picons into a folder?


  • #453
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    McBain11 wrote: »
    I have the IP address, but all I get when I go into it through my google chrome browser - it just brings me into my virgin media hub connection where I can see the tiviar is one of the devices connected. No idea how to mess around with anything? Would I have to disable certain settings?

    How do I actually get to see files on the tiviar from here? And drop picons into a folder?

    I reckon you are using the IP of the router rather than the tiviar. If the IP ends in a 1 then you don't have the right IP - the correct IP is shown in the network sub menu on the tiviar.

    Make sure you are not running a VPN and make sure that your laptop is on the same wifi network as the tiviar (only an issue if you have more than one wifi network running in your house).

    Depending on the image you are using you might encounter a username and password prompt (let us know if you get that far)

    All going well you should see the WEBIF menu page if you do this properly.

    To put picons on the internal memory of the box you will need to install Filezilla. No point in talking about that though til you manage to connect to the box using correct IP.


  • #454
    Payton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,687 ✭✭✭Payton


    I connected my Tiviar to my router and then my laptop to the router with Ethernet cables as I was having a problem with my IP address. Download Filezilla Client. When you install Filezilla in the Host box put my tiviaraplus. If your asked for a username use root and password tempass and click connect.
    You should see your laptop files in the left pane and your Tivar box in the right-hand pane on Filezilla.

    The issue I'm having is when I drag the picon folder from my desktop on my laptop to the hdd folder on the Tiviar box through Filezilla I'm still not seeing the picons on screen after restarting the box.


  • #455
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,562 ✭✭✭swoofer


    did you do this " use Filezilla to put the picon folder on your hard drive /media/hdd/picon"

    you create a directory called picon right click on hdd directory etc


  • #456
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Payton wrote: »
    I connected my Tiviar to my router and then my laptop to the router with Ethernet cables as I was having a problem with my IP address. Download Filezilla Client. When you install Filezilla in the Host box put my tiviaraplus. If your asked for a username use root and password tempass and click connect.
    You should see your laptop files in the left pane and your Tivar box in the right-hand pane on Filezilla.

    The issue I'm having is when I drag the picon folder from my desktop on my laptop to the hdd folder on the Tiviar box through Filezilla I'm still not seeing the picons on screen after restarting the box.

    I'd suggest making the picon folder on the box using filezilla and then dragging the picon files to that folder (rather than dragging the picon folder and its files)

    In principle either approach should work, but I found that I had problems when I tried to drag the folder and it contents rather than just the contents only


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  • #457
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    Payton wrote: »
    I connected my Tiviar to my router and then my laptop to the router with Ethernet cables as I was having a problem with my IP address. Download Filezilla Client. When you install Filezilla in the Host box put my tiviaraplus. If your asked for a username use root and password tempass and click connect.
    You should see your laptop files in the left pane and your Tivar box in the right-hand pane on Filezilla.

    The issue I'm having is when I drag the picon folder from my desktop on my laptop to the hdd folder on the Tiviar box through Filezilla I'm still not seeing the picons on screen after restarting the box.

    The picons should be in a folder called picon (all lower case) on the Tiviar as shown in the screenshot I took just now. You can see/create this folder from the network directory on Windows. No other software is required, be it Bridezilla, or anything else. See the first few posts for further details.

    473140.PNG

    A software package called Samba is used to make the Tiviar visible on Windows. I have found that this can sometimes stop, I have no idea why. If you can see the WebIF, but not Tiviar under network, you may need to restart this. Make sure that autostart is also set.

    473287.jpg

    On a different note, the recent changes to the Saorview channels show that the auto-updating is working for the terrestrial channels as well as for the satellite ones.

    The only thing I’m not happy with is the manual effort required with setting up Picons. When I have some time again,which will not be for another two months, I intend to automate this. So, maybe a final, final, release.


  • #458
    hopskipandjump
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭hopskipandjump


    Hi, thanks for all the fabulous info regarding setting up the Tiviar Alpha +. I've been reading the thread for months, only recently got around to purchasing. I definitely fall under the minimal technical savvy category and don't think I'll ever get it set up to it's full potential but delighted with the purchase. I got around to setting up the box yesterday which took a few attempts to flash using NewClareman's image. I had a fully operational EPG initially but noticed that there were no Saorview channels picked up so I scanned for Terrestrial channels and now have all of Saorview channels only I have to choose which channels I want to appear in the EPG each time. If I choose All Channels it only shows Saorview channels and Main TV Channels only shows the usual FTA up to ITV4. Should I re-flash and tune in the terrestrial channels a different way or can I edit the EPG so it shows every single channel available as default?

