Tiviar Alpha Plus Combo STB

greasepalm · 07-03-2019 11:29PM

On network browser on openvix it takes a few minutes to start finding my boxes and they have samba enabled so can be seen,then expand box and mount hdd save and exit out.Sometimes rebooting box and router makes it run faster.

crasy dash · 08-03-2019 09:29PM

Anybody any ideas turned on my tiviar this evening started up fine ten minutes later it just powered off.

Now it's trying to constantly reboot sometimes its successful and you think it's fine then all of a sudden it's back off.
Fan and hard drive spin up and power on would a failing hard drive cause it to crash as the one I used was old and can't remember where I got it

Think myself it could be a power supply issue

greasepalm · 08-03-2019 10:33PM

Quite possible first to try is removing hdd and recheck,some boxes do have power supply issues like zgemma.

andy1249 · 08-03-2019 11:02PM

crasy dash wrote: »

Anybody any ideas turned on my tiviar this evening started up fine ten minutes later it just powered off.

Now it's trying to constantly reboot sometimes its successful and you think it's fine then all of a sudden it's back off.
Fan and hard drive spin up and power on would a failing hard drive cause it to crash as the one I used was old and can't remember where I got it

Think myself it could be a power supply issue

I hard a hard drive die on me and the box behaved like that.
See post 972 onwards.
Replacing the hard drive fixed it.
Watch your fingers, failing hard drives run very hot, give it time to cool.

crasy dash · 08-03-2019 11:20PM

andy1249 wrote: »

I hard a hard drive die on me and the box behaved like that.
See post 972 onwards.
Replacing the hard drive fixed it.
Watch your fingers, failing hard drives run very hot, give it time to cool.

Disconnected the hard drive about half an hour ago powered back up ran fine for a good 20min and then turned off rebooted straight away and working now.

Think I have a dodgy power supply ,only purchased in December and only used a couple of hours a week feckin disaster.Bought on eBay so could be an ordeal to try and send back.

greasepalm · 09-03-2019 12:03AM

Was that from a company or private sale,if you can try another matched power supply to see if that works ok,might be a cheaper option than sending complete box package back.If posting back remove BATTERIES from remote as an post destroys packages as hazardous.

Heiser · 09-03-2019 07:50PM

I have the subtitles turned off, but every now and again a subtitle appears and sticks in the screen. This happen to anyone else? How do I stop it?

greasepalm · 09-03-2019 09:39PM

Press audio button and select a different stream.

Trapapony · 11-03-2019 05:15PM

Hello,
I have a new Tiviar Alpha Plus Rxr. Though not yet connected to the internet, it's working well. I still have the following issues and would appreciate any help with them.

1) EPG: This says "No Information" for all satellite channels except when I switch to a channel (highlight the channel and press OK) in which case it gives me only the now/next programmes for that channel. Any way of getting the table fully populated? It populates fine for my terrestrial channels (Saorview via aerial).

2) BBC4 programmes appear on the CBeebies channel and I cannot even get a now/next listing for them.

3) How do I switch off audio description/narration for the visually impaired? I could find no setting for this on the STB. It's off on the TV but this has no affect.

4) I tried using the CH Edit app to sort my radio channels alphabetically. It seemed to work but when I exited the app the channels were back to the same unsorted mess? The move channel function works fine.

Thanks for any ideas.

Trap

Trevord · 11-03-2019 06:29PM

Trapapony wrote: »

Hello,
I have a new Tiviar Alpha Plus Rxr. Though not yet connected to the internet, it's working well. I still have the following issues and would appreciate any help with them.

1) EPG: This says "No Information" for all satellite channels except when I switch to a channel (highlight the channel and press OK) in which case it gives me only the now/next programmes for that channel. Any way of getting the table fully populated? It populates fine for my terrestrial channels (Saorview via aerial).

2) BBC4 programmes appear on the CBeebies channel and I cannot even get a now/next listing for them.

3) How do I switch off audio description/narration for the visually impaired? I could find no setting for this on the STB. It's off on the TV but this has no affect.

4) I tried using the CH Edit app to sort my radio channels alphabetically. It seemed to work but when I exited the app the channels were back to the same unsorted mess? The move channel function works fine.

Thanks for any ideas.

Trap

It seems like you have not flashed the box with the software that has been discussed in the thread.

