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Tiviar Alpha Plus Combo STB

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  • #2302
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    Sorry should have clarified, it's Tiviar I'm interested in


  • #2303
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,562 ✭✭✭swoofer


    No your ok you have to split cable for a zgemma but not tiviar


  • #2304
    hs5424
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭hs5424


    Yes you can split any RF feed providing you have enough level in the first place, ie you can split it 100 times if you end up with 55dbuV for DVB-T tuner.
    Just to clarify.


  • #2305
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,562 ✭✭✭swoofer


    are you saying you could have 100 tv's from one feed??


  • #2306
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    thanks for that, one other question.

    I will put the TA box in living room.

    Is there options for me to watch the recording from the box on my tv (non smart) in the kitchen?

    I have fibre BB and the modem is beside the living room tv


  • #2307
    hs5424
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭hs5424


    swoofer wrote: »
    are you saying you could have 100 tv's from one feed??

    Of course. How do you think cable TV systems work. One feed into head-end feeding 1000's of subscribers


  • #2308
    hs5424
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭hs5424


    teach nua wrote: »
    thanks for that, one other question.

    I will put the TA box in living room.

    Is there options for me to watch the recording from the box on my tv (non smart) in the kitchen?

    I have fibre BB and the modem is beside the living room tv

    If you would like to have access to the TA in all rooms throughout you house you could install it in the attic, take the HDMI feed from it and plug into an encoder modulator. This connects into your coaxial aerial feed to all the rooms. It also supports IR so you can use the TA remote in any room. One draw back is that there is about 1.5 / 2 seconds latency when you press the remote control button until things change on the screen.


  • #2309
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    i was hoping to leave TA box in living room

    is there any other way?

    If I was to get a wifi dongle for box and if I got something like an android box for my tv in the kitchen with some type of app, could I stream over my wifi recording from the box? sorry i'm not great with this sort of thing


  • #2310
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    teach nua wrote: »
    i was hoping to leave TA box in living room

    is there any other way?

    If I was to get a wifi dongle for box and if I got something like an android box for my tv in the kitchen with some type of app, could I stream over my wifi recording from the box? sorry i'm not great with this sort of thing

    With a xiaomi mi TV stick or similar you could use the dream player app to stream channels and recordings.

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.cyberdream.dreamepg.tv.player

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dopetech.ie



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  • #2311
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    Okay, so I would need streaming device

    Would I need WiFi dingle for TA box and if so what would a good one be?


  • #2312
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    If the tiviar has got a lan connection then you dont need a dongle for it.


  • #2313
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    greasepalm wrote: »
    If the tiviar has got a lan connection then you dont need a dongle for it.

    Is Lan the same as ethernet connection? If so than yes TA box has Lan.

    Are you saying to physically Connect my Internet from my modem to the box ? How would tv in other room be able to access recording on the box?


  • #2314
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    teach nua wrote: »
    Is Lan the same as ethernet connection? If so than yes TA box has Lan.

    Are you saying to physically Connect my Internet from my modem to the box ? How would tv in other room be able to access recording on the box?


    Yes most things now come with a lan port and need a cat5 lan cable plugged in to it.If you had another e2 box connected to tv it would be just a matter of setting up network mounts to view recordings from other box.


    Might depend on type of tv you have and if it is a smart tv or needing something extra.


  • #2315
    a clanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭a clanger


    Info request !

    My Tiviar had been running NCM's image based on openATV basically flash and forget!. However the box is constantanly crashing and freezing. This has been happeing for a month or so. I'm wondering is it a failing powersupply as I remember reading about it somewhere.
    The box point blank will not flash from a usb key although it did initially about a year ago. So I can FTP an image over than boot from there. I have tried openvix and the box did not seem to freeze but I have no clue how to set up channels ABM's etc .
    Did anyone else have an issue with power supply ...
    Can some one share a link to a stable image that I can test ...
    any other suggestions gratefully received


    Thanks in advance


  • #2316
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    a clanger wrote: »
    Info request !

    My Tiviar had been running NCM's image based on openATV basically flash and forget!. However the box is constantanly crashing and freezing. This has been happeing for a month or so. I'm wondering is it a failing powersupply as I remember reading about it somewhere.
    The box point blank will not flash from a usb key although it did initially about a year ago. So I can FTP an image over than boot from there. I have tried openvix and the box did not seem to freeze but I have no clue how to set up channels ABM's etc .
    Did anyone else have an issue with power supply ...
    Can some one share a link to a stable image that I can test ...
    any other suggestions gratefully received


    Thanks in advance

    Could timeshift be filling the HDD? Have you tried a reflash?


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  • #2317
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    I dont have the TA but is possible it could be a power supply but usually its on boot up it happens and wont power on and not flashing.
    Sometimes boxes need a clean install to overcome issues stored.
    Openvix is handy and can setup abm easily is under tuner setup--AutoBouquetsmaker--providers choose your freesat and saorview save and scan.


