Guide: How to Create a DM500 Dreambox Image

**Devilfish** · 14th March, 2008, 06:27 AM

How to build a complete image for your dreambox

Choosing your Platform

First of all, you will need a platform to create your image. There are many versions of linux that you can use, I have used VMWare with Ubuntu and also a dedicated linux PC running Ubuntu. Both variations will work just as well.

If you want to use VMWare, you can download it at http://www.vmware.com/download/player.

If you want to use a dedicated PC, either with Ubuntu as the main OS or as a dual-boot system, you can download Ubuntu for free at http://www.ubuntu.com.

The VMWare method is probably easier if you are trying it out for the first time. You can always uninstall it if it's not for you.

Configuring your Ubuntu

The following packages need to be installed in your ubuntu before you start creating any images.

Click on System, Administration, Synaptic Package Manager.

You will need to search for the following packages and install them:

- cvs
- autoconf
- automake
- libtool
- gettext
- make
- makeinfo (texinfo)
- tar
- bunzip2 (bzip2)
- gunzip (gzip)
- patch
- infocmp (ncurses-bin / ncurses-devel)
- gcc
- g++
- flex
- bison
- pkg-config
- wget
- libpng2 or libpng3 (DirectFB)
- ftpd (or other ftp server)

The latest versions of these packages should work ok. Click Apply to install them.

There is a pre-configured environment that you can download from here:

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/19433800...art01.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/19438947...art02.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/19443643...art03.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/19447782...art04.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/19451240...art05.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/19454408...art06.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/19457852...art07.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/19460565...art08.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/19462848...art09.rar.html

If you have installed the necessary packages, you don't need to download the pre-configured environment.

Compiling an Image

Now we'll move on to downloading and compiling our image. Most of this will be copy and paste but you'll get used to the commands.

Open a terminal window and paste the following commands:

Creating a working directory

Code:

mkdir tuxbox-cvs

Change into the working directory

Code:

cd tuxbox-cvs

The following can now be copied and pasted in, line by line. Wait for the command prompt to be displayed before pasting the next line.

Code:

export CVS_RSH=ssh

Code:

 cvs -d anoncvs@cvs.tuxbox.org:/cvs/tuxbox -z3 co -P -rdreambox .

### Note the dot at the end of the command, this is important ###

Code:

cd cdk

Code:

chmod 755 prepare

Now we need to alter the 'prepare' file to personalise our image

Go to /tuxbox-cvs/cdk and open the 'prepare' file with the text editor. It should look like this:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
cd .. && CURRENT_PATH=`pwd`;
cd cdk
./autogen.sh;
# boxtype dm500 dm56x0 or dm7000
TYPE=$1
if test -z "$TYPE"; then
    TYPE=dm7000                   //change to box type
fi
./configure \
    --with-boxtype=$TYPE \
    --with-webif=standard \       //change to webif=expert
    --prefix=$CURRENT_PATH/root \
    --with-cvsdir=$CURRENT_PATH \
    --with-cpu=405 \
    --enable-maintainer-mode \
    --with-targetruleset=flash \
    --with-epg=private \          //change to -epg=standard
    --with-mhw-epg=no \           //change to -epg=yes
    --with-flashtool=standard \
    --with-reiserfs=no \
    --with-ext-flashtool=yes \
    --with-enigma-debug=yes

Change the lines in red. Save the file and return to the terminal window.

Back to the copy and pasting.

Code:

./prepare dm500

Code:

make checkout

Code:

make dreamboximage_root

The last command will take a long time to complete, depending on the speed of your PC and internet; up to about 2 hours.

The following command creates the folders that you normally see on your box, i.e. /bin, /etc, /var, /var_init, etc.

Code:

make rebuild-flash

The following command compresses all your folders into an .img file.

Code:

make flash-compress

If all has gone ok and you didn't get any errors, you should have a file called complete.img in /tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash. This is your actual image file that you flash to your box. There will be two other .img files but don't worry about them.

Now this will be a basic image, no addons or emu managers or anything. It will be like the dream original image only up-to-date.

Next you need to modify it to your needs.

Good luck!

**osborne82** · 14th March, 2008, 09:31 AM

just to add about the prepare file

Code:

#!/bin/bash
cd .. && CURRENT_PATH=`pwd`;
cd cdk
./autogen.sh;
# boxtype dm500 dm56x0 or dm7000
TYPE=$1
if test -z "$TYPE"; then
    TYPE=dm7000                   //change to box type
fi
./configure \
    --with-boxtype=$TYPE \
    --with-webif=standard \       //change to webif=expert
    --prefix=$CURRENT_PATH/root \
    --with-cvsdir=$CURRENT_PATH \
    --with-cpu=405 \
    --enable-maintainer-mode \
    --with-targetruleset=flash \
    --with-epg=private \          //change to -epg=normal
    --with-mhw-epg=no \           //change to -epg=yes
    --with-flashtool=standard \
    --with-reiserfs=no \
    --with-ext-flashtool=yes \
    --with-enigma-debug=yes

not needed to change box type here as the ./prepare dmxxxx will sort it (defalut is dm7000)

also --with-epg=private \ again not really needed to change but can use either private OR standard

--with-reserfs=no if u change to yes it gives few more hard drive options (mainly for dm7000 and above)

cheers

osborne82

thommo · 14th March, 2008, 01:53 PM

ohh might have a play with this when ive got some time to sit down on it. always wanted a go but never knew how.

wonder if someones going to make a digital-kaos image

**Devilfish** · 14th March, 2008, 02:31 PM

Thanks for the additional info osborne82, you always keep me right!

