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WETEK Play/OPENELEC user discussion, tips n' tricks

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  • #1052
    D'Peoples Voice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭D'Peoples Voice


    Trevord wrote: »
    What's your end objective here in terms of box capability?

    If you want UKFTA channels + Kodi then to be honest I think that the Android route is far simpler. Wetek Theatre for UK FTA channels can be set up quite easily. It's a case of pick your satelitte (28.2 E) scan for FTA channels and then create groups of favourites such as entertainment, news, music, kids.

    You'll need to go openelec or enigma route if you want more than that. But that could be achieved on a microsd card.

    Why not get the box working with android on internal memory and then play around with getting openelec or enigma working on the microsd card at your leisure.

    Yes, this is exactly what I'm doing.
    If it's not a stupid question, how do i create AutoBouquets with Wetek Theatre
    - it looks easy with ATV http://wetekforums.com/v/index.php?p=discussion/13438/video-tutorial-install-autobouquets.
    In the Submenu of Wetek Theatre it offers me the opportunity to a "Add/remove from Bouquet" but not to create one!

    I don't have access yet to this site http://linuxsat-support.com/showthread.php?t=18085&page=4, the admins must be off for the weekend


  • #1053
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    D'Peoples Voice wrote: »
    Yes, this is exactly what I'm doing.
    If it's not a stupid question, how do i create AutoBouquets with Wetek Theatre
    - it looks easy with ATV http://wetekforums.com/v/index.php?p=discussion/13438/video-tutorial-install-autobouquets.
    In the Submenu of Wetek Theatre it offers me the opportunity to a "Add/remove from Bouquet" but not to create one!

    I don't have access yet to this site http://linuxsat-support.com/showthread.php?t=18085&page=4, the admins must be off for the weekend

    Wetek Theatre is a weak point with the current android software with this box and the developers know that.

    You can change the order of the channels but you can't change the channel numbers, which is totally confusing.

    You can create groups rather than bouquets manually. Go to channel options > edit groups and create group names manually such as entertainment, news, kids etc.

    Then go to channel options > edit channels and favourite each channel you want to be in a group. As you do that an option will appear for you to decide which group you want each channel to go into.

    When you are finished you can access the group menu by using the left arrow beside the OK button.


  • #1054
    branners69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭branners69


    Playing around with Openelec today and Live TV with sat connection. I have the PBnigma working prefectly ( and I am very happy with it!) so wasnt too fussed about getting this working.

    I managed to get it all working but whenever I change channel there can be some buffering? I dont understand why there is any buffering as the signal isnt being streamed? Or is it from the backend to the frontend?

    The only slight headache I am having is with the Bouquets, anyone with a decent link to a tutorial how to get a mix of UK and Irish channels working?

    Before I realised the Bouquets are the way to go, I was deleting the channels I didnt want. I managed to get it down from over 900 to 400 but when I went out and back in, it went back up to 900 channels! :mad:


  • #1055
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    branners69 wrote: »
    Playing around with Openelec today and Live TV with sat connection. I have the PBnigma working prefectly ( and I am very happy with it!) so wasnt too fussed about getting this working.

    I managed to get it all working but whenever I change channel there can be some buffering? I dont understand why there is any buffering as the signal isnt being streamed? Or is it from the backend to the frontend?

    The only slight headache I am having is with the Bouquets, anyone with a decent link to a tutorial how to get a mix of UK and Irish channels working?

    Before I realised the Bouquets are the way to go, I was deleting the channels I didnt want. I managed to get it down from over 900 to 400 but when I went out and back in, it went back up to 900 channels! :mad:

    Tvheadend is reported as being slow alright by some people in the thread

    See for example

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=98694432&postcount=837


  • #1056
    branners69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭branners69


    Trevord wrote: »
    Tvheadend is reported as being slow alright by some people in the thread

    See for example

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=98694432&postcount=837

    I saw that post earlier when I did a search for Bouquets & Tvheadend, but I was surprised as to how much of a delay there is. I use a Minix box in the back room to stream from PBnigma and I reckon it is faster changing channels and it is streaming them!

