"However... the old Enigma2 core is still in development (as open source - constantly improved and updated)." - does this means, that devices with new Enigma (3, if I am not wrong?) will be not possible to modify and use in OpenPLi & OpenATV distributions?
If this is so, than isn't it better to stay with an old device, with Enigma2 Version, which to be manipulated, instead of buying a new device, which can not be reconfigured with open source?
Enigma2 is an established and stable name for a Linux set-top box graphics add-on. Take it as it is 
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Dreambox continues to develop their own Enigma2 version. They use their own, new kernels as the basis in Enigma2 (OE 2.5, OE 2.6 kernels, etc.).
Open source Enigma2 such as OpenATV, OpenPLi and many other open source Enigma2 ... are built on the old OE 2.0 kernel from the old Enigma2. However, they are still UPDATED and FULLY FUNCTIONAL!
The differences in the core of Dreambox and "open source" are only minimal... especially from the developers' point of view. So you may not even be interested. I personally already had a problem with the plugin not working properly on OE 2.5 for some specific, ridiculous reasons. The new graphic interface in the new Enigma2 cores, under the new Dreambox, use a little stricter or distinct methods and classes. For example, there is a stricter (different) way to define the font size in the configuration widget (in plugins it is the Screen layer, as a class for the list of items - in the configuration of a specific plugin). And there they then set up problems for maintaining compatibility - from the point of view of the plugin developer. However, this may not interest you. The new Dreambox, simply written, only uses its own Enigma2 and its source code is closed / inaccessible / non-public.
xTrend et4000 is a good receiver with HD resolution, card slot and OSACM support and flash expander has worked for about 2 years now. If I am compelled to reinstall the OpenPLi, I will take 8.3 version and will replace FlashExpander with Plugin Mover. However a new STB is not easy, first because I am not sure which device has mentioned above options and second, because I am mostly using an adobe application for watching TV and this device is mostly for recording some broadcasts, which I am not able to watch with the android application.
Yes... and that's exactly what I'm writing. Although there are problems with the flash-expander. For example, if you want to reinstall the firmware (OpenPLi Enigma2), it is a big problem, using a flash-expander. You should properly throw away the flash-expander. Perform a clean OpenPLi flash again. Then connect the flash-expander (USB memory stick) and repeat the procedure for expanding to this so-called "flash-expander" (expanding / moving some files to a USB memory stick). It is ideal to use the procedure intended for OpenPLi that you have installed.
Are there canals with 4K, that a worth buying a new device, like DreamBox seven UHD, or are the old xTrend & DreamBox DM800 HD PRV qualitative enough?
" It depends on which provider you use and whether its DVB card can also work in universal card slots" - I am using Bulsatcom - bulcrypt card. It is a rather old technology, but still in use by the provider.
"Also... if you are currently using a softcam, you should back up its configuration" - this is done. You are right, it is not simple and took a lot of time to find out how to configure and proceed, I was/ I am lucky to have a friend who help and support me in situation where I am lost and do no know how to resolve a problem with OSCAM.
You don't need a Dreambox device. They are very expensive. It is better to buy Vu+, whose price is much lower and they are of very high quality. However, you have to find an alternative with the same features that you need and that you have used so far. For example: 4K support and H.265 support, UNI-reader as 1 free card slot, HDMI 2.0 output, type of DVB-S2 tuner, external IR sensor for RCU (if you want to throw the set-top box behind the TV and output only IR outside sensor for RCU) ... and similar details.
Alternatively, you can buy any other brand of set-top box, for example: Octagon, Zgemma, Edision, Formuler, ... . However, you have to make sure that everything you need to use is included in it - just like it was in the previous set-top box (for example, the type of DVB-S2 tuner). By the way, then you don't even need a flash-expander, because in the new set-top boxes you already have these internal flash drives with a capacity of at least 256 - 512 MB (or more). If OSCam worked in your current old set-top box, if your decoding card worked well in the UNI-reader, then there should be no problem in the new set-top box either. You must have a backup of the old OSCam settings, just to be sure.
I see the file messages and I see date modified 09.05.23, 13:27, but once opened, I see only lines from January the 1st.
However, the file is attached in my previous post to WanWizard.
The date 1/1/1970 is a Unix date. The time after turning on the set-top box (if there was a power failure) is reset. No one cares about the date. It is important that the file is current. And he is really up-to-date. It is determined by the time of individual actions, from the time the device is turned on, and this deviation time should always be entered in the file at the beginning of each record (each line).
"Then you select the "Other : Telnet" protocol and connect to the set-top box. " - this is only possible if I boot the device without USB stick, with USB stick and freeze Logo I am not able to login to the device, as described in the post to WanWizard above.
In that case, it means a definite system "crash". You probably have to flash everything again... cleanly... without using the Flash-Expander feature. Then, after installing, reinstall everything (plugins and configuration). And also insert a USB key and use the procedure to install the flash-expander feature in your OpenPLi.
Perhaps it would help to copy (with the help of FTP) everything from the USB key (flash expander) back to the internal flash drive (in the set-top box). But this probably won't be possible, because the contents of the directories on the USB stick take up too much disk space.
In my opinion, the error will be in the system files... that is, some files were not found in the internal flash drive or vice versa, they were not installed or found on the USB stick. Half of the system files are moved to the USB key and when you pull it out of the device, it logically represents a system crash. On the contrary, if you return it back... the USB key is present in the device, but it may not contain all the necessary files.
So in conclusion... in my opinion... in your case, the installation of the new OpenPLi + while using the mflash-expander (as an external system directory, located on a USB stick) failed. And now a complete new installation of OpenPLi - without using a USB flash-expander - is required as the first step. Then, as a second step, if everything succeeds, you can insert a clean USB key into the device or format it in advance (or the procedure will take care of it, for the use of a flash-expander) and perform actions to expand the internal flash drive with this USB external flash drive (i.e. function as a flash-expander).
Also this error:
/usr/bin/enigma2: error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.1.0.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
...says some file is missing. You probably also have to connect a USB flash expander to the set-top box. And then work on the problem further. The strange thing is that after that the terminal connection no longer works. Apparently, when you connect a USB flash expander, the Linux system loads some old and incompatible system files into memory and freezes . I do not know . It's just my rough estimate .
Of course, it is possible to debug the set-top box via its external serial port and also by connecting with the help of PuTTY (not as "Session" but then as "Connection -> Serial"). But not every set-top box includes this RS232 - serial port.
Blah blah blah... etc. :-D ... Sorry, I don't think this belongs in the discussion forum anymore... you should deal with this personally with someone who knows Linux set-top boxes and who would do all this for you.
Edited by s3n0, 9 May 2023 - 15:53.
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