Posts by championc

  • help me tntsat card v6

    I know this is an old thread. Will a v6 Card work in a receiver running OSCAM ? I am getting a friend to buy me a brand new card so it will definitely be v6 I would assume, and not inserted into any box previously.

  • Dish Size increase if Multiswitch added to setup ?

    Quote from digi247

    Use a Satellite Launch Amplifier just after the dish installation and then connect that to your Multiswitch, The launch Amp will take care of any .db loss you may encounter from the multiswitch thus negating a bigger dish install


    Many thanks. That should hopefully work out ok, even if we go without one, we have the option so to add it later if it's needed.


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  • Dish Size increase if Multiswitch added to setup ?

    As a matter of interest, which BBC or ITV channel would be the acid test of tests to prove that a 1.8m is indeed enough for a standard installation ?


    I think many installers go with a size that they know work 100%. So you could have two neighbours reporting two totally different sizes as installed. All they can really go by is charts and sample installations.


    I'm still stuck at my original position which is as to how much greater in size would someone reckon I need to cover the losses / noise level of a bog standard Multiswitch. By the sound of things, it seems like ot could be a very small difference so then a 1.9 should do the trick
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  • Dish Size increase if Multiswitch added to setup ?

    Many thanks for such concise information. This is for an apartment complex in Mojacar. One individual apartment got their own 1.8m dish installed and they have everything. There are currently a bunch of 1.2's with Quattro lnb's connected to multiswitch for all other apartments so the plan is to retain this kit and change the dish only. So with the knowledge that 1.8's work, we may just need to go with a single 1.9 to suck it and see.


    The local Sat guys installed the 1.8 but they were the same people then quoting the need for 2.4's which seem totally crazy. Each current 1.2 has generally got either a 5x8 or 5x12 connected to it. From what I have seen, it seems that most multiswitch have roughly the same loss levels Irrespective of whether they are 5x8's or even 5x32's


    What do you reckon ?


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  • Dish Size increase if Multiswitch added to setup ?

    Hi all,


    We have a 1.8m dish in SE Spain pointing at 28.2e to get the UK spot beams. It is likely that some channel signals are around minimum levels. We now want to add more people to the system and so, the LNB will be swapped for a Quattro LNB and all connections will come off a multiswitch.


    Given that the multiswitch will introduce additional losses, what size dish would be needed to cater for these additional losses. Would a 1.9m do or would the losses need something even bigger.


    Many thanks


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  • Champions OpenATV 5.1 Based Image

    Hey taveners


    It sounds like a bad flash. The main file is about 120mb and flashing should take about 1 minute.


    It should load in all circumctances since you should be able to power up the box without being connected to an LNB at all - so pauldb's argument is somewhat irrelevant.


    Hope this helps


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  • Champions OpenATV 5.1 Based Image

    Happy New Year to all fellow Boardies


    For those lovers of OpenATV, here's Champions OpenATV 5.1 based image


    http://goo.gl/j8y5fW


    Here's a link to my Champions 28 December 2015 OpenATV v5.1 based Image - for the Amiko Alien2, AA2+ and other ST7162 Based Boxes.


    Image installation procedure - the safe, simple and 100% foolproof way. If you already have an Enigma2 Image on your box, skip steps 1 & 3 below


    1. Download the E2 Plugins from the following link http://goo.gl/bcSWub. Take the whole folder and copy it to the root of any USB stick
    2. Boot the box into the default Spark operating system. If your box is in Enigma already, turn it off, hold in the OK button on the box and keep it pressed, turn on the box and release the OK when you see the FORC message on the box. Press the Up arrow on the box which will then say SPAR and then press OK
    3. Insert the stick into the box. The system will see the stick being installed and prompt for the installation of the plugins - say "Yes"
    4. Download and copy the pre-prepared image of your choice to a USB stick. You can copy any number of images to the same stick, putting each in it's own separate directory on the stick. An image contains two files - uImage and e2jffs2.img
    5. Press Menu, Press Down and Right to plugins. Select the e2upgrade plugin from the list. On screen, you then will see a box with /c/storage in black writing in a yellow bar across the centre of the screen. Click OK to navigate to the folder you want, press Red to select and press Red to Upgrade
    6. Upon completion, turn off the box. Press and hold the OK button, Turn ON the box and wait until you see the front panel say FORC. At this point, release the OK button. Press the DOWN arrow button on the box and it will display ENIG. Press and Release the OK button.
    7. The box will now reboot into Enigma


