*UPDATED* Slyk 1080 R19 (Install - FAQs)

Welcome to Slyk 1080 (R19) (Version 2.33) ** last updated 29/09/2025 **

Install first for all my skins - only needs installing once
enigma2-plugin-skincomponents-kiddac-shared-skin_1.15_all.ipk

Main skin file

enigma2-plugin-skins-slyk1080r19_2.34.20260110_all.ipk

See GraphicalEPG recommended settings below (Important)

Optional Installs - see seperate instructions posts below

Top Picks Mod and Movie Planner Mod has now been moved into new plugin - KiddaCs Skin E2sentials.
KiddaC Skin E2sentials

This skin will only work on newer builds due to the new button codes being used.

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Compatibility:

This skin will work on the majority of OE Aliiance builds (OpenATV, OpenVix, ItaltSat, openbh etc. Not OpenPli or Blackhole) and the majority of modern enigma2 boxes (ZGemmas, XTrends, VUs, Mut@nts, dreambox 800se, Edisions etc.)

Installing the skin:

FTP the IPK file over to your temp folder. var/volatile/tmp.

OpenATV install instructions

• Menu... setup... software management... install local extension
• memory/tmp
• Press ok on the package
• press green to install.

Once it has installed you need to set it as your skin.

• Menu… setup… Usage & GUI… skin setup

Reboot your box if you are not prompted to.

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OpenVix install instructions

• Menu > setup > VIX > Ipkg install
• memory/tmp
• Press ok on the package
• press green to install.

Once it has installed you need to set it as your skin.

• Menu… setup… System… user interface… skin setup

Reboot your box if you are not prompted to.

Available Amends - via editting extras.xml

• EPG Sky Tabs – see instructions below.
• Infobar - 4 different layouts (with or without a picon)
• Secondinfobar (OK twice) – options to show/hide ECM data
• Event View (Info Button) – Show/hide coloured buttons
• QuickEPG infobar (< > buttons set as single epg ) – various options to show/hide programme description, coloured buttons, channel/time text)
• Movie Planner – Original Enigma Layout or sly planner layout (see Movie Planner section below)
• Default Picon – Option to switch between my Slyk Logo or the proper Logo
• EPGs - Subtle or Yellow timeline.

All these amends are available by amending the extras.xml file that lives in my skin folder on your box. /usr/share/enigma2/slyk-2018

(further instructions are included in that file)

Please use an xml editor to amend the extras.xml file. 2 good free ones that you can download are XML Wrench or Notepad++.

Mac Users

You can use free Sublime editor or default text editor.

If editing the extras.xml via the default Mac text editor. Make sure you turn off smart quotes in preferences otherwise the edit will include escaped characters and your file will fail.

extras.xml example

If you want to change the logo.

Change the number 1 at the end of the panel name to a 2

Before

<!-- Skin logo -->
    <!-- 1 = slyk 1 hd logo (default) -->
    <!-- 2 = Official Sly logo -->
    
        <screen name="my-logo">
        <panel name="my-logo1" />
    </screen>

After

<!-- Skin logo -->
    <!-- 1 = slyk 1 hd logo (default) -->
    <!-- 2 = Official Sly logo -->
    
        <screen name="my-logo">
        <panel name="my-logo2" />
    </screen>

Recommended Settings

Channel selection settings...

• Show event-progress in channel selection – Progress bar right
• Show channel numbers in channel selection – yes
• Show crypto Icons – Left from service/name
• Show picons in service list: your choice?
• Show columns.. Disable
• Number of rows 16
• All font sizes 0

Graphical infobar EPG Settings…

• View mode: graphics
• Number of rows: 3
• All font sizes: 0
• Timeline font: 0
• Service width :490 minus picon width if picons shown
• Info icon width: 75
• Time scale 120 minutes

GraphicalEPG settings…

• View mode: graphics
• Service Title mode: Service number and Service Name
• base time: 15 minutes
• service with: 490 minus picon width if picons shown (important)
• picon width: 100
• info icon width: 75
• time scale: 120 minutes

EPG Settings...

• Show EIT now/next in infobar....YES
• Enable EIT EPG.... YES

Movie Planner settings… (file list button… menu…settings)

• Number of rows 8
• show status icons in movielist - icons
• show icon for new/unseen - yes

OSD settings… (Usage & GUI… OSD settings) – vix menu locations will be slightly different

• 2nd Infobar – 2nd infobar INFO
• Show infobar picons – yes
• Show infobar on skip forward/backward - yes (required for movies pause icon)
• Show channel number in infobar – yes
• Show picon background colour – Disabled
• Show crypto info in infobar – Two lines
• Show PVR status in MoviePlayer infobar – yes (required for movies pause icon)

Frequently Asked Questions

General Skin Questions

Q) Do I have to uninstall any previous skins.

A) No. You can install as many skins as you want. All my skins are sequentially named so you just need to install my skins over the top of old ones.

If you are using any of my existing skins, switch to default skin before installing the IPK, so there is no clashing with the custom components I use.

Q) I want to edit/faff/mod your skin, where do your files live on my box

A) /usr/share/enigma2/slyk-1080

Q) Does your skin work on Weteks

A) Yes and No. I believe it does now work on later versions of pbnigma, but there were problems with older versions. Just try it and see.

