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

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    #1442
    Balmed Out
    Registered Users Posts: 4,713 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


    Technofobe wrote: »
    RTE 1 is the default startup channel
    Did the sat stations work
    and did you try retune to your local saorview transmitter ?
    Cheers

    Of the four images I tried one worked but wouldn't get rid of non free to Air. Two froze on opening channel and one wouldn't go beyond 0% searching when trying to return saorview but had satellite fine


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    #1443
    Technofobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 474 ✭✭Technofobe


    Balmed Out wrote: »
    Of the four images I tried one worked but wouldn't get rid of non free to Air. Two froze on opening channel and one wouldn't go beyond 0% searching when trying to return saorview but had satellite fine
    Was not your day
    I have a completley default hyper4 from pkteam site with nothing at all done to it rather than a back up from another system
    Let me know if you want it and I can post it here but you have probably had enough for 1 day


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    #1444
    Redriddick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭Redriddick


    Balmed out,
    What I found was when you first load an image if the channel it starts on cant be viewed the box will be slow reacting to presses of the remote.
    I usually try BBC1 or some of them because the saorview ones could be on a different transmitter on the image.


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    #1445
    JORY
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭JORY


    Balmed Out wrote: »
    Of the four images I tried one worked but wouldn't get rid of non free to Air. Two froze on opening channel and one wouldn't go beyond 0% searching when trying to return saorview but had satellite fine

    I have the same issues as you describe, with two new AA2+ boxes - terrestrial tune issue 0% with most images.
    However all images work perfectly on my AA box.

    The only image that I found to work successfully so far as regards to terrestrial tune on the two new AA2+ boxes is Open A TV 4.2.

    Does anybody know if there has been some internal hardware/ firmware changes in new AA2+ boxes that is causing the terrestrial tune issue in most Enigma 2 images?


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    #1446
    alanhiggyno1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭alanhiggyno1


    seeems to be a new update hyperion 4 image on pkteam website as its up and running again.many new bug fixes


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    #1447
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    alanhiggyno1 wrote: »
    seeems to be a new update hyperion 4 image on pkteam website as its up and running again.many new bug fixes

    Not for the aa2/sab/gmt boxes though as far as i can see.


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    #1448
    youngblood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,768 ✭✭✭youngblood


    Just purchased this set with enigma preloaded
    Please say it'll just work from the box?

    An awful lot of v technical stuff here on this thread Im finding scary since I decided to purchase one.........heres hoping I wont regret it!


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    #1449
    cyndale
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭cyndale


    youngblood wrote: »
    Just purchased this set with enigma preloaded
    Please say it'll just work from the box?

    An awful lot of v technical stuff here on this thread Im finding scary since I decided to purchase one.........heres hoping I wont regret it!


    Look, if you just use the box in Spark and nothing else it is a great box and worth every penny. A lot of posts complaining about enigma2 not working with this image and that image is giving the Amiko a bad name. I use enigma2 and it works fine for me and if you just want to watch tv Spark is great too. Picture quality is excellent and you have three tuners so you watch satellite and record satellite and you record terrestrial and watch satellite! I love the box.:cool:


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    #1450
    youngblood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,768 ✭✭✭youngblood


    Cheers for that, great to know
    Box is coming with Enigma2 preloaded-Should I ask them just to leave it at Spark???
    This image and that image is what scares me!
    Should I purchase wifi dongle? Cable won't reach back of box


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    #1451
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    youngblood wrote: »
    Cheers for that, great to know
    Box is coming with Enigma2 preloaded-Should I ask them just to leave it at Spark???
    This image and that image is what scares me!
    Should I purchase wifi dongle? Cable won't reach back of box

    its dual boot you can switch between the 2

    wifi dongles work fine with a strong signal or buy a longer ethernet cable


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    #1452
    JORY
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭JORY


    youngblood wrote: »
    Cheers for that, great to know
    Box is coming with Enigma2 preloaded-Should I ask them just to leave it at Spark???
    This image and that image is what scares me!
    Should I purchase wifi dongle? Cable won't reach back of box

    I would recommend home plugs (twin sets), 200mbps.
    Connect one plug beside your router and the other plug beside the sat box, the plugs transmits and receives Ethernet over your ac power line.

    Simple install - just push a button on each plug to pair.


