Edision OS Mini Combo

techdiver

Hi,

I am in the market to upgrade from my somewhat faulty and disappointing Amiko Alien 2+. I have spotted this box and it looks like a great device.

Does anyone here have this? Reviews are hard to come by apart from freetv.ie which have great video guides etc.

I'm looking for something more stable and faster the the Alien 2+ (E2 never worked for me on it due to what I now believe was a hardware issue, even so it was quite laggy running E2).

bored_stupid

You should be able to get an idea from some of the threads on here .

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/forumdisplay.php?545-Edision-OS-mini

Its a good box and you won"t going wrong with freetv.ie got plenty of stuff of them first class service as always .

techdiver

bored_stupid wrote: »

You should be able to get an idea from some of the threads on here .

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/forumdisplay.php?545-Edision-OS-mini

Its a good box and you won"t going wrong with freetv.ie got plenty of stuff of them first class service as always .

Yeah, I've bought loads of stuff off them before. Good crowd.

Looks like a great device for the price. Blows the AA 2+ out of the water even though it is cheaper. I might dive in and get one.

bored_stupid

It great bit of kit for the money and all the major Teams are supporting this box image wise the likes of open vix , atv,spa,pli ,droid , just to name a few so you won,t be stuck for choice .

And i read scillian say about it having first class driver support as to response time to driver upgrades and fixes if needed also you can run vix without any need for patched version .;)

techdiver

bored_stupid wrote: »

It great bit of kit for the money and all the major Teams are supporting this box image wise the likes of open vix , atv,spa,pli ,droid , just to name a few so you won,t be stuck for choice .

And i read scillian say about it having first class driver support as to response time to driver upgrades and fixes if needed also you can run vix without any need for patched version .;)

Sounds good. I've ordered one, arriving tomorrow. Will load the latest vix onto it.

codar

I've never had fault with mine.
Runs very smooth with vix and the in-built wifi is very handy.
Don't think you'll be disappointed.

techdiver

codar wrote: »

I've never had fault with mine.
Runs very smooth with vix and the in-built wifi is very handy.
Don't think you'll be disappointed.

Cheers.

It arrived this afternoon. At work at the moment, but can't wait to get home and flash vix onto it and set it up. It's for my Man Cave

Will move my old Amiko Alien 2+ (running Spark as E2 was just too unstable on it), to the main living room to in turn replace an Amiko Mini, which will move to the kitchen. So no wastage here ha ha.

spooner_j

Newbie to these types of boxes... I'm currently using Windows Media Center with a satellite and terrestrial card in it, works reasonably well but thinking of switching to a set top box setup.

Few questions on this box... Can you integrate the Saorview and the Freesat channels into a single program guide listing, or are they in separate sections of the listings? Do you get the full 7 day listings on both, and with series link too?

Gerry Wicklow

spooner_j wrote: »

Newbie to these types of boxes... I'm currently using Windows Media Center with a satellite and terrestrial card in it, works reasonably well but thinking of switching to a set top box setup.

Few questions on this box... Can you integrate the Saorview and the Freesat channels into a single program guide listing, or are they in separate sections of the listings? Do you get the full 7 day listings on both, and with series link too?

Most linux based boxes allow you to create and order your favourites in any combination you like with 7day EPG and series linking. You can also set timers based on keywords etc etc. All in all very powerful and adaptable things.

techdiver

Hey,

So installed the box last night. The difference is night and day.

I posted the below in the general Enigma discussion thread, but said I'd put it hwere too in case anyone had similar experiences. I'm running the latest OpenViX and it is completely stable. I'm having one issue though and was wondering if anyone has any ideas? I want to use my NAS to store recorded content. I was able to do this easily on the Amiko in Spark, but having a few issues thus far with E2. I have tried mounting both NFS and CIFS and I can see the dives when I ftp to the box. The problem is I cannot set it as the default recording device in the recordings settings. The only one selectable is the HDD I have attached to the box, which I just want to use for CrossEPG/TimeShift/Picons etc.

The mount is writeable as I can create directory using WinSCP etc. So far it seems the only way to use it is to select it as a hard drive replacement, but then this disables the physical drive I have connected to the box. Any ideas?