Q) Will slyk skin work on [random box name]

A) Just try it and see. It will either work, be part skinned, or not install at all. It won't break anything

Q) My display seems to cut some of your skin off. How do I recenter everything.

A) Menu... setup...system...user interface...position setup

Q) I am struggling to use FTP software. Can I install your skin via a USB Stick

A) Yes. You need to have the correct folder structure on your usb though. create a media folder. Inside that create a usb folder. Inside that place your
ipk file.... media/usb/file.ipk

Q) I have modded your skin, how can I just upload individual files from your latest version.

A) Use 7zip to extract the files from the IPK. Then you need to manually install them in the correct location. extras.xml can break your skin, so always
best to use my latest version of extras.xml and make your amends again. (I do change the contents of this now and again). You can also use the free software "winmerge" to compare mine and your files.

Q) I have been faffing with your skin and now my box only counts up to 49 and then boot loops. Do I need to reflash.

A) If your box is stopping at 49 count up. This is usually a skin problem. Either undo your last edit and save. Or delete my entire skin folder and
install it again. Your box will then continue to load normally. No reflash required.

Q) Will installing your skin reset all my personal settings

A) Installing a skin does not effect any of your settings on your box. Installing a new version will override any modifications you have made in the
skin files or extras.xml though.

Movie Player Questions

Q) My movie planner isn't skinned

A) By default OpenAtv will use Enhanced Movie Center. This is not skinned. Either remove or disable EMC in plugins menu.

Q) My movie planner is all squashed up

A) Press menu button on movie planner and set the number of rows to 8

Q) My Pause/FF/RW icon is not displaying in movies.

A) See recommended settings above. (OSD Settings)

InfoBar Questions

Q) Pressing OK twice brings up event view and not 2nd infobar.

A) See recommended settings above. (OSD Settings)

Q) How do I get picons on the infobar.

A) Edit my extras.xml file - see instructions above

Q) What picons can I use with your skin

A) Any size. I now have a custom picon resizer so all picons will upscale or downscale nicely.

Q) Why has my picons got a coloured background

A) OSD settings. Show picon background colour – Disabled

EPG Questions

Q) How to I install the tabs across the top of the EPG

A) See post below - Using EPG Tabs.

Q) My epg doesn't look like your screen shots.

A) Press menu on the epg and change the display type to graphics and not text.

You might have the expanded epg displaying. If so hold the TV button on the epg to switch between normal and expanded epg.

Q) My epg looks all squashed up. How do I make it more spread out like yours

A) On EPG, press menu change the timescale option to be less. i.e 120 minutes.

Q) On the EPG how do I switch between the bouquets if I have installed the epg tabs mod.

A) Press Prev or Next button. Or press TV button to bring up a bouquet list


Extras.xml (Amends) Questions

Q) I am confused about editing the extras.xml file

A) There extras.xml is completely optional. You don't have to change anything if you don't want. There are instructions in the main post, and further
instructions in the extras.xml file.

Q) MAC Users - I have edited the extras.xml but now my box won't boot.

A) If using default text editor, make sure the smart quotes and other smart
options are set to no in your text editor preferences.

Top Picks

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How to enable toppicks

Install the KiddaC Skin E2sentials plugin here.

KiddaC Skin E2sentials

Use the settings in the KiddaC Skin E2sentials plugin to customise your toppicks.

Movie Planner Mod

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How to enable movie planner mod.

Install the KiddaC Skin E2sentials plugin here.

KiddaC Skin E2sentials

open extras.xml

/usr/share/enigma2/slyk-1080

edit the movie selection number so your code looks like below. use #2 or #3

<screen name="MovieSelection" position="0,0" size="1920,1080" flags="wfNoBorder" backgroundColor="backgroundmid" title="Movie Selection">

<panel name="MovieSelection2" />

</screen>

Reboot your Gui.

Press menu on the movie planner screen and go into settings.

Number of rows - 8

Use extended List - Sky Planner.

Skin updated v2.29

New IPK on post 1

Openatv 7.4 Skin amends for...

Quick Menu

Help Menus

Language Selection

OSD Calibration (UserInterfacePositioner)

HDMI CEC Setup

Mini TV Masking amends - to prevent black borders.

v1.14 Shared components

New IPK on post 1

Tweaks to some of my slyk18ServicePosition code.

Do note timeshift pause values are broke on openatv 7.4. You will need to pause/play/pause to show the correct numbers.

Its obviously not updating the values on timeshift load. Their fault not mine.

Skin updated v2.30

New IPK on post 1

Removed the need to uncomment the import for openvix by using conditional screens instead.

Skin updated v2.31

New IPK on post 1

choicebox amends.
urie I will get back to you over the messagebox. Ran out of time tonight.

Skin updated v2.32

New IPK on post 1

Fixed invalid colour reference in virtual keyboard.

Updated posts above to reflect the new KiddaC Skin Essentials plugin for toppicks and movie planner mod.

Skin updated v2.33

New IPK on post 1

Fixed yellow button for epg importer sources on openatv 7.6

urie

Skin updated 2.33.20250928

New IPK on post 1

(should have been 2,34 - but never mind - the date is different)

Messagebox size amends, epg importer screen hacks to display properly

Skin updated 2.34

New IPK on post 1

Software/plugin manager globe icon update

v1.15 Shared components

New IPK on post 1

OpenVix fixes.