How to update channels using DBEdit the easy way

[silverfox0786]

Hey guys I thought I’d do a tutorial for updating channels the easy way using DBEdit 4.0.1.0
This is good for people like me that use our own bouquets rather than premade ones and it’s also good as you don’t have to wait for a premade update.

So first is the easy part.
Go and get an updated version of satellites.xml and place it in var/etc via FTP to the box

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Then you have to do a full scan of your satellite in this case I’m using 28.2E
For the Vu [will work same with Dreamboxes and other] press ‘Menu’ – ‘Setup’ – ‘Service Searching’ – ‘Automatic Scan’ and then OK to start scan [Make sure ‘Clear Before Scan’ is set to ‘Yes’]

Go make a Cup of Tea/Coffie or grab a Beer/Vino Rosso ……………………….
Or you can go empty your Tank…………………….

Now the scan is done.

Go to PC that you use for DBEdit.
Create a folder. In my case ‘New Scanned’

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Now open DBEdit Click on FTP Button above and browse to ‘New Scanned’ and click OK

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Then click on RECEIVE FROM DREAMBOX

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Once received you will see errors, that’s normal as its lost and found channels [I’ll explain later]

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As you can see it the same Bouquet listing as set by you.

Now this is how you update the channel:

As long as the original channel was renamed and originally showing in GREEN in DBEdit, If it has been lost due to channel leaving then it will show up a BLUE. If it was not renamed then it will just disappear [more on that later]

As you can see I have found 509 - FOX NEWS showing up in BLUE and it’s been reported as gone on that frequency.

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So now on your right is the service listing. You need to scroll down to ‘F’ and you will find the new FOX NEWS.

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Drag that FOX SPORTS NEWS directly on top of the BLUE 509 – FOX NEWS It will place its self on top of the old 509 – FOX NEWS
You then need to rename the new FOX NEWS to 509 – FOX NEWS

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Once that is done you will see that from BLACK writing its gone to GREEN [That indicates it’s a renamed channel] and you need to delete the old BLUE 509 - FOX NEWS

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[silverfox0786]

Continue

Now you will need to allocate the old PICON to the new channel, So you need to go to your PICONS on PC or on FTP and find FOX NEWS and rename it to the new service ref.

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As you can see the new FOX NEWS has now got the PICON back on

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This you repeat for all Channels.

Now for channels that are not renamed in black they will be completely lost but you wil see the gaps in your bouquets as below

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This is why I had 53 error all my BOX OFFICE channels had gone as they have been readdressed by the provider so you re-add them following the same steps.


Once you have completed the edit process then all you do it click on FTP and this time send to Dreambox and restart Enigma II [GUI]

 

[silverfox0786]

Fore regular updates to channel frequency changes please look at this thread

http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/showthread.php?3621-Sky-uk-28.2-east-NEW-CHANNELS

 

[Stanman]

Were you download DBEDIT 4 from as I am on 3 and it does not detect any updates?

 

[Maxwell]

Were you download DBEDIT 4 from as I am on 3 and it does not detect any updates?

Here http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/showthread.php?3392-DreamBoxEdit-IHAD-Edition-4.0.1.0

 

[super666]

Awesome work i have recently joined ere as im a noob to the vu box and vix but this really helped thanks now back to guides for next step lol