Tiviar Alpha Plus Combo STB

rizzo 1976 · 09-03-2021 07:26PM

Does anyone know why I have some channels that's don't update their EPG? I have ADM set up to import each morning but these don't. Only when I go into them they manually populate, but then the information disappears again. Very strange.

The channels in question are:

Channel 4HD
Clubland TV
Now 80's
Now 90's
Box Hits

andy1249 · 10-03-2021 10:43AM

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

Does anyone know why I have some channels that's don't update their EPG? I have ADM set up to import each morning but these don't. Only when I go into them they manually populate, but then the information disappears again. Very strange.

The channels in question are:

Channel 4HD
Clubland TV
Now 80's
Now 90's
Box Hits

You have ABM updating from the "freesat" channel list and these channels are not on the freesat epg.

In ABM > setup>providers make sure Sky UK (FTA only) is also selected

In ABM> Setup>providers order you should have three items , freesat UK , saorview , and sky UK

Then your EPG loader of choice , EPG refresh or crossepg , must be set accordingly

rizzo 1976 · 10-03-2021 01:30PM

andy1249 wrote: »

You have ABM updating from the "freesat" channel list and these channels are not on the freesat epg.

In ABM > setup>providers make sure Sky UK (FTA only) is also selected

In ABM> Setup>providers order you should have three items , freesat UK , saorview , and sky UK

Then your EPG loader of choice , EPG refresh or crossepg , must be set accordingly

Sorted thanks

rizzo 1976 · 10-03-2021 03:33PM

MileHighGuy wrote: »

I'm using the enigma2 pvr client in kodi. To configure the add on through my add ons (kodi has a seperate setup within system for pvr). For host name in the connection page just enter the IP address you gave the box. I have a static ip setup, so this never changes. For web interface port try 80. Streaming port is 8001, but i don't think I entered that. That should be it.

A couple of additional settings on other pages , but not necessary... Fetch picons from web interface.... I request it to only fetch a single bouquet.... if you have iptv it can really slow down the epg load, so i don't use kodi for iptv..... For genre mappings I find the sky UK. Xml the most consistent, but not perfect. This is handy if you setup a search for programs between 90-210 minutes and select movies as a genre over the next 3 days, it will return a nice list of movies to browse. Pity you can't save the search, but as the add on is well maintained I might put a request on his forum for this and see how i get on. On the recordings page I have selected to use the DVB current recording path to keep everything in one place. I've enabled time shift on playback only.

Lastly, for channel groupings/management etc, this is done through the aforementioned pvr setup in system.

lots more info here:
https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.vuplus

Love to get Kodi up and running on my Tiviar Alpha Plus. Do you know if Kodi is compatible with OpenATV 6.4?

Are all the plugins I need available to Install via the box or do I have to use Filezilla to port them to install?

Thanks

NewClareman · 10-03-2021 04:40PM

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

Love to get Kodi up and running on my Tiviar Alpha Plus. Do you know if Kodi is compatible with OpenATV 6.4?

I tried Kodi on the Tiviar and had to remove it - it hogged resources and ran slow.

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

Are all the plugins I need available to Install via the box or do I have to use Filezilla to port them to install?

That depends on what plugins you need.

Before searching elsewhere, be sure you check the two Tiviar feeds. There is an option to check all feeds, but you run the risk of downloading an incompatible plugin. (Been there, done that.)

greasepalm · 10-03-2021 09:17PM

I agree use something thats supported , bit like filling petrol tank with diesel.

sligojoek · 11-03-2021 11:05PM

I've a bit of a problem. I think it could be network rather than the box. For the last while I've been able to access the SSD or USB HDD via Windows Explorer. I just tried to transfer some stuff and I'm getting an error message.

"Windows cannot access \\TIVIARAPLUS
Check the spelling of the name. etc."

When I click "Diagnose"

"The remote device or resource won't accept the connection Detected Hazard sign"

Webif and Filezilla are logging in fine.

It was working fine 2 weeks ago on two laptops and now neither can get in using explorer.

rizzo 1976 · 11-03-2021 11:09PM

Does anyone suffer from the internal HDD randomly spinning in the unit?

NewClareman · 11-03-2021 11:14PM

sligojoek wrote: »

I've a bit of a problem. I think it could be network rather than the box. For the last while I've been able to access the SSD or USB HDD via Windows Explorer. I just tried to transfer some stuff and I'm getting an error message.

"Windows cannot access \\TIVIARAPLUS
Check the spelling of the name. etc."

When I click "Diagnose"

"The remote device or resource won't accept the connection Detected Hazard sign"

Webif and Filezilla are logging in fine.

It was working fine 2 weeks ago on two laptops and now neither can get in using explorer.

Go into network and restart Samba. It stops occasionally.

sligojoek · 11-03-2021 11:20PM

NewClareman wrote: »

Go into network and restart Samba. It stops occasionally.

I'll try that when the box is free. I think you gave me similar advice before.

Thanks again

greasepalm · 11-03-2021 11:23PM

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

Does anyone suffer from the internal HDD randomly spinning in the unit?

Yes the odd time i hear it doing something.

sligojoek · 12-03-2021 03:09AM

NewClareman wrote: »

Go into network and restart Samba. It stops occasionally.

Did that. Straight in.

Thanks very much.

rizzo 1976 · 12-03-2021 01:14PM

greasepalm wrote: »

Yes the odd time i hear it doing something.

