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Amiko Alien2 / SAB / GM / ST7162 ** ENIGMA ** Discussion Thread

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    #302
    how.gareth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭how.gareth


    Fresh Pots wrote: »
    Yeah it is slower but hopefully that improves over time. If people want a stable,quick image I'd advise them to stay with one of the others for another while yet. Yes open ATV is better but its still a little buggy and prone to the odd ramdom crash.

    i am seriously itching to try this but due to my lack of being able to fix anything i break i am sticking with champs ARP for now until you guys in the know give us noobs the go ahead! it sounds great though it has a lot to live up to as i dont get any trouble from ARP at all and the wife loves it which is kinda all that matters :o


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    #303
    lsjmhar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭lsjmhar


    Trying for two days to update software on champs new image. Keeps getting stuck and need to reboot. Anyone else having this problem?


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    #304
    zefer
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭zefer


    Is it just me or is anyone getting "sorry, feeds are down for maintenance" when trying to download new plugins?? Edit: on champs new openATV image


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    #305
    FrankGrimes
    Registered Users Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭FrankGrimes


    championc wrote: »
    It's quite stable even though it is a Beta. I suppose by saying it is a beta, it really means "don't come crying when it breaks from time to time" !!

    You want
    Champions OpenATV AA2/7162 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/j8y5fW

    I took a backup and then downloaded your image and think I followed the instructions quite closely but am getting a green error screen and then the screen just crashes and bootup restarts in a cycle.

    In the upgrade plugin I navigated to the parent folder containing the image file (also contains the SABTriplex folder) - i.e. it doesn't show the actual image files, but I assume once I'm in the right folder, it'll pickup the right image? It gave an installation successful message and I then clicked Exit and then hit the switch on the back of the machine, waited 10 seconds and then booted holding down Ok and then selected Enigma2.

    It does show a picture of the AA2 box and then the logo with a red box inside a silver box pops up and starts spinning, but then comes the green error screen. Is there anything obvious I'm doing wrong?


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    #306
    hallo dare
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭hallo dare


    QUOTE=lsjmhar;91542132]Trying for two days to update software on champs new image. Keeps getting stuck and need to reboot. Anyone else having this problem?[/QUOTE]
    zefer wrote: »
    Is it just me or is anyone getting "sorry, feeds are down for maintenance" when trying to download new plugins?? Edit: on champs new openATV image

    Try to telnet to the box.

    opkg update
    opkg upgrade
    reboot


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    #307
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,072 ✭✭✭championc


    FrankGrimes wrote: »
    I took a backup and then downloaded your image and think I followed the instructions quite closely but am getting a green error screen and then the screen just crashes and bootup restarts in a cycle.

    In the upgrade plugin I navigated to the parent folder containing the image file (also contains the SABTriplex folder) - i.e. it doesn't show the actual image files, but I assume once I'm in the right folder, it'll pickup the right image? It gave an installation successful message and I then clicked Exit and then hit the switch on the back of the machine, waited 10 seconds and then booted holding down Ok and then selected Enigma2.

    It does show a picture of the AA2 box and then the logo with a red box inside a silver box pops up and starts spinning, but then comes the green error screen. Is there anything obvious I'm doing wrong?

    No problem with the way you flashed it.

    I think this is exactly what happened to Gerry Wicklow. His green screen mentioned Autobouquets so maybe delete the AB plugin folder and see if it boots then.



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    Champions OpenAR-P AA2/7162 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/2DuVm0
    Champions OpenAR-P SAB Solo/8900 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/up5tIu

    Champions OpenATV AA2/7162 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/j8y5fW


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    #308
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,540 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    I'm beginning to think there are more subtle differences in the guts if these boxes. When I tried Give Credits image it referred to my box as a Golden Media Triplex ( I think). However when I tried a clean install of the same image which GC had linked to as his source it correctly said it was an AA2. Although GCs image worked it was very unstable on my box.
    EDIT: Franks problem sounds the same as I had with Champs image. It would almost boot fully and then green screen before you could do anything


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    #309
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,072 ✭✭✭championc


    A-ha. We're getting somewhere. There is obviously something slightly different under the bonnet with the GM boxes. I remember too that @taytobreath has one too and it was a nightmare.

    If someone wants to download and install a GM rom straight from http://images.mynonpublic.com/openatv/current/index.php?open=sparktriplex and do a bare setup on it, then take a backup of it and give it to me, I can then add all other bits to make it the same as my other images and fingers crossed, it might just work out.





