How To Setup XBMC To Stream Live Tv And Recording From An Enigma2 Box...

[dfdream]

Stationman

Are you getting perfect picture on HD channels from Solo2
I have mine connected to DUO2 and the HD channel takes 30 secs to open and breaks up alot.
SD is quick (4-5 secs) and 100% stable...
All connected to gigabit wired network.
Playback of HD recordings from DUO2 take 10 secs to load and 100% stable playback...

You need to buy the Pi mpg2 license code do a search for pi license code in google and top link ... it is £2.40 so does not break the bank.
There is also a VC1 code for windows media if you want to play that.
I have a Pi using XBMC (Raspbmc, Xbian or Openelec) running with a SOLO2 and streams no problem.

 

[finbarr]

I've installed OpenElec, and configured Live TV and the Vu Enigma2 client, but I keep getting a message down the bottom right of XBMC saying "Vu Enigma2 Client: Connection Lost". Any ideas? I have double checked the web port, username and password.

 

[Stationman]

@dfdream
I have the Pi overclocked to FAST (940 MHz) option with no issues and yes the time taken
to open channels is due to filling a buffer before play back starts, mine takes about 3 seconds
for SD and 10-15 seconds for HD. I don't get any break up on say BBC ONE HD.
The fastest option I have found for me is Raspbmc installed to a fast USB stick ( I am using a
16 GB Transcend JetFlash 700 USB 3 one - works fine with pi usb 2 port)
I use no pi hub just the usb stick and an Ultra Mini Keyboard with 2.4 GHz dongle plus a couple of
500MHz / 1 gigabit port powerline adapters for the network connection via a 1 gigabit switch.
A good Class 10 SD card also helps and I have been using 8GB Kingston class 10 cards.

@finbarr
I often have this error when I request a single bouquet and then miss spell or put an invalid name
in for the bouquet, my simple solution is to create a bouquet called xbmc and put only the channels
I wish to have in it.
Also I don't have any username or password set for the web interface on the solo2.
Also as I have a motorised dish I select the zap option to ensure I can pick channels from any satellite
and have the solo2 move the dish if required on channel change.

Hope that helps you out, I am not a real expert in this area but have tested/played with a lot of
options including running Openelec backend on a small netbook with it's own usb tuner and the pi
as a frontend to play from this.
If you wish to ask any further questions please feel free and I will do my best to answer them.

 

[finbarr]

Thanks mate. I just got it working. In the end, I simply deleted the Recording Path in the addon settings and it started working. Now, I can select channels and hear audio. I've just ordered the mpeg2 codec, so hopefully that will sort out the video side of things.

 

[finbarr]

Video working perfect now. This is such as great setup. Only one issue now, and that is to get Sky 3D to work. I can see the vertical side by side picture, but I cannot seem to get it into true 3D mode in XBMC. Has anyone got this working?

This would be great to get working as the TV I am streaming to is 3D, whereas the one downstairs with the Vu, is not.

 

[dfdream]

Stationman

Can you check if its ok on other HD channels
I think BBC1 HD was the best of them... THe rest were alot worse...

@dfdream
I have the Pi overclocked to FAST (940 MHz) option with no issues and yes the time taken
to open channels is due to filling a buffer before play back starts, mine takes about 3 seconds
for SD and 10-15 seconds for HD. I don't get any break up on say BBC ONE HD.
The fastest option I have found for me is Raspbmc installed to a fast USB stick ( I am using a
16 GB Transcend JetFlash 700 USB 3 one - works fine with pi usb 2 port)
I use no pi hub just the usb stick and an Ultra Mini Keyboard with 2.4 GHz dongle plus a couple of
500MHz / 1 gigabit port powerline adapters for the network connection via a 1 gigabit switch.
A good Class 10 SD card also helps and I have been using 8GB Kingston class 10 cards.

@finbarr
I often have this error when I request a single bouquet and then miss spell or put an invalid name
in for the bouquet, my simple solution is to create a bouquet called xbmc and put only the channels
I wish to have in it.
Also I don't have any username or password set for the web interface on the solo2.
Also as I have a motorised dish I select the zap option to ensure I can pick channels from any satellite
and have the solo2 move the dish if required on channel change.

Hope that helps you out, I am not a real expert in this area but have tested/played with a lot of
options including running Openelec backend on a small netbook with it's own usb tuner and the pi
as a frontend to play from this.
If you wish to ask any further questions please feel free and I will do my best to answer them.

 

[tomos]

Hi All,

I've just downloaded and installed xbmc and it works extremely well, I've now got a follow up question if I connect a separate usb hard drive to my duo2 box could I browse what's on the drive using the duo2 wireless connection?
Tomos.

