Ferguson Ariva 150

PatchZ · 25-06-2013 11:28AM

A new problem with 1.23B2 and I'm just wondering if anyone else has seen this?
I have a main favourites list that contains a mix of saorview & eurobird channels. I can select any of these channels without any problem. However, if I use the channel up/down button if skips BBC HD & Channel 4 HD. I've tried taking them out and adding them back in, tried changing the order but no matter where or how I put them in the list they get skipped with the channel button.
I'm going to try a full reset and channel reprogram but just wondering if anyone else is seeing it before I report it.

STB · 25-06-2013 01:54PM

By the way....I meant to mention this a while back.

The .bin channel list option. Its use is to have a default set of satellites installed when restore default/factory reset is done.

Saves re-scanning. Your default settings the hold a prescanned satellite list(s). You would still need to keep it up to date as stuff moves etc. Handy for those with multi lnb setups.

Frisian · 25-06-2013 02:48PM

Sorry, wee bit off topic here, but is there a list where one can compare the Ariva Combos, like for example, what's the difference between a 120 and a 250?
Thanks.

Tony · 25-06-2013 03:27PM

Main difference is the remote control and the front panel display. If you want to start a new thread I'd be happy to go into more detail for you if needed.

Frisian wrote: »

Sorry, wee bit off topic here, but is there a list where one can compare the Ariva Combos, like for example, what's the difference between a 120 and a 250?
Thanks.

willwe · 26-06-2013 05:37PM

IPTV

I was trying to get the Oireachtas IPTV on my 150 but I had to luck.

here are the details
http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/document4.htm&CatID=124&m=o

Anyone know how to do this?

PatchZ · 01-07-2013 04:25PM

Just a note on channel list problems with the latest firmware.
When the update was released I tried the trick of loading the old channel list and saving it over the new firmware; the procedure was linked in a post a while back.

But I just noticed last week that as I hit the up/down channel buttons BBC HD & Channel 4 HD were skipped. I could hit the middle mouse and select them but not from the up/down keys.

So I reset the box and scanned the channels anew and that fixed it. I had been trying to repopulate the favourites and just scanning those particular channels but no luck. It took a reset.

So for once their suggestion of a reset of the box looks like it was justified. Don't know if any other oddities have been fixed.

Andy From Sligo · 01-07-2013 08:23PM

Have been using my SKY+ card in my Ariva 150 - then the other day i noticed all channels that require subscription like all the Sky channels (sky one, sky 2 etc) and RTE channels on satellite and MTV channels all stopped working, but all the free non subscription worked fine still. So then fired up my SKY+ HD box and put 101 RTE1 on it and a message came up and said "this is the wrong card for the box!" - so I tried doing a reset of the sky box (unplug, hold backup button and plug box back in then got the message onscreen saying wait 10 minutes. After 10 mins I turned on Sky+ Box and put on 101 (RTE1) and got the message again about wrong card for the box but this time it told to go to SKY.com / activate - went there and put in serial number of the box and it re-activated the card and then all the subscription channels came back OK.

So what I can surmise of this is that if you dont keep the Sky+ subscription card they (sky) disable all the subscription channels from the viewing card! - so If you are planning to get an Ariva box to replace the SKY + Digibox and plan to use it with free to air channels as well as subscription channels, just be aware that if the Sky+ viewing card is out of it box for a while its likely gonna stop working until you put it back into the Sky+ box and reactivate it!

denis1501 · 02-07-2013 12:33PM

All that's happened here is that your entitlements on the card ran out because you left the card out of the Sky HD box for too long.
Just make sure the card goes back in the Sky HD box once a month for a few hours and it will update fine (Mine currently shows entitlements to mid august). Then pop it back in your Ariva again.
One other thing, you didn't do a reset, all you did was try to update the software on your Sky box. If no new software was available on the data stream you just lost 10 minutes of your life!