    I also was woken up at 5am this morning when the TV turned itself on...I hadn't a clue who was talking in the kitchen but it was hot and heavy! Could it be that I might have pressed a reminder on the channel while going through all of the settings when setting it up or is it something that's going to happen at 5am every morning?

    Many thanks :)


  • #459
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    hopskipandjump wrote: »
    Hi, thanks for all the fabulous info regarding setting up the Tiviar Alpha +. I've been reading the thread for months, only recently got around to purchasing. I definitely fall under the minimal technical savvy category and don't think I'll ever get it set up to it's full potential but delighted with the purchase. I got around to setting up the box yesterday which took a few attempts to flash using NewClareman's image. I had a fully operational EPG initially but noticed that there were no Saorview channels picked up so I scanned for Terrestrial channels and now have all of Saorview channels only I have to choose which channels I want to appear in the EPG each time. If I choose All Channels it only shows Saorview channels and Main TV Channels only shows the usual FTA up to ITV4. Should I re-flash and tune in the terrestrial channels a different way or can I edit the EPG so it shows every single channel available as default?

    I also was woken up at 5am this morning when the TV turned itself on...I hadn't a clue who was talking in the kitchen but it was hot and heavy! Could it be that I might have pressed a reminder on the channel while going through all of the settings when setting it up or is it something that's going to happen at 5am every morning?

    Many thanks :)

    I am pretty certain that ABM is not running correctly, otherwise you should see a range of tv groups. I’ve shown these groups a few posts back. You need to go into ABM and configure it for the Saorview transmitter you are receiving your signal from. You then need to “scan now” from within ABM. (If the Saorview scan fails, the other channel groups are never set up.)

    The box turns on every night to check for channel changes and update the EPG. It may be waking the tv. Try turning off CEC on your TV. (It’s called different names on each tv model.)


  • #460
    macthaidhg
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭macthaidhg


    Hi NewClareMan, I'd like to try your image but google drive is behaving a little funny. Wehn I click to download the folder it says "preparing download" then "zipping 1 file" and then nothing happens. Have tried from a different browser and then a different laptop. Anyone else having this issue?


  • #461
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    macthaidhg wrote: »
    Hi NewClareMan, I'd like to try your image but google drive is behaving a little funny. Wehn I click to download the folder it says "preparing download" then "zipping 1 file" and then nothing happens. Have tried from a different browser and then a different laptop. Anyone else having this issue?

    Not that I’m aware of, looks fine from my end...


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  • #462
    MileHighGuy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,702 ✭✭✭MileHighGuy


    macthaidhg wrote:
    Hi NewClareMan, I'd like to try your image but google drive is behaving a little funny. Wehn I click to download the folder it says "preparing download" then "zipping 1 file" and then nothing happens. Have tried from a different browser and then a different laptop. Anyone else having this issue?

    I had something similar, i was closing a message that popped up after the zipping stage which said something to the effect of "website wants to leave this page". Once I accepted that instead, the download was available.


  • #463
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    It appears that some users may not be setting up Saorview correctly, which leads to all sorts of problem. With this image, AutoBouquetMaker is where you set up your Saorview details. You need to select your local transmitter from the dropdown list and then start a scan so that ABM loads the Saorview channels.
    473288.jpg
    473289.jpg

    Once the scan starts you should see a message on the bottom of the screen, showing satellite channels being configured. Keep an eye out for Saorview 1of2 and 2of2, after this. This is ABM checking for channels from your local transmitter. If this is successful the message changes to creating bouquets. If the scan shows any error message it is very likely that you have entered incorrect details for your local transmitter.
    473290.jpg

    Once the scan is successful, ABM checks for channel updates, every night.

    473291.jpg



    When the Saorview transmitter frequencies change, all you have to do is select the “update Provider details” option in ABM, and do a scan. (I’m assuming that the development team will have put the new details on their site. :) )


  • #464
    trabpc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭trabpc


    When a new Freesat channels launches like the Smithsonian channel how do we add it to the box?


  • #465
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    trabpc wrote: »
    When a new Freesat channels launches like the Smithsonian channel how do we add it to the box?

    New Free to Air channels are added automatically, once they are launched on either Sky or Saorview.

    New Satellite Channels are added to the correct group, for example, Smithsonian is three from the end of the ‘Entertainment’ group. (Don’t blame me, that is where Sky decided to place it.)

