martin7601

 

Thanks. Unfortunately, it does not work for ET9000.

 

I have just changed from "long" to "short" mode with Xtrend ET10000. Everything seems to work - tested with

scripts v.3 .  After change to "short" mode it is necessary to rescan the transponder.

 

Great advantages are : no need to edit "lamedb" , subtitles can be recorded , function PIP works.

 

Thanks martin7601 for the information on ET8000.

 

btw I think these xTrends would probably work with other versions of the script as well (v.4,5,6...). I've just never tested them.

Thanks martin. That is some useful piece of information!

I wonder if ET10000 can do SHORT mode too.

Would it be possible for you to attach here the working copy of your /usr/bin/bbc_pmt_starter.sh file?

#!/bin/sh

scriptName="bbc_pmt_v3.py -t short -d /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0"
logName=/dev/null
#logName=/tmp/bbc_pmt.log

while [ 1 ]
do
echo "=== starting $scriptName" >> $logName
$scriptPath/$scriptName >> $logName 2>&1
echo "=== $scriptName exited..." >> $logName
done

As for the ET10000, I have no idea about the short mode but ET8000 and 10000 are meant to be similar.

I have a question on the practical aspects of LONG and SHORT modes.

From what we know, SHORT mode works only on Dreamboxes (can somebody please confirm the models?, perhaps all?) and, reportedly, on VU Duo2, which is surprising because none of the other VU+ models seem to work in this mode.

What are the differences between the two?

In the LONG mode it is not possible to:

- record in standby

- record subtitles

- record one and watch another channel

Are these three working in the SHORT mode? Any other differences?

Does anyone else know of any other models that work in the SHORT mode?

I have xTrend ET8000 and I use the short mode of bbc_pmt_v3 script. It can record in stand-by and from deep sleep. Subtitles are usually recorded but sometimes not. I can watch one channel and recording other but as I have only one DVB-S2 tuner in the box, the channels must be from same transponder - that's not an issue with 27,5W :-) 

Prior having ET8000 I used old DM800 (NOT se) clon with OpenPli 2.1. It worked with bbc_pmt_v3 short mode as well. I've never tested recording in stand-by or watching one channel while recording other one with that box.

 

@ Huevos: I have only one tuner. I'd normally use the fixed dish for 27,5W reception. The reason for wanting to keep the motorized dish being able to tune in to 27,5W as well is that the motorized dish is bigger so it can receive sufficient signal in inclement weather, where the fixed dish cannot. During normal weather is more comfortable to use the small fixed dish (no waiting for the motor to move the other dish)

Well the simple answer is use a dish that is big enough for the signals you are trying to receive.

 

Easiest way out right now is just go into tuner config and switch between the two LNBs when the weather is bad.
 

 

I hoped there would be other way so I wouldn't have to switch the LNBs in the tuner config. But if there's not, that is what I will be doing.

@ Robinson: I haven't found any way to assign 2 different LNBs to same satellite position on Enigma2. If there is a way, I don't know it.

@ Huevos: I have only one tuner. I'd normally use the fixed dish for 27,5W reception. The reason for wanting to keep the motorized dish being able to tune in to 27,5W as well is that the motorized dish is bigger so it can receive sufficient signal in inclement weather, where the fixed dish cannot. During normal weather is more comfortable to use the small fixed dish (no waiting for the motor to move the other dish)