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I hope it is ok to report this here. If there is another place to report these corrections, please let me know, I could not find one.

There is a little but important typo in the Wiki article "Vu Multiboot":

https://wiki.openpli.org/Vu_Multiboot

Section at the end of the article: "Before you start"

 

To make this backup, you need access to the commandline, so login using SSH or telnet. Then execute the following commands:

• tar -cvzf /media/hdd/linuxrootfs1.tar.gz /linuxrootfs1 (for slot 1)
• tar -cvzf /media/hdd/linuxrootfs1.tar.gz /linuxrootfs2 (for slot 2)
• tar -cvzf /media/hdd/linuxrootfs1.tar.gz /linuxrootfs3 (for slot 3)

 

All three tar commands create the identical backup file and would overwrite each other.

If someone used just copy and paste that could be irritating.

I had multiboot running but in June 2024 after an update of my OpenPLi 8.3 slot my VU+ DUO4K did not boot any more (kernel updated?, multiboot kernel overwritten?). I had to perform some tricks to get my box running again (inject a kernel image from an older backupsuite image into a recent image backup). But I Iost all my slots and settings in there.

I am running OpenPLi 8.3 on a VU+ DUO4K as my daily driver.

I would like to try OpenPLi 9 and OpenATV again.

My steps to do that would be: Is this the correct procedure?

• Create an image backup of my OpenPLi 8.3 with backupsuite.
• Flash OpenPLi 9.0, perform basic setup (network etc.) and activate multiboot
  This would be my recovery image, correct?
• Flash my OpenPLi 8.3 backup into one slot
  Is there an easy way to do that? I could not select the latest backup image directly. I had to rename it to a specific name format and copy it to the images folder on my hdd.
• Flash OpenPLi 9.0 and OpenATV to Slot 2 and 3

But after every slot is configured and running how would I backup each slot completely?

How to restore a backup to a slot?

I found this post;

https://forums.openp...p/#entry1626943

But if the box wouldn't boot, how do I recover or restore my slot backups?

Flash OpenPLi 9, basic setup, activate multiboot and then how to restore the slots correctly?

In general:

What would be the best and hopefully easiest backup/restore/recovery strategy of a multiboot setup?

VUDUO4K with multiboot, 8.3

I performed an software update today and the updater forced an upgrade to 9.0 without notification.

Everything was lost, settings, plugins, multiboot etc. That really sucks!

Beford the update I have created an backupsuite backup. I assume the restore of an multiboot image to single boot fails.

So I had to flash 9.0, initialize multiboot, create a backup image from the backupsuite backup (create zip file, rename it and put it in hdd/images) and flash the 8.3 backup to slot 1.

That worked so far.

But as soon as I connect via SMB to the box from my Windows PC the box freezes and loses network connection.

I have to hard power off the box using the power switch.

I am fighting for 4 hours now to get the box running with 8.3 again.

What can I do to restore my 8.3 backup correctly?

The Enhanced Movie Center (EMC) is a feature rich plugin but is difficult to maintain. It would be nice and much easier to maintain to extend the already very nice openPLi movie list.

Here are some features I use every day:

Folder info:

An info about how many movies are in the folder (incl. subfoldera) plus how much space they occupy. There are options: number only, number/space, space only, none. Example: (10 / 52 GB) for 10 movies occupying 52 GB of space. This information could substitute the "Verzeichnis" and "Papierkorb". 

Record title and short info in one line:

A even more compact view but allows more entries on one page. 

Alphabetical sort includes the short description:

Very useful for folders containing for example many recordings of a docu series. 

Multiple selection of recordings:

Select multiple entries for move/delete/copy/watch/shuffle watch etc. 

Random/shuffled playback option for all recordings in a folder or selection. 

Keys to jump for example +5 or -5 list entries. 

Option to disable the mini TV but use the freed space to show more details of the selected recording.

Wasted space for folders in the list:

Show folders in the list as a single line even when recordings have two lines. 

Playlist management would be nice.

Add/delete movies to/from a playlist.

Play the playlist "top down" or in random order. 

Otions to reduce font size and reduce width of left column (smaller mini TV and details column) to gain more space for the list of recordings. I altered the standard EMC skin for that. Especially if you have name and short description in one line. 

These are a few features that come to mind first at the moment. 

Disabled timers:

Active timers are marked red in the Graphical Multi EPG.

Would it be possible to mark disabled timers for example yellow?

Nice to see if someone maybe had accidentally disabled a timer. 

Program details (info key):

The channel, date, start time and duration are displayed in the details (TV show details via info key). 

Would it be possible to add the end time to the information?

Of course it is possible to calculate this, but it would be nice to have it immediately. 

Start and end time for selected TV-show:

In list mode of the Graphical Multi EPG it would be nice to see the start and end time of the selected TV show, maybe right to the date on the top.