Difficulty flashing different images

[abu baniaz]

d I am trying to flash Vix again tonight.

Please flash by USB using this guide (I am sure you have seen it already):
https://www.openvix.co.uk/index.php...flashing-guides/gigablue-usb-flashing-guides/

Or use Grog's script. Hopefully it will work if you are on Teamblue

wget --no-check-certificate -O install_vix.sh https://www.dropbox.com/s/hc2cdr116lvx3dj/install_vix.sh?dl=1 && bash install_vix.sh

 

[GeoffatMM]

Well I am now getting fed up as nothing I try will work. I have refreshed the receiver using the online flash from TeamBlue and that has worked, reinstalling the TeamBlue image correctly. It gave me a vanilla image to work from. I then tried to flash from USB (which is the method that Gigablue says should work) and still it starts, tells me there is an OpenVix image and that I should press the power button. Once I do that the screen goes blank and then nothing happens. I leave it for about 10 minutes to be safe then remove the usb and restart and it comes back to TeamBlue.

What can I do to try to find out why it is not working? Run debug logs and post them? I would need guidance on how to do it please.

I will keep experimenting but this is proving pretty frustrating.

Geoff

 

[Huevos]

Well I am now getting fed up as nothing I try will work. I have refreshed the receiver using the online flash from TeamBlue and that has worked, reinstalling the TeamBlue image correctly. It gave me a vanilla image to work from. I then tried to flash from USB (which is the method that Gigablue says should work) and still it starts, tells me there is an OpenVix image and that I should press the power button. Once I do that the screen goes blank and then nothing happens. I leave it for about 10 minutes to be safe then remove the usb and restart and it comes back to TeamBlue.

What can I do to try to find out why it is not working? Run debug logs and post them? I would need guidance on how to do it please.

I will keep experimenting but this is proving pretty frustrating.

Geoff

This is the OpenViX forum, not Teamblue. If you want help setting up a Teamblue image you are in the wrong place.

 

[GeoffatMM]

Huevos,

I am trying to set up OpenVix but on a receiver delivered with TeamBlue that refuses to let me flash it. I am in the right forum. I just need help understanding why it starts then stops when I try to flash the OpenVix image.

Geoff

 

[BrokenUnusableAccount]

Is this tutorial the method you are using to try to flash OpenViX?
https://www.openvix.co.uk/openvix-b... Guides/How to flash a Gigablue UHD UE 4K.pdf


Anyone know if this guide is still correct?

 

[GeoffatMM]

Finally have OpenVix installed on the receiver but I had to cheat to do it.

I noticed that when I downloaded and reinstalled TeamBlue online, it generated an images folder on the HDD with the zipped file in it. So I downloaded a fresh image from OpenVix and moved it over ftp to the images folder without expanding it (ie, as a zip file). It did not work. When I refreshed the downloaded file in the online flash section of team blue, the Openvix file did not show up.

So I renamed the two files so the TeamBlue file was called old_TeamBlue and renamed the OpenVix file using the TeamBlue file name. I then ran the flash and it worked and although when I rebooted it the initial splash screen was GigaBlue/TeamBlue, it dropped into the OpenVix splash screen and presented me with the wizard. I am now going through that to see what issues I come across.

The first thing I noticed is that it asked me to set up Tuner A (Jess etc.) then Tuner B (which I set to loop though connected to A). It did not then ask me for tuners C to H. When the scan finishes I will go back into tuner setup to see if the other tuners are there and how they are set.

Scan finished. 800+ channels. Tuners C to H set to auto. I will do some recording testing tomorrow.

Now I need to know how to install the TeamBlue image through the Vix Image Manager settings. It offers me Pli, ATV and one other but not TeamBlue. I assumed it would put the image in the Downloads list as it is still in the images folder on the hard drive but it is not there. How do I now install TeamBlue into another startup slot please?

Geoff

 

[GeoffatMM]

BeffudledBrian,

It is what I was trying and I have made some comments on it earlier in this thread as one of the links no longer works. The rest of it seemed to though except I could only get it to start to flash then it stopped. See my recent post on getting Vix working.

Geoff

 

[BrokenUnusableAccount]

I think you may possibly be using OpenViX Image manager incorrectly.

I'm not 100% certain it's the same on the Gigablue as on my Zgemma, but on my Zgemma box I go into Image Manager and I instantly see a listing of all the zip files in the /imagebackups directory of the hard drive in my box.
I choose one using up/down and then press blue to begin flashing it.