Edit: I think editing bookmarks might be the way to go. I'll check again when I get home. From my reading it's a bit clunky to use but possible.

codar

Can you remount the physical drive as media/usb and point your CrossEPG to it?
Then you can use your nas as hdd replacement for recordings (you may have to use your nas for timeshifting also as this is recording more or less if you've setup your timeshift to automatically store upon channel change)
Haven't tried this myself as I only have a key installed for epg/picons and don't really use the receiver for recording/timeshifting etc, but will have a look later on when I get home.

techdiver

codar wrote: »

Can you remount the physical drive as media/usb and point your CrossEPG to it?
Then you can use your nas as hdd replacement for recordings (you may have to use your nas for timeshifting also as this is recording more or less if you've setup your timeshift to automatically store upon channel change)
Haven't tried this myself as I only have a key installed for epg/picons and don't really use the receiver for recording/timeshifting etc, but will have a look later on when I get home.

Cheers.

I actually think/hope adding the bookmarks will solve the issue for me.

I'll play around with it later too. Ideally I don't want to timeshift to the NAS as I don't want the disks to be in use constantly. It's not a huge deal really. I just ant the recording to go to the NAS for my Plex/DLNA server to access them and have them streamable anywhere even when the Edision is powered down, so that I don't need to run a samba on the Edision and keep it powered on 24/7.

I'll experiment a bit more. My wife thinks I'm cracked! Coding all day at work and come home to "play" with my other nerdy toys lol!

Gerry Wicklow

You should be able to set different bookmarks for recording and timeshift.

techdiver wrote: »

...... My wife thinks I'm cracked! Coding all day at work and come home to "play" with my other nerdy toys lol!

I think the term is "busman's holiday":D

givecredit

techdiver wrote: »

Sounds good. I've ordered one, arriving tomorrow. Will load the latest vix onto it.

You have bought a great piece of kit. Bit late for you but for anyone else looking at this thread and thinking of taking the plunge, The twin satellite version together with the seven euro usb dtt with vix image works perfectly. So you get a triple tuner for seven euro more.

http://www.*************/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_188372.html

Not quitesur why link will not work. But the *** reads as www.gear best dot com

bk

givecredit wrote: »

You have bought a great piece of kit. Bit late for you but for anyone else looking at this thread and thinking of taking the plunge, The twin satellite version together with the seven euro usb dtt with vix image works perfectly. So you get a triple tuner for seven euro more.

Does anyone know if you could also add a USB analogue tuner (for Virgin's analogue TV service) to this box?

givecredit

bk wrote: »

Does anyone know if you could also add a USB analogue tuner (for Virgin's analogue TV service) to this box?

No, Only DVB-T and DVB-C

cian_r

givecredit wrote: »

You have bought a great piece of kit. Bit late for you but for anyone else looking at this thread and thinking of taking the plunge, The twin satellite version together with the seven euro usb dtt with vix image works perfectly. So you get a triple tuner for seven euro more.

http://www.*************/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_188372.html

Not quitesur why link will not work. But the *** reads as www.gear best dot com

this looks interesting. how would I get the right drivers etc for this tuner on enigma2?

STB.

bk wrote: »

Does anyone know if you could also add a USB analogue tuner (for Virgin's analogue TV service) to this box?

Do you have a particular USB device in mind ?

Of course. But you will probably end up having to write the driver yourself of it doesnt exist for your device.

There are lots of USB linux drivers that can be adapted to E2 (regardless of the E2 box).

The likes of a Pinnacle 310e or a sundtek combo usb device should be runnable on any E2 box.

http://support.sundtek.com/index.php?topic=348.0

cian_r

STB. wrote: »

Do you have a particular USB device in mind ?

Of course. But you will probably end up having to write the driver yourself of it doesnt exist for your device.

There are lots of USB linux drivers that can be adapted to E2 (regardless of the E2 box).

The likes of a Pinnacle 310e or a sundtek combo usb device should be runnable on any E2 box.

http://support.sundtek.com/index.php?topic=348.0

what about generic devices like the one listed by givecredit?

STB.

cian_r wrote: »

what about generic devices like the one listed by givecredit?