    A TP-Link Twin set costs €30 approx., the kit comes with two home plugs and two cat5e cables.


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    #1453
    Balmed Out
    Registered Users Posts: 4,713 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


    JORY wrote: »
    I have the same issues as you describe, with two new AA2+ boxes - terrestrial tune issue 0% with most images.
    However all images work perfectly on my AA box.

    The only image that I found to work successfully so far as regards to terrestrial tune on the two new AA2+ boxes is Open A TV 4.2.

    Does anybody know if there has been some internal hardware/ firmware changes in new AA2+ boxes that is causing the terrestrial tune issue in most Enigma 2 images?

    Went back to an open atv 4.2 and got that going so wasnt me doing something wrong at least.


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    #1454
    topper1978
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭topper1978


    Bit of a noob question. How difficult is it to set up an image from a default image? Does it take long? I am considering doing it.

    Q1. Am I going to have to box off an evening to do?

    Q2. After flashing the image, are the main steps retuning and installing epg, bouqets and other desired plugins?

    Q3. Is there a lot of FTP'ing files?

    Q4. Is the whole process more pain than its worth?

    Any help/advise much appreciated.


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    #1455
    FlexMcMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 416 ✭✭FlexMcMurphy


    topper1978 wrote: »
    How difficult is it to set up an image from a default image? Does it take long?

    I admire your initiative to learn how to set up your own image. Anyone who does this is far better able to fix their box when something goes wrong.

    If you are new to the process however then there is little chance you will get an image set up from scratch with all the plugins working in one evening. Especially since there isn't a step by step guide that covers everything.

    You could install the default image, get the box on your network and clear all the junk channels that may be stored in it then scan your own Sat and Saorview channels. Then load those channels into DreamBoxEdit to create your own bouquets and save it back to your box. Then you could learn how picons work and you could use Rats Bouquets and Picons to help you. Use FileZilla to browse the directory structure of your image to get a feel for what goes where.

    If you get that far in one night that would be good going.

    Flex


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    #1456
    zefer
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭zefer


    Anyone got an issue with streaming from fresh pots open atv image working? Is default port 8001? I can't see where it is I n this image
    Thanks


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    #1457
    coughlt
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭coughlt


    youngblood wrote: »
    Just purchased this set with enigma preloaded
    Please say it'll just work from the box?

    An awful lot of v technical stuff here on this thread Im finding scary since I decided to purchase one.........heres hoping I wont regret it!


    Had some issues on my first out of the box experience running the OPEN ATV image. Played around with a few images before settling on Hyperion 4. This IMO is an excellent image for the Alien2. Its wife and kids solid! Go with Hyperion 4 and you'll forget you ever owned a sly box....


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    #1458
    domel
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭domel


    Hi Guys,
    Is it possible to use 2x amiko alien boxes and 1xNAS to store all recordings (from both boxes)?


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    #1459
    alanhiggyno1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭alanhiggyno1


    hi guys have 2 of these wonderfull boxes.how many could a household have.wifi is a steady 30mbps even with 2 boxes on and tablets laptops etc.thinking of getting 1 for another bedroom


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    #1460
    illdoit2morrow
    Registered Users Posts: 745 ✭✭✭illdoit2morrow


    alanhiggyno1 wrote: »
    hi guys have 2 of these wonderfull boxes.how many could a household have.wifi is a steady 30mbps even with 2 boxes on and tablets laptops etc.thinking of getting 1 for another bedroom

    You might be limited by the number of outputs on your LNB.

    I can't comment on the wifi end of things.


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    #1461
    zefer
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭zefer


    zefer wrote: »
    Anyone got an issue with streaming from fresh pots open atv image working? Is default port 8001? I can't see where it is I n this image
    Thanks

    Bump: anyone? I can stream to my phone but cannot get raspberry pi to connect.worked on hyp4


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    #1462
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,452 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    coughlt wrote: »
    Had some issues on my first out of the box experience running the OPEN ATV image. Played around with a few images before settling on Hyperion 4. This IMO is an excellent image for the Alien2. Its wife and kids solid! Go with Hyperion 4 and you'll forget you ever owned a sly box....

    Have you got a link to that image? I got a box last week with enigma on it, and I find it a bit unwieldy (and I'm the kind of guy that messes around with custom roms on android and dabbles with raspberry pi!)


