Virgin NetID & Tuning Frequencies (Nit Analyser)

[abu baniaz]

In Tuner configuration, you can use any Net ID for the UK. However, for ABM to function, the correct NetID is required.

In ABM, we have only listed the headends, not every single town/village/borough. It is an impossible task to list every area especially as some areas will use one NetID and others will use another. Don't worry about the name, the number is what matters.

List of details we have are listed here:
https://github.com/oe-alliance/AutoBouquetsMaker/blob/master/AutoBouquetsMaker/providers/cable_uk_virgin.xml

We require a logs from areas not listed in ABM or those that have recently changed. The main changes are that there are no longer any active Qam 64 (modulation 3) frequencies in some areas. These can be acquired by using PeterJ's script.

You must be on an active channel before this next step. Please use an FTA channel that you can view and see a picture


How to run:

See post 3

Three files will be created in the tmp directory, nit.bin, nit.log and dvbc.xml. Please zip them and upload them here as attachments once done. You must say which NetID you are in.

[abu baniaz]

For some issue, separate logs will be required using the following telnet commands separately

If you have not got dvbsnoop installed,

opkg install dvbsnoop


This command
dvbsnoop -s sec -tn -timeout 3000 -b -f 0x40 -n 400 0x10 > /tmp/nit.bin

Then this one after the previous ones finishes
dvbsnoop -s sec -tn -timeout 3000 -b -f 0x46 -n 500 0x11 > /tmp/sdt46.bin

Then this one after the previous ones finishes
dvbsnoop -s sec -tn -timeout 3000 -b -f 0x42 -n 500 0x11 > /tmp/sdt42.bin

[abu baniaz]

Attached is an ipk to run the script. It will also create an ABM provider for you to use immediately without having to wait for ABM provider updates or manual editing.

You must be on a cable channel for this to work.

So that the main ABM provider file can be updated, please upload dvbc.xml, nit.bin and nit.log
You will find them in the /tmp/directory. They must be zipped so that you can upload them
You must say what NetID you are in.

How to install an ipk file

Option 1.
Place ipk file on USB stick.
Ensure no menus are showing on receiver. Press Exit if any menus are showing until you are in Live TV
Insert USB stick
You will get a prompt to install the package

Option 2.
Transfer the ipk to /tmp directory of receiver. Use an FTP client like Filezilla or if your image has Samba installed, you will be able to use My Computer/File Explorer on windows to transfer it

On OpenViX
Blue > ViX > Install local extension

On OpenATV/derivatives
Menu > Setup > Software management > install local extension

On OpenPLI
Menu > Plugins > Software management > install local extension

Option 3.
Transfer the ipk to /tmp directory of receiver. Use an FTP client like Filezilla or if your image has Samba installed, you will be able to use My Computer/File Explorer on windows to transfer it

Using Putty/terminal or similar, issue the following command. If your image has the terminal installed in openwebif, you can use that too

opkg install /tmp/*ipk


Thanks to PeterJ, Huevos, LraiZer and the late PaphosAl


Also attached is dvbsnoop for mipsel receivers for benefit of those who do not have access to a plugin server. Please do not use this if you have an Arm receiver or active feeds. Installing the nitanalyser ipk will install dvbsnoop automatically.

If you have inadvertently doe so, issue this command
opkg install -force-reinstall dvbsnoop

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List of Net IDs. Thanks to the late PaphosAl

NetID City/Town/Area

NetIDS 00001 to 00025 (ntl Pure areas)
--------------------------------------
00001 Kirklees
00002 Glasgow
00003 Guildford
00004 Cardiff
00005 Luton
00006 Swindon
00007 Port Talbot
00008 Nottingham
00009 Cambridge
00010 Teesside
00011 Ipswich
00012 Leicester
00013 Reading
00014 Salisbury/Andover
00015 Lichfield
00016 Warwick
00017 Hemel
00018 Northampton
00019 Coventry
00020 Oxford
00021 Belfast and Derry (Londonderry)
00022 Grimsby

NetIDS 40961 to 40999 (ex-C&W and TeleWest areas)
-------------------------------------------------
40961 Barnsley
40962 Barnsley
40963 Sheffield
40964 Sheffield
40965 Knowsley
40966 Knowsley
40967 Preston
40968 Preston
40969 Gateshead
40970 Bristol
40971 Bristol
40973 Wolverhampton
40974 Wolverhampton
40975 Basildon
40976 Basildon
40977 Basildon
40978 Basildon
40979 Croydon
40980 Hayes
40981 Edinburgh
40982 Dundee
40983 Knowsley
40984 Uddingston
40985 Haringey
40986 Knowsley
40987 Exeter
40988 Plymouth
40990 Barnsley
40995 Wolverhampton
40998 Barnsley
40999 Perth
41003 Carlisle
41008 Liverpool
41009 Falkirk
41011 Birmingham
41013 Knowsley
41015 Birmingham
41016 Liverpool
41018 Preston
41020 Crawley
41026 Southport
41040 Leeds
41041 Bromley
41042 Portsmouth
41043 Poole
41044 Brighton
41045 Hersham
41046 Derby
41048 Manchester
41049 Peterborough
41050 Seven Kings
41051 Watford
41052 Ashford
41053 Leeds
41054 Wearside
41055 Norwich
41056 Bromley
41059 Brighton
41060 Manchester
41063 Stoke
41064 York
41065 Portsmouth
41066 Manchester
41067 Bromley
41068 Manchester
41069 Lewisham
41071 Southampton

NetIDS 42001 and above (Éire)
-----------------------------
01537 unknown areas
42753 Dublin Legacy
42754 Waterford Legacy
42755 Galway Legacy
43216 Cork_Swords UPC
43217 Dublin UPC
43218 Galway UPC
43219 Waterford UPC
43220 Limerick UPC
43226 Sligo UPC
43231 unknown 2