MetrixHD_MOD (Now includes a full 1080 HD version too)

[Foxylady]

Good day to all,
Tried again today and installed skin, all working well no crashes.
Ok from what i have learnt is if i download the picons as suggested manually to pc and then install to pendrive, they will not work.
For soem reason this skin does not see the usb pendrive.
Why i say this, is when i downloaded the picons as suggested i.e transparent which look very nice and correct size in info bar, when it asks me if i want to install, the only options this skins gives is both my hard drive and internal flash.
In order to have the picons working in this skin i had to test internal as hard drive is a no no, due to constant booting each time channel is changed.
Has this been mentioned already as i can not see it has from what i have read.
Also is there a future fix for this?

Opinons as regards possible changes:-

Could you kindly have the time showing when sat is moving to another sat like in the openvix?

when using crossepg, could you possibly change the colours/look to the menu as the look at moment looks like the dreambox menu and nasty cheap looking which ruins the hard work of way you have made the skin to look on other things?

lastly for now lol when i press up on middle circle on remote, it brings up bouquets, is it possible that the picon can be showing of each channel?

Thank you once again for this skin.

I have had more time to read further and not rush in order to get a perfectly operating skin.

Best wishes

 

[Foxylady]

No confused as hell lol
Read more in this thread and see another skin made.
So i put default skin back on box, rebooted, then removed the metrixhd mod folder from internal.
No issues with box crashing etc, back on openvix skin.
So now i installed the new skin ipk and now mymetro and open store are in the plugins list.
If i go to system and skin, the new skin is not there to activate like other's.
How do i get this skin to operate?
Thank you

 

[jugulator]

MetrixHD_MOD

Hi guys
Read through the thread. Quite interested to try this. Just to clarify, to install this can I just do the following steps?

1. Install the ipk from the link few post above

2. Download ocram SHD transparent picons and save it on USB

3. Install the skin from the plugin

4. Reboot

Should it all work then?

Anything else do I have to do?

Thanks for the great work.

I did exactly as above. At step 4, I go to my metrix in plugin and the select skin part settings and as soon as select something with green button, box crashes.! What am I doing wrong? Do I have to do anything before I select skin part settings?

 

[Foxylady]

Can i ask, Do i need the original metrixhd mod folder in the enigma 2 folder then install the mymetrix etc afterwards?
As i deleted it first then install the my matrix ipk file.
Thanks

 

[scwheeler]

Jugulator- Steps in your post are correct - have you installed any add-ons? Some are not compatible with VIX, can only suggest default and the ones by me.

Foxylady - glad you're persevering, no you do not need the original metrixhd_mod folder.

 

[jugulator]

Jugulator- Steps in your post are correct - have you installed any add-ons? Some are not compatible with VIX, can only suggest default and the ones by me.

Foxylady - glad you're persevering, no you do not need the original metrixhd_mod folder.

Thanks. YOu mean addon from Mymetrix? No I did not. I saved my metrix and activated the skin. But I cannot see any info bar or pico when press ok button. When I press again, I can see the second info bar, but not the first. Not sure what to do. Also the the font in the channel list looks a bit fuzzy.

Could anyone give a step by step guidance on what to do once I have the installed the Mymetrix plugin? Thanks

 

[scwheeler]

Check in the myMetrix > SkinParts that you have either "Default - InfoBar (IB)" or "Modern - InfoBar (IB)" selected. This is shown by a green icon next to them. Then select "Save my MetrixHD" and reboot.

If not perhaps Igleave22 or someone else can explain what they did

 

[Lothar2]

Ok from what i have learnt is if i download the picons as suggested manually to pc and then install to pendrive, they will not work.
For soem reason this skin does not see the usb pendrive.

On my VuDuo the skin see the pendrive and manually added Picons work nice in EPG and Infobar. The pendrive must mounted as /mnt/usb/.
/mnt/usb2/ will not work!

My only two Problems:
-I have installed skinpart Moviselectionlist with Picons, but i have no Picon in this List.
-In the SIB screen will not show the IB

 

[Foxylady]

How d i get this mymetrix skin working.
This is part that is throwing me off.
Thanks

 

[TK4|2|1]

MetrixHD_MOD

How d i get this mymetrix skin working.
This is part that is throwing me off.
Thanks

You pick all the parts you want in myMetrix skin parts, exit then press save settings. Box will do its thing and create a skin.xml, then it will ask if you want to apply this skin, select yes and box will reboot.

If you don't see the part at the end that says do you want to apply, try creating a swap file on your USB stick. Mine kept crashing until I did this, ran out of memory I guess.



Sent using sorcery and the magic interwebs.

 

[Foxylady]

Thank you for your reply.
If i press enable on aything, my box crashes so i assume from what you said, i may not have sufficent memory?
How do i create a swap file and what is it's purpose so i understand what i am doing.
Best wishes

 

[duoduo]

Make sure you delete all previous versions of MetrixHD stored on your receiver.