    New Saorview channels can only be seen in the Saorview Bouquet, which Is called “All Channels”. (I have found no easy way to rename this to “All Irish Channels”.)

    For the updates to occur automatically, you must set up your local transmitter details on ABM, as I described in my last post.


  • #466
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    MileHighGuy wrote: »
    I had something similar, i was closing a message that popped up after the zipping stage which said something to the effect of "website wants to leave this page". Once I accepted that instead, the download was available.

    Yes. Had the same issue and that is the solution.


  • #467
    trabpc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭trabpc


    Got my saorview channels to show in a Bouquets called Terrestrial. Don't ask me how I done it. I have everything set up to update but the Smithsonian channel is still not showing.


  • #468
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    trabpc wrote: »
    Got my saorview channels to show in a Bouquets called Terrestrial. Don't ask me how I done it. I have everything set up to update but the Smithsonian channel is still not showing.

    The reason it isn’t updating is because ABM isn’t working. You get a Terrestrial Bouquet when you do a regular scan, not when you scan from within ABM. You can easily test this by running a scan from within ABM, as described above. ABM only scans the muxes for your local transmitter, so if that’s wrong, all updating fails.


  • #469
    trabpc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭trabpc


    Yep sorted. I followed your instructions. Seems I can get saorview from two transmitters. When I moved push pin on saorview signal fined app a couple of meters it switched transmitter to new location. I inputted this new location on the region menu and that sorted it.

    Thanks again.


  • #470
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    trabpc wrote: »
    Yep sorted. I followed your instructions. Seems I can get saorview from two transmitters. When I moved push pin on saorview signal fined app a couple of meters it switched transmitter to new location. I inputted this new location on the region menu and that sorted it.

    Thanks again.

    Glad you’re sorted let us know how you get on with it when you’ve used it a bit. Don’t forget you also have the printout for the remote. 🙂


  • #471
    hopskipandjump
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭hopskipandjump


    I got mine sorted as well when I changed my transmitter to Maughera. The Saorview channels weren't showing under Main TV Stations which was baffling me but when I exited and went back in to it there were there. Thanks a lot :)


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  • #472
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    RTE2+1 is being picked up correctly by ABM and will automatically appear on EPG's overnight.

    473473.jpg


  • #473
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Right i'm back, the box got delivered but I am failing at the first hurdle, flashing.
    I stuck a formatted hard drive in (an SSD incase that makes a difference), and it's reading fine, can record etc.
    Have copied the tiviaralphaplus (the whole folder, not just the contents) to 2 different old usb2 sticks.

    Turned off with the power switch at the back.
    Plugged in usb.
    Turned on.
    Just goes to normal standby mode.

    It's the same with both usb keys. Tried one usb with just the contents of the tiviaralphaplus folder copied to the root of the drive and it's the same. Any suggestions?


  • #474
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    Right i'm back, the box got delivered but I am failing at the first hurdle, flashing.
    I stuck a formatted hard drive in (an SSD incase that makes a difference), and it's reading fine, can record etc.
    Have copied the tiviaralphaplus (the whole folder, not just the contents) to 2 different old usb2 sticks.

    Turned off with the power switch at the back.
    Plugged in usb.
    Turned on.
    Just goes to normal standby mode.

    It's the same with both usb keys. Tried one usb with just the contents of the tiviaralphaplus folder copied to the root of the drive and it's the same. Any suggestions?

    Are you pressing the power button on the front of the box to start the flash as soon as your see info displayed on the LCD screen. One of the lights is the power button btw


  • #475
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    Are you pressing the power button on the front of the box to start the flash as soon as your see info displayed on the LCD screen. One of the lights is the power button btw

    No, I thought it should come up with a prompt! I'll try hitting as soon as anything displays


  • #476
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    No, I thought it should come up with a prompt! I'll try hitting as soon as anything displays

    Well tried this another 20 times and no joy. Packing it in until tomorrow evening, hopefully with a fresh head I'll figure out what I'm doing wrong!


  • #477
    MileHighGuy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,702 ✭✭✭MileHighGuy


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    Well tried this another 20 times and no joy. Packing it in until tomorrow evening, hopefully with a fresh head I'll figure out what I'm doing wrong!

    I think I had something similar. The box as I bought it purportedly had enigma2 OS already on it , and when I tried to flash it failed several times, but it turns out the box had Fortis (?) installed, so I had to flash the firmware onto it first (I had thought i could skip this step). Once I did this, the Image flashed as described in the first post.

