Dbox In Ireland

I think on my sagem the cables and service were in different folders. When you flashed on sporster1.7 I think it will put on english settings, then you need to put on irish verisons of cables.xml and services.xml.
AFAIK the providers are in the cables.xml file and you will need to put it back on (I think it will disappear when you reflash). I tried rescanning mine the other day and nothing really happened.

This is what Benifa is talking about, and irish version of sportster where all the files, cables.xml & services.xml will be irish.

 

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the prompt replies.

I didn’t realise there were different incarnations of an image file, I suspect that’s where I am going wrong. I will try them tonight, let you know.

As a matter of interest what files should you see in var/tuxbox /config/zapit? Should it just be services.xml?

Does the cable.xml go in var/tuxbox /config? Does it matter what other files are in this directory?

If you gotten a file such as “6887_services.xml” of the internet would you have to rename it to services.xml in the var/tuxbox /config/zapit directory?

The site http://techno-source.co.uk/phpbb/index.php looks really helpful, wish I found it earlier

 

@Setanter
If you use the scan feature you don't need a services.xml. The scan create one for you.
In a sportster the cables.xml go /var/tuxbox/config. Over write the old one.
Reboot your box, go to the scan menue, move the highlighted bar to the provider line and select with the ok button what you want.

 

var/tuxbox/config/zapit contains services.xml and bouquets.xml
var/tuxbox/config/ contains cables.xml
Your “6887_services.xml” file from the internet, I'd say yes, it's probably indeed a services.xml, so rename it as such and put it in the directory as above. Don't forget to refresh channel list..

 

A copied services.xml makes only sense if someone is not able to get scanning proper working.

 

This is true. It is always advisable to scan your channels yourself, which will result in you producing your own services.xml, thus removing the need to use anybody else's..

 

Can someone explain to me how to use the locked and hidden flags in the bouquest xml file?
Is there a password to unlock locked sections? If so, what is it, and can you set your own?
How do you unhide hidden sections?

 

Parental control pin is the password and if parental control is not enabled its not possible to lock bouquets.
You unhide hidden bouqets the same way to hide it via the bouquet editor or via the web interface.

 

That's the nub of my problem, no matter what image I loaded the providers in that highlighted bar are not "local" eg N*L etc but I am working through the suggested solutions,

Thanks again

 

Jolly good mate, let us know how you get on..

 

Delete the scan.conf in /var/tuxbox/config and pull the plug. Wait a little bit and replug.

 

I tried the NTL bruteforce scan on mine. picked up all the channels but nearly all were jittery. Changed VH2 to MTV flux, and picked up stetanta golf no problems.
I compared the service file with my working one and noticed the frequencies were all different. so 35500000 was 34750000 on the ones I checked were out by the same amount, 750000.
My mates TV3 worked this morning but he had a stronger signal than mine. My channels seem to be out in groups, and I see the service file assigns frequencies to each group of channels, and I think it might be just one frequency that is wrong for me. i.e. maybe I could manually edit the service file trying a new frequency on that particular group.

I manually edited my bouquet file and was able to put setanta golf back up with the other sports channels. I still cannot get this to be editable using IE

 

That gave me a black screen only so I reflashed with

 

Oh boy, which file did you delete?
You have to delete the file scan.conf in the folder /var/tuxbox/config at a sportster and pull the plug. After replug a sportster recreate the scan.conf with Kabel Deutschland as default provider and that name is included as place holder in the irish cables.xml. Only with a valid provider name in the cables.xml you can select other entries. If UK sym6687 was previously selected a simply overwrite of the old cables.xml and a reboot is needed.
Reboot means pressing the up arrow and standby button at the front panel simultaniously until the display changes. If the display changes release both buttons.

 

Can anyone do me a massive favour and give steps on how to tune a dbox 1, bought by mistake, thank you

 

Use the irish cables.xml and do a scan via NTL cable Dublin if you live in Dublin.

 

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