OCTAGON SF4008 4K UHD 2160p Linux E2 Receiver

[moulin]

I'm sorry - I'm going to have to throw myself on the mercy of kind people on here.... I know I'm being very stupid but.....

4008 arrived today, I can see it's incredibly clever, and thanks to the Wizard I've even got it showing the Multistream French TV channels on 5 deg W, far more than I expected in half an hour...

But oh oh oh the rest of it.... I can't even see how to organise/delete channels. I've looked for a manual on line but I suppose there are so many software variants that maybe this simply doesn't exist.

I've looked in MENU but for channel operations I can't see this helps. At this stage I just want to clear out all the channels that I don't need or that it won't get..... Putting the channels in frequency order or alphbetical order would be better than nothing - surely there must be a way to do that. Can one batch delete (like on a Technomate, I'm much more used to that system of menus).

So please, could some one point me to a fool's (and I mean fool's!) guide on getting started with basic stuff. Mine has got Open Arm I think loaded on it.

10/10 to the sponsors though, they answered my presale questions and ordering and delivery were top-notch.

[machare]

I have the 4K Octagon plugged into a HDMI input on a SONY STRDH750 RECEIVER and that plugged into the HDMI Input on the LG 4K OLED TV. When the SOUND volume is adjusted on the SONY amp, the TV picture blanks for about 5 secs then the sound mutes for another 2 secs and then both picture and sound return to normal. Touch the volume control again, the problem repeats. This only happens with the Octagon Receiver. I have Blue Ray player and a Vu+Solo2 connected to inputs on the amp and there is no problem with picture and sound loss. Octagon and Vu+Solo2 have OpenVix images and the settings in the HDMI CEC are the same. Both off. Have tried all the settings in the SONY amp HDMI settings to no avail. Can any one solve this annoying problem.

I connect my SF4008 to my Samsung TV with HDMI. I then have an optical SPDIF feed from the TV to my hifi. I use the HDMI CEC settings on the SF4008 to make it switch the TV off and on, and the volume control & mute contrils on the SF4008 remote are ignored.

[machare]

But oh oh oh the rest of it.... I can't even see how to organise/delete channels. I've looked for a manual on line but I suppose there are so many software variants that maybe this simply doesn't exist.

I've looked in MENU but for channel operations I can't see this helps. At this stage I just want to clear out all the channels that I don't need or that it won't get..... Putting the channels in frequency order or alphbetical order would be better than nothing - surely there must be a way to do that. Can one batch delete (like on a Technomate, I'm much more used to that system of menus).

I use Dreamboxedit to download the channel data from my receiver to my PC. I then rearrrange the channels into bouquets the way I like, and then send them back to the receiver.

You can download Dreamboxedit to your Windows PC from the General Download/Settings editors section of this website. There are other editors.

I would think the above will work with any version of Linux that you may be running

If your a fan of SKY channel numbers, there are other solutions. - Maybe just Vix

To select a bouquet on the receiver, press the up arrow on the remote, then the blue button, then choose the bouquet you want.

The receiver will then stay using that bouquet until you change to, another one.

[moulin]

Thanks machare - appreciated; it was after all you who inspired me to try this box! Amazed at how easily it found the French multistreams, although for some reason it's missed LCI. I'm sure I'll get used to the box, although I don't find the menus intuitive (I note they change depending on where one is within the box's functions). Just a question of having a good play and perhaps a delete!

Cheers

[msjm1313]

Hi, I bought two units of Octagon 4K SF4008. Both stuck during flashing (Openvix). Display shows "rootfile system". Tried recovery flash on 3 different usb stick without any results. Any advice?

[machare]

If you look at:
http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-5W-fta.php
you will see that LCI is on 12648 V 29500 Rec 8/9 Stream 3.

So go to: Setup/Service Searching/Manual Scan

Set 'Type of scan' to 'Predefined transponder'

Use the right arrow to scroll through the transponders until you get the one above and then press OK to start the Scan.

You should then get LCI and you may find the receiver switches to some encrypted Canal+ channel.
If that happens, exit the menus, press the up arrow, blue, and select the 'Last scanned' bouquet. You can the select LCI (hopefully)

[moulin]

Thanks machare - I'll give it a go. Might as well get the full house.

If I can find out how to use favourites that will make my life easier, and I WILL have a go at the channel editing idea you mentioned, but not until tomorrow!

[machare]

Hi, I bought two units of Octagon 4K SF4008. Both stuck during flashing (Openvix). Display shows "rootfile system". Tried recovery flash on 3 different usb stick without any results. Any advice?

I flashed mine with Vix 5.0.004. To run the flash I had to press the button just to the left of the front panel display. I used the socket under the flap to the right of the front panel display. I happened to be using a USB 3.0 stick.

I hope you downloaded the correct version of Vix for SF4008 receiver.

[twol]

Hi, I bought two units of Octagon 4K SF4008. Both stuck during flashing (Openvix). Display shows "rootfile system". Tried recovery flash on 3 different usb stick without any results. Any advice?

Make sure they are formatted fat32, unfortunately until you find a stick that works this is like drawing teeth, what were you flashing from?
Does it still boot to the original image?

[moulin]

Well I now have LCI but for some reason it's completely changed the channel list, the numbers I wrote down for my most used channels have all altered - not by a few - but by lots. A whole lot of channels in the 2000s have simply disappeared.

Really this software is a disaster!

Is there a way of deleting everything and just scanning in my choices? If I do a factory reset will it kill Open ATV - if so will I be left with any software at all?

I'm now frankly frightened of breaking this receiver (see msjm1313's post) and am beginning to think it's going to go into the attic with a label "learn not to buy anything so complicated again".

[msjm1313]

All sticks fat32 formatted they works on other box (VU+4K). I used front socket under flap. On original image stuck on boot.
I tried open atv.6.0, 5.3, Opensi4.0, Openhdf 5.5.
No progress. Stuck on "rootfile system".

[twol]

Well I now have LCI but for some reason it's completely changed the channel list, the numbers I wrote down for my most used channels have all altered - not by a few - but by lots. A whole lot of channels in the 2000s have simply disappeared.

Really this software is a disaster!

Is there a way of deleting everything and just scanning in my choices? If I do a factory reset will it kill Open ATV - if so will I be left with any software at all?

I'm now frankly frightened of breaking this receiver (see msjm1313's post) and am beginning to think it's going to go into the attic with a label "learn not to buy anything so complicated again".

Actually this software is pretty straight forward ...... but to start...
1. raise your own post rather than using this one.
2. specify your config (satellites, setup, image etc)
Then we can help.
At the moment I have no idea of your setup or what you are trying to do.

It really is not that difficult, once you tell us what you are trying to do!!!

[twol]

Hi, I bought two units of Octagon 4K SF4008. Both stuck during flashing (Openvix). Display shows "rootfile system". Tried recovery flash on 3 different usb stick without any results. Any advice?

Where did you buy them from? If WoS talk to them
I normally couch flash everything but recently had to usb flash the SF4008 and the only only stick that worked was my very oldest .. slow and small size (not even sure of the size but its not a lot!)

[msjm1313]

I tried to flash Openvix and few other images. I have 2 units of Octagon SF4008. Both stuck, display shows Rootfile System. I used 3 different USB formatted on fat32. For flashing i used USB under front flap. Also i tried recovery flash. Both units stuck. Pls help me.

[bassethound]

Try re formatting the usb with HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool formats to FAT32