VIX Team Vu+ Duo Image - 05/09/2010 - Discussion

[Foxylady]

hi all i am tring to do a friends vu duo, i did mine approx 4-5 month back when 1st out and this is my 2nd one.
I found out today that dreamelite site has gone now and i need to use this new vix image i believe.
as i have only done one before i have flashed with the vix image via usb pendrive, but how will i get the password to the box so i can send files over via flashxp for example.
Any help is appreciated asap if poss if i can ask being cheecky lol
Foxy

 

[pooface]

hi all i am tring to do a friends vu duo, i did mine approx 4-5 month back when 1st out and this is my 2nd one.
I found out today that dreamelite site has goner now and i need to use this new vix image i believe.
as i have only done one before how do i flash with the vix image as before i did with usb pendrive?
Any help is appreciated asap if poss if i can ask being cheecky lol
Foxy

You don't have to use the vix. You can use any image you want. Can still use the DE image, but the feeds just don't work... So need to find the download for what you want that is DE compatible, and manually install...

In regards to install the VIX image and any others, you flash it same way as any others, i.e. usb stick (or can use the rs232 if you really want, but better off using usb as much easier and faster )

 

[meggers]

Web Browser? and setting the clock?

Hi,

Love the image. Had a few crashes but it is to be expected with a new image. 2 Questions?

1. I cannot find any way to get a web interface on my TV. I see the configuration settings but cannot find any button on the remote allowing me to bring up a browser or any add on that would work as one? (I have looked through this thread and apologise if this question has already been asked).

2. Is there any way to set the clock on the Vu+ Duo. Mine is often out by a few hours and it screws up the EPG. A reboot o(or Two) usully fixes it but it is a bit of a pain.

Thanks and keep up the good work,
Meggers

 

[Mr. Mister]

hi all i am tring to do a friends vu duo, i did mine approx 4-5 month back when 1st out and this is my 2nd one.
I found out today that dreamelite site has gone now and i need to use this new vix image i believe.
as i have only done one before i have flashed with the vix image via usb pendrive, but how will i get the password to the box so i can send files over via flashxp for example.
Any help is appreciated asap if poss if i can ask being cheecky lol
Foxy

ok.. DCC needs a password to work properly ..

Dreambox comes with the default username : "root".. password: "dreambox"

The Vu+ is a little different.. Username : "root".. There is no default password but you will have to set one before you can access your Vu+ in ftp..

Here are the instructions on what to do to get your password..

Open DCC and as normal make sure all ip`s are correct...
Clear the password in box provided
Press reconnect
Go to telnet
Type "passwd"
You will now be asked for new password.. type your new password
You will be asked to retype your new password.. and the letters you type may not show up.. but all is OK
Confirmed
Now go to configuration page and click on reconnect.

thats all there is to it... you should now be able to access all the setting on your box..

Hope this helps ..

 

[Foxylady]

i can remember something about password when i did mine some months back but like i say my 1st one.
I noticed straight after i post the download in the 3 files as before so flashing was easy as.
I was then able to get access to box after putting in VIX root and dreambox.
i would like to know how to change the password as i did it once before but the dcc i don't understand ad is throwing me as i don't play with these boxes often, once done i am happy.
Also the epg on the duo and vix, how do i get it, before it was red, blue select uk and yellow.
I can not seem to find where to download it
Thank you
Foxy

 

[grtmoby]

ok bit by bit:

to change password, easiest thing would be using putty which can be found here

just write the box ip>choose telnet in radio button and click on open
when asked for username it is "root" and the password is "empty (nothing written, just click enter on keyboard"
now type "passwd" and enter
write ur new desired password.... re-type the password
and u r done.....
just note that while typing and re-typing the new password nothing will be shown to you (not even asterisk)


for the epg u can access it through blue blue select uk and yellow. if u want u can set it to be done automatically by adjusting the time and enable first line


hth and good luck

 

[Stanman]

Well takewn the plunge and have just installed it, so far I am happy and basics have been sorted.

I have a couple of queries.

1. In DE you could go to a further menu via the blue button and blue again for OSD, mount manager - how do you do this in VIX?

2. If I select autotimer and save, does it search the EPG and bring the programmes across as it does not give any further pop ups

3. How do I assign permanent time shift to USB as well as time shift generally?

 

[grtmoby]

Well takewn the plunge and have just installed it, so far I am happy and basics have been sorted.