3 of the 4 problems you describe will be resolved if you do that.
Your issue with BBC4 and Cbeebies is not really an issue - they share the same channel depending on the time of day.

sligojoek · 12-03-2019 01:37AM

Lads I'm having a bit of hassle here. I opened Filezilla today to transfer a few movies over to the box and it's forgotten all the settings. I did a sweep with CCleaner the other day and I suspect that wiped the settings. I know the box's IP is 192.168.1.120. I also changed the username and password a while back. I had a look in the box settings but can't find where to reset them and also what's the port number?

TIA

tinner777 · 12-03-2019 06:52PM

lads, nightmare with mounting network hard drive continues. I have a hard drive connected to a windows 7 pc. Works perfectly. All my other pcs, laptops, MacBook can see and open files. I can see the tiviar on my devices and open files. Tiviar see's files that are shared via servio and i can open them in media player.

Is there a guide anywhere on how I can sort this?? High horse would a guide using vix etc.. work??

Thanks

MileHighGuy · 12-03-2019 09:49PM

sligojoek wrote: »

Lads I'm having a bit of hassle here. I opened Filezilla today to transfer a few movies over to the box and it's forgotten all the settings. I did a sweep with CCleaner the other day and I suspect that wiped the settings. I know the box's IP is 192.168.1.120. I also changed the username and password a while back. I had a look in the box settings but can't find where to reset them and also what's the port number?

TIA

Not sure where you would go to reset the password, but from memory the ftp port no is 21

MenloPete · 13-03-2019 05:11PM

Why would my Tiviar be powering on by itself?
Running NCM's image with no timers and no network connection, yet it starts up every day spontaneously.
I'm not sure yet if it does so at a consistent time of day.

MenloPete · 13-03-2019 06:24PM

MenloPete wrote: »

Why would my Tiviar be powering on by itself?

I'll answer my own question: It's crashing and rebooting. I think the issue is with the MovieBrowser Plugin.
No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/MovieBrowser/db/database'

Heiser · 13-03-2019 10:18PM

I put a cable from the antenna out on the box into my TV so i could record an Irish station on the box and watch an Irish station on the TV, but its not working . Is there anything I need to do on the box to activate the antenna out?

NewClareman · 14-03-2019 02:36PM

MenloPete wrote: »

I'll answer my own question: It's crashing and rebooting. I think the issue is with the MovieBrowser Plugin.
No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/MovieBrowser/db/database'

Ah, ok, I think I understand.

I don’t know wahat image you’re using, but my image is installed with no movie database, as requested by multiple users. When you first start Movie Browser you are asked for the path to your movie directory and a database is then created. If you don’t complete that task, it may cause problems. Apart from that I’ve being using Movie Browser for nearly a year without issue.

To check if Movie Browser is the problem, open Movie Browser which is the Blue Button, if using my image. When MB is open use the menu key to see setup. Browse down to the entry “Update Database with Timer” and select no. I have set an automatic update for 5am, so that would correlate with your issue”.

If MB is the problem, just select a location for your movies and rebuild the database. Hope this helps.

greasepalm · 14-03-2019 08:39PM

Heiser wrote: »

I put a cable from the antenna out on the box into my TV so i could record an Irish station on the box and watch an Irish station on the TV, but its not working . Is there anything I need to do on the box to activate the antenna out?

When doing this does the tv not need to be tuned to that feed as i think the vcr was the same?

Trevord · 14-03-2019 11:11PM

greasepalm wrote: »

When doing this does the tv not need to be tuned to that feed as i think the vcr was the same?

No.

It should work without issue. The most obvious thing to check is to plug the antenna directly into the tv rather than the box and check that the channels are tuned in on tv's internal tuner. If that is not working then the tv needs to be tuned.

If that is fine then I'd reconnect antennae to box and run the short cable from the box to tv and test again.

The only other potential issue is a problem with the cable going from box to tv - but I think that is highly unlikely.

Johnboy1951 · 15-03-2019 12:00AM

Is there an option to turn off the RF out in the software in this box?

MenloPete · 15-03-2019 09:48AM

NewClareman wrote: »

If MB is the problem, just select a location for your movies and rebuild the database. Hope this helps.

So if I understand correctly, you store ripped movies in a separate location from recorded TV, and only index these?
I thought it was for all recordings.

