Vu+ Duo2 Boot Time

[MPEGMAN]

Hi Rob

Thanks for the info (I don't know how to refer back to previous messages...Is there a guide somewhere..?)

I tried deleting spurious entries from \\VUDUO2\Root\etc\enigma2\automounts.xml but they just re-appeared again after a network scan..

\\VUDUO2\Root\etc\auto.network however has over 2000 entries in it...Should there be..?
Is this a logfile or a control file...Is it OK to delete entries from it..?

Mark

[Rob van der Does]

Thanks for the info (I don't know how to refer back to previous messages...Is there a guide somewhere..?)

Just hit the 'reply with quote' button

I tried deleting spurious entries from \\VUDUO2\Root\etc\enigma2\automounts.xml but they just re-appeared again after a network scan..

Make sure to stop E2 (telnet 'init 4') before manually editiing files. As all the information is kept in RAM the files will be overwritten again with the original contents if E2 is alive.

\\VUDUO2\Root\etc\auto.network however has over 2000 entries in it...Should there be..?
Is this a logfile or a control file...Is it OK to delete entries from it..?

That most certainly is not OK. No idea how all that got in there, but you'd better delete them all. Best do it manually (after stopping E2).
But: this gives me the idea your image has been corrupted; so I would suggest to flash without restoring anything at all (although you might want to save your timers).

[judge]

Pretty sure both these files can be deleted when E2 is sleeping & new blank ones will be created on waking E2. Save a lot of manual work.

[chuf]

Pretty sure both these files can be deleted when E2 is sleeping & new blank ones will be created on waking E2. Save a lot of manual work.

Just deleted mine in etc/fstab using E2 did it live no problems all good

[MPEGMAN]

Just hit the 'reply with quote' button


Make sure to stop E2 (telnet 'init 4') before manually editiing files. As all the information is kept in RAM the files will be overwritten again with the original contents if E2 is alive.


That most certainly is not OK. No idea how all that got in there, but you'd better delete them all. Best do it manually (after stopping E2).
But: this gives me the idea your image has been corrupted; so I would suggest to flash without restoring anything at all (although you might want to save your timers).

Hi Rob

Stopping E2 meant I lost access to the root directory on the VU box...What do you mean when you say "(telnet 'init 4')"..

I eventually managed to delete the DSNs you specified and my boot time dropped from 20mins to 25secs...Success...BUT
I've lost access to two of my NAS boxes

They are both Dlink DNS-320...Slightly different models..
There is another thread where a gentleman has the same problem with these boxes and the solution was a re-flash...
It's a good 2-3 years since I've done this...Is it still a case of downloading to a flash-drive, sticking it in the USB port on the VU and then turning it off and on again or is there a new whizzo (Easier) way of doing a re-flash..
Also can I, and if so how, save timers,auto-timers, channel settings and favourites

Mark

[Rob van der Does]

"init 4" does nothing more then stopping E2. Telnet & FTP with the box remain active, as they are dealt with by Linux and have nothing to do with E2.

"init 3' starts E2 again.

For contact between STB & NAS you should use the network browser, to add a mount.

[MPEGMAN]

Apologies...I assumed E2 was the operating system...Is there a guide somewhere on the site explaining the use of Telnet and/or FTP...At the moment I'm accessing the files via Windows 7...

What is STB..?

I've tried every which way to add these NAS locations including via network browser and always get the same result...It seems to have added them successfully but when I try and access them using the file manager I get the message 'Directory /media/autofs/..... does not exist'...

Having downloaded the PDF 'How to flash a VU DUO 2' my version of Vix (Apollo 014) doesn't seem to be available to download...
Can you suggest a suitable version..?

[abu baniaz]

STB= Set top box, ie satellite receiver.



You can download most recent image from openvix.co.uk



Be advised 4.1 image line appears to be dead. The 4.2 image will be next, no restores from previous images will not be allowed. So may be worth waiting.

[MPEGMAN]

Can I, and if so how, save timers,auto-timers, channel settings and favourites before I start

[Rob van der Does]

Can I, and if so how, save timers,auto-timers, channel settings and favourites before I start

Yes: copy them from etc/enigma 2

When adding them to your newly flashed box: first stop E2 again.


And no: the Operating System is Linux, the application that is running is Enigma2.