Posts by scouser97

  • Motor question

    Does the dish travelling time take longer to get to desired sat ? if so maybe it is the motor if the dish seems to travel ok then maybe check your LNB, is your dish alignment till ok so your signal is strong.


    just a thought :)

  • iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus Teardowns Unveil Interesting Internal Parts

    iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus Teardowns Unveil Interesting Internal Parts

    Apple's new iPhones go on sale today and the first device teardowns show that Intel's chips are inside some models, replacing Qualcomm's offerings, among other interesting observations.


    Starting with the iPhone 7, a teardown by research firm Chipworks shows that the device now officially has Intel inside, confirming the rumors that had brewed for months that Intel would become a supplier of LTE modems for the smartphone giant. Chipworks checked an iPhone 7 aimed at the North American market, the iPhone A1778, which included four Intel components: the baseband LTE modem (PMB9943), two transceivers (PMB5750) and a power management chip (PMB6826).


    The Intel chips inside the iPhone replace a Qualcomm LTE modem and a number of components from other companies. However, for some versions of the iPhone, Apple will continue to use Qualcomm modems, as Intel’s modem doesn’t support CDMA, or code division multiple access, a cellular technology used on some LTE networks. Qualcomm’s modems support CDMA. Verizon and Sprint rely on CDMA for their networks, meaning Intel-equipped phones won’t work on those networks. iPhones with Intel inside will only work on AT&T T and T-Mobile networks in the United States.


    It appears that Qualcomm-equipped phones will be sold in the U.S. (Verizon and Sprint), China, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. Meanwhile, Intel-equipped phones will be sold in the U.S. (AT&T and T-Mobile) and most other countries in the world.


    Other discoveries made by Chipworks include:


    The A10 Fusion processor in the iPhone 7 was built by TSMC, although the die node technology remains unknown. However, the fact that the A10 processor is incredibly thin, gives credibility to the reports that TSMC’s InFO packaging technique is being used.
    iPhone 7 has 2GB of RAM, specifically Samsung LPDDR4
    The battery is 1960 mAh, 3.8 V and 7.45 watt hours. It’s slightly bigger than the iPhone 6s battery which had 1810 mAh, 6.9 Wh. Apple said the new phones will have two additional hours of battery life. For comparison, the exploding batteries in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 are 15.4 Wh, twice the size.
    Apple has dual-sourced the memory inside - teardowns have gound SK Hynix 128-GB 15nm part along with Toshiba 128 GB NAND 15nm memory. Rumour has it the 256 GB version of the iPhone 7 will have 3D NAND, but has not yet been confirmed.
    Chipworks reports that they unexpectedly found a third audio amplifier. Chipworks was expecting to find two – one for each of the speakers - but came up with a third. The firm believes that the third amp may be for headphones, which in turn would mean that Apple has significantly revised the Lightning port specification for the iPhone 7.


    Regarding the iPhone 7 Plus, iFixit took it apart and confirmed it containes a larger battery than its predecessor, with visual labels on the battery casing revealing a 2,900 mAh capacity. That’s up from 2,750 mAh in the iPhone 6s Plus.


    In addition, the dual camera system on the iPhone 7 Plus shows that both the wide angle and telephoto lenses feature independent optical image stabilizers, contrary to earlier rumors.


    By removing the headphone jack, Apple saved some space to install an improved Taptic Engine, which now provides feedback to the user via the Home Button.


    X-Ray examination of the haptic mechanism showed that it's just a simple device with springs inside, which shake a weight. This controlled oscillation of the springs is designed to create the feeling of pressing a mechanical button.


    Other interesting finding for the iPhone 7 Plus include:


    Qualcomm MDM9645M LTE Cat. 12 Modem
    Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 SoC + Samsung 3 GB LPDDR4 RAM
    Universal Scientific Industrial O1 1R Touchscreen Controller
    Toshiba 128 GB NAND Flash

  • CCcam install help on Vu+solo2 BlackHole image

    If it is just the CCcam.cfg then sent to /var/etc.
    If it is the whole CCcam package in .ipk format then yes send to /tmp then press green then yellow buttons and select manually install .ipk package.
    Do not copy your CCcam.cfg over until after install otherwise it will be over written
    or manually edit the installed CCcam.cfg.

