New BlackDog Service

Jul 18th

Posted by admin in Android

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While not strictly dreambox-related, I thought I’d mention a new product that we’ve been working on in our spare time. It is a service that allows iphone and android developers to keep data on the phones in sync with a master database.

It is very easy to use, is free to use, and is hosted on the BlackDog Foundry. The basic gist is that you log on to the BlackDog website and save the baseline data for your database. You then link in some iphone or android libraries on the device, and make a simple one-line call that will fetch new or changed records. It handles both incremental and full replications.

Check out our latest sqlite replication blog post for an example of how to use it.

BTW, the service also has preliminary support for Push Notifications.

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HowTo: Configure DM800 to display service list on OK

Jul 14th

Posted by admin in Dreambox

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Add the following element (in bold) to the /usr/share/enigma2/keymap.xml file:

<map context=”InfobarChannelSelection”>
<key id=”KEY_OK” mapto=”openServiceList” flags=”m” />
</map>

HowTo: Flash Your DM800

Jul 14th

Posted by admin in Dreambox

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  • Power off the Dreambox.
  • Holding down the power button, power up the Dreambox.
  • Wait for the message “*** STOP ***“. At this point you can release the power button. Make a note of the IP address displayed.
  • Open a web browser and enter the URL “http://ip-address” (where ip-address is the IP address noted in the previous step).
  • On the displayed web page, click “firmware upgrade“.
  • Select the flash file you want to flash. Note: Make sure the file has an “.nfi” extension.
  • Click “FLASH!“
  • Reboot

New autosatxml v2.0.1 release

Nov 1st

Posted by admin in Dreambox

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New version v2.0.1 compressing the binary and addressing a problem with the generated XML.

Install the contents of the attached file into the /var/tuxbox/plugins directory.

Download link: autosatxml-v201.tar.gz

HowTo: Flash Erase a Dreambox using Telnet

Nov 1st

Posted by admin in Dreambox

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Should you ever need to flash erase your Dreambox from the command prompt:

  1. Telnet into your Dreambox
  2. If you have a DM500, DM56xx or DM7000….issue the following command:
      eraseall /dev/mtd/1 && reboot
  1. If you have a DM600-PVR, DM500+ or DM7020…issue the following command:
      rm -R /etc/enigma && killall -9 enigma