Vu+ Solo2

[kalpikos]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

@rizwan

Just a reminder for you

Don't overload too much your box because it will become slow and unstable.

If you like to hear my personal story...

When I bought the vu+solo2 I tested almost all the plugins in order to see what each plugin does, but when I decided what I really want and what I don't want, I reflash again my box and installed only the plugins that I really need and are safe for my box.

In this way, my box is very fast and stable.

[rizwan]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

I am also looking for essential Plugins, not every

[bokkie]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

For me auto bouquet maker, tsmedia, movie browser, multiquick button and xbmc are essential.
As well as the plugins which normally come built into the image like the openwebif, transcoding, etc

[aplok]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

... about transcoding plugins ...

how power satbox like vu+ transcodes himself a ts vid to a archive vid :

ts(mpeg, with video@3000kb/s, audio@256kb/s) to avi(mpg)(video@1300kb/s, audo@128kb/s)

thx

[kalpikos]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

... about transcoding plugins ...

how power satbox like vu+ transcodes himself a ts vid to a archive vid :

ts(mpeg, with video@3000kb/s, audio@256kb/s) to avi(mpg)(video@1300kb/s, audo@128kb/s)

thx

I just remind you a piece of the technical information:

1300 MHz MIPS processor
256MB Flash
1GB DDR3 DRAM

... in other words... it's a little pc

So why a vu box couldn't do it?

[rizwan]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

Vu can do these job easily

[bokkie]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

You can also change the bitrate too suit you upload speed.

[aplok]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

... yessss,

and my concern comes up from that

my venerable dedicated vid pc is commissioned with
1800 Mhz, simple core, 1G ram,

and when transcoding from ts stream to avi archive with

mencoder , ts(mpeg, with video@3000kb/s, audio@256kb/s) to avi(mpg)(video@1300kb/s, audo@128kb/s)

i see from the linux top command
this process reach about 70% cpu ...

and about 50 % cpu of a single core
with another ibm thinkpad dual core (1800Mhz, 2Gb ram)

... so i really appreciate to known about transcoding with such a vu+
from comparable resolution
measured from the top command

thx

[rizwan]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

What kind of setting for multiboot and any way to set my plugins on Hdd or on USB to save my box memoray ?

[nml52]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

@ rizwan put Openspa on as boot image and enable mulyiboot on usb.

You can multiboot all images apart from BlackHole for example vix, openpli etc and with it being on multiboot you have no worries about filling the memory it is limited only by the size of the usb, an alternative is to create a larger swap file via telnet up to 512 mb.

My favourite image for the past 3 years is Openpli by far the best.

When I installed OprnSpa I had a full backup of OpenPLI 4 and it installed with no problem.
There are very few limitations to the Solo2, so enjoy if you need anymore help just ask.

nml

[rizwan]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

I also love to use Open PLI, Can you guide me step by step about multi boot, I never use it before

[nml52]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

I will come back to tomorrow rizwan, sorry I have to go out this evening but in the meantime track down the latest OpenSpa image.

Regards nml

[kalpikos]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

What kind of setting for multiboot and any way to set my plugins on Hdd or on USB to save my box memoray ?

Here is your answer

-http://www.sl-forums.com/forum/dreambox-discussion-only/52037-plugins-on-usb.html

How many plugins you have installed to your solo2?

I don't use any multiboot because somewhere I read that can cause problems and also I can see the point to do that.

If you want to try a new image the installation can be done very fast
Moreover if you keep a back up, then the whole job can be done easy and quickly.

On the other way, you can use a usb stick for picons and movies.

Personally, I don't use HDD but only a big enough usb stick and I usually move all my recordings once a week to my PC that previously I have created a mount point between my solo2 and a HDD of my PC.

[nml52]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

@ rizwan the meeting was cancelled so I can come back to you tonight..
First of all install backupsuite from downloads on Openpli, do a full backup.Install OpenSpa 3.1 as flash go in to plugins and enable and install multiboot to either USB or HDD.

After it is installed simply go to plugins Multiboot and install the images of your choice. When you have done the settings on the flash image you can automatically put them on the new multiboot image.
The backup from Open pli if you have problems installing it come back to me.

This new multiboot on OpenSpa I can confirm works well, unlike the old multiboot and I have had OpenSpa. OpenPli, Openatv and vix working without any problems for the past 3 months.

I do beta testing for plugins etc and find it invaluable for tasting various images you simply choose which one you want to boot.

On the downside if you don't like it simply reinstall your full backup of OpenPLI and you are back to where you were but do a larger swap file via telnet.

Hope this helps,

nml

[rizwan]

Re: Vu+ Solo2

I surely give it a try, OpenSpa also have nice interface