[VU+ Solo] New VU Solo a noob

[Suttsy]

Hi All,
I'm a Noob!!

I just received my new solo+ I ordered at Xmas.
From reading & trying to understand the forums...
I flashed it with openvix-3.0.540-vusolo2_usb, I think this is correct & the most up to date, but I'm open for correction.
I'm a little confused as to my next step, i.e how do i load a CCCAM, boquets etc....
oh ya "what is a boot loader"
I'd be grateful for some assistance with my journey.

Thanks in advance...........

 

[Rob van der Does]

Moved to the correct section.

 

[Larry-G]

at this moment in time you need not worry about a bootloader as the receiver is so new and therefore a new bootloader is far away.
as for bouquets and CCcam etc, you need to tell us a little more about your setup, such as what satellite or satellites your hoping to tune to.

Take it one step at a time otherwise you will end up confused and overwhelmed.

 

[Suttsy]

Hey Pheonix,

Thanks for your reply,
I'm in Ireland & have a Rubpert Murdoch dish at present.
I have a solo+ not solo2 if that makes a difference or not.
I have an internet connection running to the box.
Reading from the forums, "connect to the box through an RS-232 cable"
I'm looking for a bit of guidance......
Oh! & HAPPY NEW YEAR! to ALL!!!

 

[Stanman]

Download the cccam from the openvix site and ftp it to the tmp folder on the box using filezilla.

than press blue button-vix-manage local extensions and it should show there and press green to install.

You will need to create your own CCcam file.

 

[Suttsy]

Hi Stanman, thanks for your reply.:thumbsup:

To anyone who have had similar issues!!!

I'm gettin really wound up here at the moment.
I can't see my vu when connected to DBE through the PC.
Im using a usb to com cable driver installed, turned box on/off, disconnected box reconnected and nothing.
I have the box over 2 weeks, & I'm square eyed from searching the forums! (I've read Punishers post)
I'm only at the stage where I'm tryin to FTP CCcam.
Any tips or help would be much appreciated.

Suttsy!

 

[judge]

Are both PC & Duo on the same network?
If so:
Menu -> Information -> Network will show you the IP of the box.

Then launch any FTP client on your PC, use the reported IP of the box, username = root, password is blank, click connect.

 

[Suttsy]

Cheers Judge,

They were connected, but not through the TV, I hope that's what your post is advising.
I had the box connected to the router & the PC was also connected to the router.
Then connected the box to PC box through USB to Com cable.

Will attempt it again tomorrow!!

 

[Rob van der Does]

Not sure why you're using a 'usb to com cable'?
Connecting to the box should be done via LAN, so make sure you have an ethernet-cable plugged in and connected to your network.

 

[judge]

As Rob says, forget about the usb to com cable, if both PC & DUO are connected to the same router, no need for anything else.
FTP, DBE & any other network related functions will work fine.

 

[Rob van der Does]

And maybe use a program like 'Netscan' to make sure the box advertises itself over your LAN.

 

[Suttsy]

Cheers guys!

Stupid question, does the box have to be powered on aswell!!

 

[Tkr001]

Yes it does

 

[Larry-G]

Hi Stanman, thanks for your reply.:thumbsup:

To anyone who have had similar issues!!!

I'm gettin really wound up here at the moment.
I can't see my vu when connected to DBE through the PC.
Im using a usb to com cable driver installed, turned box on/off, disconnected box reconnected and nothing.
I have the box over 2 weeks, & I'm square eyed from searching the forums! (I've read Punishers post)
I'm only at the stage where I'm tryin to FTP CCcam.
Any tips or help would be much appreciated.

Suttsy!

so your trying to setup a FTP connection with a RS232 / USB cable ?. Thats where your going wrong, you need to setup the network connection via the inbuilt LAN port, not the RS232 port.

 

[Suttsy]

Thanks Pheonix,

Can you be a little more specific!
I'm not computer literate, so a noobs guide would be appreciated.
Sorry for the confusion mate!!

Suttsy.