The yellow download buttton is for fetching images from the internet that are not already in the /imagebackups and only offers you the choice of downloading OpenViX, OpenATV or OpenPli.

Are you incorrectly trying to use the yellow button to flash TeamBlue?

 

[adm]

Well I am now getting fed up as nothing I try will work. I have refreshed the receiver using the online flash from TeamBlue and that has worked, reinstalling the TeamBlue image correctly. It gave me a vanilla image to work from. I then tried to flash from USB (which is the method that Gigablue says should work) and still it starts, tells me there is an OpenVix image and that I should press the power button. Once I do that the screen goes blank and then nothing happens. I leave it for about 10 minutes to be safe then remove the usb and restart and it comes back to TeamBlue.

What can I do to try to find out why it is not working? Run debug logs and post them? I would need guidance on how to do it please.

I will keep experimenting but this is proving pretty frustrating.

Geoff

Try the OK button rather than the power button - a slightly different wording is given in the following guide

https://www.enigma2.net/tuto-how-to-flash-update-gigablue-uhd-ue-4k/

When instructed via the receivers display press the Power button front of the receiver or the OK button behind the front flap of the receiver to start the flashing process.

Try also completely powering down the box before attempting a USB flash - turn the box off via the back panel switch, wait for 60 seconds for all internal voltages to decay and then switch it back on again.

 

[twol]

Finally have OpenVix installed on the receiver but I had to cheat to do it.

I noticed that when I downloaded and reinstalled TeamBlue online, it generated an images folder on the HDD with the zipped file in it. So I downloaded a fresh image from OpenVix and moved it over ftp to the images folder without expanding it (ie, as a zip file). It did not work. When I refreshed the downloaded file in the online flash section of team blue, the Openvix file did not show up.

So I renamed the two files so the TeamBlue file was called old_TeamBlue and renamed the OpenVix file using the TeamBlue file name. I then ran the flash and it worked and although when I rebooted it the initial splash screen was GigaBlue/TeamBlue, it dropped into the OpenVix splash screen and presented me with the wizard. I am now going through that to see what issues I come across.

The first thing I noticed is that it asked me to set up Tuner A (Jess etc.) then Tuner B (which I set to loop though connected to A). It did not then ask me for tuners C to H. When the scan finishes I will go back into tuner setup to see if the other tuners are there and how they are set.

Scan finished. 800+ channels. Tuners C to H set to auto. I will do some recording testing tomorrow.

Now I need to know how to install the TeamBlue image through the Vix Image Manager settings. It offers me Pli, ATV and one other but not TeamBlue. I assumed it would put the image in the Downloads list as it is still in the images folder on the hard drive but it is not there. How do I now install TeamBlue into another startup slot please?

Geoff

install the zipped Teamblue image in downloads
select from list in ImageManager
Blue button ... flash
select slot 2
will flash and reboot to Teamblue image

In the meantime, go to BackupManager (short press blue button, select ViX, select BackupManager
backup your OpenViX settings

 

[abu baniaz]

You were pressing the button on box, not remote? Anyway, you are past that stage now. You have Vix in slot/partition 1 now.

To flash TeamBlue into slot 2.

Firstly
Download image from TeamBlue site using PC. Do not unzip it. FTP it to /hdd/imagebackups If folder does not exist, create it first.

Secondly, to flash image:
Blue button (while in live TV and no menus showing), Vix image management, image manager. Look at screen, one of buttons will show up as "flash". (blue button). Highlight image and flash it.

Stay calm, you'll get there. You are doing well.

 

[Huevos]

Now I need to know how to install the TeamBlue image through the Vix Image Manager settings. It offers me Pli, ATV and one other but not TeamBlue.

This is because OpenPLi, OpenATV and OpenViX (but not Teamblue) all use the same format JSON index in their downloads area.

 

[GeoffatMM]

Thanks guys.

Twol, I did not understand how to install the zipped Teamblue image in downloads. I had the images in my HDD images folder but could not see how to view it from Vix. There is no downloads folder on the HDD and the only downloads I can find in Vix is the one in image manager which only shows online images for Vix, ATV and Pli.

8.1.1.2 from the Vix manual ver 1.1 shows a list of local images under >>>Vix>Image Manager. My receiver did not show any local images even though they are in the images directory.

So as a test I downloaded an older Vix image. This generated an entry in Vix and a new directory called imagebackups on the HDD. I then moved the images from the images directory to the imagebackups and they then appeared on Vix.

