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Its been raining here all day so I had some time to revisit Openelec on the Pi2.
As far as I can tell, none of the DVBS tuners I have ( I have a pile) are supported under the standard
RPI2 image from Openelec: http://openelec.tv/get-openelec
I was cruising around the Openelec discussion forum and found this:
http://openelec.tv/forum/83-dvb-s-s2-support/70750-oe-5-0-6-0-images-for-additional-dvb-drivers
It seems a guy named CVH is adding drivers to Openelec on his own. You will see some download links toward the bottom of the first post, I used the OneDrive link:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=824e2a794e35269f&id=824E2A794E35269F!1821
And Downloaded the image that supports the TBS-5980:
OpenELEC-RPi2.arm-5.0.7-ljalves-1.7.tar
You have to copy to a Linux Box (or a Pi I suppose), put an SD card in a USB to SD adapter.
Next you run
tar xvf OpenELEC-RPi2.arm-5.0.7-ljalves-1.7.tar
then cd to OpenELEC-RPi2.arm-devel-20150331214729-r20231-ga283617
Run dmesg to figure out the designation for the SD card you just inserted into the usb port.
Then simpy run the following command:
./create_sdcard /dev/sd<your letter>
If you need any other pieces, mine needed parted, the program will tell you and quit.
It also handles mounting, dismounting and sync (flushing memory to SD).
When the program is done, just yank out the usb adapter and boot the Pi2 with the newly created SD.
This is the hardest part, the instructions aren't exact
When in Openelec go to System, then enable the unofficial Openelec RPi2 Addons.
I got frustrated, rebooted, then the tvheadend addon appeared. Add the tvheadend addon.
Go to System, Live TV, General, Enable Live TV, then add on the TVHeadend HTSP PVR Client.
You may have to reboot again.
Now follow these instructions that don't really follow the version running on the Pi.
http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php/Configuring_Tvheadend
I just went to http://<IP of Pi>:9981 and poked around, and I'm still not sure what I did or why its working.
Also you will have to enable the MPEG License, but on Openelec the boot partition is read only.
So do this:
SSH to the Pi, use root, openelec as credentials
To Enable MPEG License:
mount -o remount,rw /flash
nano /flash/config.txt
Make your changes, then ctrl+x to save.
mount -o remount,ro /flash
reload
If you dont have a license yet, you should still be able to stream from: http://<IP of Pi>:9981
or HTSP port of 9982.
Anyway after poking around, my web screen looked like this:
CHANNELS! Somewhere there is a map button, this takes all found stations and maps them to Openelec TV Channels. See the play links along the left side? You can stream channels from here too.
Now go back to your TV. There should be a Main Menu Item of TV now, along with the usual System, Music, Video, etc...
Now Click on TV. Click on one of the channels and it should give you a preview like this:
Double click and the channel will appear full screen:
Not quite full screen. On the Pi there a many options in config.txt to fiddle with including options to fill the screen properly and remove all the borders.
If there is someone here that knows what they are doing, I have some questions:
1. How do you enable a standard Ku lnbf?
2. How do you enable a C Band lnbf?
3. How do you specify 22Khz tones?
4. How do you specify Diseqc?
I just got lucky, my 97W is on the 22Khz side of a multiswitch and the universal lnbf setting just
happened to catch some of the 97W channels when the high side of universal with its 22Khz kicked in?
As far as I can tell, none of the DVBS tuners I have ( I have a pile) are supported under the standard
RPI2 image from Openelec: http://openelec.tv/get-openelec
I was cruising around the Openelec discussion forum and found this:
http://openelec.tv/forum/83-dvb-s-s2-support/70750-oe-5-0-6-0-images-for-additional-dvb-drivers
It seems a guy named CVH is adding drivers to Openelec on his own. You will see some download links toward the bottom of the first post, I used the OneDrive link:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=824e2a794e35269f&id=824E2A794E35269F!1821
And Downloaded the image that supports the TBS-5980:
OpenELEC-RPi2.arm-5.0.7-ljalves-1.7.tar
You have to copy to a Linux Box (or a Pi I suppose), put an SD card in a USB to SD adapter.
Next you run
tar xvf OpenELEC-RPi2.arm-5.0.7-ljalves-1.7.tar
then cd to OpenELEC-RPi2.arm-devel-20150331214729-r20231-ga283617
Run dmesg to figure out the designation for the SD card you just inserted into the usb port.
Then simpy run the following command:
./create_sdcard /dev/sd<your letter>
If you need any other pieces, mine needed parted, the program will tell you and quit.
It also handles mounting, dismounting and sync (flushing memory to SD).
When the program is done, just yank out the usb adapter and boot the Pi2 with the newly created SD.
This is the hardest part, the instructions aren't exact
When in Openelec go to System, then enable the unofficial Openelec RPi2 Addons.
I got frustrated, rebooted, then the tvheadend addon appeared. Add the tvheadend addon.
Go to System, Live TV, General, Enable Live TV, then add on the TVHeadend HTSP PVR Client.
You may have to reboot again.
