Posts by Kamel Makhloufi

I have received the SF8008 yesterday and I started playing with it, it looks like it's the perfect device for my use case. I don't have a dish here so I can't search for channels etc... but I've already looked at how to organize them using e2 sat editor, trying to figure out how the bouquets work, editing the keymap.xml so that I can disable the "dangerous" buttons on the remote (I don't want my mom to enter into the settings by mistake, she'll be lost in there), all that stuff.

Thanks again for your help everyone, I'm very happy with my purchase and I think my mom will be too !

Thanks for all the informations !

The SF8008 I can find has OpenATV on it, so I guess I'll stick with that. Ordered it a few hours ago, I'll start playing with it this WE :)

Thanks abu baniaz for answering ! Good to know that all receivers should work !

As for the network security, no worries, I already have a WireGuard vpn connection setup to her internet box / router in order to vnc into my sister's computer when she needs help too. I can add my SSH keys on the E2 ssh known hosts file on top of that without problem :)

The script and channel list thing is interesting, I'll look at the plugins or scripts I can use. Maybe I can code a small utility that would scrap lyngsat or kingofsat list once a week or something and filter and format that into a file the receiver understands.

I guess it's time to order that Octagon then, unless anyone could recommend something else ?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for recommendations for a cheap box that would allow me to remotely alter channel settings.

For context, I'm buying this box for my mother, we live far away from each other and she's pretty old and absolutely not tech savy. She wants to watch Arabic FTA channels, and we've been doing that for decades now with a bunch of basic boxes. However, when transponder settings change, she loses some of her favorite channels and she has to wait for me to be on holidays to come home and reconfigure the box.

I unfortunately don't have the time or money to go see her every few months, so I'm looking at a box that would allow me to remote into it and mess with the channel & transponder settings.

I've dabbled quite a bit with basic sat boxes but never with the linux based ones, so I'm not sure of the state of the various firmwares like OpenPLI. However, I'm pretty capable with Linux, networking, etc.. so I don't foresee a problem on that side.

So here are my setup and requirements :

- Single LNB for now, I might put an Astra / Hotbird monobloc LNB with single cable output

- Only need FTA channels from Astra and/or HotBird

- Some way (can be web interface, file upload, ...) to change the channel list, search for transponders, alter settings.

- Ability to watch video from webinterface could be good, would allow me to preview the channels and make sure they are interesting

- Needs WiFi (no ethernet close to the TV)

- Simple 1080p is more than enough, don't need 4K

- Don't need an HDD for recording etc...

- Budget 150€ maximum, cheaper would be better :)

I've been eyeing the Octagon SF8008 hardware wise, but I don't know what it's original firmware or alternative ones like OpenPLI allow regarding remote access.

Thanks for taking the time to read my message !