Zgemma H7s out of the box

refusetolose

lgs 4 wrote: »

How do you turn off the subtitles permanently? They keep reactivating after the EPG update. Running Vix with default OE-A EPG.

think you need to have a look at the automatic language section in settings

lgs 4

refusetolose wrote: »

think you need to have a look at the automatic language section in settings

I will have a look at the setting . Thanks'

rampantbunny

rampantbunny wrote: »

Responded to pm just there, thanks.
I've no plan to switch to openvix.. Don't think I mentioned that but I must be confusing you at this stage.
Mentioned re-skinning above, not reflashing.. maybe that's it.

Update on my issues; after sorting out the drive references things are stable. No hangs since. I'll get around to comparing my settings with yours @swoofer at some stage this week.

swoofer

Glad you are sorted.

I sent a backup as well as a settings file. Try the backup in a different slot, then compare. Its got all the bits working, top picks, bouquets across the top, use prev and next to access.

Watch tv now.

ITV2

anyone know how to switch off Audio description as default audio, I have to manually select non AD audio channel.

Gerry Wicklow

ITV2 wrote: »

anyone know how to switch off Audio description as default audio, I have to manually select non AD audio channel.

Exact location / wording is depending on your enigma version:- go into MENU>SETUP>AUDIO and look for "Preferred language" Set this to English

fergcooke

Thanks to this and other Zgemma H7S threads, I decided I'd try and see for myself. Bought a Zgemma H7s from SatWorld, came with OpenVix 5.4 and some useful plugins already installed. I also bought an SSD for recording etc.

Been a Sky HD customer for 9 years, and hadn't realized how much I was paying for what I watched, most of which is essentially free anyway. Spent a few hours setting everything up to look like my Sky service, as both of us have gotten used to it. I've got a Sky Q Skin lookalike, and an EPG with Irish terrestrial and Freesat/FTA UK channels. Took the final plunge and just cancelled my contract with Sky.

Cant believe how easy it was, many thanks to all the contributors here.

lgs 4

fergcooke wrote: »

Thanks to this and other Zgemma H7S threads, I decided I'd try and see for myself. Bought a Zgemma H7s from SatWorld, came with OpenVix 5.4 and some useful plugins already installed. I also bought an SSD for recording etc.

Been a Sky HD customer for 9 years, and hadn't realized how much I was paying for what I watched, most of which is essentially free anyway. Spent a few hours setting everything up to look like my Sky service, as both of us have gotten used to it. I've got a Sky Q Skin lookalike, and an EPG with Irish terrestrial and Freesat/FTA UK channels. Took the final plunge and just cancelled my contract with Sky.

Can't believe how easy it was, many thanks to all the contributors here.

Having pay-tv is a bit status thing. If people only took the time to research, what they are actually paying for. A lot of pay-tv content is free elsewhere on Astra1,19e and Hotbird 13e and other satellite The commentary may not be in English but BBC Radio 5 live or 5 live sports extra, will give you an English commentary. I was a sky customer when you paid extra for the HD channels that was 10 years. I got wise and got Freesat. We have a lot to be thankful for our neighbour's (the UK) with Freesat HD.

athlone573

What type of SSD would this take? How about an M.2 NVME chip (I hope that's not too technical of a question!)

greasepalm

I bought a SanDisk ssd plus 1tb 2 1/2" and not installed it yet as was going into another box that had no cables.

swoofer

The box I have has a slot at rear, others take an internal HDD. Here are 2 pics. I would think a chip is not an SSD.

Gerry Wicklow

athlone573 wrote: »

What type of SSD would this take? How about an M.2 NVME chip (I hope that's not too technical of a question!)

NO NVME M.2 is a completely different standard. It uses normal 2.5" SATA drives

athlone573

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

NO NVME M.2 is a completely different standard. It uses normal 2.5" SATA drives

Grand so the hard disk type SSD instead of the chip type SSD (it came out of a laptop do its definately an SSD) thanks

Puggy

The Zgemma H7s I have takes a 2.5 inch Sata SSD. It fits into the slot at the back. If you have a mSata or Nvme SSD, you’ll need a 2.5 Sata caddy or adapter to be able to plug it into the slot.

fergcooke

Found a usb dvb T tuner in a box of old PC bits and pieces, a Sveon stv20, which according to Google is based on REALTEK RTL2832U chipset. Found a plugin on OpenVix for REALTEK RTL2832U, installed it, rebooted the box, and now I've a second dvb t tuner.

Snakeweasel

Puggy wrote: »

The Zgemma H7s I have takes a 2.5 inch Sata SSD. It fits into the slot at the back. If you have a mSata or Nvme SSD, you’ll need a 2.5 Sata caddy or adapter to be able to plug it into the slot.

So you can just slot the ssd straight in to the back of the box? no need to worry about sata/data cables like you would need if installing in a PC?

greasepalm

Snakeweasel wrote: »

So you can just slot the ssd straight in to the back of the box? no need to worry about sata/data cables like you would need if installing in a PC?

Yes slot in back is direct connection to box.

Internal one needs cables connected and hdd secured inside.