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Have been using my SKY+ card in my Ariva 150 - then the other day i noticed all channels that require subscription like all the Sky channels (sky one, sky 2 etc) and RTE channels on satellite and MTV channels all stopped working, but all the free non subscription worked fine still. So then fired up my SKY+ HD box and put 101 RTE1 on it and a message came up and said "this is the wrong card for the box!" - so I tried doing a reset of the sky box (unplug, hold backup button and plug box back in then got the message onscreen saying wait 10 minutes. After 10 mins I turned on Sky+ Box and put on 101 (RTE1) and got the message again about wrong card for the box but this time it told to go to SKY.com / activate - went there and put in serial number of the box and it re-activated the card and then all the subscription channels came back OK.

So what I can surmise of this is that if you dont keep the Sky+ subscription card they (sky) disable all the subscription channels from the viewing card! - so If you are planning to get an Ariva box to replace the SKY + Digibox and plan to use it with free to air channels as well as subscription channels, just be aware that if the Sky+ viewing card is out of it box for a while its likely gonna stop working until you put it back into the Sky+ box and reactivate it!

Andy From Sligo · 03-07-2013 01:42AM

denis1501 wrote: »

you just lost 10 minutes of your life!

Thanks Tony - i dont mind loosing 10 minutes of me life ... any more though and thats different! - LOL

No, mid you I just wanted to mention it just in case someone had a banjaxed sky+box and a sky sub but just thought they would buy an Ariva 150 box to replace the broke Sky+ box, was just trying to be helpful. And it seems there is no way to keep the card sub working without putting it into a working Sky digibox once a month which might be a pain to those who want to get rid of the sky digibox altogether.

Tony · 03-07-2013 09:49AM

I think Denis deserves the credit

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Thanks Tony

stwome01 · 11-07-2013 11:24AM

http://www.ferguson-digital.eu/en/download/HD-Satellite-Receivers/Ariva-150-Combo/

Change log seems the same as the previous version so don't know what has changed

Recommended update
New software is available for receivers 1.24B1 Ariva 52E, 102mini, 102E, 150Combo, 152Combo, 202E, 250Combo and 252Combo.

The new system software version introduces many improvements and bug fixes reported by users so far. And gives to use the new features. We recommend you upgrade to the new version, and then restore the factory settings in order to "clean" the TV's settings.

◦ Improved access to all online services
◦ improved and adapted to support FastScan nC +
◦ Added option "remember last mode" (more info here)
◦ added a new feature "My IPTV" (more info here and a description of streamowania of VLC here)
◦ Improved WiFi connections resume
◦ Improved handling of TP 12012 29700 V on Astra 1
◦ Improved save a list of channels in BIN format for models 152 and 252
◦ and other minor fixes and improvements
Note: For this update, it is recommended to format the disk / memory or delete all the directories created by the receiver in order to avoid possible errors associated with changes.

The Ayatolla · 11-07-2013 11:42AM

Anyone interested in buying an Ariva 250 from me? Have it in a spare room and rarely use it.

Andy From Sligo · 11-07-2013 02:37PM

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Anyone interested in buying an Ariva 250 from me? Have it in a spare room and rarely use it.

pm'd you :-)

Tony · 11-07-2013 02:41PM

stwome01 wrote: »

Change log seems the same as the previous version so don't know what has changed

Probably just updated the hard coded URLs for the internet apps

iba · 11-07-2013 10:51PM

stwome01 wrote: »

http://www.ferguson-digital.eu/en/download/HD-Satellite-Receivers/Ariva-150-Combo/

Change log seems the same as the previous version so don't know what has changed

Recommended update
New software is available for receivers 1.24B1 Ariva 52E, 102mini, 102E, 150Combo, 152Combo, 202E, 250Combo and 252Combo.

The new system software version introduces many improvements and bug fixes reported by users so far. And gives to use the new features. We recommend you upgrade to the new version, and then restore the factory settings in order to "clean" the TV's settings.

