Day One with VU+ Duo.. Questions!

[micks_address]

Thanks for all your help over the last few days guys. I've pretty much finished tinkering now.. so can finally start to just watch tv

Still a few picons to add in but in no panic with these. Few more questions

1) The channel zap function when you scroll left/right - is there anyway to get it to scroll and not change channel until you press the middle button ala sky?
2) Is there anyway to disable the channel list appearing when you press the up/down on the centre button
3) Re my audio question earlier - is there a plugin/setting that will allow me to send stereo audio via HDMI and 5.1 via optical?
4) I have my picons stored on usb stick - how do i get the epg onto it?
5) Skins - is the best source of skins - under download new plugins/vix/skins? I downloaded and installed the day vx one and it caused the box to crash twice.. experimenting with magic hd and magic hd lite.. ideally looking for the fastest and most user friendly version out there.
6) Series link - ok if i go into the epg and select a program and then press green button for add timer - then select repeat/frequency - is this the closest to series link i can get? Is there a plugin i could download to improve/make things easier?

Anyway as i say thanks for the patience shown in ansering questions so far.. have to say getting to grips with things is a little daunting at first.. i work in IT so know a bit about FTP etc.. otherwise i think id be lost! and even more lost without your help!

Cheers,
Mick

 

[micks_address]

One more question guys - I tried to do an image backup last night to the USB key and it got to about 81 percent and stalled. Would I be short on space for the backup? The USB key is 4gb

Cheers,
Mick

 

[Larry-G]

Its normal for the backup manager / image managers to pause at certain points. leave it for a few minutes to complete.

 

[123456780]

About series link:

If you press blue instead of green you'll add an auto timer. Here you can add filters such as "only on Tuesdays" so you'll only get recordings of new episodes instead of repeats.

This is also good for schedule change as the auto timer will update the timer.

 

[micks_address]

guys, box frooze this evening and VIX animation logo came up.. after a few minutes looking at stuck screen i killed the power, but now when i turn back on it just says starting on the lcd with red light and nothing happens after that.. have i done damage? cheers,
mick

 

[micks_address]

still wont boot but it was in the middle of recording when i cut the power, thats due to end at 8.30 so hoping then it might start up properly again

 

[micks_address]

got sorted - i actually just installed the blackhole image so getting to grips with that.. cheers, mick

 

[Sicilian]

got sorted - i actually just installed the blackhole image so getting to grips with that.. cheers, mick

Re-flashing hasn't sorted anything. You should have looked at what started your issue with ViX and provide more info.

For instance, how many EPG sources did you have setup? EPG settings correct? What plugins did you have installed? You could have telnet'ed into the receiver and done the top command, this may have given you some idea if the issue.

 

[micks_address]

Hi, think I might know what happened, yesterday I tried doing an image backup but it failed half way throughout. When I rebooted the box must have tried to do somethingiwith the corrupt back up. Think ill try going back to vix tonight as prefer the epg. Can you point me to latest copy of image to download? Cheers Mick

 

[Sicilian]

Navbar at the top of forum, ViX support centre > VU+ Duo ViX images download

 

[micks_address]

well im back with Vix, only few minutes to get back to fully working setup so delighted. Cheers, mick

 

[micks_address]

few more questions - re timeshift - is there any harm leaving permanent timeshift on? Also file format - should i be using ext 3 or convert to ext4 for the harddrive?

 

[Sicilian]

few more questions - re timeshift - is there any harm leaving permanent timeshift on? Also file format - should i be using ext 3 or convert to ext4 for the harddrive?

No leaving PTS on, this will allow live rewind

Convert to EXT4.

 

[micks_address]

One more if you dont mind! On the tv listing - (not the epg with picons) most channels show now/next info - but i have two which dont - they are greyed out, but let me select them and i can view the channel - its like the now/next info is missing from them in the all tvs channels listing? Cheers, mick and thanks again for all the help!

 

[Sicilian]

One more if you dont mind! On the tv listing - (not the epg with picons) most channels show now/next info - but i have two which dont - they are greyed out, but let me select them and i can view the channel - its like the now/next info is missing from them in the all tvs channels listing? Cheers, mick and thanks again for all the help!

Post a screenshot of what your looking at please.

 

[micks_address]

Will do - one more question - i cant seem to find the setting to convert ext3 to ext4 any more? where should i be looking? Defintely seen it before.. oh and is there an easy way to take a screenshot without using a camera

cheers,
mick

 

[Sicilian]

Will do - one more question - i cant seem to find the setting to convert ext3 to ext4 any more? where should i be looking? Defintely seen it before.. oh and is there an easy way to take a screenshot without using a camera

cheers,
mick

Did you originally initlialize the HDD in VIX 2.3.204? If so it will already be EXT 4. Look in menu > setup > system > harddisk.