    If you want to show off your Wetek box as a Sly replacement then PBnigma is the way to go!


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  • #1057
    sibersha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭sibersha


    I just bought a dvb-s2 version of Wetek play. I plan on using the PBnigma image. Would a usb dvb-t tuner work on this image or can it only be used via openelec? If so, any recommendations?


  • #1058
    sibersha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭sibersha


    branners69 wrote: »
    Playing around with Openelec today and Live TV with sat connection. I have the PBnigma working prefectly ( and I am very happy with it!) so wasnt too fussed about getting this working.

    I managed to get it all working but whenever I change channel there can be some buffering? I dont understand why there is any buffering as the signal isnt being streamed? Or is it from the backend to the frontend?

    The only slight headache I am having is with the Bouquets, anyone with a decent link to a tutorial how to get a mix of UK and Irish channels working?

    Before I realised the Bouquets are the way to go, I was deleting the channels I didnt want. I managed to get it down from over 900 to 400 but when I went out and back in, it went back up to 900 channels! :mad:

    There is an application called dreambox editor that allows you to edit Bouquets. Might be worth a try.


  • #1059
    branners69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭branners69


    sibersha wrote: »
    I just bought a dvb-s2 version of Wetek play. I plan on using the PBnigma image. Would a usb dvb-t tuner work on this image or can it only be used via openelec? If so, any recommendations?

    This was discussed previously, here!

    I was going to get one but now want I want a combo dvb-t and dvb-c tuner! Can anyone recommend one?


  • #1060
    branners69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭branners69


    sibersha wrote: »
    There is an application called dreambox editor that allows you to edit Bouquets. Might be worth a try.

    Thanks, will give that a shot!


  • #1061
    sibersha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭sibersha


    jakdublin wrote: »
    Yes it is. It's from China so it'll take 3-4 weeks to arrive.

    http://www.tinydeal.com/-p-155067.html

    When I got mine I realised the ariel it comes with is useless so I got this adapter to connect it to a regular ariel.

    http://www.maplin.ie/p/maplin-mcx-plug-to-coax-socket-aerial-adapter-n62ln

    Hi Jackdublin.

    Are you using PBnigma image? And if so, does the dvb-t tuner work with this image?


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  • #1062
    jakdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭jakdublin


    sibersha wrote: »
    Hi Jackdublin.

    Are you using PBnigma image? And if so, does the dvb-t tuner work with this image?

    No. My set up is openelec. Tested the tuner with my set up and it works fine but I need an outside arieL lots of buffering with the indoor antenna.


  • #1063
    D'Peoples Voice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭D'Peoples Voice


    Trevord wrote: »
    You can change the order of the channels but you can't change the channel numbers, which is totally confusing.
    Under Edit Channels, I waswas able to "move" the channels into the order I wanted for channels 1-20, so now for example I can just press 1 for example and BBC 1 comes on, 3 for ITV etc.

    Now if only I could import these picons

    The Wetek remote control is not great for Wetek Theatre or Wetek OS in general. Had to connect a keyboard & mouse, though there is an Android app.

    Just got my external hard drive mounted to kodi running on Wetek OS using this method, so I'm happy :-)


  • #1064
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    D'Peoples Voice wrote: »
    Under Edit Channels, I was able to "move" the channels into the order I wanted for channels 1-20, so now for example I can just press 1 for example and BBC 1 comes on, 3 for ITV etc.


    Just need to get my external hard drive mounted to Wetek OS and I'm happy :-)

    Ok. That's interesting. That is exactly how you would want it to work. But what happens when you reboot the box? Do the channels stay in that sequence and retain those logical numbers?

    Are you using the version 1.1.7 ?