◦ Improved access to all online services
◦ improved and adapted to support FastScan nC +
◦ Added option "remember last mode" (more info here)
◦ added a new feature "My IPTV" (more info here and a description of streamowania of VLC here)
◦ Improved WiFi connections resume
◦ Improved handling of TP 12012 29700 V on Astra 1
◦ Improved save a list of channels in BIN format for models 152 and 252
◦ and other minor fixes and improvements
Note: For this update, it is recommended to format the disk / memory or delete all the directories created by the receiver in order to avoid possible errors associated with changes.

Thanks for this.

Dont really understand what the 'note' at the bottom means - can anyone explain and how to go about it please?

PatchZ · 12-07-2013 12:19PM

Sheesh, just bricked my box. You would think that after numerous updates I would have avoided this but there you go. I backed up the 1.23B4 firmware & channels but it must not have written it properly (I'm sure I removed the key properly though). I loaded in the new firmware, scanned the channels and saved that to edit on a PC and loaded back in the old firmware to keep the box okay for the kids. BUT, it bombed out after writing this corrupt file. I would have imagined they'd put a checksum on the binary to avoid just this. Live & learn.

So, just a quick question. I've found a serial cable, beeped out the connections to make sure it is correct, and tried the eprom program but it just hangs waiting to sync STBs. I'm using a laptop with a USB serial dongle rather than a built in serial port. Anyone ever used one before and got it to work? Thanks in advance.

Tony · 12-07-2013 01:11PM

Patch are you using a null modem cable ? You may know this already but you have to power up the box with the switch on the back to start the upload

PatchZ wrote: »

So, just a quick question. I've found a serial cable, beeped out the connections to make sure it is correct, and tried the eprom program but it just hangs waiting to sync STBs. I'm using a laptop with a USB serial dongle rather than a built in serial port. Anyone ever used one before and got it to work? Thanks in advance.

PatchZ · 12-07-2013 07:10PM

Tony wrote: »

Patch are you using a null modem cable ? You may know this already but you have to power up the box with the switch on the back to start the upload

Hi Tony. Thanks for the advice. Found a cable in the attic which just needed one solder change and that ended up okay. But I hadn't done this before and wasn't sure about what I was seeing from the program.

In any case I managed to get to an old desktop PC in the in-laws today and brought the box plus cable and program and lo & behold it worked. So it was the USB serial adapter after all.

But lesson learned; make sure the saved .abs file opens on the PC before it ever gets near the box.

Thanks again.

Tony · 12-07-2013 07:12PM

My pleasure, glad its worked out for you.

PatchZ wrote: »

Hi Tony. Thanks for the advice. Found a cable in the attic which just needed one solder change and that ended up okay. But I hadn't done this before and wasn't sure about what I was seeing from the program.

In any case I managed to get to an old desktop PC in the in-laws today and brought the box plus cable and program and lo & behold it worked. So it was the USB serial adapter after all.

But lesson learned; make sure the saved .abs file opens on the PC before it ever gets near the box.

Thanks again.

Medceltic · 20-07-2013 12:16AM

Have Ariva 100E and doesnt accept two dishes ,,, Astra 1 and Hotbird in a DiSEqC 2.0...
any help of Flash firmware

Medceltic · 20-07-2013 01:27AM

can any one lep me,,,
Does Ariva 100E accept two LNB with DiSEqC 2.0 ??
please

Peter Rhea · 20-07-2013 01:57AM

Medceltic wrote: »

Does Ariva 100E accept two LNB with DiSEqC 2.0 ??

Antenna setup menu? Select each satellite in turn & set the port no. on the DiSEqC 1.0 option. A DiSEqC 2.0 switch should work if the receiver supports DiSEqC 1.0.

gussieg · 04-08-2013 09:24PM

Having got one of these via bargain alerts for 65, I was pleased to discover last night how to use the record function I recorded x men kickass and while I was asleep the machine recorded aeon flux and the holly oaks omnibus by itself , without ad breaks!
unfortunately when I woke up and tried to transfer the files 2 the external sd card I manage to mess it all up and lost the files . they played back perfectly on the TV via the 150 , but after moving wouldn't play from the external SD card on the tablet. Will try to get a hard drive instead. Very impressed all the same, even though none of the apps worked via WiFi apart from the BBC RSS feed.

