List of Telnet Commands for Enigma2 Receivers

This is a reference list of Telnet commands for Enigma2 boxes. It covers E2-specific commands; for common Unix/Linux commands used via Telnet on PCs and set-top boxes, see the separate list linked below.

Common Unix/Linux Commands used via Telnet for pc's & stb's

Installing a tar.gz File to the Box

FTP the tar.gz file to the /tmp folder, then run the command below, replacing filename with the actual filename:

tar -xzvf /tmp/filename.tar.gz -C /

The command above will install filename.tar.gz from /tmp.

Installing an IPK File to the Box

FTP the .ipk file to /tmp, then run the command below, replacing filename with the actual filename:

opkg install /tmp/filename.ipk

The command above will install the specific filename.ipk from /tmp.

opkg install /tmp/*.ipk

The command above will install all and any .ipk files in /tmp.

Listing & Uninstalling IPK Files

Note: always perform a full image backup before uninstalling an IPK through Telnet.

List installed packages with opkg:

opkg list

Remove a package (replace package with the package name):

opkg remove package

Update a ViX Image from Telnet

(This may not work on all E2 images — confirmation welcome.)

init 4 && opkg update && opkg upgrade && init 6

Update Box Image & Plugins Using opkg

Update the image:

opkg update

Update the plugins:

opkg upgrade

Screen Grabs / Dumps

Run the command below, replacing filename with the filename you want for the screenshot.

Grabs the OSD only:

grab -o -p /tmp/filename.png

Grabs the OSD with the channel:

grab -d -p /tmp/filename.png

Force Overwrite Fonts from Telnet

If you find that there is always one package available for update, use this command to force-overwrite the fonts — this is usually the culprit:

opkg -force-overwrite install enigma2-fonts

Change the Power State of an Enigma2 Box

Note: change password to your root password.

Deep standby:

wget -O /dev/null -q http://127.0.0.1/web/powerstate?newstate=0

Reboot:

wget -O /dev/null -q http://127.0.0.1/web/powerstate?newstate=6

Restart Enigma2:

wget -O /dev/null -q http://127.0.0.1/web/powerstate?newstate=3

Wake up from standby:

wget -O /dev/null -q http://127.0.0.1/web/powerstate?newstate=4

wget -O /dev/null -q http://127.0.0.1/web/powerstate?newstate=X
where X = 
0 - deep standby "shutdown"; will execute all /etc/rc0.d/* scripts before entering deep standby
1 - single user without network; will execute all /etc/rc1.d/* scripts after switching the runlevel
2 - multi user with network; will execute all /etc/rc2.d/* scripts after switching the runlevel
3 - multi user with network with enigma2; will execute all /etc/rc3.d/* scripts after switching the runlevel
4 - multi user with network; will execute all /etc/rc3.d/* scripts after switching the runlevel
5 - multi user with network with enigma2; will execute all /etc/rc5.d/* scripts after switching the runlevel
6 - reboot ; will execute all /etc/rc6.d/* scripts before reboot
S - shutdown ; will execute all /etc/rc0.d/* scripts before entering deep standby

Reload Enigma2 Settings

Note: change the X in the command to:

• 0 — reload lamedb and user bouquets
• 1 — reload lamedb only
• 2 — reload user bouquets only

wget -qO - http://127.0.0.1/web/servicelistreload?mode=

wget -qO - http://127.0.0.1/web/servicelistreload?mode=X
where X =
0, reloading lamedb and Userbouquets
1, reloading lamedb only
2, reloading Userbouquets only