These old machines have seriously well written drivers (low level programming) and semi-decent HW - well, for their time they were great - but even then 64MB flash was really stingy... However, they still have a great quality image, decryption works fine, I tested streaming and playback and they are also fine etc.
Given the small, tiny flash, enter Flodder, OpenMultiBoot and Flash Expander! (A few others, too - but these are noteworthy...) Small Flash suddenly becomes much bigger and these old ladies can still dance nicely! :)
Flodder works on original boxes only - although one version did not have the protection, allegedly (if anyone can find it...) - so beware!
It moves root ( / ) to a USB stick (all the folders and files, so one uses the stick as Flash.
OpenMultiBoot is installed as a plugin, from which you can install multiple images in a USB stick and it functions well now!
Flash Expander "expands" flash to a USB stick but only some folders...
Delfi of PurE2 went into it "a bit" and got us a little bit happier, I think... or at least less miserable... :cool1:
Here is his text, edited by yours truly...;)
QuoteDisplay MoreWell, it has been some time since the last release, but the old loves die hard (or something like that)...
What is new?
- Latest PurE2 stuff in the feeds
- Up-to-date-Enigma2 and plugins, including all the Pure2 plugins (like OLM-fnc, Streamlord-fnc, Filme-fnc, Radio-fnc, Wazzup-fnc etc...)
- Latest version of Estuary skin
- Some effort was made towards making the basic image smaller (there is room for further improvement - but, as the reasonable way is to use some sort of extending the flash, not really in the focus)
- etc...
How to:
- Get your PurE2 images here: http://pur-e2.club/OU/images/index.php?dir=6.2/dreambox/- Unzip the latest PurE2 image and flash with DMM web interface from SSL (it means "usual flashing method, using your browser, like Firefox")
- From here, there are a few paths to enlarge your Flash which could work for you.- Whichever one you choose, it is wise to do exactly as described here, before installing any other stuff in the image.
- Try to use the fastest external media you can afford. The difference between an old/slow USB stick and a new/fast one can be dramatic.
There are 3 reasonable ways to use this image:
1) Install Flodder => and then the rest of the stuff... (check out the details in the post that will follow this one but in short...)a) insert USB memory stick (formatted in EXT4) into your box, MENU > pManager > Scripts > User scripts > Start script > DoFlodder.sh script > Only once!
b) after it finishes all the deeds, you'll have plenty of space to play with - as big as your USB stick/SSD...
c) install the missing stuff (since it was necessary to reduce PurE2 image for these boxes) by doing this...pManager > Scripts > User scripts > Start script > InstallRest.sh script > Only once > reboot (recommended way for a start)
d) SWAP is automatically created
Once it reboots you can go on messing about to your heart's content, with a peace of mind you will never run out of space installing plugins, skins, tools, picons, EPG and whatnot...