I have a couple of queries.

3. How do I assign permanent time shift to USB as well as time shift generally?

just assign timeshift to usb and automatically will do for perm. to assign to usb, menu>setup>system>recording paths>timeshift location and press "OK" on remote

now click on "channel up/+" so u move to the top section.
browse to your usb and where u want to put timeshift (i had created folder and named it timeshift for example)
when u r set on the place click on blue button
"channel down/-" and highlight the usb choice
click on green
click on green again

and so u r done

 

[mghb]

How can I install mgcam in this image?

 

[samot4]

Ive read the dreamedit guide.Im not a newbie when it comes to linux boxes had dbox2,relook400 for 6 years now.Using VTI image there is no problem to update bouquts but with VIX image its not possible.
If I delete the once on the box and upload new and reboot the old once are still there.No matter if I use dreamedit or total commander.

 

[Stanman]

Well takewn the plunge and have just installed it, so far I am happy and basics have been sorted.

I have a couple of queries.

1. In DE you could go to a further menu via the blue button and blue again for OSD, mount manager - how do you do this in VIX?

2. If I select autotimer and save, does it search the EPG and bring the programmes across as it does not give any further pop ups

3. How do I assign permanent time shift to USB as well as time shift generally?

Any one can help with 1 & 2

 

[pooface]

1. There is no mount manager in this image. This was a feature specific to DE images... If you want to mount certain drives to different places, you will need to edit the fstabs file...
2. Only used the auto timer once before, but as far as I'm aware, yes, you just selected the programme you want in the epg and add an autotimer, then whenever the epg is updated, if a match is found, it is automatically added to the timers...

 

[andyblac]

How can I install mgcam in this image?

wait for version 1.1 it is in it feeds, as with a new version of Sofcam Manager

 

[andyblac]

Well takewn the plunge and have just installed it, so far I am happy and basics have been sorted.

2. If I select autotimer and save, does it search the EPG and bring the programmes across as it does not give any further pop ups

2. yes they should appear in Timer List (short green)

 

[pooface]

2. yes they should appear in Timer List (short green)

Yup, they did. Done a recording for next week, and it does. Should then do it again for following week

 

[andyblac]

Yup, they did. Done a recording for next week, and it does. Should then do it again for following week

yes , every week, and even if change days because of live evens etc.

TIP:

turn on 'Use unique description' in the editor, and if the show has the same description more than once it will ignore the the others

 

[Stanman]

Cheers guys, in which case how do I format my USB as its fat32 at the moment and will not work with timeshift.

 

[pooface]

Cheers guys, in which case how do I format my USB as its fat32 at the moment and will not work with timeshift.

You'll need to log in to telnet, and find out which is the device for your usb. Should be able to get this by type "mount" in telnet. Should say something like "/dev/sda1 -> /media/usb". Once you've found which is the usb, type in telnet (assuming that sda1 is the usb stick):

umount /dev/sda1

This will unmount the drive to allow you to format it. If you have a hdd, do a cd "/media/hdd/" and then an "ls" to make sure you can read the hdd and not unmount the wrong drive... If you cd to the usb instead and do an ls, you should have just a "usr" folder there. This will mean it successfully unmounted.

Then, you can type in telnet:

mkfs.ext2 -m 0 /dev/sda1

This will format the usb. Then, after all this, type:

mount /dev/sda1 /media/usb

This then remounts the usb back to the correct location. Try a restart, and all should be working ok... If you type mount again in telnet, it should tell you the type of file system for the usb is ext2 instead of fat32...

 

[Stanman]

OpenEmbedded Linux bm750


Vuplus 2.0.1 bm750

bm750 login: root
Password:
root@bm750:~# mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on / type jffs2 (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw)
/dev/sda1 on /media/hdd type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
/dev/mtdblock2 on /boot type jffs2 (ro)
tmpfs on /var type tmpfs (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
automount(pid962) on /autofs type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=962,timeout=1,minproto=2,
maxproto=4,indirect)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/usb type vfat (rw,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437,iocha
rset=iso8859-1)
root@bm750:~#

It looks like the usb is unmounted as SDA1 is HDD.

How do I format it in VIX and mount it as well?

 

[pooface]

/dev/sdb1 on /media/usb type vfat (rw,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1)

Your usb is /dev/sdb1. So, you need to format /dev/sdb1 using the instructions I wrote above...