I then tried to install the teamblue image and got an error that said the directory (or file?) /newroot could not be created as it already existed. I tried to rename the directory but the server would not let me. I could rename the files inside it but not the directory. So I took the risk and deleted it. It would not delete but did delete the (unprotected?) contents. So the /newroot folder is still there. Permissions are 777 so I do not know what is preventing me from removing it. Or it is letting me delete it then automatically regenerating it?

So I am getting closer but still stuck. Can you offer an advice?

Geoff

 

[twol]

Thanks guys.

Twol, I did not understand how to install the zipped Teamblue image in downloads. I had the images in my HDD images folder but could not see how to view it from Vix. There is no downloads folder on the HDD and the only downloads I can find in Vix is the one in image manager which only shows online images for Vix, ATV and Pli.

8.1.1.2 from the Vix manual ver 1.1 shows a list of local images under >>>Vix>Image Manager. My receiver did not show any local images even though they are in the images directory.

So as a test I downloaded an older Vix image. This generated an entry in Vix and a new directory called imagebackups on the HDD. I then moved the images from the images directory to the imagebackups and they then appeared on Vix.

I then tried to install the teamblue image and got an error that said the directory (or file?) /newroot could not be created as it already existed. I tried to rename the directory but the server would not let me. I could rename the files inside it but not the directory. So I took the risk and deleted it. It would not delete but did delete the (unprotected?) contents. So the /newroot folder is still there. Permissions are 777 so I do not know what is preventing me from removing it. Or it is letting me delete it then automatically regenerating it?

So I am getting closer but still stuck. Can you offer an advice?

Geoff

Reboot (long press power button - choose reboot not Gui Restart) and that should remove it

 

[GeoffatMM]

Update:

Via ssh I discovered that the directory was "in use". Forced a reboot then ssh back in and I was finally able to delete the file.

Went back to the receiver and tried to flash the team blue image through Vix and once again, ofgwrite gave an error (b" [followed by nothing]). tried again and once more it came back with an error of existing directory (b" mkdir: directory /newroot already exists [or something like that]).

Stuck again.

Geoff

 

[twol]

1. delete the newroot directory as before.
2. download latest Teamblue image to PC from https://images.teamblue.tech/6.4-release/index.php?open=gbue4k
3. copy to gbue4k (in my case /media/hdd/imagebackups ... but to your imagebackups folder)
4. On gbue4k go to ImageManager ---------> select Teamblue ---------> select flash, select slot2

I have just done all that and I was up and running in about 30 seconds (I have an OpenPli settings backup which Teamblue accepts, so didn't need to reconfigure)

I will keep this image installed for the time being in case you need Q's answered on TeamBlue

For reference in TeamBlue to flash an image select Menu/System/SoftwareManagement ... you will find Flash Online and settings backup tools

 

[GeoffatMM]

Hi Twol,

Rebooting stops the running process using /newroot but does not delete it so I got the same error.

Rebooted, ssh in to delete directory then ran flash image again. Same issue.

As an aside, when rebooting the screen says it is a quad 4k not my UHD UE 4K. For some reason I have downloaded the wrong image so I am correcting this.

Unfortunately, now matter what I try I do not seem able to flash an image now. I wonder if it has anything to do with the way I git Vix installed in the first place by changing its file name and this is somehow affecting paths during the flash? I can't see how but I am searching for any reason that might be causing the problem.

Well now I am confused. I have rebooted the server. Deleted the /newroot directory and it does go. Refreshing the listing shows it does not exist any more yet running the flash comes up with the same error of /newroot already exists.

How do I dump everything on this server and just start again? There are no settings worth keeping.

Slowly becoming Mr Angry,

Geoff

 

[GeoffatMM]

Hi Twol,

Done all that and it just will not work. please see the latest message I posted. I just want to reset the machine and start again, probably from a USB flash?

OpenVix is running but I cannot refresh it or any other image.

Geoff

 

[twol]

So you will have to download correct image onto usb, but unzip to usb.
Then follow comments above to usb flash

 

[abu baniaz]

Just for reference, to flash images by GUI/Remote, the locations probed for zipped image files are different across the images. Default values posted below:

OpenPLI
/media/hdd/downloaded_images
or root of hdd


Team Blue
/media/hdd/downloaded_images


OpenATV
/media/hdd/images


OpenViX
/media/hdd/imagebackups

The storage device can also be a USB stick

Images use different names for the process. But in essence they are using ofgwrite.

Flash Image
Flash Online
Flash on the fly

"flashing by USB" and "flashing using GUI/remote" work differently.