Posts by KiddaC

    masterg. is there any benefit of this plugin over the old school manual way. i.e convert m3u to bouquet. save the file and place in etc/enigma2. blahblahblah. which to someone like me is no problem.


    i am not talking speed and simplicity but interested in why you select gstreamer or livestreamer etc. what exactly is that doing. does it write something into the bouquet code.

    Why don't you just create a dropbox account. Upload your file there, then share your link to people via email or forums.

    It's all I do for my skins.

    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.

    There should no longer be any clashes with other installed skins custom components.


    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) 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 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.


    Q) Skin wont install as its conflicting with existing components.

    A) Telnet into your box and force install it with this command. opkg install -force-overwrite /tmp/*.ipk


    Movie Player Questions

    Q) My movie planner isn't skinned

    A) By default you box 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 change the number of rows to your preference.


    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 large picons on the infobar.

    A) See picons section above


    Q) Why has my picons got a coloured background

    A) OSD settings. Show picon background colour – Disabled

    Toppicks

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    Toppicks (the graphics along the top and right), are a design feature of this skin.


    How to enable toppicks


    Install the toppicks ipk in the zip on the first post.


    make sure these 2 script files have executable rights.


    /usr/script

    (/usr/scripts for openvix)


    skypicker.sh

    skyscraper.sh

    Right click the file in your ftp software and edit file permissions to 755 or execute checked for owner/group/public.


    Navigate to


    /etc/cron/crontabs

    edit "roots" file


    for example below is my 9am scraper as set in the above screen shot.

    the image picker is set to run every 30 mins.


    Code
    0 9 * * * /usr/script/skyscraper.sh
    */30 * * * * /usr/script/skypicker.sh


    If you don't want to use the toppicks and want to remove the graphics edit skin.xml on your box.

    /usr/share/enigma2/slyk-onyx/skin.xml


    comment out the toppicks import screen.

    Code
    <!-- <include filename="/usr/share/enigma2/slyk-onyx-1080/o-toppicks.xml" /> -->

    Picons / Xpicons

    Slyk Onyx infobar has been designed to accomodate multiple size picons 100x60, 220x132 or 400x240.

    Normal picons and xpicons can be used.


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    For Xpicons.

    Source your picons set and place the downloaded picons in a XPicons folder in any of your mounted media.


    /media/hdd/XPicons

    /media/usb/XPicons

    /media/sd/XPicons

    Inside your XPicons folder paste your downloaded picon folder.


    /media/hdd/XPicons/picon/(all your graphics)


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    To select which picon size and set to use you need to edit

    /usr/share/enigma2/slyk-onyx-1080/o-picons.xml

    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?
    • Number of rows 14


    Multi EPG settings....

    • Number of rows: 14 (this settings seems to have stopped working on OpenAtv)


    Single EPG Settings...

    • Number of rows: 14


    Graphical infobar EPG Settings…

    • Number of rows: (set in skin)
    • 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 - 14
    • use extended list - slyk onyx planner - (see movie planner mod in my dropbox skin folder)
    • 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

    lots of channels are down for everyone. sky have made a couple of transponders now totally unviewable. if its these channels you are after, no bouquet software is going to find them. if you are just after the ones that are currently available but moved to a different transponder then yes abm will help you here.

    As above...Its a standard plugin that should be in your plugin downloads. No github needed unless you are trying to rectify the problem with the update config version compatibility problem.


    Go into plugins menu... remove plugins... and see if its listed.

    If so... delete it. reboot box.


    Then go back into plugins... download plugins and re-download it.

    Welcome to Slyk Onyx 1080 (Version 2.40) **last updated 19/07/2023

    This skin is an accumulation of all my other skins and has been specifically designed for enigma2 layouts. Copying other provider EPGs may make your box look similar to the real thing but it can result in confusing screens and confusing functionallity. So we have gone back to basics on this skin. Clean, simple, functional. A skin for me. A skin maybe for you.


    The skin is based heavily on my Slyk Q skin (because that is a very nice skin), but most of the graphics have been refreshed, layouts tweaked, and a few things borrowed from slyk1hd and vskin.