    As a by-the-by, i had to buy a 2GB USB key to get it to work also. Hard to find nowadays.


  • #478
    McBain11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭McBain11


    MileHighGuy wrote: »
    I think I had something similar. The box as I bought it purportedly had enigma2 OS already on it , and when I tried to flash it failed several times, but it turns out the box had Fortis (?) installed, so I had to flash the firmware onto it first (I had thought i could skip this step). Once I did this, the Image flashed as described in the first post.

    As a by-the-by, i had to buy a 2GB USB key to get it to work also. Hard to find nowadays.

    Same as myself. You probably have to switch from Fortis. Had to flash over the openatv setup on a USB key. The advice how to do so is a few pages back on here when I had trouble, or around page 10 of this thread where NCM gives a spot on guide how to get it sorted.


  • #479
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Cheers for the steer! That worked! Now it's back in its box until further equipment arrives!


  • #480
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    Cheers for the steer! That worked! Now it's back in its box until further equipment arrives!

    That’s great news...


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  • #481
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    NewClareman wrote: »
    That’s great news...

    Thanks for the image, it really is user friendly and intuitive. You should be in software design!


  • #482
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    Thanks for the image, it really is user friendly and intuitive. You should be in software design!

    You’ve got me now.🙂

    In fairness, this image builds on the work of many people, including some regular posters on this forum. All I did was try and make it as intuitive and self-managing as possible.

    The real hard work is done by the people who actually build the software. I’m absolutely amazed that it is all available, open source.


  • #483
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Barr


    Anyone know the story with Film 4 , I always though it was available in HD on FTA , maybe I'm wrong in this assumption ?


  • #484
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Barr wrote: »
    Anyone know the story with Film 4 , I always though it was available in HD on FTA , maybe I'm wrong in this assumption ?

    No, only SD version has ever been FTA.


  • #485
    Reesy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭Reesy


    Hi y'all,

    I took the plunge and ordered a Tiviar box from https://www.pikabox.uk. Cost was GBP 111.99 including shipping to Parcel Motel, and another fiver to get it to me. Next job is to read through this thread again for HDD recommendations & buy one.

    Now then, a question please about getting the benefit of the 2 satellite tuners:

    I currently have a dish & a terrestrial antenna, with a single cable bringing it all back to my Ariva 150. I have this kind of gubbins at the dish end:
    qQOxgG.jpg

    (yoke has this label). My installer (thanks Tony) says, if I understand him right, that I don't have a Unicable LNB
    V94UXy.jpg

    And one of these blue yokes that seems to be combining the satellite & terrestrial feeds into the one cable.
    TgBPPC.jpg

    Can anyone tell me whether I can just buy a Unicable LNB and switch them? Failing that, any installers want to come & do the job for me?

    Cheers!


  • #486
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,562 ✭✭✭swoofer


    That is a nice question as I have been thinking of unicable as well. With the unicable you need a splitter at the box end and then you configure the tuners to suit. There is a thread on here where someone did use unicable but in your case the lnb will be combined with the aerial which you need.

    At the box end you will already have a splitter one for tv side and one for satellite. I dont know if you can combine a unicable feed with terrestial and then split but I'm sure someone will know.

    The lnb and splitter can be had from WORLD OF SAT here is a link. If you can use existing set up then you can do it yourself. One point of caution, the lnb collar is 40mm and can be tricky to fit to sky dish.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=109081641

    scroll down for the splitter.

    good luck

    ps here is the thread where unicable was used

    https://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/satellite-and-terrestrial/universal-and-unicable-lnb/gt-sat-unicable-lnb/gt-sat-gt-dlnb1dy-unicable-II-24scr-lnb

    pps watching harry kane


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  • #487
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    swoofer wrote: »
    That is a nice question as I have been thinking of unicable as well. With the unicable you need a splitter at the box end and then you configure the tuners to suit. There is a thread on here where someone did use unicable but in your case the lnb will be combined with the aerial which you need.

    This is not necessary where the receiver is unicable compliant.
    For instance I have a Sat receiver with four tuners and it takes just one feed from a Unicable LNB ...... doing any 'splitting' necessary inside the receiver.
    Other than this a splitter is usually necessary.


  • #488
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,562 ✭✭✭swoofer


    I have the tiviar and a solo2, i'm just looking at the configuration menu now on solo2 and all is becoming clear. And its very neat, with the unicable lnb from world of sat its in the menu and I can see now by selecting channel how the tuners work.

    but how do I check to see if the tiviar and solo 2 are unicable compliant?