  • #2318
    robbKer
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭robbKer


    greasepalm wrote: »
    I dont have the TA but is possible it could be a power supply but usually its on boot up it happens and wont power on and not flashing.
    Sometimes boxes need a clean install to overcome issues stored.
    Openvix is handy and can setup abm easily is under tuner setup--AutoBouquetsmaker--providers choose your freesat and saorview save and scan.

    Totally agree with what is being said here, likely the Power supply has become faulty ultimately causing software issues. A reflash can often time buy you a little time... For whatever reason the PSU's in the Tiviar are prone to issues....


  • #2319
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    robbKer wrote: »
    Totally agree with what is being said here, likely the Power supply has become faulty ultimately causing software issues. A reflash can often time buy you a little time... For whatever reason the PSU's in the Tiviar are prone to issues....

    Are they? I've only ever read of one poster with an issue? Filling the HDD is the most common issue


  • #2320
    a clanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭a clanger


    Thanks for the reply's and information. I'm pretty sure I've timeshift off and the HDD is showing 841Gb free. Think I'm going to try openvix and see if I can get some stability !

    Thanks again


  • #2321
    robbKer
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭robbKer


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Are they? I've only ever read of one poster with an issue? Filling the HDD is the most common issue

    I've repaired 7 of these in the past year, three of them had PSU issues....and two of the three needed to be reflashed.


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  • #2322
    peking97
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭peking97


    I'm using the Tiviar with NCM's latest image and all good!

    I notice that in OpenWebif if I go into > Extras> Settings> Packages> More> Update from Feeds is available.

    Is this something that should be done manually on a regular basis or is it done automatically?

    Or perhaps it shouldn't be done at all!!?


  • #2323
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Generally if box is working ok and no issues i dont bother with updates and usually i reflash with a clean install every 6 months or so or when needed with a buggy image.Updates come in many forms with maybe 1 or 2 for your box.


  • #2324
    wilsixon
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭wilsixon


    NewClareman wrote: »
    If you're using OpenATV you need to use the "flash local" option: just browse to the location of the USB stick, select the ZIP file with the image (no need to extract the files before copying to the stick) and off you go.

    I am using Open ATV. Can anyone direct me to a good image for it?
    Thanks


  • #2325
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    just got the TA box with 1TB hdd and it is running ATV 6.0. all fta satellite channels are there in list of channels and I can view them. For terrestrial I can see list of the channels in tv guide start stop times and programme info but when I select to view i get a blank black screen....any ideas what i'm doing wrong?


  • #2326
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    Also i'm running rf out lead from TA box to TV as TV has a DVB-T tuner but RTE1 and some other channels are pixelated/poor quality when I select to view them through the TV's tuner. The remaining channels are fine to watch. any solutions greatly appreciated.


  • #2327
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    teach nua wrote: »
    just got the TA box with 1TB hdd and it is running ATV 6.0. all fta satellite channels are there in list of channels and I can view them. For terrestrial I can see list of the channels in tv guide start stop times and programme info but when I select to view i get a blank black screen....any ideas what i'm doing wrong?


    6.0 is a very old image there might have been an upgrade to a newer version on the thread.Newer atv is on 6.4 for other boxes.


    Tuner location might be wrong area and you do have a good rf input?


    Might need to be rescanned for new location if wrong.


    Try another lead from box to tv and see if its faulty


  • #2328
    hs5424
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭hs5424


    Hi Tech nua,
    Problem with your RTE is not the box . Its your signal. Did you manually tune or use auto search. What transmitter are you working off.


  • #2329
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    HI hs54245

    i did no tuning myself auto or manual, everything was there when the box booted up. i'm not sure about transmitter, i'll find that out

    having more fun now trying to flash openvix 5.3.039 to the box but not succeeding. should I delete the existing ATV image first or can I flash 'over it?

    I downloaded image as instructed on openvix, extracted it and copied folder name as instructed to a formatted 8gb usb (not kingston).

    The following is the tutorial from openvix website for flashing:

    Flashing the Receiver.
    1)Power off the receiver
    2) Ensure no other USB devices are plugged into the receiver
    3)Insert the USB stick containing the image files into one of usb ports, rear port if possible.
    4) Power the receiver on.
    5) When the receiver powers up you will see a prompt
    6)As soon as you see this press the power button on the front
    7)If successful the receiver will reboot it self after the flashing process has completed.
    8) Remove USB stick that contains the images files.

    My box does not come on any differently than when I have no USB in the port. 'Boot' appears and then a countdown or up of numbers, I cant remember which.