  • #1065
    batistuta9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,508 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    branners69 wrote: »
    I saw that post earlier when I did a search for Bouquets & Tvheadend, but I was surprised as to how much of a delay there is. I use a Minix box in the back room to stream from PBnigma and I reckon it is faster changing channels and it is streaming them!

    If you want to show off your Wetek box as a Sly replacement then PBnigma is the way to go!

    changing channels takes about 2 seconds for me. check the live tv settings in kodi, could be something there slowing you down

    & the buffering too, haven't really noticed it much lately, though times it'll catch up with it self when changing channels - if you know what i mean by that - not sure if it's a tvheadend/kodi/hardware problem or combination even .
    though compared with a sky box i don't think some channels look as good, again it's difficult to know if it's software/hardware


  • #1066
    D'Peoples Voice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭D'Peoples Voice


    Trevord wrote: »
    Do the channels stay in that sequence and retain those logical numbers?

    Are you using the version 1.1.7 ?
    Yes to both questions....


  • #1067
    Euphoriasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭Euphoriasean


    Hi guys.

    Looking to purchase from the WETEK website with the DVB-S2 Tuner but it is out of stock. Any other reliable website out there.

    Thanks


  • #1068
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    Euphoriasean wrote: »
    Hi guys.

    Looking to purchase from the WETEK website with the DVB-S2 Tuner but it is out of stock. Any other reliable website out there.

    Thanks

    Are they out of stock here too? - http://webshop.openelec.tv/shop/wetek-openelec-box-with-dvb-s2-tuner (I didn't check, but they are also an 'official' wetek store.)

    These also sell it.
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/WeTek-Android-OpenELEC-Receiver-Schwarz/dp/B00USB7BF8
    Geekbuying sell it. (Could get hit for customs)
    You could buy one with no tuner from Wetek and buy a tuner seperately also.


  • #1069
    Euphoriasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭Euphoriasean


    Allyall wrote: »
    Are they out of stock here too? - http://webshop.openelec.tv/shop/wetek-openelec-box-with-dvb-s2-tuner (I didn't check, but they are also an 'official' wetek store.)

    These also sell it.
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/WeTek-Android-OpenELEC-Receiver-Schwarz/dp/B00USB7BF8
    Geekbuying sell it. (Could get hit for customs)
    You could buy one with no tuner from Wetek and buy a tuner seperately also.

    Thanks its available on the openelecs website.


  • #1070
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    Questions about the configuration of Kodi and pbnigma, is there a way to enable/pair a bluetooth keyboard on pbnigma or Kodi? On the Openelec software installed with the WETEK box I could configure the keyboard but the version of Kodi from pbnigma I do not see Openelec so I cannot configure it. Any ideas? Thanks


    tommycahir thanks for the pbnigma guide, very useful and easy to setup.


  • #1071
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    Euphoriasean wrote: »
    Hi guys.

    Looking to purchase from the WETEK website with the DVB-S2 Tuner but it is out of stock. Any other reliable website out there.

    Thanks

    http://www.adverts.ie/for-sale/q_wetek/

    A few on adverts.


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  • #1072
    Euphoriasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭Euphoriasean


    eamonnq wrote: »
    http://www.adverts.ie/for-sale/q_wetek/

    A few on adverts.

    Thanks ordered from openelec,should have it tomorrow.

    Total newbie to this.Which is the better setup for tv - enigma with openatv or openelec with tvheadend. From what I've read so far I'm leaning towards enigma. I will probably also install android to NAND. Liking the look of the slyk skin. Is there an enigma image with the slyk skin loaded as default?

    Many hours of tinkering lies ahead.


  • #1073
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    Euphoriasean wrote: »

    Many hours of tinkering lies ahead.

    You left out a few 'manys' !!

    Many many many days of tinkering lie ahead!!!


    Got mine up and running (with a lot of help!), but have not gone back to messing about with it again since, but I will........someday!!