  • #489
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    This is not necessary where the receiver is unicable compliant.
    For instance I have a Sat receiver with four tuners and it takes just one feed from a Unicable LNB ...... doing any 'splitting' necessary inside the receiver.
    Other than this a splitter is usually necessary.

    With the TiviarAlpha+ the satellite receivers are not connected internally, therefore a satellite signal splitter is needed, even in Unicable mode, but only at the receiver end. With Unicable 1 it is still possible to combine the terrestrial signal over the same coax.

    So, the existing setup at the dish should be fine, once a Unicable 1 LNB, or a Unicable 2 LNB programmed to avoid the terrestrial channels, is used.
    At the receiver end it is necessary to split out the terrestrial signal and then split the satellite signal to feed the two receivers.

    Maybe someone who has implemented such a setup can help further. (At least one poster on this thread has used Unicable, without issue.)


  • #490
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    swoofer wrote: »

    ...but how do I check to see if the tiviar and solo 2 are unicable compliant?

    Read this thread - the TiviarAlpha+ is! -:)


  • #491
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    Hi all,

    Bit late to the party here. I moved into a house approx two years back and there was a zgemma h2s installed when I got here. It's got two cables running from a dish into the back of it.

    I get the FTA and FTA HD channels, minus RTE and the other Irish channels. So it's a bit limited in what I can get.

    I can record and pause TV since I stuck a USB stick into it.
    It's 1080p and that's fine since that's what my TV is too.

    Would something like the Tivar mentioned in this thread give me anything more than I am currently getting?
    I'm not a big consumer of TV but the missus does enjoy her Aussie soaps.

    Am technically minded and work in the *nix space for a living so would have no bother flashing/configuring up stuff.

    Cheers.


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  • #492
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    Roen wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Bit late to the party here. I moved into a house approx two years back and there ...

    Short answer is yes. Long answer is look at the first few posts of this thread.


  • #493
    1874
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,404 ✭✭✭1874


    Reesy wrote: »
    Hi y'all,

    I took the plunge and ordered a Tiviar box from https://www.pikabox.uk. Cost was GBP 111.99 including shipping to Parcel Motel, and another fiver to get it to me. Next job is to read through this thread again for HDD recommendations & buy one.

    Now then, a question please about getting the benefit of the 2 satellite tuners:

    I currently have a dish & a terrestrial antenna, with a single cable bringing it all back to my Ariva 150. I have this kind of gubbins at the dish end:
    qQOxgG.jpg

    (yoke has this label). My installer (thanks Tony) says, if I understand him right, that I don't have a Unicable LNB
    V94UXy.jpg

    And one of these blue yokes that seems to be combining the satellite & terrestrial feeds into the one cable.
    TgBPPC.jpg

    Can anyone tell me whether I can just buy a Unicable LNB and switch them? Failing that, any installers want to come & do the job for me?

    Cheers!




    Found this thread and am following with a bit of interest, I had a Triax box connected to my old sky dish, theres two cables, I think the dish went out of alignment/got moved because the signals stopped working, this was ages ago and have been using an android box ever since, is this Tiviar a FTA box? I might be able to get the Triax box to still work if I sort out the dish but just never had the time, at the least I might be able to use it for Saorview maybe? or pass it on to a relative, but I never really liked the EPG.
    Any opinions on what my options are? is this Tiviar box the bees knees? I see it seems to support soarview?
    What hardware would I need to get this sorted? Ive my existing satellite dish which doesnt appear to have moved, the LNB that was on the dish since it was with sky years ago, there are two coaxial wires that were part of the sky setup for pause, record etc.
    Dont want to subscribe to another ongoing contract but would like to get some tv options back over whats on the android box. Id considered IPTV too, options?


  • #494
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,562 ✭✭✭swoofer


    read the first post of this thread and it will all be revealed.


  • #495
    1874
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,404 ✭✭✭1874


    swoofer wrote: »
    read the first post of this thread and it will all be revealed.


    Read a few pages, still have some questions, the link to the comprehensive flashing guide wouldnt open, dont know if there is essential information there?

    In the guide it refers to placing the tiviaraplus folder on a USB stick and further down that the software is provided without warranty,just wondering what software if the link doesnt work? Dont want to buy the hardware if the software isnt available?/accessible?