The question I was answering was specifically in relation to analogue/hybrid usb devices and their usage with E2 boxes

The generic devices that givecredit is talking about is DVB-T USB devices for E2 boxes. Most USB DVB devices are based on known chipsets. The drivers are already in the public domain over the years. Many of the USB sticks are based on two chipsets, the Afatech 9035 or IT9135. You will see this in the description of the USB DVB-T device. You will also need a DVB-T RF Coaxial to MCX cable to connect it to your aerial.

You can download the driver from the e2 feeds, if required.

Here's the bible of them https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T_USB_Devices

If you want me to suggest one, try and source a Sony Play TV USB module as they have dual tuners.

cian_r

Would anyone be able to tell me how to make up a backup of the E2 image on this box please?

davidhick77

Just wondering how do you re size the epg screen? Cant see start of channel names? Cheers

givecredit

davidhick77 wrote: »

Just wondering how do you re size the epg screen? Cant see start of channel names? Cheers

Menu/Setup/System/User Interface/Position Setup

stokespower

I had a software update on this the other day - and now after putting the box into standby mode it will not reboot with the remote. I have to disconnect from the mains and plug it back it in at which point it boots up.
It is still recording in standby mode and the remote is working.

I'm running enigma 2.

Any ideas at all?

readytosnap

would anyone have any idea how I can add channels like itv2,3,4 to this box? I only bought the box the other day and someone set it up for me. any advice please.

UrbanFret

readytosnap wrote: »

would anyone have any idea how I can add channels like itv2,3,4 to this box? I only bought the box the other day and someone set it up for me. any advice please.

Find the boxes ip by pressing Menu>Information>network.
Enter the ip in the address bar of your pcs browser. This will open a window called openwebif. Bottom left an option called bouquet editor. open it. On the right side half way down click add bouquet, name it whatever you like eg "MY TV". It will be the last Bouquet in the list. Click it it will turn orange. Now on the left side click satellites and select 28.2 e services. This will list every channel on the receiver in alphabetical order. Scroll down to the "I"s highlight the ITV channels you want and click add channel(s) to Bouquet. This will place all the channels you wish in the "MY TV" you created earlier. When you go back to the OS MINI the newly created Bouquet with the channels you just added will be there.

readytosnap

UrbanFret wrote: »

Find the boxes ip by pressing Menu>Information>network.
Enter the ip in the address bar of your pcs browser. This will open a window called openwebif. Bottom left an option called bouquet editor. open it. On the right side half way down click add bouquet, name it whatever you like eg "MY TV". It will be the last Bouquet in the list. Click it it will turn orange. Now on the left side click satellites and select 28.2 e services. This will list every channel on the receiver in alphabetical order. Scroll down to the "I"s highlight the ITV channels you want and click add channel(s) to Bouquet. This will place all the channels you wish in the "MY TV" you created earlier. When you go back to the OS MINI the newly created Bouquet with the channels you just added will be there.

I haven't tried it yet but that is how you explain something to someone, Thanks. just before i try it will this affect the existing set up of channels? and if not how would I switch between the channels I have now and the new ones I have added?, Thanks again.

readytosnap

@UrbanFret just tried what you said and it worked a peach, Thanks again for explaining the process.

UrbanFret

readytosnap wrote: »

I haven't tried it yet but that is how you explain something to someone, Thanks. just before i try it will this affect the existing set up of channels? and if not how would I switch between the channels I have now and the new ones I have added?, Thanks again.

No It shouldn't affect your existing channel lists. it will merely add a new Bouquet called "My Tv" (or whatever you called the new Bouquet.) with the new channels in it. Anyway I see you cracked it. Well done!;)

GY A1

for epg/picons
has this box enough memory space or does epg/picons still need b stored on usb stick
cheers

Liam McPoyle

Hi folks.

Im having issues with my Edison OS Mini, bought it from Dreambox Ireland about 2 months ago.

We were having issues with our broadband for about two weeks so during that time the box we completely disconnected.

Got the broadband sorted but when I reconnected the box its now not working.

Basically, all that happens is that when I power on the box, "boot" shows on the digital display on the box for 6 to 7 seconds, and the edison ramp screen shows on screen for the same (picture attached).

At that point the display on the box goes blank and nothing else happens.

It was left on for more than 24 hours and nothing further has happened.

I tried powering off and on again but still the same.

Any ideas?

