OpenPLi images are smaller (then OE-A ones, for instance), leaner and meaner, hence more suitable for older machines like DB500HD, with smaller (only 64MB) flash memory and RAM.
Here is how I set it all up, in order to make it work reasonably well, despite its HW limitations... Feel free to correct me, please...
1) After the flashing, see if you can find and delete xfs.ko and ipv6.ko (some say they are not needed in some old STB cases) here:
- /lib/modules/3.2-dm500hd/kernel/net/ipv6 and
- /lib/modules/3.2-dm500hd/kernel/fs/xfs/lib/modules/3.2-dm500hd/kernel/fs/xfs
Some fonts and languages one does not need could also be deleted...
Also, I delete the stuff I do not use/need, like:
- cable.xml, terrestrial.xml in etx/tuxbox, then
- cable and terrestrial scanning folder in /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/SystemPlugins.
See if you can delete more stuff that you are sure you will not need... Feel free to experiment - you will learn, if you pay attention. The worst thing that can happen is E2 will not boot and you will have to start from scratch, only this time you will know what not to delete...
2) Then, I send to E2's /tmp folder the first 2 attached plugins.
a) Thanx to Dimitry from OpenPLi for Device Manager and
b ) the author of Flash Expander.
3) I also sent 2 small plugins to set paths for picons and EPG. I find them useful. They go to the above mentioned System Plugins folder.
Thanx to PowerBoard Enigma2 Team (RIP).
4) Remember, good practice is to RESTART after each change/installation! (Not in every case but better safe than sorry!)
5) Logic commands to install Device Manager first. I tested this plugin properly for Dimitrij and I can vouch it works well on OpenPLi for MIPSEL boxes! Get some more details here: https://forums.openp...1.2#entry782717
I have a 16GB USB stick mounted internally, in the USB port inside my F500HD. It is partitioned in 2 parts,
a smaller one, which I mounted as
- /media/usb
and a bigger one, which I mounted as custom
- /media/cf partition.
5a) /media/usb is about 1.5GB and it will be used for Flash Expander ONLY!
5b) /media/cf is around 14.5 GB and it will be used for
- picons,
- EPG,
- downloading subtitles,
- buffering,
- cash for IPTV Player and alike.
5c) I will add a USB HDD as /media/hdd later, after I set up these essential functions, so the structure of E2 setup is sound and E2 has enough space to do what is necessary.
5d) Mount them as FIXED (permanent) mounts, using the red button, I think, as you'll see...
6) Flash Expander is used to expand the /usr folder to the first partition of my USB memory stick. That way 64MB flash memory becomes a lot bigger for a lot more plugins, skins, tools and so on...
When it was all done, one could read this output in Telnet (sda1 is the /media/usb, now /usr folder, with loadsa space for all you want...) :
root@dm500hd:~# df -h
Filesystem - Size - Used - Available - Use% - Mounted on
/dev/root - 60.0M - 57.6M - 2.4M - 96% - /
devtmpfs - 66.3M - 4.0K - 66.3M - 0% - /dev
tmpfs - 64.0K - 0 - 64.0K - 0% - /media
tmpfs - 66.4M - 256.0K - 66.1M - 0% - /var/volatile
/dev/sda1 1.5G 132.0M 1.3G 9% /usr
/dev/sda2 - 13.2G - 161.5M - 13.0G - 1% - /media/usb
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Edited by gorski, 8 December 2017 - 11:42.