    _______________________________________________
    Champions OpenAR-P AA2/7162 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/2DuVm0
    Champions OpenAR-P SAB Solo/8900 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/up5tIu

    Champions OpenATV AA2/7162 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/j8y5fW


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    #310
    roadrunnermick
    Registered Users Posts: 239 ✭✭roadrunnermick


    Hi guys,

    Just gave sky the high road due to rise in subscriptions rates

    Looking to buy the amiko alien 2 triple



    Any idea where is the best place to buy one of these ?


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    #311
    zefer
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭zefer


    hallo dare wrote: »
    QUOTE=lsjmhar;91542132]Trying for two days to update software on champs new image. Keeps getting stuck and need to reboot. Anyone else having this problem?



    Try to telnet to the box.

    opkg update
    opkg upgrade
    reboot[/quote]

    No joy with that. When I ran "opkg update" it failed the entire process with error bad address http://feeds.mynonpublic.com


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    #312
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,072 ✭✭✭championc


    roadrunnermick wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    Just gave sky the high road due to rise in subscriptions rates

    Looking to buy the amiko alien 2 triple



    Any idea where is the best place to buy one of these ?

    www.tvtrade.ie I reckon. Order today and I'd say you'd have it midweek at the latest


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    #313
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    Slightly cheaper here.

    http://touch.adverts.ie/other-electronics/amiko-alien-2-triple-plus-2x-dvb-s2-1x-dvb-t2-enigma2-loaded/5068051

    Satworld.ie are meant to be good too.


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    #314
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    championc wrote: »
    A-ha. We're getting somewhere. There is obviously something slightly different under the bonnet with the GM boxes. I remember too that @taytobreath has one too and it was a nightmare.

    If someone wants to download and install a GM rom straight from http://images.mynonpublic.com/openatv/current/index.php?open=sparktriplex and do a bare setup on it, then take a backup of it and give it to me, I can then add all other bits to make it the same as my other images and fingers crossed, it might just work out.

    I'm running the amiko nightly on my GMT, while its not perfect I'd say its no worse on my box than it would be on an amiko box.

    Saying that I was planning on loading up the latest GMT nightly as I wanted it to say golden media triplex when restarting etc.(yeah I'm ocd like that!) I'll do that today and see how I get on.


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    #315
    cyndale
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭cyndale


    cyndale wrote: »
    Where can I get a .mvi file to change the boot-up Sky image?


    Anybody?


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    #316
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    cyndale wrote: »
    Anybody?

    This should work.think its what I used.

    http://www.sattvhelp.com/forum/amiko-alien1-help/28126-boot-logo.html


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    #317
    cyndale
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭cyndale


    Fresh Pots wrote: »
    This should work.think its what I used.

    http://www.sattvhelp.com/forum/amiko-alien1-help/28126-boot-logo.html

    Great, thanks for that! One other thing where can I find images that are 1280x720?


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    #318
    lsjmhar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭lsjmhar


    hallo dare wrote: »
    QUOTE=lsjmhar;91542132]Trying for two days to update software on champs new image. Keeps getting stuck and need to reboot. Anyone else having this problem?



    Try to telnet to the box.

    opkg update
    opkg upgrade
    reboot[/quote]

    Thanks for that hallo dare. That sorted it out and showed me how to use telnet. Cheers again.


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    #319
    Zardoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    championc wrote: »
    A-ha. We're getting somewhere. There is obviously something slightly different under the bonnet with the GM boxes. I remember too that @taytobreath has one too and it was a nightmare.

    Could be some truth in that ,I remember mentioning it months ago that the Triplex was more stable than the Alien 2 but someone with both receivers said they were the same .

    I have always found the Triplex a very stable receiver and not encountered alot of the bugs and green screens that people on the AA2 repeatedly seem to encounter.


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    #320
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    cyndale wrote: »
    Great, thanks for that! One other thing where can I find images that are 1280x720?

    Google. Use the search tools to pick the size of the image you want.

    https://www.google.ie/search?q=boot+logo+open+atv&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbs=isz:ex%2Ciszw:1280%2Ciszh:720&ei=8szcU8vQPOKS7Ab1koDoCA#q=bootlogo&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbs=isz:ex%2Ciszw:1280%2Ciszh:720


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    #321
    zefer
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭zefer


    lsjmhar wrote: »
    Try to telnet to the box.

    opkg update
    opkg upgrade
    reboot

    Thanks for that hallo dare. That sorted it out and showed me how to use telnet. Cheers again.[/quote]

    Did you get any errors running opkg update?

