Amiko Alien 2 Triple Tuner Combobox

PogMoThoin

mcbod wrote: »

Trouble with storage - questions:
* it seems that formatting exr drive to ext3 will make it faster and more stable in automounting. But does this also mean that I will be unable to access anything off that drive from a windows machine or media player on the network?
* anyone seen any more newbie based instructions for the telnetting step? Never used telnet before and putty seems to be getting refused access when j just try to telnet connect to it by ip address

You can easily download or stream what you recorded from the box using the web browser. Set up webinterface in plugins.

With putty, it will default to ssh, make sure you select telnet as the box only works with telnet. On login, it will ask for user and password, root and HDMU. You'll only need it once to run these commands, no need for a guide

PogMoThoin

Also, you can mount the ext3 drive in windows after using this http://www.ext2fsd.com/?page_id=2

Dublin Deluge

Thanks to championc and Pog for setting up a new thread for the latest image and plug-ins: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=83784993

I've just successfully reflashed my receiver (as I hadn't reflashed it since the beginning of January)!

Now, I wanted to comment that I had trouble installing the CoolTVGuide. I tried the zips posted at posts 9 and 10 in that thread. Pog's version (post 10) didn't display the guide correctly in my box and championc's version (post 9) reported an error when I opened the plug-ins menu on the box. The error message said something along the lines of "wrong magic number" or something. I suppose when championc ran it on his receiver some number specific to his box got written somewhere in the code, and this wasn't matching something on my box.

Anyway, the way I solved the problem was the following. I went to the developer's webiste (cooltvguide.com) and downloaded version 6.4.0 for "newer OE 2.0 images". This downloads a zip file. I unzipped the file on my computer, which gives you a .ipk file. I suppose you could FTP that file to the receiver, but I didn't do that. What I did was to further unzip that .ipk file (since .ipk files are themselves archive files) and manually FTP the files inside the ipk to the correct folders in the receiver. After a restart, CoolTVGuide was working perfectly.

I use Ubuntu so the way I unzipped the .ipk file was by just right-clicking on it and selecting "Extract here". If you're doing this on Windows you'll probably have to rename the file and change the .ipk extension to .zip. But I haven't tried this. Inside the extracted folder you'll see a "usr" subfolder, and that's where you'll find the actual CoolTVGuide code files. Just ftp over those files to the correct folders in your box and you're done.

Now, I probably did this the hard way. There might be a simpler way of just installing the ipk file. So if you guys know how to do that, please let us know.

PogMoThoin

7zip opens .ipk files on Windows.

CoolTVGuide is in the plugins repository, you need to download it in menu-->plugins and run it once to get the dependencies, then copy over what i posted. (I'm going to edit it now to save confusion and post the latest one)

dr_funk

Got the new version of autobouquets working. From another forum:

you must chmod 755 these files:
autobouquets_e2.sh, autobouquets, autolamedb

also disable script checking on non compatible boxes (ie alien2)

I'm about to give up on it though - it overwrites my custom bouquets every time I run it, and I haven't managed to find a workaround. I've tried running it with 'make default bouquets' off, 'custom channel swap' on and off, and although it keeps some of my rearranged channels, it moves most of them back to what seems to be the Sky order. I really don't want a 'Specialist' bouquet reappearing with Pub & Psychic channels! I also have a 'General' bouquet with RTE, BBC, ITV, C4, More4 etc, and that disappears every time I run autobouquets.

mcbod

I was being a donkey. I was connecting to wrong ip. I'd rebooted and it got a new ip without me noticing
All well again

Cool guide looking positively gorgeous . Now to start exploring recordings and tjmings etc

And trying to get it to access network to be a medua player

PogMoThoin wrote: »

You can easily download or stream what you recorded from the box using the web browser. Set up webinterface in plugins.

With putty, it will default to ssh, make sure you select telnet as the box only works with telnet. On login, it will ask for user and password, root and HDMU. You'll only need it once to run these commands, no need for a guide

PogMoThoin

mcbod wrote: »

I was being a donkey. I was connecting to wrong ip. I'd rebooted and it got a new ip without me noticing

You badly need to give it static ip outside the dhcp pool the so. You'll be using the web login lots

championc

I'm going nuts trying to get my box to Stream on my Lan. I re-flashed my box with 10780. Do I need to turn it on somewhere ? I was trying also to change the default http port from 80 to something else but I can't find this anywhere either.


Regards
C

PogMoThoin

championc wrote: »

I'm going nuts trying to get my box to Stream on my Lan. I re-flashed my box with 10780. Do I need to turn it on somewhere ? I was trying also to change the default http port from 80 to something else but I can't find this anywhere either.


Regards
C

You set up webinterface in plugins.

cool_cat

PogMoThoin wrote: »

7zip opens .ipk files on Windows.

