vu+ duo

Clareman

Get Project Valerie and 1Channel Plugins, you don't need anything else after that

Channel 4's are difficult, a lot of users here have had problems with them, go to all channels in your Bouquets and find the 1 that works, there's probably 4 different copies of each, copy that manually over to your main Bouquet then.

SalteeDog

Is Valerie working on VIX3.0 now? I know there were problems when OpenVIX was first launched.

banie01

Project Valerie is Superb!
But it does take a little bit of setting up, especially on OE3.0+/VIX 3.0+ builds.
If you install and run ''as is'' it will crash your box at the end of file playback.
You need to go to Menu>Setup>Recording Settings and change ''behaviour when a movie is stopped'' and ''behaviour when a movie finishes'' options to ask user.

Also, if you have any TV series PVMC will manage and catalog those for you too but it can take a little finesseing
A little file called a ''valerie.info'' with the tvdb series number will sort any sync issues (Usually)
See these post,andThis.
You also need to .MKV and .MP4 to the recognised filetypes via the WebIF as otherwise these files won't be catalogued by PVMC.

Clareman

I have blackhole and it works perfectly straight from the install.

banie01

SalteeDog wrote: »

Is Valerie working on VIX3.0 now? I know there were problems when OpenVIX was first launched.

@ SalteeDog see my post below your one.
You just need to change a few settings in the record settings menu.

tinner777

lads where you getting your boxes from?

SalteeDog

@tinner satboxes.com....good value & good service.

yabadabado

SalteeDog wrote: »

@tinner satboxes.com....good value & good service.

+1
they have been top notch any dealings I have had with them.

kierank01

tinner777 wrote: »

lads where you getting your boxes from?

I got mine from ielektroniks.com

banie01

kierank01 wrote: »

I got mine from ielektroniks.com

Same as myself.

lertsnim

Anybody else having problems with recordings being split in 2 with only a few minutes of the start and end?

yabadabado

lertsnim wrote: »

Anybody else having problems with recordings being split in 2 with only a few minutes of the start and end?

never had that problem but I did have problems with only a few minutes of a program being recorded but that was a problem with the tuners.

SalteeDog

Where I have had recordings split in two it's because the box crashed/rebooted sometime during the recording..sometimes happens if I have too many recordings happening at the same time. That said it's always recorded most of the program with just the minutes missing that coincide with the time taken to reboot.

lertsnim

Initially I did think that it might have been the box crashing but then I noticed it happening on recordings while watching another channel.

Another problem has since surfaced where I am unable to update the box via the settings menu so I will probably just do an update via usb when I have time.

dfdream

Saltee dog is this something you have noticed happening only recently.
Im on vix 3.0 very 519 and notice that recordings are regularly crashing and the box rebooting. It never happened before on older versions ( except when recording on usb dtt except I don't use that any more. Also in this version I notice that auto timer scan causes spinning vix logo that never happened before. Something definitely changed in recent versions. I will do online update today to see if there is a change.

SalteeDog wrote: »

Where I have had recordings split in two it's because the box crashed/rebooted sometime during the recording..sometimes happens if I have too many recordings happening at the same time. That said it's always recorded most of the program with just the minutes missing that coincide with the time taken to reboot.

kierank01

lertsnim wrote: »

Initially I did think that it might have been the box crashing but then I noticed it happening on recordings while watching another channel.

Another problem has since surfaced where I am unable to update the box via the settings menu so I will probably just do an update via usb when I have time.

There is a setting somewhere that allows you to set recordings as having priority over watching something.

If that was switched off, and you were hogging all the tuners, then something like might happen.

lertsnim

It's setup to give recordings the priority

SalteeDog

@dfdream No, this isn't something that's just a recent occurrence. I'm on build 539 now and it seems quite stable. I skipped a few recent builds so I may have skipped 519.

kevez

what is the name of the plugin for streaming channels to other boxes and does it have to be another duo or can it be any enigma 2 box? (sorry but thread is a bit long to search through to find it :P)

yabadabado

Is it d IP address I need from my box to look up my system on a pc ?

Zab

Yes

yabadabado

Zab wrote: »

Yes

cheers Zab,I tried it again there and it worked.

SalteeDog

kevez wrote: »

what is the name of the plugin for streaming channels to other boxes and does it have to be another duo or can it be any enigma 2 box? (sorry but thread is a bit long to search through to find it :P)

Going by memory it's 'remotestreamconvert'. It does not have to be another duo but it does have to be a box which is running an image that supports URL streaming. (PLI based images or Open alliance based images).

The Bull

Hi All

I have a orginal Vu+ now for a few years and have limited skills on updateing images etc. I learned enough back then to flash a blackhole image and set up a DVB-T Wintv ministick tuner for saorview. The image I have set up is as follows:
Blackhole Enigma: Apr 10 2011-VUplus_experimental
Image: Experimental 2011-04-10.