    Not particularly familiar with this sort of stuff, World of satellite had a few options for the box itself, firmware/image options OpenViX or OpenATV, is either relevant if flashing? and an installed HDD, or better off to get one seperately? pikabox.co.uk referred to by another poster doesnt offer any of this.
    Wouldnt mind having a go at setting the box up, but might try connect my old sky box up and see if there is a signal, just not sure if I need a different LNB, had a FTA box connected directly to the two cables from the sky/dish/LNB and it worked for a good while, then it stopped, I thought the dish may have moved but I think it was more to do with some other change as Id read about changes after that, possibly to do with FTA channels and specific satellites but I dont know for sure as I never got it working again, so would consider paying someone to sort out the Dish LNB coax end of things.


  • #496
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    1874 wrote: »
    Read a few pages, still have some questions, the link to the comprehensive flashing guide wouldnt open, dont know if there is essential information there?

    In the guide it refers to placing the tiviaraplus folder on a USB stick and further down that the software is provided without warranty,just wondering what software if the link doesnt work? Dont want to buy the hardware if the software isnt available?/accessible?

    Not particularly familiar with this sort of stuff, World of satellite had a few options for the box itself, firmware/image options OpenViX or OpenATV, is either relevant if flashing? and an installed HDD, or better off to get one seperately? pikabox.co.uk referred to by another poster doesnt offer any of this.
    Wouldnt mind having a go at setting the box up, but might try connect my old sky box up and see if there is a signal, just not sure if I need a different LNB, had a FTA box connected directly to the two cables from the sky/dish/LNB and it worked for a good while, then it stopped, I thought the dish may have moved but I think it was more to do with some other change as Id read about changes after that, possibly to do with FTA channels and specific satellites but I dont know for sure as I never got it working again, so would consider paying someone to sort out the Dish LNB coax end of things.

    I only just flashed one last week, there is a link to Google drive with the image etc in the first post. I had to flash the OS to something else first, so somebody might be able to advise what the best option is as regards selecting an image from the supplier.


  • #497
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    1874 wrote: »
    Read a few pages, still have some questions, the link to the comprehensive flashing guide wouldnt open, dont know if there is essential information there?

    In the guide it refers to placing the tiviaraplus folder on a USB stick and further down that the software is provided without warranty,just wondering what software if the link doesnt work? Dont want to buy the hardware if the software isnt available?/accessible?

    Not particularly familiar with this sort of stuff, World of satellite had a few options for the box itself, firmware/image options OpenViX or OpenATV, is either relevant if flashing? and an installed HDD, or better off to get one seperately? pikabox.co.uk referred to by another poster doesnt offer any of this.
    Wouldnt mind having a go at setting the box up, but might try connect my old sky box up and see if there is a signal, just not sure if I need a different LNB, had a FTA box connected directly to the two cables from the sky/dish/LNB and it worked for a good while, then it stopped, I thought the dish may have moved but I think it was more to do with some other change as Id read about changes after that, possibly to do with FTA channels and specific satellites but I dont know for sure as I never got it working again, so would consider paying someone to sort out the Dish LNB coax end of things.
    There are numerous images available for these boxes. openATV is probably the best. AFAIK the image on this thread is based on openATV. You can also flash a raw image and configure it yourself. It is not that hard to do.
    Sounds like an issue with your dish or cables as the FTA channels are the same as used by Sky. The newer Sky Q system uses a different LNB on the dish but the same signals.


  • #498
    gar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,100 ✭✭✭gar


    Any Picon for RTE 2 +1??


  • #499
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    gar wrote: »
    Any Picon for RTE 2 +1??

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057946768&page=3


  • #500
    robbKer
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭robbKer


    gar wrote: »
    Any Picon for RTE 2 +1??

    Heres one I made earlier! rte2plus1.png


  • #501
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    1874 wrote: »
    Read a few pages, still have some questions, the link to the comprehensive flashing guide wouldnt open, dont know if there is essential information there?

    In the guide it refers to placing the tiviaraplus folder on a USB stick and further down that the software is provided without warranty,just wondering what software if the link doesnt work? Dont want to buy the hardware if the software isnt available?/accessible?

    Unfortunately I can no longer edit the early posts, so can’t fix the broken link. Anyway, all the information you require is on this thread. My image, based on OpenATV6.3 is still available at the link above.

    As Gerry said there are many other images available, though not, in my (biased) opinion, as user friendly for Irish users, in particular.

    The reference to warranty is simply to state that, as with all open source software, you use at your own risk. As of now, I haven’t been told of any problems.


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