NewClareman · 15-03-2019 06:57PM

MenloPete wrote: »

So if I understand correctly, you store ripped movies in a separate location from recorded TV, and only index these?
I thought it was for all recordings.

I store films in their own location, and use Movie Browser solely for viewing these. It is set to update the database, I.e. film covers etc., nightly at 5am.

This allows me to have a separate button, and section, for films.

The films come from many (legal) sources. When recording films on tv I set the recording location manually to the film folder.

peking97 · 19-03-2019 03:15PM

Can someone please remind me how to see the plugins installed in NCM's image? I have used it before but I can't recall the sequence of keypresses needed to make the Plugins visible!

MileHighGuy · 19-03-2019 05:16PM

peking97 wrote: »

Can someone please remind me how to see the plugins installed in NCM's image? I have used it before but I can't recall the sequence of keypresses needed to make the Plugins visible!

Blue button in the Menu section?

peking97 · 21-03-2019 07:27PM

robbKer wrote: »

Subsequent to your post above I sat down tonight with kodi and set it up with the enigma2 vu iota client.

Could you elaborate as to how you installed it. I don't seem to have that option when I check the available downloadable plugins?

basemann · 21-03-2019 07:44PM

Hi, I bought a zgemma h7s after the alphas were gone from WOS. It's a great box and picture but I have one problem. It has 3 tuners and will it will find the Sat channels by itself but I have to manually tune the Saoirview channels which gets the irish channels but comes up under a different folder 'NL' for holland not saoirview??? When I run autobouquets it says that saoirview is not configured. If i want to see the Irish channel list I have to go into a providers folder. I'm stuck as I want all the channels in the same place before I proceed with skins etc. The tuner can find the channels so it works but I'm missing some step to get it configured properly to Saoirview. Anyone have this issue and come up with a solution? What settings should I have the terrestrial tuner set to? I can see why sky is popular as the learning curve with sat boxes is steep and head wrecking. HELP!!!

The high horse brigade · 21-03-2019 07:59PM

basemann wrote: »

Hi, I bought a zgemma h7s after the alphas were gone from WOS. It's a great box and picture but I have one problem. It has 3 tuners and will it will find the Sat channels by itself but I have to manually tune the Saoirview channels which gets the irish channels but comes up under a different folder 'NL' for holland not saoirview??? When I run autobouquets it says that saoirview is not configured. If i want to see the Irish channel list I have to go into a providers folder. I'm stuck as I want all the channels in the same place before I proceed with skins etc. The tuner can find the channels so it works but I'm missing some step to get it configured properly to Saoirview. Anyone have this issue and come up with a solution? What settings should I have the terrestrial tuner set to? I can see why sky is popular as the learning curve with sat boxes is steep and head wrecking. HELP!!!

Use the autobouquetmaker plugin instead, it does terrestrial and Freesat selection of channels. Autobouquets is for the sky selection does not do terrestrial

robbKer · 21-03-2019 08:16PM

Try this:
On the main kodi menu page: Go to System>>>Addons>>>PVR Clients>>> "PVR Simple Client" (Enable this) and also the "VU+ /Enigma2 Client" which should also be there.

You should be able to configure it here too. You will need the IP address of the tiviar+ box and enter the default username and passwords which is usually "Root" and "Tempass" respectively.

You will then need to restart kodi, upon restart it should download your bouquets and a 'TV' button should now show on the main menu where
you will find all the channels and a TV guide/EPG option.

peking97 wrote: »

Could you elaborate as to how you installed it. I don't seem to have that option when I check the available downloadable plugins?

basemann · 21-03-2019 10:23PM

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Use the autobouquetmaker plugin instead, it does terrestrial and Freesat selection of channels. Autobouquets is for the sky selection does not do terrestrial

Hi HHB, Thanks for the response! I have openvix and the autobouquetmaker is there. I've tried that already and it comes up 'Failed to tune Saoirview (or NL) Terrestial on Tuner C' Please check the following. The tuner is correctly configured. You can receive the specified frequency I have to tune the terrestial manually to get the Irish channels in and it has to be tuned on two different channels (22 and 24). RTE 2 does appear in the 'all channels' bouquet but not RTE 1. The channels seem to be split into two sections. Any thoughts with that extra info?

greasepalm · 21-03-2019 11:38PM

What version is your abm as i think now its 3.1

Tiviar Alpha Plus Combo STB

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