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[zudrick]

Lost all satellites when i try and use my own setting using dreambox edit, and i have to install firmware again to restore it. I am using (openpli-9.0-release-dm8000-20241104.nfi) on my dreambox 8000. I have tried restoring the firmware to default in the menu but this doesn't restore the satellites in the satellite menu it just says LNB66 can someone please explain why this is happening and how to fix it?

[WanWizard]

All satellites? Or just the one that was configured? And where did you lose it?

 

What exactly did you do in dreamboxedit? Removed "unused" satellites? Are you using a channel list of satellites.xml from an external source?

[zudrick]

The setting i put in was my own which usually work ok but if i alter the satellite.xml file to update it to new transponders and when i save it the box throwns up a screen saying it has to reboot and when it has rebooted i have nothing displayed so i look in the satellite menu and it says usual but no satellites can be selected cause there not there anymore

[WanWizard]

That suggests the box crashed because the xml you put wasn't valid, and was wiped after the reboot?

 

you can restore the correct one the box by running this on the commandline:

opkg install tuxbox-common --force-reinstall

or by removing it and reinstalling it from the software manager, under advanced, package management.
 

In general, never fiddle with the satellites.xml, use the one we supply, it is updated on a weekly basis for all official images. If you need the latest changes and can't wait, download it from here: https://github.com/O.../satellites.xml (and click the download icon), it is updated daily.

 

Also, it is very dangerous to replace the xml with an altered one, as it works using relative positions, i.e. your LNB is not configured for "satellite X", but for "the x-th satellite defined in the XML". Remove satellites, or change the order, and watch the problems unfold...