Amiko Alien 2 Triple Tuner Combobox

Zardoz · 19-10-2013 08:33PM

Do many people here use the cache flush plugin ?

My Triplex running Hyperion has been very unstable today for some reason ,most likely lack of free memory.
I was recording one channel and the other satellite tuner was showing no signal on a good few channels .
I dont have Cache Flush enabled but its showing almost no free memory at all and even when I clear it its used up almost straight away.
As soon as the recording finished the free memory went back up from 0.66% to 20%.

Would removing a few inactive plugins free up some memory ?

karl75 · 20-10-2013 12:02AM

had this installed but needed to reinstall it championc hyperion image but now im getting juddering on some hd channels is anyone else getting this thanks

NUTZZ · 20-10-2013 12:10AM

karl75 wrote: »

had this installed but needed to reinstall it championc hyperion image but now im getting juddering on some hd channels is anyone else getting this thanks

Have you updated to the latest Hyperion firmware in the Blue Panel?

Blue Button (on remote) > Actualizations > Firmware > Download

NUTZZ · 20-10-2013 10:51AM

Zardoz wrote: »

Would removing a few inactive plugins free up some memory ?

Absolutely, remove as many unused plugins as possible, I try try to keep as little as possible on the box as it weighs it down.

I usually have over 30% free memory and have cache flush set to run every 15 minutes.

smee again · 20-10-2013 11:31AM

NUTZZ wrote: »

Absolutely, remove as many unused plugins as possible, I try try to keep as little as possible on the box as it weighs it down.

I usually have over 30% free memory and have cache flush set to run every 15 minutes.

Any chance of a link to this flush cache plugin

L'prof · 20-10-2013 12:16PM

I haven't fully decided what box to go for, but if I went for the Amiko Alien 2+, where's the best place to get it and does anyone have any tips for a beginner. Still waiting for my dish to be tuned in, (gave it a go myself, but no joy

) so I won't be buying until then.

Agueroooo · 20-10-2013 12:36PM

L'prof wrote: »

I haven't fully decided what box to go for, but if I went for the Amiko Alien 2+, where's the best place to get it and does anyone have any tips for a beginner. Still waiting for my dish to be tuned in, (gave it a go myself, but no joy ) so I won't be buying until then.

Head over to bargain alerts.

There was a post about an ebay seller based in kimmage and he was selling at a very good price.

FlexMcMurphy · 20-10-2013 12:40PM

Whereever it's selling for the cheapest price! I got mine from free-digital on eBay. They have that shop in Kimmage. The Alien 2+ is going for only Euro 170 now including delivery which is good value I think. If you buy new rather than second hand you'll get a warranty. You'd have all the help you need then on here to set it up.

Flex

NUTZZ · 20-10-2013 01:04PM

smee again wrote: »

Any chance of a link to this flush cache plugin

Here you go, just unzip the file and place the folder in usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions

Agueroooo · 20-10-2013 01:11PM

NUTZZ wrote: »

Here you go, just unzip the file and place the folder in usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions

Whats this^ do exactly ?

Zardoz · 20-10-2013 01:17PM

NUTZZ wrote: »

Absolutely, remove as many unused plugins as possible, I try try to keep as little as possible on the box as it weighs it down.

I usually have over 30% free memory and have cache flush set to run every 15 minutes.

Ok thanks NUTTZ.
I usually have around 15-20% memory free when the box is running normally but recording seems to use it all up.
10% of 128Mb is almost 13Mb of plugins,thats alot,you must have very few plugins installed to have 30% free ?

TSMedia and Mediaportal are almost 10Mb between them ,I may have to remove one or both of them I'd say.

NUTZZ · 20-10-2013 01:41PM

Zardoz wrote: »

Ok thanks NUTTZ.
I usually have around 15-20% memory free when the box is running normally but recording seems to use it all up.
10% of 128Mb is almost 13Mb of plugins,thats alot,you must have very few plugins installed to have 30% free ?

TSMedia and Mediaportal are almost 10Mb between them ,I may have to remove one or both of them I'd say.

I got rid of a lot of the system plugins also that I don't need, there are lots of these hidden in images, especially Hyperion V2. Most of those plugins are pointless as other plugins do the same function or they are simply not needed.

NUTZZ · 20-10-2013 01:43PM

Agueroooo wrote: »

Whats this^ do exactly ?

Basically the CacheFlush plugin regains as much memory as possible by periodically flushing the box's memory cache, including 'leaked' memory.

basill · 20-10-2013 02:24PM

Cool judder free now thanks to the update. Still finding that the cool epg is only partially populated though. Using the plugin browser I have downloaded the crossing downloader a couple of times and also performed a force reload a few times but it has made no difference. Any ideas?

FlexMcMurphy · 20-10-2013 02:31PM

basill wrote: »

..Still finding that the cool epg is only partially populated though. Any ideas?

Several of the Satellite channels have changed frequencies in the last few weeks. Are you using Auobouquets to update frequencies for your Satellite channels? If not then try getting a new satellite.xml file. FTP that to etc/tuxbox using FileZilla then reboot and scan your channels again.

Flex

Zardoz · 20-10-2013 02:42PM

NUTZZ wrote: »

I got rid of a lot of the system plugins also that I don't need, there are lots of these hidden in images, especially Hyperion V2. Most of those plugins are pointless as other plugins do the same function or they are simply not needed.