CoolTVGuide is in the plugins repository, you need to download it in menu-->plugins and run it once to get the dependencies, then copy over what i posted. (I'm going to edit it now to save confusion and post the latest one)

Hi there - I already had cooltvguide v5.6.2 installed so I deleted it via ftp and uploaded your folder, but now I get this error when going to plugins: "Some plugins are not available: Extensions/CoolTVGuide (cannot import name findCoolPicon)"

It works fine if I restore the old version so no panic!

Any ideas?

PS: What is "HD Manager"?

Thanks

PogMoThoin

cool_cat wrote: »

Hi there - I already had cooltvguide v5.6.2 installed so I deleted it via ftp and uploaded your folder, but now I get this error when going to plugins: "Some plugins are not available: Extensions/CoolTVGuide (cannot import name findCoolPicon)"

It works fine if I restore the old version so no panic!

Any ideas?

PS: What is "HD Manager"?

Thanks

Here is the full contents of the ipk
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/56355/newcooltvguide.zip

championc

PogMoThoin wrote: »

You set up webinterface in plugins.

And should this then make streaming work ? Not getting anything on my android phone running dreamdroid.

PogMoThoin

championc wrote: »

And should this then make streaming work ? Not getting anything on my android phone running dreamdroid.

It should just work, no need to configure anything on the box other than the port. Can you login from your pc?

cool_cat

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Here is the full contents of the ipk
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/56355/newcooltvguide.zip

Thanks that worked - the solution was to upload the 2 files in the components/renderer folder, which were missing (I think) from your zip in the other thread.

PogMoThoin

cool_cat wrote: »

Thanks that worked - the solution was to upload the 2 files in the components/renderer folder, which were missing (I think) from your zip in the other thread.

Yeah, it was just the extension without the dependencies, I didn't realise the dependencies changed

championc

PogMoThoin wrote: »

It should just work, no need to configure anything on the box other than the port. Can you login from your pc?

Yes, pc login fine.

PogMoThoin

championc wrote: »

Yes, pc login fine.

Can VLC play them on the PC? If so it's an Android issue. I use VLC on Android but I have MX player installed for hardware acceleration

Digidol

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Will do later if I find a setting I'm happy with, watching something atm

Did you have a chance to play with the AutoVolume settings?

bappelbe

Hi
Tried upgrading the CoolTV Plugin as per files linked earlier here,

I am getting an error - Bad magic number in /usr/......./CoolTVGuide/plugin.pyo

any ideas?

Robxxx7

bappelbe wrote: »

Hi
Tried upgrading the CoolTV Plugin as per files linked earlier here,

I am getting an error - Bad magic number in /usr/......./CoolTVGuide/plugin.pyo

any ideas?

Bad magic number generally refers to having a python version on your box not compatible with the plugin ... What firmware do you currently have on your box ?

PogMoThoin

Digidol wrote: »

Did you have a chance to play with the AutoVolume settings?

I've re-flashed since and it seems to be better this time, although I've not had proper time to test. I was trying to get the ondemand plugin working and got a bootloop when I replaced some python files.

bappelbe wrote: »

Hi
Tried upgrading the CoolTV Plugin as per files linked earlier here,

I am getting an error - Bad magic number in /usr/......./CoolTVGuide/plugin.pyo

any ideas?

Did you overwrite the files, try copying it across again and reboot

bappelbe

Robxxx7 wrote: »

Bad magic number generally refers to having a python version on your box not compatible with the plugin ... What firmware do you currently have on your box ?

I have HDMU image originally flashed a late Feb image - I performed an upgrade this morning, but I am not sure the upgrades ever actually work - on the web interface still says Enigma Version 2013-02-22-master

bappelbe

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Did you overwrite the files, try copying it across again and reboot

I deleted the files via telnet and ftp'd the directory (and 2 other files) in, then rebooted enigma

PogMoThoin

bappelbe wrote: »

I deleted the files via telnet and ftp'd the directory (and 2 other files) in, then rebooted enigma

You sure you put the 2 files in the right place? FTP across the usr directory to the root of your box
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/56355/newcooltvguide.zip

bennybongo87

Is there any way to get cooltvguide to come up with a single press of epg? I know this is possible with multi quick button plugin but would like to get a single press option. I know long epg give menu to select it but I'm lazy:)

PogMoThoin

bennybongo87 wrote: »

Is there any way to get cooltvguide to come up with a single press of epg? I know this is possible with multi quick button plugin but would like to get a single press option. I know long epg give menu to select it but I'm lazy:)

Set it to open with the red button

bennybongo87

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Set it to open with the red button

Will that be long or short?

PogMoThoin

bennybongo87 wrote: »

Will that be long or short?

