Edision Optimuss OS 3 Plus

I have my crossepg downloading to the onboard hard drive once a day. Aside from the default plugins I've only added two others. Crossepg 0.8.1 and Cool tv guide 7.3.0 and I use Pli-HD skin. I learned a long time ago not to load these things up with loads of plugins. I use it for tv only. I have a HTPC running Kodi for everything else.

I don't update the image either unless I have trouble. There's updates every night but I'm not bothering cos it's all working. I'm also convinced the heat inside it was giving me HDD problems so I've put the fan onto 90% when the box is in use and I have it at 30% when in standby.

DopeTech

superg wrote: »

I have my crossepg downloading to the onboard hard drive once a day. Aside from the default plugins I've only added two others. Crossepg 0.8.1 and Cool tv guide 7.3.0 and I use Pli-HD skin. I learned a long time ago not to load these things up with loads of plugins. I use it for tv only. I have a HTPC running Kodi for everything else.

I don't update the image either unless I have trouble. There's updates every night but I'm not bothering cos it's all working. I'm also convinced the heat inside it was giving me HDD problems so I've put the fan onto 90% when the box is in use and I have it at 30% when in standby.

Thank you, yeah I'd be the same, these boxes are great but the less you have on them the better. Do you have crossepg pointed towards the onboard hdd or somewhere else?

Yes downloading to the onboard HDD.

Palmyra

superg wrote: »

Over a week now with HD freaks and zero problems, a welcome change from Open ATV.

And yes I am aware this post is the kiss of death to that

I was having almost daily freezing on Open ATV 4.2, same on 5.0. I too have moved to HD Freaks just now. Fingers Crossed!
Pat.

So anybody know ... is it true or an urban legend that stuff like EPG, picons, other stuff (?) should be stored on USB flash rather than internal HDD?
From recent posts here it sounds like it's OK to just store everything on the internal HDD?
Thanks.

I have been using Openatv for a couple of months now. It freezes up occasionally but for the most part it's been ok. I am going to try HD Freaks this weekend and I just have a few questions.

1) Can you keep you Autobouquets intact when moving from one image to another?

2) Can you still get the very handy web interface for editing channels etc when you move to HD Freaks?

3) I have a weird problem with my recording occasionally vanishing and then re-appearing on the recordings list when using Openatv. Does this happen to anyone else in either image? I suspect it might be my HDD unmounting and remounting or some such problem.

4) Like the previous poster asked, is there any benefit to storing picons, epg data etc on a thumb drive?

Thanks in advance to anybody who can answer these questions.

red bellied

Irreverent wrote: »

I have been using Openatv for a couple of months now. It freezes up occasionally but for the most part it's been ok. I am going to try HD Freaks this weekend and I just have a few questions.

1) Can you keep you Autobouquets intact when moving from one image to another?

2) Can you still get the very handy web interface for editing channels etc when you move to HD Freaks?

3) I have a weird problem with my recording occasionally vanishing and then re-appearing on the recordings list when using Openatv. Does this happen to anyone else in either image? I suspect it might be my HDD unmounting and remounting or some such problem.

4) Like the previous poster asked, is there any benefit to storing picons, epg data etc on a thumb drive?

Thanks in advance to anybody who can answer these questions.

Autobouquets will have to be installed manually because its not in the HD freaks feeds. My friend has the plus 2 and he also has the vanishing hard drive situation, usually putting the box to deep standby and powering it down, then restarting it makes it show up again. Its best to save picons to USB to save on hard drive ware, for EPG the data is just downloaded to USB or hard drive. After that the programming data is cached by the internal flash so it doesn't really matter if you use the hard drive to download it to.

Irreverent wrote: »

I have been using Openatv for a couple of months now. It freezes up occasionally but for the most part it's been ok. I am going to try HD Freaks this weekend and I just have a few questions.

1) Can you keep you Autobouquets intact when moving from one image to another?

2) Can you still get the very handy web interface for editing channels etc when you move to HD Freaks?

3) I have a weird problem with my recording occasionally vanishing and then re-appearing on the recordings list when using Openatv. Does this happen to anyone else in either image? I suspect it might be my HDD unmounting and remounting or some such problem.

4) Like the previous poster asked, is there any benefit to storing picons, epg data etc on a thumb drive?

Thanks in advance to anybody who can answer these questions.

1) You'll be doing a clean install of the image so you start from scratch so you re do your bouquets too.

2) Yes open Webif is still there.

3) I had loads of HDD issues with Open ATV including the one you mention. I've had no issues whatsoever with HDfreaks.

4) I've always stored them on HDD on both my Amiko Alien 2+ and my OS3+, no problems.

There is an alternative to Autobouquets E2 included in the HDfreaks feed called Autobouquet maker. When you install it, it shows up in the 'Service searching' Menu rather than the plugins menu. It was there in the Open ATV feed too. Its the one I use. I only use Autobouquets E2 on my Alien.

Thanks redbellied and superg for your help. I'm set up and all looking ok so far.

dherbage

Hi,
I have just got a new Edision Optimuss OS3 Plus and would like to know if anyone out there has any information on how to configure it, also how do I load an N Line on to it?
Thanks, Derek.

bored_stupid

Here is the new Open atv 5.1 if anybody like to test .
http://images3.mynonpublic.com/openatv/5.1/index.php?open=optimussos3plus

http://www.opena.tv/forum352/?