 

[finbarr]

@dfdream. All HD channels streaming perfect for me to the Pi. All the movies and sports channels. I set it up originally on ethernet, but now it works for me , even over wifi which is very surprising to me!

 

[Stationman]

I have no issues streaming any channels including HD ones.

I have today found an alpha release of the next Openelec for Pi with the latest xbmc 13 Gotham
created by xbmc forum member MilhouseVH (big thanks to him for a fantastic build).
Once I formatted an 8GB SD card and created the files on it I was amazed at just how fast it is.
UI very responsive and channels open in 2-3 seconds .... even HD ones !
I don't know the rules about posting links to other forums or download locations so I will refrain
from doing so at this time, but if anyone wants any further details them PM me and I will respond
with the details.
For an alpha release it is more stable than most betas I have used, some plugins may not work I
guess but the ones I use are fine, including the VU+ PVR client.

 

[shadows]

done this to my pc all i get is blip every 5 seconds connection lost how do i get back to the config page cheers

 

[Stationman]

It should be at

System -> Settings -> Add-ons -> Enabled Add-ons -> PVR Clients -> VU+ / Enigma2 Client -> Configure

 

[shadows]

done this to my pc all i get is blip every 5 seconds connection lost how do i get back to the config page cheers

sorted... worked wen i turned pc off and on

 

[finbarr]

Has anyone tried 3D? I get the picture but it stays in side by side mode and doesn't give me a 3D option. When I run tvservice -s it gives me the same info as a non 3D channel, so I'm guessing the Vu Duo isn't 'passing through' the required 3D info to XBMC...

OpenELEC:~ # tvservice -s
state 0x12001a [HDMI CEA (16) RGB lim 16:9], 1920x1080 @ 60Hz, progressive
OpenELEC:~ #


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[EsSa55]

Hello

Hopefully, someone can advise on this.

vu+ pvr configured and works on laptop, except cannot switch or view channels.

Pretty basic requirement!

So, channels appear (with epg); recordings appear AND play; can record a channel and box switches to recording channel.

Strange?

TIA

 

[uksparx]

What's the best wifi stick to use with the pi at the moment I am using some old d link home plugs but am getting break ups on hd channels.

 

[dfdream]

What OS are you using on the PI.
I had the same issues on RASPBMC (Frodo) on wired network so not sure if its bandwidth but currently using a Beta Version of Openelec (Gotham) and its 1000 times better on HD.
Breakups are few and far between (Still only in beta though)

How is play back of hd recordings from your sat box on PI over wifi ???

What's the best wifi stick to use with the pi at the moment I am using some old d link home plugs but am getting break ups on hd channels.

 

[uksparx]

I am using raspbmc on d link plugs.

I have not found a decent wi if stick yet to try as I have virgin media superhub which has a 5g wifi access point.

I'm going to try openelec have you got a link to the beta I had a quick search and found this.

OpenELEC-RPi.arm-3.2.4.img.zip

I take it this is not the beta?

 

[dfdream]

Thanks to STATIONMAN for these instructions... Worked First Time...

First prepare the SD card with any partion editor (I used Minitool
partition wizard home edition which is free).

1) Create a primary FAT32 partition at least 128 MB in size (I used 256 MB).
2) Create a second primary EXT4 partition for the remaining space on the SD card.

Then get the distro and put it on the SD card.

1) Download the latest Openelec MilhouseVH build image file from here
http://netlir.dk/rbej/builds/?dir=MilhouseVH/
2) Extract the files from the downloaded tar file (I used z-Zip for this)
3) Now some files need to be copied to the root of the SD card FAT32 partition as follows
All the files in 3rdparty bootloader directory
All the files in the target directory
The licenses directory
The remaining files from the top level of the build folder
4) Now rename the sd card file KERNEL to KERNEL.img
5) Creat a new file at root level of SD card named cmdline.txt and put
the following line in it
boot=/dev/mmcblk0p1 disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2 ssh quiet
6) Modify the config.txt file to include your MPG2 and VC1 decode license values,
you can also apply some overclocking values at this time if you wish.

Now put the SD card in the Raspberry Pi and start it up, if all is well Openelec
should run.

 

[The Lambton Worm]

Has anyone managed to get this to work remotely?

I've got XBMC set up on my Galaxy S4 and it works perfectly on my LAN but when I try to stream remotely the working icon appears for about 2 seconds then disappears and nothing plays. I can connect to my Duo2 box and download bouquets, epg etc and even stream my movies but I can't get the tv channels to play.

I'm using ViX 3.0.808.

PS I've turned the Transcoding option off and Vu+ Player & Dreamdroid work fine. All other XBMC add ons stream OK too.

 

[The Lambton Worm]

Got it sorted the idiot that I am!

I had the webinterface port as part of the IP address eg dyndns.com:8080 when it should've just been dyndns.com