  • Microsoft locks some Group Policy options to Enterprise editions in Windows 10

    Microsoft locks some Group Policy options to Enterprise editions in Windows 10 Anniversary


    Today, we surprisingly discovered that Microsoft has secretly changed the availability of some Group Policy options in Windows 10 version 1607. Windows 10 version 1607 "Anniversary Update" has reduced the control via Group Policy that you have in Pro edition. Pro edition users have lesser options available compared to version 1511, so many behaviors of the OS cannot be controlled.


    If you open the Group Policy management console and read the description of certain policy settings in Windows 10 build 14393, you will find out that the options mentioned below are NO LONGER AVAILABLE for Windows 10 Pro users. They are locked down to Enterprise and Education editions only:


    The ability to disable the Lock screen
    In Windows 10, the Lock Screen displays fancy backgrounds and some useful information like clock, date and notifications. It appears before you can pick a user account to sign in. When you lock your computer, again you see the Lock screen. After you dismiss the Lock screen, you get the logon screen where you authenticate. As the Lock screen is being gradually merged with the Logon screen, Microsoft has eliminated the option for Pro users to disable it. In Windows 10 version 1511, you could disable it with a simple Registry tweak. Now, if the user is running the Home or Pro editions of Windows 10, this option is not available.



    Do not show Windows tips
    The same applies to the Group Policy "Do not show Windows tips" which could be used to disable help tips and introductory toast notifications in Windows 10. These can get very annoying for experienced users.



    Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences
    Using this option, you could prevent Windows 10 from automatically downloading and installing promoted apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Flipper, Twitter, NetFlix, Pandora, MSN News and many other potentially unwanted apps and games. Now you can't prevent these apps from being automatically downloaded and installed if you are using Windows 10 Pro or Home editions. The policy setting (or Registry setting) has no effect in these editions.



    Starting with Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you can only control unwanted apps in Enterprise and Educations editions of Windows 10. This behavior was confirmed when I upgraded my Windows 7 Professional to Windows 10 Pro and many unwanted apps installed automatically from the Store.


    It's a shame that Microsoft decided to make Windows 10 Pro behave so unprofessionally. These changes make the Pro edition far less attractive for business users. Those who rely on Windows for professional use will have to tolerate random apps and games from the Store being installed on their work PC. By doing these changes, Microsoft is directly forcing these customers to get the higher priced Enterprise or Education editions which are only available through volume licensing. Volume licensing is not only expensive, complicated but requires you to purchase a minimum certain number of licenses.


    Microsoft is provoking those who cannot afford volume licensing to pirate the Enterprise or Education editions of Windows 10. These editions now seem to be the only editions that still offer full control over installation of unwanted apps, besides telemetry and privacy intruding features. All the other editions of Windows 10 act like malware.

  • Microsoft in hot water over Windows 10 privacy in France

    Microsoft in hot water over Windows 10 privacy in France


    Windows 10 Privacy, it seems like a never ending story that just won't get away. France's National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) served Microsoft with a formal notice on July 20, 2016 asking the company to comply with the French Data Protection Act within three months.



    The claim? Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system is used for "collecting excessive data and tracking browsing by users without their consent". Additionally, the commission wants Microsoft to "ensure the security and confidentiality of user data".


    A working group analyzed Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system and privacy policy in April and June 2016 to make sure that Windows 10 complied with the French Data Protection Act.
    Windows 10 Privacy issues


    The working group found the following issues during its investigation:


    Irrelevant or excessive data collected: CNIL states in its report that Microsoft is collecting data during operation that is not required "for the operation of the service". Microsoft collects Windows app and Windows Store usage data for instance, and there apps installed and time spend in apps. According to CNIL, this is not required for operation of the operating system.
    Lack of Security: Windows 10 users who enable PIN protection may set a four digit PIN that is then used for authentication. This PIN provides access to the operating system including Windows Store account data. The operating system does not limit the number of attempts to enter the PIN.
    Lack of individual consent: Windows 10 enables an advertising ID by default when the operating system is installed that may be used by apps, third-parties and Microsoft to "monitor user browsing and to offer targeted advertising without obtaining users' consent".
    Lack of information and no option to block cookies: Microsoft places advertising cookies on users' "terminals" without "properly informing them of this in advance or enabling them to oppose this".
    Data still being transferred outside EU on a "safe harbor" basis: Personal data is transfered to the United States on a "safe harbor" basis, but this should not be the case since "the decision issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 6th October 2015".



