Dbox In Ireland

Lads, is it possible to watch tv via the dbox in the pc without using a tv card?


Thanks,

 

Sure via network and vlc at the pc for instance.

 

Its true cable.
I have tried the bruteforce scan with the above cable.xml, but it finds nothing.

The settings that are on the chorus supplied cable box under Network Conf are:
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Frequency in KHz - 570000
14) Tx mode - 8 K
Modulation - QAM64
16) Code rate - 3/4
17) Guard interval - 1/23
18) Bandwidth - 8 MHZ
19) Hierarchy info - None
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That are the settings from a chorus mmds box and the default frequency and the guard intervall are wrong.

 

This is a working Chorus box, installed by chorus on Cable.

It is not connected to a MMDS aerial.

Could chorus be using MMDS setup through cable here.

 

I guess the feed is connected to a central mmds mast.
8k in the settings is only possible for DVB-T.
Check the underside of the box. There is a sticker with the box name.
The name of a chorus sagem mmds box starts with ITD.

 

Its got ITD60 CH on the sticker.

 

Thats a mmds box.
It looks like you never recognised the mmds mast around the corner.

 

I am in the center of town here.

All the houses are joined by cable here.

 

There must be a thing with antennas standing around and all the blokes are connected to that mmds mast.

 

I have dbox 1 to get rid of all working with tools cd anyone want it mail me

 

i know this sound stupid,but does anyone have a 1x image that includes all the services.xml and cables.xml,which would require me just to scan new channels without me having to mess with anything else?please,if you do,email me, dtrocks_6@hotmail.com.
thanks,if ya can!!

 

http://www.ifawilson.com/downloads/Dbox/Sportster 1.7+ uk05_1x.exe

 

Its more difficult to flash a new image then to upload a simple file to the box.

 

OK, will do. When I go into the option to back up I am presented with lots of options. Which one is the one I should go for? I made one and IFA said it was the wrong size, it accepted another one but I had wrong IP settings (or something). After that I flashed sporster and manually put the files on as we didnt have time to wait another 15mins.

I have a sagem 1x and TV3 and some other stations can be jittery sometimes. My mate got a sagem so I will find out if his is jittery too, he lives a mile away. If it is still jittery I will try out some other images first as I would not like to release an unstable version.

Also I just noticed setanta golf is now being picked up (well the subscription screen). This is listed in "others" in my bouquet under the name "flaunt" I figure they just used that channel to replace flaunt. I can pick up the channel but its number is 141. I cannot seem to be able to bring this back out of "others", therefore I cannot change the channel. I would like it grouped with the other sport channels. Am I best playing around with the files on a PC? or is there a way to do it via the TV screen.

 

To back up the image, choose "read one partition", then "without bootloader"..

Regarding arrangement of channels, try using your web browser and just type in the ip of your box. This will load the web interface and allow you to make amendments from there..

 

Hi,

First thanks to all who contributed and especially those who maintain this great thread.

I got a Nokia DBox2 from Germany and I am in N*L cable area in Dublin. It came flashed with Sportser 1.10.
In the service scan section the provider's were all German "Kabel" this and that. I could only get 5 channels despite putting in the irish cable.xml (and service.xml) into var/tuxbox /config/zapit. I also tried cable.xml in var/tuxbox /config/

I am unplugging the box after each FTP config change.

I reflashed with Sportster 1.7 as suggested by Benifa
(a saint, ). Now I get a choice of three providers, Bruteforce for UK, cable 6887 and cable 69??. Can get 52 channels but not RTE or other local channels

Changed the image to Commando 6, very long weekend via kein system. Still only getting same providers as with the Sportser 1.7 image. Can get 62 channels but not RTE or other local channels

I have seen reference in this thread to selecting the provider N*L but that is never in the provider option.

What am I doing wrong?
Driving me nuts.

 

Hi Setanter, let's try and get you sorted..

The reference you've seen for the "Irish" cables.xml is one that I created by merging others that I came across, to produce one, handy file. It is actually a universal cables.xml for all UK and Irish providers. However, if you're on NTL in Dublin you need to scan on Sym6887, and the "CableUK Sym6887" option that's in the cables.xml of the other images you've tried will be fine. Nevertheless, the cables.xml in question can be found here:
http://www.ifawilson.com/downloads/Dbox/cables.xml

To download the 2x Sportster 1.7+ UK05 image that contains this cables.xml and has been always successful in Waterford, click here:
http://www.ifawilson.com/downloads/Dbox/Sportster 1.7+ uk05_2x.exe

Alternatively, try Sadam34's image. He is in Dublin (though I forget where abouts), and he says this image is working and has all channels:
http://www.ifawilson.com/downloads/Dbox/Dublin/from_sadam34/Sportster 1.7+ 05 Dublin 2x.exe

Lastly, after you've got all your channels but they're in the wrong order, transfer this bouquets.xml:
http://www.ifawilson.com/downloads/Dbox/bouquets.xml

Good luck!..