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[thenigel]

Hi there,

 

I'm quite a newbie and hopefully my questions are pretty simple.  I've had a vu+duo for about 3-4 years and it is currently running OpenPLi 2.0.  I noticed about a year ago that I could no longer download or install plugins and that the packages it was looking for were no longer there, I assumed this was because the image I have is out of date, would this be the case?

 

After trying the system updates I figured the next obvious step would be to upgrade to the latest image.  After a fair bit of reading, which I think I understand most of, I believe I can download the new bootloader and OpenPLi 3.0.zip and prepare a couple of usb drives and then flash the bootloader and then flash the image.  Am I correct so far?

 

My concerns with doing this are what I am going to lose from my current system by doing this?  I know that is probably a stupid question, I assume I will lose all my current plugins etc and all of my stored channels and satellite settings but all my recordings will be fine.

 

Is there anything I need to watch out for that could 'brick' my vu+duo?  Both the bootloader and image I see I can obtain for the vu+ duo from this site.  It all seems like quite a straight forward process but I want to make sure it is...otherwise I will have my wife to answer to.

 

Thanks for any help or reassurance anyone can provide.

[WanWizard]

Hello, and welcome on this forum.

 

We stopped supporting OpenPLi 2.0 a long time ago. Upgrading to a new release is the only option. There's a lot of information in the wiki (http://openpli.org/wiki/vuplus), inclusing the flash procedure.

 

Flashing a box will erase everything currently in flash. All installed plugins, all settings, your channel lists, etc. Everything not in flash (recordings, stuff on USB,etc) will not be touched. To avoid having these issues, stick a USB stick in the back of the box, and install the autobackup plugin after you have updated to OpenPLi 3. It allows you to make a backup automatically every night, and have it auto-restored when you flash a new image.

 

You can use a tool like DreamboxEdit (on Windows) to copy your channel list to your PC before you flash, so you don't loose that. And perhaps write down your satellite configuration.

[thenigel]

Thanks so much for your reply.  Your answers were just what I was looking for.  I'll let you know if I get stuck.

 

Thanks again.