ImageManager Enigma2 MultiBoot Plugin for sh4 ~ spark boxes

**ahmed gazye** · Feb 26th 2019

Plugin is a very useful multi-task indispensable

ImageManager 2.5.5 Plugin

Opportunities:

- creating backups in IMG, TAR, TAR.GZ formats from any section;

- copying images to any section of the flash drive;

- reboot function to another partition;

- rename the flash drive section;

- installation of images and backups in IMG, TAR, TAR.GZ formats on external flash drive partitions;

- when creating a backup, you can delete both the Enigma2 settings and personal data in the emulator configs.

Changes:

- Added launch of the plug-in without a flash drive;

- Added the " Info " button to the interface for accessing the user's brief help

enigma2-plugin-extensions-imagemanager_2.5.5_sh4.rar

maho33 · May 1st 2019

fits it to dreambox 800hd see v2

**ahmed gazye** · May 1st 2019

My friend / maho33

ImageManager Enigma2 MultiBoot Plugin for sh4 ~ spark boxes

maho33 · May 1st 2019

thanks my friend i try to find the best for dreambox

---suukran--

**gorski** · Mar 5th 2020

Some TUTORIAL would have been good... as in SIMPLY worded, short informative sentences, with some images...

Installation is typical: ipk to /tmp and install via RCU...

Configuration is more complex... depending on one's needs... Let's say installing multiple images to a USB stick...

32GB USB stick partitioned into 2:

3GB as media/usb

29GB media/hdd

Send an unpacked/decompressed image to /usb partition of the USB stick, for instance.

Start the plugin > Select Mode > installing > OK > choose /usb partition where the image is > choose the image > you will be guided to the image to install, just keep pressing OK button and then installation begins (it's fast).

Go to Select Mode again > Multiboot > Select the source partition > enigma2 (your /usb partition)

And so on and on... I tried installing, mounting or repacking - nothing worked...

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Not an expert, me... Must ask our coders.....

**ahmed gazye** · Mar 5th 2020

Dear Friend / gorski

To install copies, you must unzip them

It is one of the best Plugin It is a multifunctional panel, as shown in the topic And the functions of installing copies are explained in detail in my topic in the forum at the following link, you can refer to it if you like The steps are explained in pictures

Explained how to install Enigma2 Image on the external flash by Plugin Image Manager in Devices Spark

**gorski** · Mar 5th 2020

I didn't see the link to your tutorial in the top post, so thanx for that!

I did unzip it, as I wrote in my post... And I made a 3GB partition but the plugin doesn't know how to partition that space?! We should make 9 (8 + a Swap partition?) or 10 partitions (1 more for new installations?), then? What's the deal with that? For each image 8 or more partitions on a USB stick? If so, that's not very elegant...

I have to study it when I have some more time, this was a quick install...

**ahmed gazye** · Mar 5th 2020

Dear Friend / gorski

I division the external flash by programs Admin_Tool_Morly and with that into 14 Partition , I can install 13 imag per one flash If you like, I can upload it for you

**gorski** · Mar 5th 2020

So, just one partition per image? I think I can manage to partition it in 2-3 parts with my SW, thanx...:rasta2bigsmoke0gf1:

But why did it not install in my test?:unhappy1:

**ahmed gazye** · Mar 5th 2020

Dear Friend / gorski

This topic on the following link contains practical information to implement the process of installing Flash 2 external If you like,

Advice for owners of the Spark box processor 7162 to take advantage of all images of the Spark 7111 & 7162 devices

**ahmed gazye** · Mar 5th 2020

Dear Friend / gorski

you must split the USB that is one of the Partition Swap fat 32 And the rest of Partition ext3 or ext4

you must unzip copies to install & renaming it as a Image name

**gorski** · Mar 5th 2020

SWAP is a Linux system, so EXT4 would do for all...

**ahmed gazye** · Mar 5th 2020

Dear Friend / gorski

yes Dear Friend SWAP is a Linux system fat 32 And the rest of Partition ext3 or ext4

Good luck

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**ahmed gazye** · Mar 5th 2020

Dear Friend / gorski

I will do a topic on programs Admin_Tool_Morly soon it can install copies, split the flash, and boot on it multifunctional It supports many devices see

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Good luck

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**gorski** · Mar 5th 2020

Actually, strictly speaking: https://www.howtogeek.com/howt…system-should-you-choose/

"Swap is an option when formatting a drive, but isn’t an actual file system. It’s used as virtual memory and doesn’t have a file system structure. You can’t mount it to view its contents. Swap is used as “scratch space” by the Linux kernel to temporarily store data that can’t fit in RAM. It’s also used for hibernating. While Windows stores its paging file as a file on its main system partition, Linux just reserves a separate empty partition for swap space."

But given it's Linux, I always go for EXT4 for anything related to Linux... It may be technically unnecessary but... ;)

**gorski** · Mar 5th 2020

Btw, m8: your screenshots are frequently unusable, since they are very unclear, low resolution...

May I respectfully suggest you increase the resolution... :)

I still do not see how exactly to make that MB plugin work but OK...

**ahmed gazye** · Mar 5th 2020

Dear Friend / gorski
yes Dear Friend Actually, strictly speaking SWAP is a Linux system fat 32 And the rest of Partition ext3 or ext4 to Install copies

Good luck

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**ahmed gazye** · Mar 5th 2020

Dear Friend / gorski

It has screenshots from the desktop and this is the potential of the computer

This could be clearer

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Good luck

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**gorski** · Mar 5th 2020

Yes, that's possible to read now, thanx...

However, SWAP: "...isn’t an actual file system. It’s used as virtual memory and doesn’t have a file system structure. ...Linux just reserves a separate empty partition for swap space". OK?

But given we are using EXT4 for Linux as modern and relaible/stable formatting, then I format all the Enigma2 partitions in EXT4 and create SWAP file on one of those partitions. It works like a charm... ;)