    This image is working with the following plugins:-
    AutoTimer, AutoVolumeAdjustment, AutoBoquets (AutoUpdate turned OFF), CrossEPG (0.8.1) (Updates at 04:00 Daily), Various Skins, all Picons, Rats Picons, OSCam v11201 (with blank sample C-Line and N-Line Readers), PermanentTimeShift (Turned Off), OpenWebIf, Samba Server, Streaming / Recording of $ Channels while watching another $ channel, and more. CrossEPG is also flushed out once a week. This image uses the bundled OpenATV EPG Display.


    You can obviously install any other plugins you choose. Use the Download menu in Plugins or just FTP the .ipk files to the /TMP folder, telnet to the box and type IPKG INSTALL xxxxxxx.ipk. This should work for most plugins.


    The image is setup to use DHCP automatically and is also set for using HDMI at 720p. Terrestrial is NOT YET scanned and will need to be setup in SETUP > SERVICE SEARCHING > TUNER CONFIGURATION


    Change the Weather in the Metrix skin - go to Plugins > MyMetrixLite > Weather and set the number for your location. Get the number from HERE - http://metrixweather.open-store.net/#weather


    FTP and Telnet - Username "root", Password Blank
    WebInterface - http://box_ip (Default Port 80)
    DreamBoxEdit paths - /etc/enigma2/


    OSCam - http://your_box_ip:8888 - Username "root", Password "oscam"


    Enjoy !!!

  • Champions OpenATV 4.2 17/12/2014 Based Image

    Hi all


    I've just redone the image from scratch once again. There were too many incremental updates, sometimes it's better to restart afresh


    Here's a link to my complete OpenATV based Image. It's been made from OpenATV 4.2 from 17/12/2014


    http://goo.gl/j8y5fW


    This image is working with the following plugins and bits working:-
    AutoTimer, AutoVolumeAdjustment, AutoBoquets, CrossEPG (0.62), Various Skins, Picons, Time from NTP, OSCam v9989 with v10078 also included (blank with sample line), OpenWebIf, Streaming, SambaServer, RTEPlayer, TS Media and XBMC Addons. CrossEPG is also flushed out once a week. This image uses the bundled OpenATV EPG.


    You can obviously install any other plugins you choose. Please READ the "Champions OpenATV Image - README" located in the download folder.


    The image is setup to use DHCP automatically and is also set for using HDMI at 720p. Terrestrial is scanned to Irish Saorview - Three Rock Transmitter



    Don't forget to click the Thanks button below

  • Champions OpenATV 4.2 Based Image

    Hi all


    Here's a link to my complete OpenATV 4.2 based Image - branded with the SAB splashscreen and onscreen prompts


    http://goo.gl/j8y5fW


    This image is working with the following plugins:-
    AutoTimer, AutoVolumeAdjustment, AutoBoquets, CacheFlush, CrossEPG (purged weekly), CoolTVGuide, HDD Manager (can be used to setup Swap File), Various Skins, all Picons, Time from NTP, OSCam (blank with sample lines), automounting your HDD (NTFS works OK - EXT3 not essential), Streaming, SambaServer, RTEPlayer, OnDemand and finally Permanent Timeshift (turned off).


    You can obviously install any other plugins you choose.


    The image is setup to use DHCP automatically and is also set for using HDMI at 720p. Terrestrial is scanned to Irish Saorview - Three Rock Transmitter


    FTP and Telnet - Username "root", Password Blank
    OSCam - http://box_ip:8888 - Username "root", Password "oscam"
    WebInterface - http://box_ip (Default Port 80)


    Full details for the image are included in the Readme file in the download folder



    Don't forget to click the Thanks button below :)