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    #1463
    coughlt
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭coughlt


    Mr E wrote: »
    Have you got a link to that image? I got a box last week with enigma on it, and I find it a bit unwieldy (and I'm the kind of guy that messes around with custom roms on android and dabbles with raspberry pi!)

    File resource link
    dropbox.com/sh/rgqdxriaivl9v3e/AACtiW-BDsbi0cckTxIzJEJJa

    Specific Hyperion 4 Link
    dropbox.com/sh/rgqdxriaivl9v3e/AACHc0q5CHWL1_VmcgM0YMaEa/Hyperion%204%20%20Backup%20Sep%202014?dl=0

    You should try all the images. Hyperion might not suit you. Its fine for what I need and its stable. Found open ATV to be good but not 'house' friendly!


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    #1464
    Nyquistic
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Nyquistic


    Has anybody had a problem whereby the box no longer responds to remote control? This happened after a crash in OpenATV and even booting back into Spark doesn't help -- it seems like a hardware error. I tested the remote control handset itself and it works perfectly on another box.

    I wonder is there some way to completely reset the front panel controller?


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    #1465
    ixtlan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭ixtlan


    I post this just in the interest of helping someone else with this issue.

    When I started using Enigma I had many hangs and tried multiple images (mostly hyperion4 based). The hang/freeze/crash would always happen when I was trying to forward through adds. The box was still alive and I could telnet to it and login, but I had to reboot.

    Now, I've been crash free for about 6 weeks with the same image, and the issue reminds me of the joke about telling the doctor that it hurts when I do this, to which the answer is, stop doing that.

    I had found the number pad 30sec/1min/5min forwards very useful, and my usual method was pause... then click number. I've now stopped that. I only use the numbers when the box is playing, never when paused. Since I started doing this I've had no crashes, so I have to conclude this was the reason, possibly with some other unknown factor related to me. Maybe other people were not doing the pause/forward.

    Anyhow, there you go.

    Ix.


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    #1466
    Harold Finchs Machine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭Harold Finchs Machine


    coughlt wrote: »
    File resource link
    dropbox.com/sh/rgqdxriaivl9v3e/AACtiW-BDsbi0cckTxIzJEJJa

    Specific Hyperion 4 Link
    dropbox.com/sh/rgqdxriaivl9v3e/AACHc0q5CHWL1_VmcgM0YMaEa/Hyperion%204%20%20Backup%20Sep%202014?dl=0

    You should try all the images. Hyperion might not suit you. Its fine for what I need and its stable. Found open ATV to be good but not 'house' friendly!

    Is this an image from someone on here or elsewhere?


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    #1467
    Harold Finchs Machine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭Harold Finchs Machine


    A thread about who is using what image would be handy, since so many are giving bother.


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    #1468
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    Harold Finchs Machine wrote: »
    A thread about who is using what image would be handy, since so many are giving bother.


    i thought the Machine knows everything !! lol


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    #1469
    Anchises
    Registered Users Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Anchises


    Last night my Alien2 triple lost picture.

    After rebooting it is now stuck on 00:00 boot and goes no further.

    Can't even switch back to Spark.

    Any pointers on how to fix this ?

    Thanks

    A

    EDIT: Tried it again a little while ago and it came on to 00:00 boot. I continued to hold the power buttton while it was powering up and it came back to life. Baffling .... but ok ! it's working again.

    Could it be that the USB hard drive was disconected ?
    A.


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    #1470
    givecredit
    Registered Users Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭givecredit


    Here is my latest backup for anyone interested. After installation make sure you hdd or usb stick is formated in EXT3

    It has all the usuals including ondemand with tv3 and rte player.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/xmc4vt3i8xqm6mh/back_of_e2%20%28Laptop%27s%20conflicted%20copy%202014-11-06%29.zip?dl=0


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    #1471
    cyndale
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭cyndale


    givecredit wrote: »
    Here is my latest backup for anyone interested. After installation make sure you hdd or usb stick is formated in EXT3

    It has all the usuals including ondemand with tv3 and rte player.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/xmc4vt3i8xqm6mh/back_of_e2%20%28Laptop%27s%20conflicted%20copy%202014-11-06%29.zip?dl=0

    What image is it?


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