Setting Up Vu Duo using Team Vix Image.

[dell_xps]

Any probs m8 post up !

[raj1234]

All

I need someone honest advice. I did have a technomate 5204 but have given that to my mother in law. I was about to buy a technomate 7102 but came across the vu Duo as another box with twin turners. The Misses wants a replacement box to act like SLY+ and the EPG to be similar. I have seen the technomates EPG and it quite basic.
I have heard people say setting up this box is quite hard compared to the technomate? Any help in helping me decide would be greateful.

Thanks in advance
Raj

[SGTFlipFlop]

EPG is either Rytec or Cross EPG both give you 7 days worth of EPG, Very nice compared to the Now & Next most boxes offer, Can't give you advise on the box as I don't get mine until next week

[RuberDuck]

personally i use a combination of both rytek and CrossEPG for sky uk and it works very very well.

[RuberDuck]

This is a excerpt from a tutorial i have in the works, This is the part dealing with the EPG setup for sky uk.
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Setting up a EPG or electronic program guide.

First of all I would recommend you use a dedicated USB stick for this process, I my self use a Sandisk Cruzor Blade 4GB stick for this purpose as it is very small and easily hidden away behind the receiver.

Format your USB stick to FAT32 from your computer or if it is a new stick you can use it right away.

Place the USB stick in to any of the USB ports on the receiver. ( I use a rear port as it's not in view and therefore hidden away ). then reboot the receiver.

when the receiver has booted up, navigate to the mount manager. Blue button> ViX> mount manager. your USB stick should be shown as Mount: /media/usb if it is not press the green button then highlight the stick and change the mount via the left and right buttons. Then green to save.

now exit from this screen using the back button and navigate to menu> setup> system> EPG.

you now have several options to setup your EPG using either CrossEPG or Rytek or both. I prefer to use both for sky uk as it gives me the best results.

To setup CrossEPG as your EPG

press settings
change the EPG location to /media/usb using the left and right buttons. then press green to save.
scroll down to CrossEPG then press ok, Now scroll down to scheduled download and change this option to once a day then select your preferred scheduled download time, best pick a time when you wont be using the box. I use 04:15
you can leave the other options at their default values. press red to go back.

Now scroll to OpenTV providers and press ok. Highlight and select both sky uk options so you see a green tick next to them, then press the yellow button to download the epg. you will be taken to a radio page where the epg will download. This step will take a few minutes to complete.

To setup Rytek as your EPG

Select XMLTV-importer then as above set your preferred download time and set the daily automatic import option to enable. you can keep all other options at their defaults.
Now press blue and tick all the sky uk options once done press green to save. You can now press manual to download this EPG again as with CrossEPG This will take a few minutes, but once done you should have a fully working EPG setup.



I understand this tutorial as it stands is as rough as a badgers arse but it is still just a work in progress and by no means complete so if any one has any thing to add please do. i do welcome all input.
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[raj1234]

Thanks for the advice guys.

I have never used Linux, is the setup of this box quite simple.

What about setting C*ine? I presume this cant be discused here.

[SGTFlipFlop]

Rubberduck is the man to ask about these boxes

[dell_xps]

Dead easy to setup, be even easier once I get round to posting a working
image :-), buy it, make sure its not a clone though, try world of satellite Raj.

[SGTFlipFlop]

Are the clones in the UK now?

What are wrong with them?

[raj1234]

How do you know if you get a clone?

[raj1234]

If I get it I would hope you guys would help me set up the box. Whats the current cost?

[raj1234]

its cheaper than the technomate 7102.

i think I am swaying towards this box

[dell_xps]

There on Ebay guys, think there 100 cheaper than an original, but you'll have to keep using clone safe firmware in the near future as Vu are away to or have released something to stop clones from working.Check out the main VU site has a write up on there.
HTH

[dell_xps]

Oh buy from World Of satellite your guaranteed a 100% real deal VU+ Duo, WOS dont deal in clones !

[raj1234]

i would get it from world of satellite. Trusted and safe