    Edit: reflashed and working now


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    #322
    lsjmhar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭lsjmhar


    No. Worked slowly but did the business. Thanks


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    #323
    cyndale
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭cyndale


    Fresh Pots wrote: »
    Google. Use the search tools to pick the size of the image you want.

    https://www.google.ie/search?q=boot+logo+open+atv&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbs=isz:ex%2Ciszw:1280%2Ciszh:720&ei=8szcU8vQPOKS7Ab1koDoCA#q=bootlogo&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbs=isz:ex%2Ciszw:1280%2Ciszh:720

    Thanks for that! By the way I was having trouble with your Hyperion V4 (May 2014), I reverted to your March V4 image and I have absolutely no problems with it!:D


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    #324
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    cyndale wrote: »
    Thanks for that! By the way I was having trouble with your Hyperion V4 (May 2014), I reverted to your March V4 image and I have absolutely no problems with it!:D

    One or two people have mentioned that here, what were the problems?


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    #325
    FrankGrimes
    Registered Users Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭FrankGrimes


    championc wrote: »
    A-ha. We're getting somewhere. There is obviously something slightly different under the bonnet with the GM boxes. I remember too that @taytobreath has one too and it was a nightmare.

    If someone wants to download and install a GM rom straight from http://images.mynonpublic.com/openatv/current/index.php?open=sparktriplex and do a bare setup on it, then take a backup of it and give it to me, I can then add all other bits to make it the same as my other images and fingers crossed, it might just work out.





    _______________________________________________
    Champions OpenAR-P AA2/7162 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/2DuVm0
    Champions OpenAR-P SAB Solo/8900 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/up5tIu

    Champions OpenATV AA2/7162 Image Download Link - http://goo.gl/j8y5fW

    Thanks. I'd be on for doing that but I'm not sure on what exactly to do on setup so might waste some of your time going back and forth to correct errors.

    I tried your latest build from this morning, no joy. Yep, green screen does reference Autobouquets. I booted into Spark, hit Menu, Plugins and thought I'd see autobouqets there and would then hit the delete button. Maybe I was staring right at it, but I couldn't see it listed.

    I'm also at the point where the OH has called me on my assurance that moving to this box wouldn't lead to a similar iterative cycle to get things working that happened with Media Center, so I'm already pretty much out of time.

    While I'm generally happy to go with a Beta, it not having been tested on the Amiko Alien 2 Triple Plus device itself means it may well take a bit longer before any kinks are ironed out and unfortunately I can't afford much more time on it so I'll have to forego some of the features for now.

    What are the currently available images that are known to be stable with the Amiko Alien 2 Triple Plus receiver?


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    #326
    cyndale
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭cyndale


    Fresh Pots wrote: »
    One or two people have mentioned that here, what were the problems?


    It started to take longer to boot up, sometimes it would freeze when booting and then it started to get stuck on a channel and wouldn't change!

    I reverted to your first V4 (March 2014) always worked fine and still does!:cool:


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    #327
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    cyndale wrote: »
    It started to take longer to boot up, sometimes it would freeze when booting and then it started to get stuck on a channel and wouldn't change!

    I reverted to your first V4 (March 2014) always worked fine and still does!:cool:

    Not much difference between the two anyway.Possibly the new sly skin or virtual zap causing it. Are you using a usb3.0 HDD?


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    #328
    Zardoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    Fresh Pots wrote: »
    Not much difference between the two anyway.Possibly the new sly skin or virtual zap causing it. Are you using a usb3.0 HDD?

    That Sly skin is full of bugs .
    I disabled Virtual Zap on Hyperion 4 ,it was using far too much memory and making the receiver slow.
    Receiver is flying along now on Hyperion 4 ,I will put up a backup in the next few days if I get time.


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    #329
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    Zardoz wrote: »
    That Sly skin is full of bugs .
    I disabled Virtual Zap on Hyperion 4 ,it was using far too much memory and making the receiver slow.
    Receiver is flying along now on Hyperion 4 ,I will put up a backup in the next few days if I get time.

    It seems to work fine with a usb3.0 HDD but not so much with a slower one. I left the old skin in the newer backup so reverting back to the old sly skin shouldn't be any hassle for people.


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    #330
    lfcmayo
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭lfcmayo


    Guys help needed please

    Im stuck with black screen on both spark and E2 with remote and menu button on front panel unresponsive.
    Tried installing new image with usb stick and nothing. Even on boot i dont see spark or Amiko logos just black.

    Pretty new to this so any help appreciated


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    #331
    hallo dare
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭hallo dare


    lfcmayo wrote: »
    Guys help needed please

    Im stuck with black screen on both spark and E2 with remote and menu button on front panel unresponsive.
    Tried installing new image with usb stick and nothing. Even on boot i dont see spark or Amiko logos just black.

    Pretty new to this so any help appreciated


    You using scart or hdmi?


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