TNAP Skins

[chewie]

Hello Guys
I was not getting the blueOther settings screen, I install the blue-showdown version 2.25 that Stephan provided, and now I get the screen.
First I uploaded the MSN weather plugin and it look like this, after I enter my location it has all my location information.

 

[chewie]

after I installed the Skin Plugin, it looks like the MSN screen lost most of the information.

 

[chewie]

I deleted the PLI image and started fresh but it is the same scenario, for some reason the skin plugin removes the information on The MSN plugin, I try different sequences of uploading the plugins but no change.
I wonder if openPLi image should be set to slot# 1.
Regards.

 

[chewie]

well, I re-installed the MSN weather plugin that I down loaded last month and now I get the weather on the skin, I am not sure what goes on the upper portion of the second bar.

 

[el bandido]

EPG goes in the upper portion of the second info bar.

 

[chewie]

Thanks for all the help.
Regards.
Chewie

 

[stephan94]

I read that Navyblue is going to be replaced by cobaltfhd

I tried it; it works well on TNAP after some adaptations

here are some pictures of this skin which offers a lot of choices to put the skin to your taste.

 

[el bandido]

The Cobaltfhd skin is very nice, and fun to use because of the many different features that it has.
Cobaltfhd could really use some additional work, so it is labeled as "experimental" in our feeds

Thanks for finding this skin!

To update the feeds in the receiver, run Software update, which is: Menu--->Setup--->Software update or run opkg update in terminal.



Note:
To install this skin, you will first need to delete all other skins except the Pli skin. To delete skin plugins or other plugins, go to the plugins menu and press the red remote button. Doing this will give you the plugin removal menu.

 

[stephan94]

AeonFHD-MOD has just been updated (openPLI-r2.22)
with improvements
and it is available in feeds / skins.

 

[el bandido]

All AeonFHD-MOD improvements have been added. Run software update or opkg update in terminal.

Thanks Stephan!

 

[navagator]

The Cobaltfhd skin is very nice, and fun to use because of the many different features that it has.
Cobaltfhd could really use some additional work, so it is labeled as "experimental" in our feeds

Thanks for finding this skin!

To update the feeds in the receiver, run Software update, which is: Menu--->Setup--->Software update or run opkg update in terminal.

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Note:
To install this skin, you will first need to delete all other skins except the Pli skin. To delete skin plugins or other plugins, go to the plugins menu and press the red remote button. Doing this will give you the plugin removal menu.

I can't get this skin to install. I'm running TNAP 3.2 on my OS MIO 4k and uninstalled all skins but the Pli skin and the Emergency skin, I can't find a way to uninstall the Emergency skin.

When I try to install it it tells me that there is no packages installed or something on that order. Is there anything else I need to do?

Thanks

 

[el bandido]

When a skin fails to install the first time, it will display the reason it did not install.
When a skin that has failed to install previously is installed again, it will give the no packages installed message.

Telnet may be used to force install some things, and at times, telnet will give more information about what is happening. The receiver does not tell us much about skin or plugin installs except for the first install attempt.


A complete image backup should be made before installing skins as a precaution. If you have a backup, reload it and go through the process of installing Cobaltfhd again. Except this time, remove bitrate viewer under extensions in the plugin removal section. Remove the Glamour skin and any other skin that you have installed. The PLi skin may stay and does not need to be deleted. After these removals have been done, install Cobaltfhd. Let me know if you have any issues.

 

[stephan94]

the Pli skin and the Emergency skin, I can't find a way to uninstall the Emergency skin.
When I try to install it it tells me that there is no packages installed or something on that order. Is there anything else I need to do?

Hello

There is also a plugin that can help uninstall: IPK-uninstaller
you can not only uninstall the plugin (you can do it using the plugin browser / quick menu), but also all kinds of packages.
it may not be something that every user needs, but if so, you can install it yourself.
You have to be careful when using this plugin, you have to know what you are doing.

wish you have a nice day and keep healthy

 

[el bandido]

Always make a full image backup before installing anything.

If a skin fails to install, the reason why will be listed as seen below.


If you try to reinstall the skin, you may get this message:


The easiest way out of this is to:
(1) Make notes of why the skin failed to install.
(2) Load the backup image that was made before the skin was installed.
(3) Remove the packages or items that caused the skin installation failure.
(4) Install the skin and carefully check for errors .

Here is a successful install:


There are ways to do this without installing the backup image, but you will need to understand the basic receiver files, be able to use telnet, and have notepad++ or equivalent installed in your computer.

 

[navagator]

Always make a full image backup before installing anything.

If a skin fails to install, the reason why will be listed as seen below.
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If you try to reinstall the skin, you may get this message:
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The easiest way out of this is to:
(1) Make notes of why the skin failed to install.
(2) Load the backup image that was made before the skin was installed.
(3) Remove the packages or items that caused the skin installation failure.
(4) Install the skin and carefully check for errors .

Here is a successful install:
View attachment 16939

There are ways to do this without installing the backup image, but you will need to understand the basic receiver files, be able to use telnet, and have notepad++ or equivalent installed in your computer.

Unfortunately I made a new backup after I tried to install Cobalt. Could I just install a fresh multiboot version of TNAP 3.2 and then try again? I currently have TNAP 3.2 in both slots 1 and 2. I could load a fresh version in slot 2 and try to install Cobalt in that slot. I currently use Blue Shadow FHD in slot 1 and I'm pretty happy with it. I plan to load a different image of some kind in slot 2 eventually.

Thank you for your help.

 

[el bandido]

Yes, you can do that. OR you can fix the current image if you understand the use of telnet and can edit a simple text file.

The Cobaltfhd skin is complex. Some modifications were done so we could use it. At some point in the future, I would like to do more mods to make this skin easier to load.

 

[navagator]

I went ahead and installed a new version of 3.2 and followed your instructions and it installed fine. I believe I prefer the Blue Shadow though, it's a little easier for me to see. The text seems to be a little bit smaller on the Cobalt skin.

Thank you for your help.