It's like a fan going on and off. Any reason for this occurring?

greasepalm · 12-03-2021 01:53PM

Might be doing something on the box as i might switch from saorview to a foreign sat and for a second or 2 get the spinner and hear it boot up and change then to a channel, so many things are happening in the background that we dont know about.

rizzo 1976 · 13-03-2021 02:41PM

Has anyone been able to set up OpenWebIf externally? Looking for some information on how you do it please? Thanks

greasepalm · 13-03-2021 03:28PM

Do you mean outside your house which means opening up your router to possible hackers.

dam099 · 13-03-2021 03:31PM

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

Has anyone been able to set up OpenWebIf externally? Looking for some information on how you do it please? Thanks

I did once a few years back. Shut it down pretty rapid when I saw a weird IP address in the list of streaming clients.

Gerry Wicklow · 13-03-2021 03:52PM

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

Has anyone been able to set up OpenWebIf externally? Looking for some information on how you do it please? Thanks

There are dedicated servers which spend the whole time scanning the web for open satellite receivers both to pirate your streams and as a backdoor into your entire home network.
BE VERY CAREFUL BEFORE GOING DOWN THIS ROUTE.

rizzo 1976 · 13-03-2021 05:31PM

dam099 wrote: »

I did once a few years back. Shut it down pretty rapid when I saw a weird IP address in the list of streaming clients.

SKY can do it flawlessly with their app. I looked into it. Aoit of settings and DNS stuff to do. Didn't manage to get it working though. Pretty cool to record and watch content from the box on the move tbough

Gerry Wicklow · 13-03-2021 07:50PM

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

SKY can do it flawlessly with their app. I looked into it. Aoit of settings and DNS stuff to do. Didn't manage to get it working though. Pretty cool to record and watch content from the box on the move tbough

I tried this years ago but didn;t have a good enough upload speed at the time. I then switched to Eir as my ISP and they block just about everything in the router and wont let you change the settings.
Sky are happy to have an open port as they are already watching every move you make anyway. However, again these days Sky routers are locked down too so us mere mortals cant do anything useful or creative. Of course you can always pay them more for the privilege of accessing your own stuff.
/rant

rizzo 1976 · 13-03-2021 07:53PM

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

I tried this years ago but didn;t have a good enough upload speed at the time. I then switched to Eir as my ISP and they block just about everything in the router and wont let you change the settings.
Sky are happy to have an open port as they are already watching every move you make anyway. However, again these days Sky routers are locked down too so us mere mortals cant do anything useful or creative. Of course you can always pay them more for the privilege of accessing your own stuff.
/rant

I don't have a SKY router. I'm using a Fritzbox and it's very much doable.

Sigma101 · 18-03-2021 08:36PM

Sigma101 wrote: »

I eventually just switched out the receiver with an old one and had the same problem- lots of missing channels (I should have tried that first!). So I guess it's the dish or the cabling and not the Tiviar. Strange though how so many channels work and EPG is there for all channels. The dish hasn't moved from its position in 10 years. Could the LNB be defective? IT's a quad core LNB with just one core being used. Is there any point in swapping over one of the cores in the attic? Thanks again.

Just thought I should update:
The LNB was kaputt. It was badly weathered after 10 years. I got it replaced and now all channels are back. Thanks to swoofer and NCM for their ideas. The Tiviar is working fine at the moment.

spooner_j · 19-03-2021 12:35PM

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

Has anyone been able to set up OpenWebIf externally? Looking for some information on how you do it please? Thanks

I wouldn't recommend it for security reasons, I'd recommend using a VPN instead.

I have a Raspberry Pi installed with PiVPN (https://pivpn.io/). Very easy to set up and cheap too. You then use OpenVPN client on Windows/iOS/Android to connect securely to your home network from outside. Once connected you can access OpenWebIf or anything else on your home network securely and easily. Very handy!

rizzo 1976 · 20-03-2021 05:35PM

spooner_j wrote: »

I wouldn't recommend it for security reasons, I'd recommend using a VPN instead.

I have a Raspberry Pi installed with PiVPN (https://pivpn.io/). Very easy to set up and cheap too. You then use OpenVPN client on Windows/iOS/Android to connect securely to your home network from outside. Once connected you can access OpenWebIf or anything else on your home network securely and easily. Very handy!

Is there anywhere that has more information on setting this up?

spooner_j · 21-03-2021 09:35PM

rizzo 1976 wrote: »

Is there anywhere that has more information on setting this up?

Step by step guide is available here:
https://www.sitepoint.com/setting-up-a-home-vpn-using-your-raspberry-pi/

rizzo 1976 · 21-03-2021 09:38PM

spooner_j wrote: »

Step by step guide is available here:
https://www.sitepoint.com/setting-up-a-home-vpn-using-your-raspberry-pi/

Thanks

sqsqswqdwdwq · 24-03-2021 09:56PM

I'm running NCM's openATV 6.3 on the Tiviar Alpha+. Everything was hunky dory until I try to get it out of standby this eve, but the box didn't respond - stayed there in standby. The only option I had was to turn off the supply at the wall, wait a few secs, and wait for it to reboot. However, after numerous attempts to cold-start it, the box got as far as "Boot", 2 secs later, "Run Alpha+", and stayed there without progressing into the usual count to 100.

Does anybody have an idea what might have caused this issue, and, is a re-flash the only resolution - hopefully?

Payton · 25-03-2021 08:03AM

Is there a 'Sky' image (picons EPG etc) that can be used for this box?

greasepalm · 25-03-2021 10:42AM

Payton wrote: »

Is there a 'Sky' image (picons EPG etc) that can be used for this box?

I think you mean a SKIN most images have a few to change on the box and think its under User interface you should see Skins.

rizzo 1976 · 25-03-2021 11:02AM

I've noticed every morning that I have a few channels that don't populate. Now when I click into them they do. I have set EPG Importer etc and all the other channels import perfectly but these ones. Any ideas?

Magic
CNBC
CNN
Sky News

Tiviar Alpha Plus Combo STB

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