    What type of prompt should I get at 5 above? and what power button do I press at 6 as unit is already powered on at 4 and the box has no power buttons at the front...is it the power button on the remote that I press?

    sorry for long post and so many questions..I am very far down on my enigma learning curve :)


  • #2330
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    greasepalm wrote: »
    6.0 is a very old image there might have been an upgrade to a newer version on the thread.Newer atv is on 6.4 for other boxes.


    Tuner location might be wrong area and you do have a good rf input?


    Might need to be rescanned for new location if wrong.


    Try another lead from box to tv and see if its faulty

    rf input worked fine for TV alone before i set-up box, if location setting is wrong, why would some terrestrial channels come in okay?


  • #2331
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    hs5424 wrote: »
    Hi Tech nua,
    Problem with your RTE is not the box . Its your signal. Did you manually tune or use auto search. What transmitter are you working off.

    transmitter is suir valley 2rn


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  • #2332
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Boot screen will change from Atv to Vix if it flashed correctly.
    Sometimes your usb is not seen and you need to try another one for the take to flash and make sure no other usb are plugged in
    Possibly 1-2 seconds after you power up box from the rear you press the front button and you should see some action on front screen.
    Never insert / remove usb sticks while powered on.

    Region on my box says kilkenny for your setup is that what yours says?


  • #2333
    whoami1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 307 ✭✭whoami1


    hs5424 wrote: »
    As I don't have a Zgemma myself so I cannot compare, however when I set them up they both seemed to function the same. With all these things ''time will tell''.
    By the way if anyone has any power supply problems with the Tiviar Alpha + don't bother to try and repair it. Just remove old psu and pop any 12v 5A one inside and hard wire it to the main pcb. It only delivers 12v to the main board so its a simple fix.

    Thanks for this. I am having problems with my box, which I don't use much anymore as I replaced it with a H7S. It won't turn on for a long time and then it does a power cycle shortly afterwards. I now believe that it is a PSU problem - perhaps capacitors?

    Do you have any more information about the replacement of the PSU?


  • #2334
    hs5424
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭hs5424


    Hi Guys,
    If you are having a problem loading Vix make sure that you first have the proper boot loader installed. If the box did not come supplied with an E2 image then you will need the boot loader. I made this mistake in the past. Some of the suppliers used to charge for the boot loader. If you need it I have a copy and can mail it to you.

    whoami1.
    If you are having a problem with your power supply slow to power up just stick something like a 12v 5A on it. If you don't have one just wire a 12V battery that can supply 3 or 4 amps and this will prove if you have a psu problem or not. I checked all the caps on my psu when I had the same problem and all checked out ok in values and ESR. Fitting a 12v PSU cured my problem. Remember to remove original PSU first. You will see many cables connecting the PSU to the main board but if you 'bell' them out there are basically just 2. Most of the cables are in parallel.


  • #2335
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    hs5424 wrote: »
    Hi Guys,
    If you are having a problem loading Vix make sure that you first have the proper boot loader installed. If the box did not come supplied with an E2 image then you will need the boot loader. I made this mistake in the past. Some of the suppliers used to charge for the boot loader. If you need it I have a copy and can mail it to you.

    whoami1.
    If you are having a problem with your power supply slow to power up just stick something like a 12v 5A on it. If you don't have one just wire a 12V battery that can supply 3 or 4 amps and this will prove if you have a psu problem or not. I checked all the caps on my psu when I had the same problem and all checked out ok in values and ESR. Fitting a 12v PSU cured my problem. Remember to remove original PSU first. You will see many cables connecting the PSU to the main board but if you 'bell' them out there are basically just 2. Most of the cables are in parallel.


    Is that the Tiviar that needed the bootloader you Mentioned?


  • #2336
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    greasepalm wrote: »
    Boot screen will change from Atv to Vix if it flashed correctly.
    Sometimes your usb is not seen and you need to try another one for the take to flash and make sure no other usb are plugged in
    Possibly 1-2 seconds after you power up box from the rear you press the front button and you should see some action on front screen.
    Never insert / remove usb sticks while powered on.

    Region on my box says kilkenny for your setup is that what yours says?

    my Tiviar does not have a power button at the front, not that I can see anyway. the front has a panel that opens at the right where it looks like cards could be inserted but no sign of any power switch...am I missing something?


  • #2337
    teach nua
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭teach nua


    hs5424 wrote: »
    Hi Guys,
    If you are having a problem loading Vix make sure that you first have the proper boot loader installed. If the box did not come supplied with an E2 image then you will need the boot loader. I made this mistake in the past. Some of the suppliers used to charge for the boot loader. If you need it I have a copy and can mail it to you.

    whoami1.
    If you are having a problem with your power supply slow to power up just stick something like a 12v 5A on it. If you don't have one just wire a 12V battery that can supply 3 or 4 amps and this will prove if you have a psu problem or not. I checked all the caps on my psu when I had the same problem and all checked out ok in values and ESR. Fitting a 12v PSU cured my problem. Remember to remove original PSU first. You will see many cables connecting the PSU to the main board but if you 'bell' them out there are basically just 2. Most of the cables are in parallel.


    my box already had ATV installed, is this an E2 image?

