Vu+ Solo 2 Arrival

Costactc

Costactc

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Mailman came a knocking today with my new Vu+ Solo2 receiver. I can't wait to get this box going but limited time constraints during the week with work:



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Congratulations!
I would suggest using an OpenVix image First because it will have everything you need to get started including blindscan.
 
Testing the Zero has been awesome but a receiver of that nature with blind scan will be great. As I mentioned in my first post, time constraint during the week but I can't wait. I will start with the Vix image and take it from there, mind you your OpenPli image that I'm using on the zero works for me as well.


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I enjoy OpenPLi because it is lean or not a full image when you first install it. You get a basic image that allows you to install options such as fastscan or blindscan as you want or need them. Images like this usually run very fast, but the Solo2 is a fast receiver, so you will not notice extra additions as much.

OpenVix is a very nice image that has everything you need, and caters very well to the beginner. This is why I suggest you download and install it first.
 
I haven't powered up the Solo 2 yet but was planning on flashing the latest Vix image. Do you flash it the same way as the zero?
 
Costactc said:
I haven't powered up the Solo 2 yet but was planning on flashing the latest Vix image. Do you flash it the same way as the zero?
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pretty much yes, although unlike the Zero you have to press the blue touch sensitive button when instructed to (not applicable if using the image manager to couch flash from within the image only applies when USB flashing).

As always there is a full flashing tutorial in the guides and tutorials section on www.openvix.co.uk ALSO be very very careful if this is a clone because they can still be hit with the easter timebomb from last year.
 
Thanks PR, I figured it out. What a difference with the zero, everything is displayed on the front panel. And of course we finally have blind scan. When I have more time I will add all my info:


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Blind scan doesn't work, am I missing something. I setup both tuners individually and attempted a blind scan, I ended up getting the same message- no transponders found. A manual scan on Anik F1R at 107.3w for only open channels came up with 65 channels. Does blind scan not work with the OpenVix image?
 
Blindscan works.

Post a screenshot of the blindscan settings. I think this should be: Menu--->Setup--->Service Searching--->Blindscan
 
Costactc said:
Blind scan doesn't work, am I missing something. I setup both tuners individually and attempted a blind scan, I ended up getting the same message- no transponders found. A manual scan on Anik F1R at 107.3w for only open channels came up with 65 channels. Does blind scan not work with the OpenVix image?
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Yes blindscan works in ViX in fact it was pretty much built in ViX by huevos him self.
 
Got it to work, I didn't try only open channels. Now if I could get the clock to work but I'll pick this up tomorrow:


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Clock is working spot on. I'm going to add EB satellite list and take it from there. I know I said this of the zero but the vu+solo 2 is by far the best receiver I have ever tested, glad I made the upgrade.
 
EB had sent me a link to a hard drive but I can't seem to find it, any suggestions? What will the hard drive allow me to do?
 
Basically the post important thing is keeping a good set of backups which you will be able to access in the future for safe and faster restore times. Then, there is media access, time shift, recordings, playbacks, etc. Also, if you ever decide to test mutliboot, the faster the internal drive chosen, the faster the receiver will boot. The faster drive means more heat, but I haven't had any problems with my 3.5 drive using a laptop cooler under the receiver. Runs cool as a cucumber.

Size will depend on your preference. I still have an internal WD black label 750 gb in my receiver which is more than sufficient for me, plus four 2 tb external 3.0 usb Seagates backwards compatible to 2.0 which is over kill.

Yes, I would add a hard drive, you won't regret it.
 
Here are a few things you can do with a mounted hard drive:
Store images
muliboot images
store sceenshots
record programs
allow other devices to access the hard drive

I have a 3TB hard drive installed in the Du2. This hard drive allows storage for various things, plus it can be accessed by my other fta receivers and by other computers in my local network. As an example, I watch stored recordings in the Duo2 on the Zero, and I also backup and restore E2 image files for the Zero that are stored in the Duo2. The Zero is set up to use the internal hard drive of the Duo2 as if it were installed in the Zero.
 
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