I had the EPG set up to update from Rytec and also had CCcam 2.1.4 installed.
Anyway the EPG has stopped updating and I am prob going to have to update my Image.
My question is or questions :
What Image would most of you recommend taking into account the following?

• I would need the image to have a driver to run the third wintv ministick tuner for saorview.
• I like the idea of havin the new auto updating satellite Bouquets
  on 28.2 astra
• I see that the RTE player is now possible on enigma 2, this would be nice to have on the vu+
• A steady image which give minimum problems,
• I also have a hard drive in it but Id say thats not much bother to configure.

Finally I am not sure wheather I will need to upgrade any firmware etc before flashing any current images. Since it has been a few years since I updated my Image. I not too sure how to do this so any help would be greatly appricated.

Thanks in advance

jolatacqce

@The Bull,I'm using a Vu+Duo with the same dvb-t stick for saorview,Iinstalled the RTE player and it's working perfectly on Blackhole 1.7.9,which is a very stable image and is installed with a usb stick.hope this helps you.

The Bull

jolatacqce wrote: »

@The Bull,I'm using a Vu+Duo with the same dvb-t stick for saorview,Iinstalled the RTE player and it's working perfectly on Blackhole 1.7.9,which is a very stable image and is installed with a usb stick.hope this helps you.

Will I need to change my Drivers kernel to 3.1.1. I'm not sure what Driver Kernel I am currently running. Where can i see this information ?

jolatacqce

If you go to the vu+forum,you'll find all the info. needed,or just google blackhole1.7.9 vu+

Stuxnet

lads anybody know is there a plugin for the duo to mimic the sky blue/yellow buttons that +/- 24hrs position on the EPG ?

cheers

SalteeDog

Stuxnet wrote: »

lads anybody know is there a plugin for the duo to mimic the sky blue/yellow buttons that +/- 24hrs position on the EPG ?

cheers

In VIX 3.0 you can use the < and > buttons to do this if you're in the graphical EPG.

Stuxnet

nice one, thanks for the tip

dfdream

Lads Im in the market for a second DUO but see that alot of online retailers are out of stock for the DUO.
Is there a DUO2 due or what...

I currently have 2 tvs connected to my DUO with CAT5 2 way extender but her in doors is sick of me changing the channel while she is watching something.

BTW - If anyone is interested in the HDMI extenders over single cat5 (1 and 2 way) I have them up on adverts....Click the adverts button under my name on the left hand side.....

swoofer

this is a good place

http://www.satshop.tv/VU-Duo-Twin

and yes new stuff out and more on the way, new item out is a solo2 and the next one is the ultimo2.

dfdream

You wont believe it I have just been on that site...
Whats the opinion on them.

I actually was looking then at the gigablue quad.. thats a very good price.

They seem to €100 less than most. Are they genuine.

Id love to know peoples experience of this site...

GBCULLEN wrote: »

this is a good place

http://www.satshop.tv/VU-Duo-Twin

and yes new stuff out and more on the way, new item out is a solo2 and the next one is the ultimo2.

yabadabado

Last time I checked the Duo 2 is supposed to be out in February.When it comes out ,good chance you will be able to pick up a duo at a good price.
I bought mine from satboxes and I was very happy with them.They have the duo from €311.

irishgeo

anyone know if USB 3.0 drives works on the vu solo cant get mine to pick up a 500gb drive i picked up today. using vix

steveon

dfdream wrote: »

You wont believe it I have just been on that site...
Whats the opinion on them.

I actually was looking then at the gigablue quad.. thats a very good price.

They seem to €100 less than most. Are they genuine.

Id love to know peoples experience of this site...

Zintek have them in stock, a mate of mine bought one of them yesterday with 500gb hard installed I think for €400 all in.

http://www.zintek.ie/receivers/network-receivers/vu-duo.html

Stuxnet

lads, quickie...are there any other sats available to scan on a dish thats already aligned for 28.2 ! will be getting a larger dish soon for hotbird, but just want to fiddle with second tuner if i can

thanks

banie01

Stuxnet wrote: »

lads, quickie...are there any other sats available to scan on a dish thats already aligned for 28.2 ! will be getting a larger dish soon for hotbird, but just want to fiddle with second tuner if i can

thanks

Nope.

Greenpiece

Just picked up a Vu+ duo and had a couple of questions that the good members here may be able to assist me with.

1. Can I take out the HDD from my azbox and put it in and still retain previously recorded movies? I have been using enigma 2 on it to record.

2. As I now need two cables to feed both tuners I would prefer not to have to drop another cable. I see Inverto sell a "Unicable" LNB.
Can this receiver be used with these LNB's ?