Liam McPoyle

Picture of the screen I'm seeing for a few seconds.

iggy

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

Picture of the screen I'm seeing for a few seconds.

U should get free to air channels anyway regardless of your Internet working or not.
Was it working before?

greasepalm

hard to know if you tried other buttons on remote like top or bottom of ok to see if it brings up channels or box is stuck on that screen,not on openvix was it?

ok reread again screen goes blank so to me use remote and see if menu comes up,network test or restart cam ?

Liam McPoyle

greasepalm wrote: »

hard to know if you tried other buttons on remote like top or bottom of ok to see if it brings up channels or box is stuck on that screen,not on openvix was it?

ok reread again screen goes blank so to me use remote and see if menu comes up,network test or restart cam ?

The problem is that the display on the box itself goes completely blank after 6 or 7 seconds then nothing else happens.

At boot stage Ive tried pressing & holding the OK button, the stb button, red button, blue button etc ans still nothing happens.

STB.

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

The problem is that the display on the box itself goes completely blank after 6 or 7 seconds then nothing else happens.

At boot stage Ive tried pressing & holding the OK button, the stb button, red button, blue button etc ans still nothing happens.

If the remote is not responding when you press the up or menu button, then you will have to re-image the box.

Bear in mind that you will lose any config files when you do this.

But it will get the box back working.

Download the latestimage for the os mini

Unzip the folder to the root of a usb stick. Put it in the box, turn the box off at the rocker switch or esb socket. Now turn it back on. When its booting up it should tell you that a new image has been found press ok on the remote or on the front of the box and let it do its thing.

When its finished it will reboot and you can then config the box again from scratch.

raddo

Bought this box last week and am really happy with it.
I would recommend it, bit of tinkering to set it up to my liking but after that it's plain sailing.

greasepalm

going that extra bit and getting a good enigma2 receiver and it just works,they need a say 8gb kingston usb setup in rear for storing epg to.

theoneeyedman

greasepalm wrote: »

going that extra bit and getting a good enigma2 receiver and it just works,they need a say 8gb kingston usb setup in rear for storing epg to.

Got de box working over the weekend, first impressions very good.

Question on the hdd etc. I only had a small USB which is OK for epg etc. Will the epg and recording work to the same hard drive? Is there a limit to the size?

greasepalm

think you could have a 4tb hdd setup for loads of recordings and epg and if you had kodidirect and working downloading a number of things off the internet.

theoneeyedman

greasepalm wrote: »

think you could have a 4tb hdd setup for loads of recordings and epg and if you had kodidirect and working downloading a number of things off the internet.

Thanks.
Will the USB power drive the drive properly, or is it better as a powered drive?

greasepalm

go for externally powered so no stress on usb ports.

Sleepy

I got this from FreeTv and can't seem to get it to upgrade... anyone have any similar experiences?

GY A1

Sleepy wrote: »

I got this from FreeTv and can't seem to get it to upgrade... anyone have any similar experiences?

what are u trying to upgrade exactly

readytosnap

I have one of these boxes, someone mentioned kodi, can that be put on this box? I thought it was just a satellite receiver.

greasepalm

kodidirect is not the full package like kodi is but can be downloaded from the plugins feed.

swoofer

what is the name of image in box? from free tv. Performing an online upgrade is not a good idea.

theoneeyedman

swoofer wrote: »

what is the name of image in box? from free tv. Performing an online upgrade is not a good idea.

Hi. I'm no expert on this, but I'm not familiar with what you are trying to upgrade. I bought a unit from free TV last week, and for some reason it wouldn't work, it remained in BOOT until I loaded a new version of VIX image onto it. Google will guide you on how to do it if you need to, basically a matter of putting it on a USB and starting the box. Again I'm new to this, so find out for yourself how to do it, but I found it straightforward enough

theoneeyedman

Just tipping about with the box there....

There are plug in available for on demand (RTE player, 3 player) . I can download them but they won't play, box crashes. Similar with a kodi/exodus add on. Had anyone got them working on the OS mini (vix image)

greasepalm

think i had rte player on another model with vix and also crashed.

Sono

Been using this box for 5 months now and all good, just wondering if there is a way of getting lptv? Also Kodidirect is very poor on it or am I doing something wrong?