    As this is a dark/night skin, I have purposely included my all new toppicks graphics/scripts into my design to give it a splash of colour. Toppicks can be removed if prefered though.


    Install first for all my skins - only needs installing once
    enigma2-plugin-skincomponents-kiddac-shared-skin_1.12_all.ipk


    Main skin file

    enigma2-plugin-skins-slyk-onyx-1080_2.40.20230719_all.ipk

    See GraphicalEPG recommended settings below (Important)




    Optional Installs - see separate instructions posts below


    Top Picks V7.5 *new*

    enigma2-plugin-skins-slyk-toppicks_7.5.20240309_all.ipk


    Movie Planner Mod (new link)

    Movie Planner Mod 2022 *New*



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



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    Compatibility:


    This skin will work on the majority of OE Aliiance builds (OpenATV 6.3, OpenVix, ItaltSat, openbh etc. Not OpenPli or Blackhole) and the majority of modern enigma2 boxes (ZGemmas - openatv, XTrends, VUs, Mut@nts, Edisons, dinobots 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.


    *Note for openvix user you will need to uncomment the vix include from skin.xml after install. There is a screen that clashes with openatv so has to be a separate.*


    /usr/share/enigma2/slyk-onyx-1080/skin.xml


    Gallery



    Graphical Epg - (Epg Button)
    Expanded EPG (EPG button - TV hold )
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    Infobar (OK Button)
    SecondInfoBar (OK Button Twice)
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    Channel Selection (TV Button)
    Single EPG ( < or > with view mode set to single - press menu on this screen to change view mode to multi for alternative view)
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    Multi EPG ( < or > with view mode set to multi - press menu on this screen to change view mode to single epg for alternative view ) Multi EPG - Event View ( < or > followed by info )
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    Movie Planner (File List Button)
    Movie Planner Mod
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    Movie Planner Infobar
    Alternative Channel Selection
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    Main Menu Toppicks
    Channel Select (TV Button)
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    Graphical EPG (EPG Button)
    Infobar (OK Button)
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    SecondInfobar (OK Button Twice)
    Multi EPG (< or > with view mode set to multi)
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    Vertical EPG (OpenATV)
    New Virtual Keyboard
    Not skinned
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    Movie Planner - Mod
    Movie Player
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    and the reason it does this, is there doesn't seem to be a fallback.


    if config.usage.numzappicon.value:
    self.onLayoutFinish.append(self.showPicon)

    self.skinName = ["NumberZapPicon", "NumberZapWithName"]


    So I need to put one of them screens in my skins. Strange default skin doesn't have it in either.


    Maybe the default setting on this was no before openatv 6.0. Hence why this problem has never been noticed before.


    And just to confirm this, I have just duplicated screen NumberZap, called it NumberZapPicon and it shows

    Well I crashed my box with a software update :) I knew I would. So until I have time to flash with a the latest version here is the answer for anyone that has a similar problem.


    I was emailed the answer to this. Thank you.


    Menu > Setup > Usage & GUI > Channel selection settings
    Ensure that the option "Show picons in quickzap" is set to no.


    I don't know if this has been fixed in later releases of openatv 6.0 or it's just broke in the version I have got.

    P.S. vskin isnt 5.214. That's slyk version. And why has no one ever informed me that the about page on vskin-hd actually says vskin bolt. Doh. ?

    grrr. Why doesn't mine work. I am not alone as 2 people have emailed me asking if i can fix it. I will risk a software update tmoz and see. If not i will just reflash it. Ta

    i think it was a software update end of march that broke it. When did you last update. Feeds look a bit dodgy tonight, so not risking a software update today

    skin_display is front display.

    What image and skin you currently on dsayers. I have tried all my skins and default skin. With and without epg mod.

    Does any one know why numberszap has stopped working on openatv 6.0.

    (The number or box that pops up when you enter a number on the tv screen)


    Although I design skins. I wouldn't know which files commits to look at on GitHub.