Edision Optimuss OS 3 Plus

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Yeah it wouldn't work when I tried to update with my old settings. I had to do a fresh install and re-do auto bouquets etc. it's working fine now. Thanks.

whowantstwoknow wrote: »

I'm considering getting this receiver (or something similar). Where I plan to install it I have already installed 2 cables but need the dish+aerial installed. Will this be enough for the sat channels and saorview? Will 2 cables limit the recording capabilities?

My understanding is that you really need three cables for full functionality.
2 feeds from a dual LNB on the dish and one from the Saorview aerial.
If you only have 1 sat feed then I think that you can only watch and record one channel (or watch one channel and record another but only if they are the same polarisation or something like that?). With 2 you can watch one and record any other one. Does that make sense?

whowantstwoknow wrote: »

Can I use a combiner/splitter to transmit the Saorview signal to the receiver on one of the sat cable feeds?

I'm not sure but why would you do that?