Hi folks,
I got my DM7080 delivered yesterday, looks good and seems very responsive so far.
So far I have:
- installed HDD
- configured networking
- performed software updates
- manually installed OpenEPG plugin
- performed service scan and EPG download
This is my first Linux receiver, whilst I was setting it up I came up with a few questions and since there is no English manual yet I was hoping I could get some answers here, which might also help other new users.
PLUGINS
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I read somewhere that I could copy a plugin file onto the root of the Dreambox and then install it using the "Install Local Extension" menu, but it would not find the plugin file. Eventually I used ssh to login and then dpkg to install the .deb file manually. Is this normal or should the UI method have worked?
Is there a list of killer/recommended plugins for a new box?
SFTP
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Related to the above, when I was trying to copy the OpenEPG plugin file onto my DM7080 I could see an SFTP connection from my Dreambox appearing in my FTP app (Transmit by Panic), I assume it was using Bonjour to advertise the connection, however I couldn't get it to login over SFTP. Is there a preset username/password for this SFTP connection?
SKINS
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Is there a website/forum with previews/screenshots of the skins available for a DM7080?
EPG
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I am using OpenEPG to download the Sky/Freesat EPG. How does this relate to EPGRefresh? I saw some settings in OpenEPG for refreshing daily so I assume that this replaces the need for EPGRefresh?
How do I pimp up my EPG with picons?
RECORDINGS
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I have tried a few timer recordings and it looks easy enough to setup a repeating timer for shows that always start/end at the same time each week, however I have noticed often shows will have very different time slots each week. Is there a way to handle this on the Dreambox? Can I use a title or keyword to trigger a recording instead of exact start/end times?
NOTIFICATIONS
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Many years ago I had a Mac running Elgato EyeTV and I got it setup to send me an email after each recording was finished, which was especially useful when using the keyword recording feature. Is it possible to get some kind of email or other notification from the Dreambox when it has made a recording or any other important events occur (like running out of disk space, etc)?
Thanks in advance for any help, once I'm up to speed with this thing I'm going to try some plugin development myself.
Charles