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Gunther_Gloop · 22-11-2012 10:57am

steveon wrote: »

BBC3 is 10818 v 22000 5/6
BBC4 is 10803 H 22000 5/6

Just on that, for newbies or slowbies like myself at times... if you go to manual scan you can enter those settings there. Enter the settings where it looks right (v/h is vertical/ horizontal obviously).

Before you begin make sure you select not to clear all channels first -and to only scan the relevant tuner (ie. don't select Irish DTT if you only want to scan Satellite). ..Well I think these are options in Manual Scan.

When you are done, any new channels will be added to the 'raw' channel list, not necessarily to any bouquet you may have created.

To add them to the bouquet the easiest way is to use Dreamedit on your pc.

kevez · 22-11-2012 2:14pm

drayer wrote: »

hi guy's,
new to this sat thing. Just bought my 1st sat box, vu+ duo and am hoping to get it setup quickly before I call sly and give them the good auld goodbye, goodluck.
can you guy's point in the the direction of the best place to download vix/blackhole images I've been reading and these seem to be the best I think also whats the best/latest bootloader.
Any things you think i should install to get it kinda setup & looking like the sly user guide/interaction.
Hope you boardies can help.

Thanks

http://linuxsat-support.com/forum.php
They have a section for vu+ boxes original and clones they also have backup images of vix, blackhole, etc with bouquets, crossepg and tspanel so its ready to go on start up you might want to download the auto bouquets plugin it to arrange all the channels like the sky epg and the same numbers

Robxxx7 · 22-11-2012 9:08pm

Anyone have a copy of the latest terrestrial.xml file for Saorview ?

JonnyM · 24-11-2012 6:15pm

my box never updates the EPG itself even though i have set it to and even when i have to do it manually it crashes and it takes at least 3 or 4 goes of doing it manually for it to update.

I am missing some option here or something i should have ticked???

Cheers

recyclebin · 24-11-2012 6:43pm

JonnyM wrote: »

my box never updates the EPG itself even though i have set it to and even when i have to do it manually it crashes and it takes at least 3 or 4 goes of doing it manually for it to update.

I am missing some option here or something i should have ticked???

Cheers

Try rescanning in the channels again. This happened to me a couple of weeks ago.

JonnyM · 24-11-2012 6:55pm

recyclebin wrote: »

Try rescanning in the channels again. This happened to me a couple of weeks ago.

I rescanned the channels a couple of weeks ago and it did nothing but i will try it again anyway

Clareman · 24-11-2012 7:04pm

JonnyM wrote: »

my box never updates the EPG itself even though i have set it to and even when i have to do it manually it crashes and it takes at least 3 or 4 goes of doing it manually for it to update.

I am missing some option here or something i should have ticked???

Cheers

Where are you storing the EPG? I noticed when I had it set to the hard drive by mistake it was constantly crashing, it's to do with the hard drive being set to shut down when not being used.

Also, check to make sure what providers you are downloading from, too many and they might be conflicting with each other.

Barack Obama · 25-11-2012 6:03pm

Clareman wrote: »

Where are you storing the EPG? I noticed when I had it set to the hard drive by mistake it was constantly crashing, it's to do with the hard drive being set to shut down when not being used.

Also, check to make sure what providers you are downloading from, too many and they might be conflicting with each other.

Hi Clareman - can you please provide some more details? For the past two weeks, my EPG has disappeared. I was only using Rytek-UK had had it set to update every day at 6am. Manual updates do not work either

I'm using Blackhole 1.7.8 and I'm only looking for an EPG for 28.2e

Thanks!!

JonnyM · 25-11-2012 8:23pm

Clareman wrote: »

Where are you storing the EPG? I noticed when I had it set to the hard drive by mistake it was constantly crashing, it's to do with the hard drive being set to shut down when not being used.

Also, check to make sure what providers you are downloading from, too many and they might be conflicting with each other.

i am storing my EPG on the harddisk but it gives me one other option of storing it on the internal flash but in brackets beside it its says 'unsuggested' as it says it can block up memory etc and cause it to crash or something like that so dont want to do that.

Where is the best option do you think to store my EPG and how??

Thanks

recyclebin · 25-11-2012 8:45pm

Hard drive is best optioin, then USB.

kingtiger · 25-11-2012 11:33pm

recyclebin wrote: »

Hard drive is best optioin, then USB.

you sure about that?

I use USB as the hard drive doesn't need to spin up to list the EPG

lertsnim · 26-11-2012 12:07am

I use the HDD for the EPG. I have less problems updating compared to when I used a USB stick.

recyclebin · 26-11-2012 12:24pm

kingtiger wrote: »

you sure about that?

I use USB as the hard drive doesn't need to spin up to list the EPG

lertsnim wrote: »

I use the HDD for the EPG. I have less problems updating compared to when I used a USB stick.

I tried using USB so the hard drive didn't need to spin up but I didn't find it very reliable. That may have been due to the VIX image I was using.

