Tiviar Alpha Plus Combo STB

greasepalm wrote: »

I would be firstly checking your saorview signal on tuner,is it a box or tv as it might need a rescan if signal is good.
Internal or external aerial in use?

It’s a tiviar box with an external aerial

Kagawa wrote: »

It’s a tiviar box with an external aerial

Have you got autobouquetMaker installed if so see if it scans Saorview only and make sure your Saorview region is set correctly and scan

MenloPete wrote: »

A replacement PSU - less than €15 delivered - so cheaper than sending back the box.

Do you have a link for the replacement PSU?

swoofer wrote: »

For the ssd just open box after you have powered off and switched off at back, put in SSD and switch on at back, it should be found, then go to devices, or select a programme and press record, it will tell you if disc needs initialising etc

I think the question was how to clone the new drive with the 660GB of content he already has on an existing drive so it is not lost.

With a correct size screwdriver i assume box unplugged remove cover,some boxes have brackets to install to hold disc in position.
Possible 2 sets of ribbon to connect to hdd,refit top and power on box,locate storage an initialize it and it should show size and ext4,box is ready for recordings.

This is what I answered!! "On another note can anyone tell me the easiest way of installing the new drive? "

For the existing drive he could either leave it on the HDD and plug in via usb or ftp into box and transfer to PC and xfr to new ssd!! 660G is a lot of stuff. But I was leaving this bit to someone else.

Thanks for the replies lads.

Sorry, I should have been clearer. I've no bother installing a drive into the box. By install I meant the operating system. Would I have to reflash using a USB key like the first day?

The cloning was just an idea I had. But on reflection I might just put in the new drive and get the box up and running. I can put the old one in a caddy and put recordings back a few at a time. No doubt I could whittle down the 660 and put anything important on another drive.

It's been squeaking a lot lately so I'd rather get everything off it as soon as possible.

greasepalm wrote: »

Image is not on hdd or usb as boxes are sold without them.One can remove or fit them without having to flash box.
Caddy could work to move files.

Brilliant. That never dawned on me. Makes the whole thing a lot easier. I thought the box was going to be out of action for an evening while I was pootering with it.

Just to confuse things there are 2 versions of timeshifting.
1. The most simple one is that you just hit PAUSE, the program freezes where it is and is recorded temporarily in the background. When you press play it will resume from where you paused while still recording the live channel in the background. When you press STOP it will ask if you want to keep that as a recording. The downside of this method is that it only records from the moment you hit PAUSE.
2. The more advanced version is recording what you are watching from the moment you switch to a channel. This must be enabled in the TIMESHIFT settings menu. The downside of this is that your HDD is recording constantly greatly adding to the wear and tear on it.
Either way you cannot go back before you started watching a particular channel. (to the best of my knowledge anyway)

Thanks Gerry ...... I was looking for version #2 in your reply above. I was actually messing with the Timeshift settings and I somehow have it working with getting my << (rewind) button to rewind; my > (play) button to play from x secs back, and my >> (fast forward) button to catch up to the live, or current time. I looked in the list of recordings and the "Timeshift" segments do not appear in the recording list. So I am assuming that the HDD is not getting hammered when I pause; rewind, replay and catchup?
I could post my Timeshift settings here, but probably no point in teaching the teacher?

Thanks again.

sqsqswqdwdwq wrote: »

Thanks Gerry ...... I was looking for version #2 in your reply above. I was actually messing with the Timeshift settings and I somehow have it working with getting my << (rewind) button to rewind; my > (play) button to play from x secs back, and my >> (fast forward) button to catch up to the live, or current time. I looked in the list of recordings and the "Timeshift" segments do not appear in the recording list. So I am assuming that the HDD is not getting hammered when I pause; rewind, replay and catchup?
I could post my Timeshift settings here, but probably no point in teaching the teacher?

Thanks again.

I didn't want to mention the <<>> buttons to keep it simple. Timeshift uses a different folder on the HDD by default. However when you press STOP it offers to save as a recording or just revert to live TV. If you opt to save, it goes into your movies folder.
This is on Vix but I'm fairly certain it's the same on openATV.



If you set timeshift to be on in the menu then yes the HDD will be running continuously. If you use method 1 of just hitting pause when needed it only runs the HDD then. You should be able to use <<>> after you have paused and initiated the temporary recording.

The high horse brigade wrote: »

I've updated my backup once again, this image is now set to 720p.

• Complete backup: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DFUXnt5bhEPIOKV5ZSuOMajSDvOeRBhw
• Tiviar flashing guide: http://www.openvix.co.uk/openvix-builds/Guides%20and%20Tutorials/Flashing%20Guides/Tiviar%20USB%20Flashing%20Guides/How%20to%20flash%20a%20Tiviar%20Alpha+.pdf
• Picons pack, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1epgDfivdpeh3JjGjbWdT0JRkAIkKtN9i (all credit goes to MK on the world of sat forum) you need to use Filezilla to put the picon folder on your hard drive /media/hdd/picon (username: root, password: tempass)
• When done you'll need to edit your own weather location ID in the MyMetrix Lite plugin, you can find your own location ID here http://weather.mynonpublic.com/locationid.html
• Webif is enabled and does not need a pass on the standard port (80) (if you're adding a firewall rule be sure to enable encryption in the OpenWebif plugin or use port 443). Connect to the box in your web browser using it's IP
• CrossEPG is enabled, it will download the 7 day EPG for the satellite channels to the hdd once a day at 4.00AM. You need to manually download once after install
• AutoBouquetMaker is configured to add Saorview first and then Freesat category bouquets and is set to automatically run daily (this updates any frequency changes in line with the Saorview and Freesat EPG). Change your Saorview region in menu -> setup -> service searching -> AutoBouquetsMaker -> providers -> saorview area, then press green to save and then start a scan
• Resolution set to 720p, if you need to change to 1080p menu -> setup -> video -> basic settings -> change mode to 1080p

The high horse brigade - do you have an updated copy of your image that you can share?

sqsqswqdwdwq wrote: »

What are the functions of of the TV and STB buttons on the Tiviar Alpha remote control? And what are the steps necessary to activate the buttons (The box is running OpenATV 6.4)

The remote can be programmed to control a tv, the codes are at the back of the origional Fortis manual. Once programmed, you press the tv button to control the tv. Pressing the stb button returns the remote to controlling the Tiviar Alpha+

I think this only works if you keep the original fortis software. Its not a great remote anyway. I have the tiviar and never tried your idea. Your best option is to get one of those fancy remotes whose name escapes me but people on here use it.

I wonder if one like this would work.

http://images.harmonyremote.com/EasyZapper/Downloads/UserManual/525/enu/525_UserManual.pdf

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