Thanks Nuttz,any recommendations on what system plugins to remove ?

NUTZZ · 20-10-2013 02:56PM

Zardoz wrote: »

Thanks Nuttz,any recommendations on what system plugins to remove ?

I'll have a look for you when I'm at home tonight, I can't remember off the top of my head, on the mobile now!

Zardoz · 20-10-2013 03:04PM

NUTZZ wrote: »

I'll have a look for you when I'm at home tonight, I can't remember off the top of my head, on the mobile now!

Ok,no rush ,thanks .;)

basill · 20-10-2013 03:35PM

Several of the Satellite channels have changed frequencies in the last few weeks. Are you using Auobouquets to update frequencies for your Satellite channels? If not then try getting a new satellite.xml file. FTP that to etc/tuxbox using FileZilla then reboot and scan your channels again.

Flex

Worked a treat, thanks for that. Just a wee question about the satellites file. Is it preferable to download the regional one for say the EU or be specific to astra 28.2? The one I initially downloaded was about a 1/3 of the file size of the original one on Championpcs Hyperion image so I redownloaded the European one which was a similar size and went with that. I only have my old sky dish and the UHF aerial so can only receive services off those.

FlexMcMurphy · 20-10-2013 03:41PM

Good news. If you have a fixed dish and only going to receive the usual UK FTA and Sky channels then it's enough to click the 'Choose' tab and just select the checkbox alongside: Astra 1N/2A/2F/Eutelsat 28A (28.2E)

Flex

Zardoz · 20-10-2013 03:42PM

basill wrote: »

Worked a treat, thanks for that. Just a wee question about the satellites file. Is it preferable to download the regional one for say the EU or be specific to astra 28.2? The one I initially downloaded was about a 1/3 of the file size of the original one on Championpcs Hyperion image so I redownloaded the European one which was a similar size and went with that. I only have my old sky dish and the UHF aerial so can only receive services off those.

You only need the satellites.xml file for 28e as that is all you can receive ,you do not need any other satellites in it.

FlexMcMurphy · 20-10-2013 04:10PM

championc wrote: »

If you plan to make it available from outside the Lan, out on the Internet, then I would strongly advise you consider changing the default ports in use and lock down with a userid and password.

smee again wrote: »

You should only need to open the port to connect to the web server. The stream starts from within your private lan and gets natted through your router therefore should not need the port forwarding.

I'm trying to stream from PKT Hyperion 2 and connect to it from outside my LAN on the internet. I find that if I forward both the Http Port and Streaming Port it works fine but if I change the port numbers (as recommended) using the OpenWebIf configuration screen in the Plugin menu and forward those instead then I can get to the interface screen fine but streaming doesn't work from inside or outside the LAN.

The error I get is...

Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'http://<ip addr>:<new port number that is not 8001>/.........'

If I change the streaming port back to 8001 and forward that it works again. Can the streaming port be changed?

Flex

ghostivv · 20-10-2013 05:34PM

Nforce wrote: »

Speaking of volume issues, I'm still running Championc's old PKT image and sometimes when I switch to a channel (usually a $ HD) it won't play any sound. If I press the red button, select another audio stream (eg MPEG NAR) sound will come back. I then repeat the process to choose the AC3 stream and it plays back fine.
Anyone else have this quirk?

I'm also having the exact same issue. I'd to downmix the AC3 :mad:. Is that normal?

T0MMY · 20-10-2013 05:50PM

Could anyone help me please. Horse and Country channel has disappeared off the channel list (I'm using my box as freeview). I have done a complete rescan but can't find it anywhere. Has it gone over to Sky or am I doing something wrong?

Cheers

smee again · 20-10-2013 05:53PM

T0MMY wrote: »

Could anyone help me please. Horse and Country channel has disappeared off the channel list (I'm using my box as freeview). I have done a complete rescan but can't find it anywhere. Has it gone over to Sky or am I doing something wrong?

Cheers

http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E.php
12552 V 22000 5/6

phobia2011 · 20-10-2013 08:47PM

does anyone successfully use this box with motorised multi sat,
about to replace my spiderbox hd 9000 as main family friendly reciever?

TIA

T0MMY · 20-10-2013 10:16PM

smee again wrote: »

http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E.php
12552 V 22000 5/6

Feck them

illdoit2morrow · 20-10-2013 11:16PM

I'm running Championc's hyperion 2 image.

I've not added any extra plugins or changed any settings in it.

When i try and restart emu manager I'm getting a green screen.

Is there something i need to do to try and fix this or is a re-flash of the image the best thing?

T0MMY · 20-10-2013 11:36PM

smee again wrote: »

http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E.php
12552 V 22000 5/6

Misunderstood your post. Horse and Country is back. She was threatening to sign up to Sky. All is well in the world again. Thanks.

NUTZZ · 21-10-2013 12:11AM

Zardoz wrote: »

Ok,no rush ,thanks .;)

A few of the plugins were Picture Player, DVD Player, MyTube Player, Shoutcast, Webmedia Clips and PermanentClock, nothing important or particularly uselful.

Have a look through /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/SystemPlugins yourself and you'll see all the plugins and you can decide for yourself.

Amiko Alien 2 Triple Tuner Combobox

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