I found that the EPG seems to cause problems now and again no matter which image and hard drive/USB you use.

Clareman · 26-11-2012 2:02pm

Sorry for not replying sooner, actually got out for a few drinks with Mrs. Clareman yesterday

A USB key will always be the best option cause there is no moving parts in it, some USB keys may not work, but you're far better off storing the EPG to USB cause it'll be constantly written to, you may notice that some channels listing are wrong (e.g. sports going to extra time), when you change to that channel it'll download an update automatically. If you are using your hard drive it'll mean that the hard drive is constantly spinning as it's accessing the EPG data, it may work fine but it'll not only increase the heat being given out by the box but it'll also shorten the lifespan of the disk. The Flash Internal memory isn't suggested because it's part of the box and by having it written to and accessed constantly it may cause a problem which will corrupt the whole box.

I'm using Sky UK OpenTV (Astra2 on 28.2) only, it works perfectly for me, I download the update at 4 am.

JonnyM · 26-11-2012 7:45pm

Clareman wrote: »

Sorry for not replying sooner, actually got out for a few drinks with Mrs. Clareman yesterday

A USB key will always be the best option cause there is no moving parts in it, some USB keys may not work, but you're far better off storing the EPG to USB cause it'll be constantly written to, you may notice that some channels listing are wrong (e.g. sports going to extra time), when you change to that channel it'll download an update automatically. If you are using your hard drive it'll mean that the hard drive is constantly spinning as it's accessing the EPG data, it may work fine but it'll not only increase the heat being given out by the box but it'll also shorten the lifespan of the disk. The Flash Internal memory isn't suggested because it's part of the box and by having it written to and accessed constantly it may cause a problem which will corrupt the whole box.

I'm using Sky UK OpenTV (Astra2 on 28.2) only, it works perfectly for me, I download the update at 4 am.

Do you need any specific usb or will anyone do the job?

lertsnim · 26-11-2012 8:00pm

Good question. Maybe the USB stick I tried wasn't fast enough. Which one do you use Clareman?

kingtiger · 26-11-2012 10:31pm

I have various EPGs with a generic 2 gig USB stick and it works perfectly

very rarely it goes screwy then I just wipe the key and run CrossEPG again

Clareman · 26-11-2012 11:03pm

I think as a general rule of thumb if you can flash a box with a key the key will work with it

I work in IT and have a box full of USB keys from 32 meg to 64 gig, I think the 1 I have in my Ultimo is a 32 gig Lexar.

As kingtiger says, if the EPG goes screwy just wipe and go, I usually ftp onto the box and delete the .dat files as I have my CCTV going through the key as well.

byte · 27-11-2012 11:39pm

I'm using a Philips 16GB USB drive for EPG on mine, as it is more responsive than the HDD for me.

It's not exactly a fast read/write drive, but it seems to work grand with the Picons and EPG.

It's about the only use I have for the rear USB ports now as my Nova-T won't work properly at all.

Rock Paper Scissors · 04-12-2012 2:37pm

guys is there any way to play .iso files on the vu+ duo?

or must i convert the .iso files to another format?

cheers

Clareman · 04-12-2012 6:18pm

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

guys is there any way to play .iso files on the vu+ duo?

or must i convert the .iso files to another format?

cheers

Depending on the image you have check on the DVD player plug in, should allow you mount the image

Stuxnet · 05-12-2012 11:24am

finally got round and ordered me a Vu+ Duo :-)

couldn't be arsed waiting for the impending newer version

banie01 · 06-12-2012 4:21pm

Enjoy it Stux..... Can't wait to hear what setup you end up with!

yabadabado · 08-12-2012 6:16pm

I am going to start using a usb stick for my cross epg updates.Whats the minimum size and write speed I would need?

Clareman · 08-12-2012 6:48pm

Just checked there, the whole CrossEPG folder for 28.2 ame is ~40 megs, so anything bigger than that, I think any USB key would work.

yabadabado · 08-12-2012 6:58pm

Clareman wrote: »

Just checked there, the whole CrossEPG folder for 28.2 ame is ~40 megs, so anything bigger than that, I think any USB key would work.

would thre write speed make any difference?

Clareman · 08-12-2012 8:24pm

I wouldn't think so to be honest, I've used some really cr@p sticks in the past and there was no problem with them at all.

JonnyM · 09-12-2012 12:43pm

still having bother with updates for the epg. I have changed it to usb stick but still doesnt update and when i try doing it manually it takes at least a couple of goes to download as it just crashes. Then when it has done it successfully i have to restart it to update the epg.

edanto · 09-12-2012 1:01pm

I see a few people say on the thread that the Nova-T isn't working reliably as a DTT receiver with recent VIX.

I'm having the same issue, and would prefer to buy a replacement tuner. What brand/model is working reliably for people with Saorview/VIX please?

stanley1 · 09-12-2012 2:34pm

had best results with this tuner, it's a dual tuner so should be handy when 2nd mux comes online.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PLAY-TV/dp/B001D67WJW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1355059983&sr=8-5

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