Anyone in the UK have a Dreambox (DM920)

I know this is old but it is close enough that maybe I can get some help here.

I just got a new dm920 and am trying to get the EPG for UK channels to work. So far, for UK channels I can only get "now and next", EPG channel information from other services works fine. Did anyone find some way to get more than a "now and next" guide for UK channels?

Hi there, thanks for the reply and sorry for the lack of information I assumed it would be easy as I am using all the vanilla options.

So

DM920 ultraHD

Dreambox OS 4.3.2r12-2020-05-12

I am trying to use the multiepg or graphicepg that basically came as default (I tried adding merlin but it made no difference. I also tried Epgimport but having tried to import the rytec UK freesat services it made no difference in fact it seemed to do nothing so I am continuing with EPG refresh which works fine for the Swiss channels but with little effect on UK (astra 28.2) channels. I have taken some photos of the configuration and have specified refresh on bouquet.

Any help or ideas would be appreciated, thanksIMG_20230721_084625.jpgIMG_20230721_084647.jpg

In essence EPG Refresh is just a channel zapper. You have to activate/select certain channels to absorb the EPG from the satellite, so it fulfils that function.

I am not familiar with Dreambox OS. Do you not have an EPG settings menu where you can enable the various EPG readers?

Edit:

If so, you have to enable the Freesat reader as well as OpenTV EPG reader ( if the image has it). After you enable them, you have to zap to following channels

• SKY UK : Channel name: IEPG Data 1. Satellite: 28.2E Transponder details: DVB-S, 11778 MHz, Vertical, 27500 Symbols, FEC 2/3.

• Freesat (28.2e) : Satellite: 28.2E, Transponder details: DVB-S, 11426 MHz, Horizontal, 27500 Symbols, FEC 2/3.

Note: Although Freesat EPG is on all transponders, it is at slow speed. The above transponder allows fast absorption.

Thank you for all this information, I am away from home now for a few days so will have to look at it next week.

I was hoping to keep the image as standard as possible. I can specify a channel in epgrefresh where to take the EPG from so maybe I will have to try a combination of things.

I will post an update middle of next week when I can look further.

Thanks for telling us about 11778V

Maybe we can start a topic with the best epg transponder for each sat provider?

That way we can only scan what's needed instead of all of them.

Can one of the mods set something up?

Keep all of the info in the first post in a nice table or something?

Column 1 = sat, column 2 = package, column 3 = minimum required transponders to scan for complete epg.

well I tried including the frequencies above in the scan and really it made no difference, I am still stuck with a now and next.

I imagine the issue is that epgrefresh with dreamos has no capability to interpret the EPG data from those frequencies.

I read (in another forum) and it seems to be the case that dreambox, or support of dreamos, is no more so perhaps I should try one of the many alternative images for my box.

I am reluctant to do that because I had some bad experience with alternative images on a vu+ but since I need the 28.2e freesat EPG it seems to be the only way unless someone here has it working

Quote from master G

Quote from Chris230291

Can one of the mods set something up?

Keep all of the info in the first post in a nice table or something?

Column 1 = sat, column 2 = package, column 3 = minimum required transponders to scan for complete epg.

Something like this ~ Best EPG Transponders For All Providers & Satellites ?

Perfect thanks.