Has anybody used these and how do you set them up.

rurs

Greenpiece wrote: »

Just picked up a Vu+ duo and had a couple of questions that the good members here may be able to assist me with.

1. Can I take out the HDD from my azbox and put it in and still retain previously recorded movies? I have been using enigma 2 on it to record.

2. As I now need two cables to feed both tuners I would prefer not to have to drop another cable. I see Inverto sell a "Unicable" LNB.
Can this receiver be used with these LNB's ?

Has anybody used these and how do you set them up.

1. Probably, is it a SATA drive? Stick it in, then mount it (hdd/movie). You'll know then.

2. Don't think so. Have you a Terrestrial feed also? You could use a diplexer/ splitter on this to feed the second tuner.

fbradyirl

Gunther_Gloop wrote: »

I don't know what that is, but if it's a USB tuner it probably would work I'm guessing. Connect it. Go to plugins, choose one of the drivers on there (none of them have product names anyway). Install. Reboot. See if it works. You should probably remove each driver before trying another.

Or else someone else will be along to correct what I've said.

Hi Gunther, apologies on the delay in getting back to you. I only recently got internet access in my home...

Anyway, regarding getting my old CinergyT2 tuner working with the Vu...

When I browse to plugins>drivers I dont see any drivers for usb tuners. I do see one generic one (ill post the name later when I get home), and I installed that and rebooted. Doesnt seem to work (how do I check? i checked in tuners to see if there would be a 3rd tuner option but there was none).

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

SalteeDog

fbradyirl wrote: »

Hi Gunther, apologies on the delay in getting back to you. I only recently got internet access in my home...

Anyway, regarding getting my old CinergyT2 tuner working with the Vu...

When I browse to plugins>drivers I dont see any drivers for usb tuners. I do see one generic one (ill post the name later when I get home), and I installed that and rebooted. Doesnt seem to work (how do I check? i checked in tuners to see if there would be a 3rd tuner option but there was none).

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Should be a driver there for CinergyT2 I think - look at the name of each driver in turn - sometimes it's not obvious how they are named.

Note that an 'enigma restart' will drop the USB DTT tuner sticks - you need to do a full reboot after installing the drivers. Avoid enigma/GUI restarts unless you wish to drop the DTT tuner.

fbradyirl

SalteeDog wrote: »

Should be a driver there for CinergyT2 I think - look at the name of each driver in turn - sometimes it's not obvious how they are named.

Note that an 'enigma restart' will drop the USB DTT tuner sticks - you need to do a full reboot after installing the drivers. Avoid enigma/GUI restarts unless you wish to drop the DTT tuner.

Thanks, I found it online and got it installed by running

opkg install kernel-module-dvb-usb-cinergyt2

However when I reboot (init 6), no tuners are working (even the sat tuners). I just get an error on screen about 'check tuner configuration'. When I go into the Tuner settings screen all looks normal on tuner 1 and 2. Still no options to use or tune the CinergyT2 ;(

SalteeDog

fbradyirl wrote: »

Thanks, I found it online and got it installed by running

opkg install kernel-module-dvb-usb-cinergyt2

However when I reboot (init 6), no tuners are working (even the sat tuners). I just get an error on screen about 'check tuner configuration'. When I go into the Tuner settings screen all looks normal on tuner 1 and 2. Still no options to use or tune the CinergyT2 ;(

I was wrong..it's not included in the VIX packages. BLackhole may have it pre-installed if you want to try a different image or cannot get it to work with VIX.

blank_screen

Hi guys,

I'm on Black Hole image and was wondering if anyone know what dvb-t usb stick works best with Vu+ Duo? Thanks in advance.

red bellied

Where is the best place online to get one of these, for price, support or if it needs returning?

brian_gall85

I got my Solo from this lot on ebay - http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/Digital-Satellite-Receivers/Vu

Just seen the other day that they are out of stock of the DUO but are doing a good deal on the UNO with dual tuner, (higher spec box too)

Mistmyr

I just got a Vu+ solo2 from http://www.ielektroniks.com

Best price iv seen around and when there was a slight delivery mixup (couriers fault)

They sorted it out fast by phone and emails....

Misty

rurs

blank_screen wrote: »

Hi guys,

I'm on Black Hole image and was wondering if anyone know what dvb-t usb stick works best with Vu+ Duo? Thanks in advance.

Sony Play TV is a good choice, dual tuners and lots available on ebay.co.uk, though you may need Parcel Motel to get delivery. I've had one running on BH for over a year (currently on 1.7.8), it's been much more reliable than the Afatech based one I used previously, though that may be down to driver improvements. I've only had two blank screens that I can recall in the last 6 months or so. So still not perfect, but getting there.

JonnyM

red bellied wrote: »

Where is the best place online to get one of these, for price, support or if it needs returning?

Got my duo here

http://satboxes.com/shop/