    I noticed in flashing instructions for vix, it said to copy to 'root' of usb. I just copied the image folder from a drive on my pc to the usb stick...should I be doing it another way?


  • #2338
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Post 2326 says whole image in zip.Atv is on your box but old version and is an E2 image one of many for your model

    Post 11.
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057925678


  • #2339
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭andy1249


    teach nua wrote: »
    my Tiviar does not have a power button at the front, not that I can see anyway. the front has a panel that opens at the right where it looks like cards could be inserted but no sign of any power switch...am I missing something?

    The two white lights on the front , the smaller one on the left is the power button.


  • #2340
    robinwing
    Registered Users Posts: 479 ✭✭robinwing


    Hi I am on Tiviar box and cannot get RTE 1 on terrestrial ( Kippure) but can get Virgin Media and RTE2. Do I rescan the Tiviar for terrestrial and how do I do that ?. The Tiviar came preloaded I think , it was just plug and play. Anybody who has tips and info would be greatly appreciated


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  • #2341
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Normally you set your region in the saorview setup and scan.
    Might be a second MUX the box does not know.


  • #2342
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    brookedave wrote: »
    I am using Open ATV. Can anyone direct me to a good image for it?
    Thanks

    I have posted a number of images, see the link in this post.


  • #2343
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    peking97 wrote: »
    I'm using the Tiviar with NCM's latest image and all good!

    I notice that in OpenWebif if I go into > Extras> Settings> Packages> More> Update from Feeds is available.

    Is this something that should be done manually on a regular basis or is it done automatically?

    Or perhaps it shouldn't be done at all!!?

    My advice is to leave well enough alone. I started out with OpenATV 6.0 and now use 6.3. There's been little, if any, improvement in functionality. However, from time-to-time an update itself has caused problems.


  • #2344
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    hs5424 wrote: »
    Hi Guys,
    If you are having a problem loading Vix make sure that you first have the proper boot loader installed. If the box did not come supplied with an E2 image then you will need the boot loader. I made this mistake in the past. Some of the suppliers used to charge for the boot loader. If you need it I have a copy and can mail it to you.

    The flashing procedure is different depending on the boot loader and image. If the box is on the original Fortis OS, I have put the instructions on changing toEnigma2, at the link on this post.

    If using recent versions of OpenATV you need to use flash local and navigate to the usb.


  • #2345
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    greasepalm wrote: »
    Normally you set your region in the saorview setup and scan.
    Might be a second MUX the box does not know.

    If ABM is used the region needs to be set with that. Any other setting will be overwritten, when ABM runs.


  • #2346
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Yes ABM is a very handy plugin that can update channels when they move.


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  • #2347
    hs5424
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭hs5424


    Listen lads that are having problems with your Tiviar.
    I have setup about 30 of these boxes to date. I have advised customers to buy them from sat world in Dublin as they are local so if you have a problem you don't have to send back to China. By the way, I don't know or have any business connection with sat world. Load your box with the latest Vix image. I never bother with add-ons such as picons etc as they can load the system no mater what anyone tells you. If you don't want to manually tune in the terrestrial channels then Vix comes pre-loaded with all the RTE transmitters including their transposer sites also. I have never seen this in any box having been in the business for the last 38 years. Select your local transmitter and away you go. Download crossEpg and setup it to update epg guide every night for what ever time suits you using OpenTV providers . It NEVER fails. Download any skin of your choice. I like the Vix blue HD as its almost identical to the one that's used on the Sky HD box so people changing from Sky to FTA will love it.


  • #2348
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    If downloading epg its best to have a mounted usb or hdd for storage and not to internal flash.Never power off box as just put it in standby.


  • #2349
    hs5424
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭hs5424


    correct.
    Use USB stick to download your EPG guide.


  • #2350
    hs5424
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭hs5424


    robinwing wrote: »
    Hi I am on Tiviar box and cannot get RTE 1 on terrestrial ( Kippure) but can get Virgin Media and RTE2. Do I rescan the Tiviar for terrestrial and how do I do that ?. The Tiviar came preloaded I think , it was just plug and play. Anybody who has tips and info would be greatly appreciated

    Kippure use adjacent channels 33 & 34 so try to manually tune these.


  • #2351
    NewClareman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭NewClareman


    greasepalm wrote: »
    Yes ABM is a very handy plugin that can update channels when they move.

    My point was that if ABM is installed then that is where you input your Saorview details.
    You then scan from within ABM.

    ABM not only updates channels if they move, it also handles new channels and channels closing.


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