Posts by anorak_ian

    I used a satellite finder to make absolutely sure it's finding the sats.

    The latest OpenATX installed, I chose 75east as my first satellite. The dish moved this time and to every satellite I chose, and I really thought I was going to get somewhere. It reads nothing from any satellite from 75east all the way down to 31.5east; the sat finder is getting a nice signal though.


    Decorum stops me telling you what I think of this utter junk! :cursing:

    Oh, it doesn't look like it works with Fat 32 or NTFS. Although it kind of did when I first fitted it with a 32gb USB stick and 32gb SD card. It never did run my hard drive, telling me I had to format it (which I aint goin a do).

    It works perfectly with it's own format of the cards, but that format will not work on a computer.

    So this is total junk

    If no other software (ATX etc) fixes the issues that this receiver has, then it's going on ebay! :(

    It's ok boys and girls, I got the info from surfing the net.


    Now I know what I'm doing, I can let you know this receiver has problems.

    From the OpenATX 2006 that the receiver came with, it had problems in moving the dish, ie, it fell asleep.

    Setting the motors limits: Go to zero ok, now go to 3 degrees west, had to reboot. Then went to 3 west.

    Now go to 75east, no way! Flat refuses to do it, reboot after reboot, and that's what I bought this thing for the outer reaches.

    Flashed it with Open VIX even worse! Nice looking setup though. But no damn good if it doesn't do what I want.

    I'm going to try other software, but I think this is just another problem chineese openbox. Yep this receiver has been badged up as openbox. Or made by them.

    Yes it's factory OpenATV from 2006, lan hooked up and no updates or anything available.

    It needs flashing but I don't know how to do it.

    * UPDATE * Download the latest OpenATV from http://www.opena.tv. Download the "Flash guide" from http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk forum, in the Formular section.

    Epg is one big list of programs, just one page with hundreds of programs, and I can't find a channel list to download.

    * UPDATE * The new version of OpenATV has a download / update, Epg via internet.

    There's NO MANUAL that comes with this receiver, so your left groping in the dark.


    Outside it got slightly cloudy with slight drizzle, and it could only find 12 programs with a fresh install of Astra 28.2e.

    Eventually the sky's cleared up from the drizzle and it picked up 28.2e with loads of progs.

    * UPDATE * This was due to the reciever falling asleep / not moving the dish.


    I think that most of the problems with this is due to the old software.

    * UPDATE * Same problems with OpenVIX, changed to OpenATV much better now, but still has other problems.


    Oh, the caddie doesn't fit the back of the tv, not in the slightest, nor the screws to fix it.

    I'm not even going to mention the super short lead on the power supply. Oh' damn I did.

    I have no idea. I just took it out of the box and started using it. When I bought it on line there was an option for 3 settings, I think the one that I chose was "Factory". Is this what you mean?


    I didn't intend using it on the net, what do I do hook it up to the lan and find an update in the menu?

    Ok, I have my F4 Turbo.

    All looks ok, a very impressive epg; certainly puts the Openbox V8s in the dark.


    Now forgive my ignorance, but what what do I have here, an Enigma 2?

    Can someone point me to a channel list, and anything else that I might need.


    Thanks for your help. :)

    I need a new satellite receiver, and I'm looking to spend around £70.


    What I need is 12 volt (for use off grid), and the dish to turn 75 80 degrees east & west of my position (I bet they all do, but my openbox doesn't).

    Obviously HD and usb pvr, the usual playback of video codecs mp4 h264 etc.


    I've looked at these on the sponsors website; what do you think?

    Formuler F4 Turbo,

    Edision OS nino 1x DVB-S/S2,

    Technomate TM-Nano-M3 DVB-S/S2


    Your thoughts would be appreciated. :)

    Ok, I spotted this on another forum (hope it's ok to post here).


    "One of the things I noticed about these boxes or the ones using the same chipsets was the USALS compatible motor control stopped at a short arc saying out of range anything above about 55 east or west of the location (that was the original limit STAB implemented btw)."


    Unfortunately it looks like we can't use usals past 55degs.

    I can't get diseqc 1.2 to work either.


    Oh well, looks like I'm buying a couple of new receivers then.

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    Hi, anyone know why an Openbox v8s would only turn a dish 55 degrees?

    When I want it to turn past 55 it states "OUT OF RANGE!".

    I have two Open boxes they both do the same thing, limits turned off in the receivers, and limiters fully extended on the Technomate and Darksat motors.


    Is this something that is written into the Openbox bios? If so how do we edit / modify the bios? :)

    Answering my own question here; With the stops removed it will go all the way around to about 120 + degrees west, and if the 3 wires in side were lengthened (by around 2 centimeters), then it should also turn 120+ east.

    As it is, it will turn almost 90 degrees east before the wires start to tighten, wires kept out of the way from fouling with my finger 100+east.


    I don't know if I'm wasting my time doing this, but hey.