Firstly it is advisable to do a full backup of your image. Download the correct CCcam (I use 2.3.0) zip and Vix 665 zip from openvix, make sure your USB is format to FAT32, mounted and nothing is saved on it already. Remove all USB from the box, power box down with remote and then switch off at the back. Insert USB with the VUduo folder (665) on and insert into front port and switch on. Go through the wizard, whatever you do dont choose restore option it needs to be completely new flash. Once finished and set up do full reboot. When box has reloaded delete image off USB and add the picon folder (make sure folder is named picon in lower case) insert into port at back of box and do full reboot again (maybe full reboot not necessary but this method usually fixes any issues I have). Once reloaded FTP the new MetrixHD ipk to tmp folder (previous post on this thread) and manually install blue button vix install local image ** do not at this stage add any other plugins** fully reboot box.

On restart go to plugins, open store plugin and build your skin (only choose default/Scwheeler options to begin with) than go and save the skin. It will take about a minute to build and then hopefully it will give you the option to restart GUI (it has crashed on me at this stage previously and if so it wouldnt have saved the skin) choose no and then do a full reboot.

Once it restarts the box should be fully functional with the new skin, you can now go back to Open Store plugin and start to build the skin with the other available options you may experience further crashes because not all the options are fully compatible I have found (trial and error) but atleast the skin works.

This is only my opinion but i think that there maybe other plugins that stop the skin working properly, i have added one plugin each day since i got my Eureka moment last week to try and eliminate the problem, all ok so far i wont say which plugins I am using due to legal reasons but the ones from feeds seems to have caused no issues i.e. On Demand, Airplayer etc

 

[duoduo]

Forgot to mention I deleted all skins except Vix night prior to starting because one of my previous error messages was due to low memory..

 

[TK4|2|1]

MetrixHD_MOD

Thank you for your reply.
If i press enable on aything, my box crashes so i assume from what you said, i may not have sufficent memory?
How do i create a swap file and what is it's purpose so i understand what i am doing.
Best wishes

Vix menu, blue button.


Sent using sorcery and the magic interwebs

 

[Foxylady]

Make sure you delete all previous versions of MetrixHD stored on your receiver.

Firstly it is advisable to do a full backup of your image. Download the correct CCcam (I use 2.3.0) zip and Vix 665 zip from openvix, make sure your USB is format to FAT32, mounted and nothing is saved on it already. Remove all USB from the box, power box down with remote and then switch off at the back. Insert USB with the VUduo folder (665) on and insert into front port and switch on. Go through the wizard, whatever you do dont choose restore option it needs to be completely new flash. Once finished and set up do full reboot. When box has reloaded delete image off USB and add the picon folder (make sure folder is named picon in lower case) insert into port at back of box and do full reboot again (maybe full reboot not necessary but this method usually fixes any issues I have). Once reloaded FTP the new MetrixHD ipk to tmp folder (previous post on this thread) and manually install blue button vix install local image ** do not at this stage add any other plugins** fully reboot box.

On restart go to plugins, open store plugin and build your skin (only choose default/Scwheeler options to begin with) than go and save the skin. It will take about a minute to build and then hopefully it will give you the option to restart GUI (it has crashed on me at this stage previously and if so it wouldnt have saved the skin) choose no and then do a full reboot.

Once it restarts the box should be fully functional with the new skin, you can now go back to Open Store plugin and start to build the skin with the other available options you may experience further crashes because not all the options are fully compatible I have found (trial and error) but atleast the skin works.

This is only my opinion but i think that there maybe other plugins that stop the skin working properly, i have added one plugin each day since i got my Eureka moment last week to try and eliminate the problem, all ok so far i wont say which plugins I am using due to legal reasons but the ones from feeds seems to have caused no issues i.e. On Demand, Airplayer etc

I never do backup always full reflash, i know what i am doing with all that, 6 minutes, all settings done and running, trust me i am quick now lol.
Only use 221 cam and never an issue.
Only add on i have is freeview player, box is used only for one purpose mainly, basically like xbox 360, i use it only for gaming, not internet, youtube, etc keeping it simple as i have other thigns to do other task.
It is the thread all messy with numerous questions replies and it gets out of control and confusing.
Your post is the first one which narrows alot down and now i understand from this once skin is installed all other options are simply add ons for personal preference.
Once everyone asleep i will commence THE INSALLLLLLLLL lol.
Top man.
I will return hopefully with success.
Best wishes and thank you for clearing that up.

 

[duoduo]

You are welcome, glad to offer something back. I hope it all goes ok for you, any further questions please just ask where i can help i will.

 

[Foxylady]

Are you referring to OpenStore-MyMetrix_2.0 ipk
As this is only ipk i can find.
Other files in thread are metrixhd mod 2.0 but they are not ipk files.
Thanks

 

[roy0110]

Are you referring to OpenStore-MyMetrix_2.0 ipk
As this is only ipk i can find.
Other files in thread are metrixhd mod 2.0 but they are not ipk files.
Thanks

thats the one

 

[scwheeler]

On my VuDuo the skin see the pendrive and manually added Picons work nice in EPG and Infobar. The pendrive must mounted as /mnt/usb/.
/mnt/usb2/ will not work!

My only two Problems:
-I have installed skinpart Moviselectionlist with Picons, but i have no Picon in this List.
-In the SIB screen will not show the IB

Lothar - Good spot on Movieselectionlist - this will be fixed when MetrixHD added to the feeds (uses a renderer not installed by default)
- SIB - try installing the modern style SIB and see if it works (the default one did not work for me either)

 

[jugulator]

MetrixHD_MOD

Does anyone have issues with softcam s after installing this skin?