Semi Rant....

[steve1978]

Hi,

Firstly i would like to say that previous versions on VIX have been second to none and i would have it on every e2 box given the chance.

I have recently installed version 2, although now 2.1 is out. i have noticed a huge downwards spiral in performance. the box seems to hang a hell of a lot whilst i view the spinning VIX logo. if i press pause or something there is a good 5 second wait for anything to happen and even then i cant be sure it is what i want.

Basically the original v1 vix image was fantastic. it was so reliable and original, i loved it. now it seems that the image is becomeing "heavy" and very similar to other images giving this lazy response etc.

any one else?

 

[nzdream]

Mate i have got to say I think vix 2.1 is the best yet, very good preformance!! i know there is an issue with a dodgy update at the moment but i know that andy and the team are working on it!!! what more can you ask for? after all how much did the image cost you ?

 

[pooface]

Can I just ask ...

Before, on vix 1.x image, did you have the timeshift set to record on to usb flash? This would cause the timeshift to go straight through as usb flash isn't slow... If now, it's set to a hdd of some kind, then it will be slower to start up, if the hdd is sleeping...

Other option, is that before you had the standby time set to 0, so it didn't go sleep, whereas now, it's still set to 10 or some other time you've set...

I personally have not seen any difference between 1.x and 2.x (apart from in beta testing, which is to be expected ... that's why we test it, so you don't need the hassles )

 

[t.ph]

Can I just ask ...

Before, on vix 1.x image, did you have the timeshift set to record on to usb flash? This would cause the timeshift to go straight through as usb flash isn't slow... If now, it's set to a hdd of some kind, then it will be slower to start up, if the hdd is sleeping...

Surely if Timeshift is set to HDD then it wont be sleeping as it would be recording as the OP was commenting about Pause!

 

[pooface]

Surely if Timeshift is set to HDD then it wont be sleeping as it would be recording as the OP was commenting about Pause!

No, because it will be sleeping before you set timeshift... i.e. box has been turned off for half hour, you turn box on, hdd wakes, won't do anything until hdd has woken. So, will act sluggish/have vix spinners etc... Also, could be he hasn't actually set up pts. So, he has been watching tv for 20 minutes, then, presses pause. Since hdd is asleep, it won't response whilst the hdd wakes! Hence the spinning logo...

 

[t.ph]

Yeah i'm with you now

 

[judge]

I'm using the exact same set-up as I was on VIX 1.3 & never had this issue.
Everything is stored in internal HD.
Picons, Epg, swap & permanent TS.

Using VIX 2.1 with latest updates applied, I'm getting the spinning VIX every 15 mins tonight, without even changing channels, lasts for about 30 seconds each time.
any ideas?

 

[steve1978]

thats whats happening with me also. it is the spinning vix sign all the time. i have a tb hard drive no usb. i dont use the box like most people all i want it for is watching tv, recording tv. i know a lot of people love images to be feature rich, i just like a good epg!!

its very well saying comments like how much did the image cost you etc, if these issues are not addressed then they cant be fixed in new editions.

so feedback... since the move to OpenPLI i have noticed a "noticable" reduction in performance, an increased number of spinning vix logo and general hanging time waiting for the box to do its thing!

I would say that at this moment in time the NewDE image on my 800 is actually performing better. that never used to be the case.

This is just feedback that is all, if there are any tests you want me to do let me know

 

[steve1978]

Sorry to be a pain and i know all the hard work, but there is something wrong with 2.1. I manually installed cccam and when i went to the 192:16001 page it would show, when you click on a button it would hang. chans werent clearing.

I grabbed a 1.3 vix image and did a fresh install, within 6 minutes and i am up and running, no hanging or freezing, no spinning logos.

What is the base image that 1.x is based on? is it VTI?

 

[bassethound]

The base image for the the old pre Vix 2.0 images

were made by us and not based on any other image just like BH/VTI

 

[bassethound]

To sort out your problems with VIX 2.0 i would recommend a complete reinstall of the image

i would re-initialize the hard drive using the original VU+ image

then reformat your pen drive and keep all picons/epg/time shift/swap file on a usb stick after installation

 

[Sicilian]

Pre-2.0 where based on official firmware. We changed because the newer official image became too slow in performance, hence why we've changed the image base. If your having performance issues I would re-flash with ViX2.1, dont update for now and dont add any extras apart from your softcams. Make sure picons are on USB stick, not HDD. Don't restore settings from an older image, start fresh. Then check performance, should be spot on.

 

[steve1978]

I did that about 3 times one thing I noticed was after sending my bouquet to the box several chans where greyed out even though they still worked.

The cam wasn't working properly and on the :16001 page it was starting then stopping. Back on 1.3 now setup literally in under 10 mins everything works. No pen drives never used one. My missis actually commented and said the box has gone shit! For her to notice any change there must be something different. Not being disrespectful to the 2.x images but I will be sticking on 1.3.

May try again and see what version is out in 6 months or so. IMO vix1.3, best vu image!

 

[Mr. Mister]

IMO vix1.3, best vu image!

Agree totally..

But.. In saying that.. The Vix image is now based on open pli and we honestly cant expect to have the image perfect when the the switch was made from original to open pli..

I think these things just take some time to get perfected.. and no doubt they will be perfected in due course..

If Vix 1.3 is working for you now.. then stick with it until you feel its time to change..