Regards
bored_stupid

DopeTech

Is anyone here using a 3.5" harddrive in one of these? Reason I ask is I'm on the lookout for a new hdd as the one I had in it packed in and their seems to be a few good deals on the 3.5" ones.

alias no.9

FrostyJim wrote: »

Is anyone here using a 3.5" harddrive in one of these? Reason I ask is I'm on the lookout for a new hdd as the one I had in it packed in and their seems to be a few good deals on the 3.5" ones.

Only 2.5" with out serious butchery or putting it in an external HDD case and connecting by USB

thegreek

I had an Amiko Alien and I was constantly updating the OS and trying different things. Since I got the Optimuss I updated once in 3 months.

I have to say I am really happy with it. Went a bit mad last night and clicked on software update. I had a new image ready to go in case it went badly but surprisingly it went really well. Still running OpenATV on 4.2. There is no pressing need to change as it is all working really well.

peking97

thegreek wrote: »

I had an Amiko Alien and I was constantly updating the OS and trying different things. Since I got the Optimuss I updated once in 3 months.

I have to say I am really happy with it. Went a bit mad last night and clicked on software update. I had a new image ready to go in case it went badly but surprisingly it went really well. Still running OpenATV on 4.2. There is no pressing need to change as it is all working really well.

Well all I can say is Lucky You! because my experience was totally at odds with yours. I had this box for a little over a week and had nothing but trouble as regards stability using both the OpenATV and HDFreaks images. I did work it fairly hard as regards recordings etc. (for test purposes) but on a few occasions it even locked-up while just watching a channel with no recording taking place. I'm wondering now was it perhaps a hardware fault on the unit.
All I really wanted was a way of combining the EPG's for Saorview and Freesat channels and when it worked it was good but let down by poor stability.
However, I'll keep an eye on this thread and would consider buying this or a similar box again in the future.

techdiver

I was considering getting this box to replace my amiko alien 2+, but from reading this thread and having owned an Amiko Alien 2+, it seems the common denominator of problem is the software (enigma2).

I was told the reason enigma2 was so unstable on the alien was because it was ported across from a different processor platform, but since the OS3 has the chipset that enigma2 is designed for, it leads me to believe that my first assertion was correct about enigma2 being a very poor unstable piece of software.

I've been using Spark on my Alien 2 since without any major issues. It's a pity as enigma2 has some nice features and a better interface, but it's not worth the babysitting that's involved.

givecredit

techdiver wrote: »

I was considering getting this box to replace my amiko alien 2+, but from reading this thread and having owned an Amiko Alien 2+, it seems the common denominator of problem is the software (enigma2).

I was told the reason enigma2 was so unstable on the alien was because it was ported across from a different processor platform, but since the OS3 has the chipset that enigma2 is designed for, it leads me to believe that my first assertion was correct about enigma2 being a very poor unstable piece of software.

I have an enigma 2 image installed on one of my receivers. (Gigablue quad) since Dec 2013. I have not updated it since. Its running perfectly........

Yeah my alien is running largely without trouble on the same image I out on it about 4 months ago. Took me a long time to get the OS3 to the same stable state but it's there now so I'm leaving it alone.

Understand the frustrations though, if I buy another box I'll probably go for a Vu+ as you'd expect the images to be far more stable on those. Pricey though.

MYSTICA1

Hello, I downloaded latest HDF image a few days ago. One thing I had customised with the OpenAtv image was to use the right/ left buttons for fast forward & rewind during recording play-back (much easier when remote is in your hand than looking for the FF RW buttons at the bottom of the remote) I can't seem to get this set up again in HDF image. (I think the Hot Key set-up is for normal TV rather than play-back?) Could anybody give me some direction on how to do this? Thanks!

MYSTICA1 wrote: »

Hello, I downloaded latest HDF image a few days ago. One thing I had customised with the OpenAtv image was to use the right/ left buttons for fast forward & rewind during recording play-back (much easier when remote is in your hand than looking for the FF RW buttons at the bottom of the remote) I can't seem to get this set up again in HDF image. (I think the Hot Key set-up is for normal TV rather than play-back?) Could anybody give me some direction on how to do this? Thanks!

From memory it is under settings/devices. You can select remote and change the keys. I know I changed a few around so it is there somewhere.

Will have to say that I am running trouble free also on the hdfreaks image. The plugin that gives me most trouble (don't use it too much) is kodi direct although I think this is mainly due to the connection through wifi and not having the greatest broadband signal (midband really).

Might give the openatv 5.1 a go, that is only because I am a gluten for punishment.

red bellied

THE ALM wrote: »

From memory it is under settings/devices. You can select remote and change the keys. I know I changed a few around so it is there somewhere.

Long press the red button will also bring up the hot keys.

Well that is openatv 5.1 loaded, will see how this goes!!!

THE ALM wrote: »

Well that is openatv 5.1 loaded, will see how this goes!!!

What link did you use to download? I tried loading 5.1 from the link on the last page and it is stuck in a boot loop.

Irreverent wrote: »

What link did you use to download? I tried loading 5.1 from the link on the last page and it is stuck in a boot loop.

This is the one I used here