Short, its an option in the settings. press yellow and set start Cool Tv Guide with red button to yes

bappelbe

PogMoThoin wrote: »

You sure you put the 2 files in the right place? FTP across the usr directory to the root of your box
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/56355/newcooltvguide.zip

ok that is now working- except that the box crashes when I run the plugin

championc

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Can VLC play them on the PC? If so it's an Android issue. I use VLC on Android but I have MX player installed for hardware acceleration

I need to engage my brain properly next time. Sorry, I can do all admin to the box from my laptop but Streaming will not work to it too. I've just tried connecting to my router with a cable rather than using wi-fi but still no joy so I have something wrong on the Box.


C

PogMoThoin

championc wrote: »

I need to engage my brain properly next time. Sorry, I can do all admin to the box from my laptop but Streaming will not work to it too. I've just tried connecting to my router with a cable rather than using wi-fi but still no joy so I have something wrong on the Box.


C

Re-flash time me thinks

stanley1

how do I mount usb stick as media/usb.

TIA

bennybongo87

Can anybody help me set to boot from enigma from deep standby/power off. I've searched but cannot find it...

PogMoThoin

bennybongo87 wrote: »

Can anybody help me set to boot from enigma from deep standby/power off. I've searched but cannot find it...

Once you boot to enigma once it should keep booting to it. Is this not happening?

Power down the switch at the back. Hold the ok button on the box for 5 seconds while powering on, you shooud see FORC on screen, arrow up and down until you see Enigma and press ok.

bennybongo87

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Once you boot to enigma once it should keep booting to it. Is this not happening?

Power down the switch at the back. Hold the ok button on the box for 5 seconds while powering on, you shooud see FORC on screen, arrow up and down until you see Enigma and press ok.

No this isn't happening. If I let it do its own thing it always goes to spark. I have to force it to enigma every time after power down or deep standby...

PogMoThoin

bennybongo87 wrote: »

No this isn't happening. If I let it do its own thing it always goes to spark. I have to force it to enigma every time after power down or deep standby...

Leave it on standby then so

mcbod

I'd be delighted to hear if anyone has managed to use their amiko as a media player. I mean setting up a media player to point to a nas drive on the LAN. You use the media player in the enigma image? Or a different plugin?

bennybongo87

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Leave it on standby then so

That's sound but ders a woman running around after me switching everything off...

PogMoThoin

bennybongo87 wrote: »

That's sound but ders a woman running around after me switching everything off...

Lay down the law. E2 is supposed to run 24/7, your timers won't work in deep standby which is why there is a low power state (standby). You can set it not to show the clock in standby.

Gerry Wicklow

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Lay down the law. E2 is supposed to run 24/7, your timers won't work in deep standby which is why there is a low power state (standby). You can set it not to show the clock in standby.

Mine starts from deep standby for timer events but only goes to normal standby once the event finishes. It's one of the few things I've got working reliably so far :rolleyes: Ahh such fun!!!

bennybongo87

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Lay down the law. E2 is supposed to run 24/7, your timers won't work in deep standby which is why there is a low power state (standby). You can set it not to show the clock in standby.

Cheers. It was also annoying me as everyone else on forums seemed to be able to power down and boot to e2 straight away...

Leiva

Is there clones of this model floating around to be concerned about when going to purchase?

If so is there any tell-tale signs to spot em?

PogMoThoin

Leiva wrote: »

Is there clones of this model floating around to be concerned about when going to purchase?

If so is there any tell-tale signs to spot em?

Don't think so, the clones I've read about are of the Alien 1.

zefer

Weird one, I reinstalled CoolTVGuide as I was having issues with it, that working, then the box came up with an error saying it needed to restart and then got stuck in a boot loop...
Just reflashed there and all ok again.

Compton

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Don't think so, the clones I've read about are of the Alien 1.

There are plenty of clones available on alibaba. Also the clones of 8900 alien have been a disaster for those who bought them because they were all bricked with the latest update. So be careful with clones, they are out there.

phobia2011

ok guys, im about to take the plunge, any recommendations on a retailler?

also, what is the t2 tuner etc i keep hearing about it, latest model from what i can gather!

joe250

Anyone get remote channel stream converter working on this receiver?


I got it working

I opened this with 7zip and extracted to
/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions

zefer

Anyone else keep getting a "radio" favourites everytime press the blue button which you cant then get back out of to tv??

theblueirish

phobia2011 wrote: »

ok guys, im about to take the plunge, any recommendations on a retailler?

also, what is the t2 tuner etc i keep hearing about it, latest model from what i can gather!

There are two versions of the triple tuner, the newer model has a T2 tuner which means it will do the UK channels in HD, the older model won't.

The newer model is about €30 dearer, worth it as Saorview will be using this in the future and all new Saorview approved boxes must be T2

NUTZZ

zefer wrote: »

Anyone else keep getting a "radio" favourites everytime press the blue button which you cant then get back out of to tv??

When that happens, press 'P Up' to change channel then press the tv/radio button on your remote and it should bring you back to your channel bouquet.