    CNIL gives Microsoft a three month period to work on the issues identified by the commission. Failure to comply might lead to sanctions against Microsoft.
    Remarks


    Some findings of the commission are puzzling or require explanation. The commission states that users may set up a four-digit PIN for easier access to Windows, and while technically correct, users may select a PIN with more digits as well.



    While Microsoft could highlight the fact that selecting a shorter PIN code makes it easier for attackers to get in using brute force, I cannot really see the company at fault here.


    The advertising ID is enabled by default, but only if users don't select the custom installation options when presented to them. One could argue that this should be opt-in and not opt-out, or that Microsoft should display the options on first launch to give users a chance to modify them, but is is quite common on the Internet and in software that things like these are opt-out.

  • Warner Bros and Intel Sue Device Maker That Bypasses 4k Content Protection

    Warner Bros and Intel Sue Device Maker That Bypasses 4k Content Protection


    Warner Bros. and Intel's Digital Content Protection have sued LegendSky, the Chinese manufacturer of HDFury devices designed to strip HDCP copy protection from many sources, including streams.


    Last November saw the first 4K Amazon and Netflix streams appearing in various peer-to-peer metworks, signalling that the HDCP 2.2 protection scheme used in 4k sreams had somehow been circumvented.


    TorrentFreak has dicovered that Intel - through its Digital Content Protection brand - and Warner Bros. are suing LegendSky for offering HDFury. The companies have filed a lawsuit at a federal court in New York against the maker of the devices, technology company LegendSky.


    The two plaintiffs claim that HDFury violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's anti-circumvention measures, making it all too easy to rip and share 4K video. They also allege that LegendSky is dishonest when it says it meets HDCP's licensing requirements.


    The plaintiffs ask the court to prohibit these devices from being sold and advertised. In addition, they want to be compensated for the damages they’ve suffered.


    As TorrentFreak notes, 4K stream rips started surfacing mere days after the first HDFury boxes started shipping.


    With 4K Blu-ray movies on the way, Warner and other studios are no doubt eager to minimize the related piracy before it really takes off.

  • VM superhub 2 200mb Issue

    did you make a config backup of you VM hub before you upgraded ? If not then you will have to manually add your settings again, or just google it there are plenty of guides out there :)

  • MPAA Lists Piracy Sites in Around The World

    MPAA Lists Piracy Sites in Around The World

    The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has singled out the online piracy sites causing the entertainment industry trouble, with Russia and The Netherlands among the countries hosting the most offending digital outlets.


    In its annual report to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), identifying the world’s "most notorious markets" for distributing infringing content, the MPAA listed the cyberlockers, streaming and linking sites, peer-to-peer networks and BitTorrent portals that are most damaging to Hollywood.


    On the direct download and cyberlocker side, MPAA singled out six top offenders, two from Russia (Rapidgator.net and VK.com) and two from The Netherlands (Letitbit.net and Uploaded.net). For sites like Letitbit.net, the MPAA seemed especially concerned, due to how uploaders of content are paid around $60 per upload, and how downloaders get paid as well ($15 per 1,000 downloads). The site also maintains a deal with Moevideo.net, where people are paid for views. Rapidgator.net in Russia has a similar reward system in place, along with paid subscription tiers.


    Uploaded.net (based in both The Netherlands and Switzerland) incentivizes users to upload large files by paying out rewards based on file size, and generates approximately $6.6 million in annual revenue, MPAA reported. Russia’s VK.com, a leading social networking site in Russia and Russian speaking territories, is "a hotbed of illegal distribution of movie, television and music files," facilitating streaming playback through embedded video players.


    Nowvideo.sx offers uploaders $20 per 1,000 downloads and systematically "refuse[s] to comply with takedown notices," MPAA reported, leaving rights holders with no way to remove infringing content. In Romania, MPAA pointed to Videomega.tv, which is "masked behind a proxy service to curb rights holders’ ability to identify its precise host," MPAA reported.