Get stuck in thommo.

**Devilfish** · 14th March, 2008, 03:12 PM

One other thing to note...

When you create an enigma image, all your files go in /var_init; /var is always empty.

The reason for this is, when the image boots for the first time, it copies everything from /var_init to /var. It only does this on first boot or if you have selected the 'factory reset' option.

You should be asked to select the language, timezone and PAL. This is the image configuring the /var/tuxbox/config/enigma/config file.

The config file is useful for setting default options.

When you select Menu > Setup > Expert Setup, you have a few options that you can 'tick'. These are defined in the config file. To find out what each line does by comparing the file before and after you change an option. Reboot to take effect.

**Devilfish** · 2nd April, 2008, 02:09 PM

UK Infobar 'Now and Next' EPG Modification

UK cable doesn't conform to the dvb-c standard. So we need to modify the source code so that it displays the now and next program information on the infobar. Without this mod, there will be no now and next epg.

Download the attached txt file and extract the contents to your 'tuxbox-cvs' directory.

In a terminal window, change into the tuxbox-cvs directory.

Code:

cd tuxbox-cvs

Copy and past this command:

Code:

patch -p1 < infopmt.diff

If it patches ok you shouldn't get any errors and you should see a prompt again.

Now you need to copy and paste the following commands:

Code:

cd cdk

Code:

 rm .enigma

Code:

 make .enigma

Code:

 make rebuild-flash

Code:

 make flash-compress

The image will compile into .img as in the first post. Now and next epg should now work.

**Wizard1** · 11th June, 2009, 10:39 PM

Hi Devilfish

Originally Posted by Devilfish

One other thing to note...

When you create an enigma image, all your files go in /var_init; /var is always empty.

The reason for this is, when the image boots for the first time, it copies everything from /var_init to /var. It only does this on first boot or if you have selected the 'factory reset' option.

You should be asked to select the language, timezone and PAL. This is the image configuring the /var/tuxbox/config/enigma/config file.

The config file is useful for setting default options.

When you select Menu > Setup > Expert Setup, you have a few options that you can 'tick'. These are defined in the config file. To find out what each line does by comparing the file before and after you change an option. Reboot to take effect.

Is there anyway of altering or adding to the var_init directory & saving the changes, so that the new editions or alterations apply after a factory reset.

Regards

Wizard1

**pornage** · 3rd September, 2008, 06:27 PM

hi guys,

when i do the command " make dreamboximage_root " it compiles just to one special poitn and then he repeat it everytime...

make[1]: leave folder '/root/tuxbox/tuxbox-cvs/apps/tuxbox/libs'
make[1]: go to folder '/root/tuxbox/tuxbox-cvs/apps/tuxbox/libs'
make[1]: warning: File 'Makefile.am' change 1,4e+02 s in the future
cd . && /bin/bash /root/tuxbox/tuxbox-cvs/apps/tuxbox/libs/missing --run aclocal-1.10
cd . && /bin/bash /root/tuxbox/tuxbox-cvs/apps/tuxbox/libs/missing --run automake-1.10 --gnu
cd . && /bin/bash /root/tuxbox/tuxbox-cvs/apps/tuxbox/libs/missing --run autoconf

i have done the procedere this morning and all went fine :x
hope u can help me

solved from alone :x don't knew what it was but now it's all fine

**pornage** · 4th September, 2008, 09:56 AM

good morning,

when i do changes in the files, it do not save anything when i do finally ' make flash-compress '

somebody can help me ?

**osborne82** · 4th September, 2008, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by ~~~~age

good morning,

when i do changes in the files, it do not save anything when i do finally ' make flash-compress '

somebody can help me ?

which files u edting and have u
cd cdk
rm .enigma
make .enigma

then make rebuild etc then flash compress

should include your changes

cheers

osborne82

**Devilfish** · 4th September, 2008, 10:13 AM

Also, if you are backing up /cdkflash/root before you do a 'rm enigma' ( do this then copy it back after a 'make rebuild-flash') remember to NOT copy over the previous /bin/enigma file as this doesn't have any of your changes.

This caugt me out for quite a while and I couldn't work out why

.

**osborne82** · 4th September, 2008, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Devilfish

.

This caugt me out for quite a while and I couldn't work out why

.

pmsl yip i remeber that

ol

**Devilfish** · 4th September, 2008, 01:29 PM

Just put the bootup pic in /bin and add a line in /etc/init.d/rcS to load it.

Look for:

Code:

/etc/init.d/init1

Add this after the above line:

Code:

/bin/showlogo /bin/bild

**pornage** · 4th September, 2008, 11:03 AM

yeah now it works all fine

openvpn & some other specials are running and i'm reallllly happy

now i'm just do different thinks to be more happy :P

when u will i cann write an howto to integrate openvpn into the image.
there are some difficult things.