WETEK Play/OPENELEC user discussion, tips n' tricks

RossieMan

Lu8Kious wrote:

I am wondering on what is the best way to put a linux OS installed on a wetek. Is this possible I would like to install Raspberry software on there. I tried installing on an sdcard but it will not boot up from there. Thanks

No.

Just no.

You can have Android, but honestly it's ****e.

niallb

LibreElec is linux. Enigma2 is linux.
It is possible to install extra software on either if you know what you're doing.
For a more general purpose installation, something like openwrt might be an answer.

You cant just burn a raspberry pi image onto an sd card and boot it as they are not quite the same platform.
It's like putting peat briquettes into the boot of a diesel car. Sure it's fuel, but you won't get much mileage out of it.

What code do you want to run on it?
It might not be that difficult to persuade libreelec to work with it.

Muddy Fox

Hi all, hoping someone could help me.

Was running stock standard Kodi on an old android box but was v slow so loaded LibreElec and it speeds it up no end.

However, certain add-ons I was using with the stock standard version of Kodi don't seem to be able to be downloaded with LibreElec...is there anyway to download these add-ons with LibreElec, have searched for an answer to this but am struggling?

Thanks
Muddy

Anyone using Libreelec 9 and had their remote crippled??? Only basics work on mine now.

To be honest it's been a good run with this box but it's showing it's age and stutters playing h.265 stuff in 1080 locally while I can stream from it with other devices and it will play fine. So it's acting as a tvheadend server and UPnP server to others in the house. The tvheadend server has saved me cabling a few rooms for TV.

Any recommendations for another box with a dvb-t tuner, happy to stay with libreelec no need for android.

GY A1

Did android get forgot altogether for these.
Have enigma2 running on 1 ok.
Thinking of driving the car over the other 2 / 3

Zilog

As an epilogue ...

Enjoyed my time with this box, but haven't used it in quite a while. Was doing a clear out over the weekend and thought I'd have a "quick" look online before sunsetting my Wetek Play 1.

Wetek forums have long since expired but found the following info, thought it may be useful info for others before consigning the Wetek to recycling or landfill!

• Last official upgrade version of LbireELEC was 9.0.2, but there's a recent build of 9.2.8 here which works: http://libreelec.dtech.hu/WeTek_Play/
• Thanks to this article here for pointing in the right direction: https://www.claudiokuenzler.com/blog/1161/update-libreelec-kodi-wetek-openelec-play-one-box
• TVHeadend v4.3 for LibreELEC can be downloaded from the same site here: http://libreelec.dtech.hu/3rdParty/packages/tvheadend43/LE9.2_v4.3-1903/
• You can use the .tar package from dtech above to upgrade a NAND install of LibreELEC from 9.0.2 (and maybe lower) to 9.2.8, but to get it to work you have to SSH into the Wetek and follow short steps here (post #5): https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread/17626-wetek-play-1-cant-update-to-9-0-2/?postID=135503#post135503
• There is an Enigma2 OpenATV 2017 build (6.0) which runs well from SD card for me, using BlueHD skin. Relatively familiar with Enigma2 so was straightforward enough to set up once Autobouquets plugin installed. Reasonably snappy freesat type receiver as a result. Haven't tried timeshifting or recording, but works for live TV with full Freesat EPG. Download here: http://images.mynonpublic.com/openatv/6.0/index.php?open=wetekplay

Hope the above helps someone else. The only thing I could never get working was a plug-in usb DVB-T tuner; tried both a generic alleged RTL2832U type and Playstation PlayTV tuner, neither ever worked! Any suggestions for something that works, I may add on and use as a full TV tuner box for a bedroom TV.

With OpenATV I did have to change the remote type to get colour buttons to work, but it is a menu option. Mapped the favourites button to work for EPG also.

dmc17

I have one of these lying around somewhere too. Wonder is it any use to anyone at this stage?

Raoul

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118508180#Comment_118508180

I have one too. Haven't used it in a long time.

niallb

I never got a USB tuner working on this box either - the kernel's just too old.

I was very happy to pull it out of the cupboard and update the image to 9.2.8 though.

The Xbox One TV Tuner USB stick works well for me on my tvheadend server running on Debian and is what I'd recommend for linux based boxes.

Even when I've had the RTL2832U based tuners ( I bought several) working, they tended to overheat after a while.

niallb

epi-epi-logue! (NOT FOR OPENELEC VERSION, BUT FOR PLAY2)

I just found a current image for the wetek play2 with kernel 5.11.22!

https://test.libreelec.tv/11.0/Amlogic/LibreELEC-AMLGX.arm-11.0-nightly-20220614-02d3922-wetek-play2.img.gz

I haven't installed it as I have the openelec Play1, but I unpacked the image and it has the module to support my Xbox TV DVB-T tuner and many others.

I've been using the Play1 as my TV system for the house since putting the image on it in February and it's working great!

jakdublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118518206#Comment_118518206

Mine went for recycling yesterday. It was a great project for me I enjoyed tinkering around with it but with IPTV and cheap streaming options I’ve no need for a replacement.