    On the linking and streaming Web site side, MPAA listed Cuevana.tv in Argentina, Kinogo.co in the Ukraine, Megafilmeshd.net out of Brazil, Poland and Bulgaria, Movie4k.to from Romania and The Netherlands, Pelis24.com from multiple countries, Primewire.ag from France and Sweden, Putlocker.is in Switzerland and Vietnam, Solarmovie.is in Canada and Latvia, Estonia’s Viooz, and Watchseries.lt from Switzerland as the top worldwide offenders.


    For peer-to-peer and BitTorrent sites, MPAA focused on those offering high-quality, newly released content, and a familiar name showed up: Sweden’s The Pirate Bay. Now ThePirateBay.gd, it’s one of the largest BitTorrent sites around, available in 35 languages, serving more than 43.5 million peers. Despite several legal judgments against it, the site continues to exist thanks to constant relocation of its home domain.


    Rounding out the MPAA’s worst offender list for BitTorrent and P2P sites: Extratorrent.cc in Ukraine, Rutracker.org in Russia, Torrentz.eu in Poland and Yts.to and Kat.cr in several locations.


    Lastly, the MPAA made note of several physical markets where burned or pressed infringing DVDs and Blu-ray Discs are regularly sold. The locations include street markets in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, in Brazil, flea markets in Toronto, the Harco Glodok market in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Jonesborough Market in Northern Ireland, two markets in the Ukraine, two markets in Moscow, and a host of different markets throughout Thailand, India and Mexico.

  • Roku 4 specs leak: Yes, it's got 4K streaming and a games controller

    Roku 4 specs leak: Yes, it's got 4K streaming and a games controller


    Latest version of streaming media box puts it to the head of the market




    Exclusive The much-anticipated Roku 4 will come with 4K ultra high-definition resolution, a separate games controller, and a faster quad-core ARM processor.


    That's according to specifications that were briefly published in the online Roku developers guide just before the device's imminent launch. The information was quickly taken down. Pictures of the new box have also found their way onto the internet.


    The fourth generation of the media-streaming box will match, and in some areas, surpass the new Apple TV, launched earlier this month, putting Roku ahead of its rivals once again.


    The headline is the fact that the Roku 4 will offer 4K streaming (or 2160p), as has been predicted for some time. That puts it ahead of competitors that offer full HD or 1080p. Meanwhile, the user interface will be upgraded to 1080p resolution.


    The box will also get a big power boost to handle all that extra processing: 1.5GB in RAM, up from just 512MB in the Roku 3, and a quad-core ARM processor, up from a dual-core.


    That means the box can handle media streamed at 40Mbps. Roku is recommending a minimum internet connection speed of 1.5Mbps, but if you want to get 4K, you're going to need a minimum of a 25Mbps connection.


    In addition, the Roku 4 will come with a digital audio output and, critically, with a games controller. The controller will run over Bluetooth and support motion control – bringing it in line with Apple's latest product. The Roku's controller will also feature an "instant replay" feature.


    Here are some of the Roku 4's specifications:


    roDeviceInfo.GetModel(): 4400X
    CPU: ARM quad core
    Accelerated Graphics API: OpenGL ES 2.0
    RAM: 1.5GB
    HDMI 720p Video Out: Yes
    HDMI 1080p Video Out: Yes
    HDMI 2160p Video Out: Yes
    S/PDIF Port: Yes
    Wi-Fi (b/g/n): Yes
    Wi-Fi (n 2x2): Yes
    Ethernet Port: Yes
    USB 2.0: Yes
    Supports Games < 750K: Yes
    Supports Games > 750K: Yes
    microSD Slot: Yes
    Wi-Fi Direct Game Remote: Yes
    Voice Remote Search: Yes



    Games


    The ability to play games is something that Apple and Amazon have decided is a key new feature for the next generation of streaming boxes. Up until now, streaming boxes have only been able to offer limited games.


    The Roku has consistently stayed one step ahead of its rivals, although Apple's big push on the Apple TV does threaten its position.


    Earlier this month Apple failed to announce what might have been a Roku killer – deals with cable companies that would enable people to "cut the cable." However it did introduce voice search with Siri and a sleeker touch controller.


    Aside from its speed and better image quality, the Roku also has another big advantage over the AppleTV – it is more open, so you're not restricted to content that Apple decides you are allowed to watch, such as forcing you to purchase content through its iTunes setup, for example.


    A spokeswoman for Roku declined to comment.