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Thanks, do you have any quick instructions for creating an IPK package using opkg-tools?

Thanks my friend, you were right. This procedure works.

Of course, ipk creator also works, but the commands in Linux seem better to me.

tar -czvf control.tar.gz ./control

I used this IPK creator and it seems to work (also in linux).

In OpenPLi 9, I can now install the package without problems, but the plugin appears in the box only after restarting E2. How would I achieve that it is not necessary to restart E2?

Quote from mandolina

Don't package the CONTROL directory

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tar -czvf control.tar.gz ./CONTROL

package only the control file.

Is this command wrong?

Quote from KiddaC

ipk creator 3 is the simplest way. I find later versions of ipk creator over complicated.
Google it, you will find it. But also need to install Java on your computer to run that.

Get your folder structure correct.

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Example controi file

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Package: enigma2-plugin-extensions-yourplugin
Version: 1.00-20241012
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Architecture: all
Maintainer: you@you.com
Description: Your Plugin Description

Get your plugin folder structure correct.

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usr

∟lib
∟enigma2

∟python

∟Plugins

∟Extensions

∟yourplugin - all your files live in here

Then you just run ipk creator 3. Clicking on yourplugin folder as the source. The same yourplugin folder as shown on first image

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Is it also for linux? I don't use Windows.

Sorry, of course that was a typo (tmpk).

I keep getting this message

* pkg_extract_control_file_to_stream: Failed to extract control file from package '/tmp/enigma2-plugin-extensions-my_plugin_1.0_all.ipk'.
* pkg_init_from_file: Failed to extract control file from /tmp/enigma2-plugin-extensions-my_plugin_1.0_all.ipk.

Article

IPK Creator 3 Tutorial: How to Package Enigma2 Plugins Easily

A step-by-step guide to using IPK Creator 3 for packaging Enigma2 plugins, using XStreamity as an example. Learn folder structure, control file setup, and IPK generation.

KiddaC

Jan 20th 2026

E2 OpenPLi 9 is installed in the box. I created a plugin that works and I need to create an ipk from it. The plugin is located in

/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/my_plugin/plugin.py

/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/my_plugin/plugin.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<plugins>
  <plugin name="my_plugin" version="1.0" author="YourName" description="my_plugin" where="extensions">
    <file>plugin.py</file>
  </plugin>
</plugins>

Here is how I create an ipk package (I use linux mint to create an ipk).

mkdir -p my_plugin/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/my_plugin
mkdir -p my_plugin/CONTROL
cp plugin.py plugin.xml my_plugin/usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/my_plugin/
touch my_plugin/CONTROL/control

Package: enigma2-plugin-extensions-my_plugin
Version: 1.0
Architecture: all
Maintainer: gusto
Description: my_plugin

cd my_plugin
tar -czvf data.tar.gz ./usr
tar -czvf control.tar.gz ./CONTROL
echo "2.0" > debian-binary
ar r enigma2-plugin-extensions-my_plugin_1.0_all.ipk control.tar.gz data.tar.gz debian-binary

The package is created. I copy the package to /tmp in the box and write the installation command.

opkg install /tmpk/enigma2-plugin-extensions-my_plugin_1.0_all.ipk

However, the installation always ends with a message

* opkg_prepare_url_for_install: Couldn't find anything to satisfy '/tmpk/enigma2-plugin-extensions-my_plugin_1.0_all.ipk'.

I'm not a programmer, but AI chatgpt helps me a lot in creating a plugin for updating channels in enigma 2 boxes. However, I am not satisfied with the plugin, I would prefer if the plugin already existed.

What do I need?

I use DreamBoxEdit (DOBE) to edit the channels as I need and upload them to the box.

I will download the channels from the box to the web server.

wget http://root:password@10.8.0.111/bouqueteditor/tmp/bouquets_backup.tar -O /var/www/html/channels_update/channels_full.tar

There will not be only one channel list per server, but there may be more (e.g. channels_full.tar, channels_films.tar, channels_doku.tar etc).

Is there a plugin that can download the channel list I prefer from the web server?

#!/bin/sh
wget http://10.8.0.222/channels_update/channels_full.tar -O /tmp/channels_full.tar
tar -xvf /tmp/channels_full.tar -C /
init 4 && init 3

The shell script that does what I want looks like this.

This is a simple script and is not bugged in any way. It must be run via ssh/telnet.

Is there a plugin for my requirements?

Quote from samur

Some updates for Irdeto ...

Please, test one of these versions and report if it's OK Or not

and check if the 'Canal+ Sport 4 TEST' (0624) channel works in the case of 'disablecrccws=0'...

Thans,

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Could I ask for a compilation for x86_64?

I'm interested in what dreamboxedit will do if I click on send files to dreambox.

Delete flood files in /etc/enigma2 ?

Does it keep flood files in /etc/enigma2 and overwrite old files with new ones?

It's not a solution for me.

I wrote a shell script that is run via remote control (RC).

I have a python http server running, from where I copy files to E2 boxes using curl.

I just want to know if I need all the files from /etc/enigma2.

I noticed that sometimes the contents of /etc/enigma2/ are more files, sometimes less.

I have several Enigma2 boxes (OpenPLi) under my control. I create my own channel list on one box using Dremboxedit. This list is stored in /etc/enigma2 (see image). How can I find out what each file means.

I know that we can transfer the channellist directly in the Dreamboxedit application to other E2 boxes.

However, I want to do it through the terminal (curl).

Do I need to transfer all files (see picture) to other E2 boxes?

Do I need to delete the entire directory /etc/enigma/ before that?

I want to have the same channellist on all boxes

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