iba · 04-08-2013 09:37PM

gussieg wrote: »

Having got one of these via bargain alerts for 65, I was pleased to discover last night how to use the record function I recorded x men kickass and while I was asleep the machine recorded aeon flux and the holly oaks omnibus by itself , without ad breaks!
unfortunately when I woke up and tried to transfer the files 2 the external sd card I manage to mess it all up and lost the files . they played back perfectly on the TV via the 150 , but after moving wouldn't play from the external SD card on the tablet. Will try to get a hard drive instead. Very impressed all the same, even though none of the apps worked via WiFi apart from the BBC RSS feed.

The apps should work when you have the latest firmware installed

Dow99 · 05-08-2013 03:46PM

Hi folks,
I'm looking for your help with recording on a 150 box. My father has recently purchased Ariva 150 Combo and has connected a USB harddrive to the box. We are following the instructions as per the manual but we can not get the timed recorded function to work at all.

If some one has instructions other than the User Manual, it would be great if you could share.

Thanks

dowtchaboy · 05-08-2013 06:11PM

Dow99 wrote: »

Hi folks,
I'm looking for your help with recording on a 150 box. My father has recently purchased Ariva 150 Combo and has connected a USB harddrive to the box. We are following the instructions as per the manual but we can not get the timed recorded function to work at all.

If some one has instructions other than the User Manual, it would be great if you could share.

Thanks

The "record" setting is a bit subtle - after you go Timer Mode -Once, the next line is Timer Service - this needs to be changed from "Channel" to "Record" - otherwise the timer does work but it just changes the channel displayed on the TV at the correct time, rather than recording it.
Does this help?

gussieg · 06-08-2013 02:02PM

I managed to upgrade via USB and the tablet and now the quality of sound and picture is noticeably better even on SD, its formatted my external SD card rendering it useful again, as yet I haven't managed to record directly to the external SD card , and haven't got my head around the timer functions yet either, but hopeful. Well happy with this as far as I can see the only improvement of the 250 over this is the addition of the cam module to put viewing card into. Is that right? Thanks for advice here, really useful.

iba · 06-08-2013 03:12PM

gussieg wrote: »

I managed to upgrade via USB and the tablet and now the quality of sound and picture is noticeably better even on SD, its formatted my external SD card rendering it useful again, as yet I haven't managed to record directly to the external SD card , and haven't got my head around the timer functions yet either, but hopeful. Well happy with this as far as I can see the only improvement of the 250 over this is the addition of the cam module to put viewing card into. Is that right? Thanks for advice here, really useful.

AFAIK, yes that is the difference between the 150 and the 250.

STB · 06-08-2013 07:03PM

gussieg wrote: »

Well happy with this as far as I can see the only improvement of the 250 over this is the addition of the cam module to put viewing card into. Is that right? Thanks for advice here, really useful.

And the 250 has a different remote control that can also control your TV, Amp etc.

2012paddy2012 · 06-08-2013 08:48PM

STB wrote: »

Again same idea. These boxes combine Saorview and satellite channels in the one channel list.

Obvious question is going to be what are the differences over the 120/220 combos. They are updates to that series. I would guess that the 120/220s may become discontinued shortly as a result. Much the same prices.
More powerful and next chipset up - Ali M3606

Now 1080p

2 USB ports (1 front 1 back)

Now also play media format XVID/DIVX as well as MKV

Youtube, Dailymotion and a few others via USB Wifi internet or LAN connection.

New Menu look.

New Remote Controls RC540 on 150, RCU650 on 250 model.

Ferguson Ariva 150 Combo (Card Reader slot only, RCU540)

Ferguson Ariva 250 Combo (Card Reader and Common Interface, RCU 650)

Wifi on both can be enabled on both using the Ferguson USB Wifi adaptor (150m/bits sec). Bought Separately.

Graphic Interface

why would you put cards in this box? I am getting it for freeview stations and saorview channels.....what extra ...non sunscription ..can you get with cards??!!

Ferguson Ariva 150

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