  • #1074
    D'Peoples Voice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭D'Peoples Voice


    eamonnq wrote: »
    You left out a few 'manys' !!

    Many many many days of tinkering lie ahead!!!


    Got mine up and running (with a lot of help!), but have not gone back to messing about with it again since, but I will........someday!!
    Yes, gotta agree, it is a pet project!
    If you don't have the guts of 10-20 hours to spend on this, you should look elsewhere.

    But I'm delighted with Wetek OS. Under this, I have Wetek Theatre for satellite channels, Kodi for streaming channels and Android OS for Netflix and other popular apps for movies.
    Few others boxes offer such possibilities!


  • #1075
    RossieMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Do people find android useable? Mine was painfully slow so I reverted back to openelec.

    Maybe it was my flash, I thought it was awful. Will give it another go of its not suppose to be like that.


  • #1076
    Euphoriasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭Euphoriasean


    Hi guys,

    Just got this box today. When I go into tvheadend the tuners do not show up under TV adapters. Any ideas?

    Thanks
    Sean


  • #1077
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    RossieMan wrote: »
    Do people find android useable? Mine was painfully slow so I reverted back to openelec.

    Maybe it was my flash, I thought it was awful. Will give it another go of its not suppose to be like that.

    On android HD channels can be occasionally problematic - moving through channels is a bit slow compared to more high end boxes. But its reasonable overall for a bedroom/occasional use sat box (not as a main tv box in my view)

    Returned to tinkering with getting the Android Wetek Theater into a workable state after D'people's Voice reported success in getting sensible channels numbers organised.

    The Dreamset channel editing software is a wild goose chase in this regard. For Wetek it is not fully compatible and does not allow you to renumber the channels in a logical order. The only way to do it is to manually sort the channels on the box, which takes a good tedious hour I'd say just for the FTA ones.

    On the plus side I was able to copy the dvb.db file (the channel list file) from the Wetek box using FTP and I've successfully copied it to other Wetek boxes, which made light work of setting up the Wetek Theater on other boxes.

    If anyone wants a Wetek Theater channel list for the FTA channels (roughly in the order that they appear on Freesat) let me know.


  • #1078
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Anyone using Android 1.1.7 on NAND and Pbnigma on microsd?

    Have you managed to maintain the dual boot function?

    I've seen it reported elsewhere that it worked for the first few boots but after that it defaults to NAND and you can't get Enigma to boot any longer.

    That was my experience too - worked a few times and then it wouldn't boot from microsd any longer.

    Some reports suggest that its down to a bug which breaks the boot tool if you change the screen resolution, but I let mine stay on the default 720p and it still stopped doing dual boot after about 24 hours.


  • #1079
    T-Bird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭T-Bird


    Trevord wrote: »
    Anyone using Android 1.1.7 on NAND and Pbnigma on microsd?

    Have you managed to maintain the dual boot function?

    I've seen it reported elsewhere that it worked for the first few boots but after that it defaults to NAND and you can't get Enigma to boot any longer.

    That was my experience too - worked a few times and then it wouldn't boot from microsd any longer.

    Some reports suggest that its down to a bug which breaks the boot tool if you change the screen resolution, but I let mine stay on the default 720p and it still stopped doing dual boot after about 24 hours.

    I think I had same problem, small patch on post #2 HERE fixed it for me.

    All I found on Wetek forum was people saying dual bood didnt work and no fix etc.


  • #1080
    bigmike99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭bigmike99


    what is openelec?!
    can it be installed on any good rooted tv box?


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  • #1081
    bromley52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭bromley52


    T-Bird wrote: »
    I think I had same problem, small patch on post #2 HERE fixed it for me.

    All I found on Wetek forum was people saying dual bood didnt work and no fix etc.

    I believe changing the display resolution changes some extra unforseen setting on the wetek and preventing booting from msd. The patch mentioned above does fix it.


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