Now follow these instructions that don't really follow the version running on the Pi.
http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php/Configuring_Tvheadend
I just went to http://<IP of Pi>:9981 and poked around, and I'm still not sure what I did or why its working.
Also you will have to enable the MPEG License, but on Openelec the boot partition is read only.
So do this:
SSH to the Pi, use root, openelec as credentials
To Enable MPEG License:
mount -o remount,rw /flash
nano /flash/config.txt
Make your changes, then ctrl+x to save.
mount -o remount,ro /flash
reload
If you dont have a license yet, you should still be able to stream from: http://<IP of Pi>:9981
or HTSP port of 9982.
Anyway after poking around, my web screen looked like this:
CHANNELS! Somewhere there is a map button, this takes all found stations and maps them to Openelec TV Channels. See the play links along the left side? You can stream channels from here too.
Now go back to your TV. There should be a Main Menu Item of TV now, along with the usual System, Music, Video, etc...
Now Click on TV. Click on one of the channels and it should give you a preview like this:
Double click and the channel will appear full screen:
Not quite full screen. On the Pi there a many options in config.txt to fiddle with including options to fill the screen properly and remove all the borders.
If there is someone here that knows what they are doing, I have some questions:
1. How do you enable a standard Ku lnbf?
2. How do you enable a C Band lnbf?
3. How do you specify 22Khz tones?
4. How do you specify Diseqc?
I just got lucky, my 97W is on the 22Khz side of a multiswitch and the universal lnbf setting just
happened to catch some of the 97W channels when the high side of universal with its 22Khz kicked in?
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Anybody been following the Tournaments? I've been watching all weekend on the various ESPN's...
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Last weekend I got in on a MLB game top of the 8th 1-1, first thought was extra innings... 
and it actually went extra after the 9th.
Catching a little of the AUSL, something to watch when I can't get into anything else.
and it actually went extra after the 9th. Catching a little of the AUSL, something to watch when I can't get into anything else.
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So...DirecTV advertises the Choice package with 95+ bonus channels for Satellite customers. You don't want 90+ of the 95...
Excluding PPV, premium networks, infomercial, shopping, religion, and non-English programming, there are 7 channels on satellite that are not on streaming:
NFL Network, MavTV, FE TV, Free Speech, NASA, INSP, and Pursuit. I'm pretty sure a couple of those are public interest that they have to carry to meet an FCC quota on satellite.
I hope they get called out for this advertising because that is ridiculous. One big network, NFL, will probably get added to streaming when their next agreement comes up, and the rest are likely very low viewership.
What about streaming, what do you get extra with the Choice package that isn't on Satellite:
Two stations - one of which is an internet TV - Fox Weather, and Heros & Icons (a diginet). Nothing special here to look at either.
If they cleaned up a couple of their agreements, added a few public interest stations to streaming, they could probably have their lineups match. It's close now, if you take out all the garbage on satellite that they earn money on. If they can sell infomercials on satellite, why can't they on streaming, seems like a miss. A bigger miss, including those stations in the "bonus channels just for satellite customers." Pretty sad marketing right there.
Attached is a comparison sheet of satellite vs streaming for the three main packages if anyone is interested.
MOD EDIT: See Post #3 for an up to date list of what channels are available on sat but not on streaming/internet, see Post #21 for an up to date list of what's available in the app for streaming customers, but not for sat customers.
Excluding PPV, premium networks, infomercial, shopping, religion, and non-English programming, there are 7 channels on satellite that are not on streaming:
NFL Network, MavTV, FE TV, Free Speech, NASA, INSP, and Pursuit. I'm pretty sure a couple of those are public interest that they have to carry to meet an FCC quota on satellite.
I hope they get called out for this advertising because that is ridiculous. One big network, NFL, will probably get added to streaming when their next agreement comes up, and the rest are likely very low viewership.
What about streaming, what do you get extra with the Choice package that isn't on Satellite:
Two stations - one of which is an internet TV - Fox Weather, and Heros & Icons (a diginet). Nothing special here to look at either.
If they cleaned up a couple of their agreements, added a few public interest stations to streaming, they could probably have their lineups match. It's close now, if you take out all the garbage on satellite that they earn money on. If they can sell infomercials on satellite, why can't they on streaming, seems like a miss. A bigger miss, including those stations in the "bonus channels just for satellite customers." Pretty sad marketing right there.
Attached is a comparison sheet of satellite vs streaming for the three main packages if anyone is interested.
MOD EDIT: See Post #3 for an up to date list of what channels are available on sat but not on streaming/internet, see Post #21 for an up to date list of what's available in the app for streaming customers, but not for sat customers.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Direct YouTube Link - Apple Intelligence: Siri AI Revolutionizes Your Devices! #shorts
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CRhynF2RE20
Direct YouTube Link - Home Theater Audio: JBL SCL-6 Speaker Custom Build! #shorts
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... 
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
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Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
I had a very unusual but delicious 1/4lb hotdog with cream cheese, raspberry preserves and chopped Hatch green chile. It is an unlikely combination but it works.
New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
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Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. 
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station.
I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet
Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it. 
