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TDT Enigma2 for TF7700HDPVR 0.3.2 - 01.07.09

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Release 0.3.2


Team Ducktales' Enigma2 image for the TF7700HDPVR #
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The provided image is ****d on the Linux operating system and includes
the Enigma2 PVR application. Please read this document carefully before
installing the image.

New features and bugfixes (since 0.3.1)
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+ Feature: added support for scrolling VDF strings
(settable with the command-line tool tffpctl)
+ Fix: fixed the issue with transponder blocked by a recording


Unsupported features and known problems
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- The only supported tuner type is DVB-S2 CX24116/CX24118.
- Volume control keys
Due to an incompatibility with many menus the keys right/left cannot be used
for volume control. Therefore, the volume can be controlled via the frame
control keys |< and >|.
- Timeshift ignores the recorded buffer if the time elapsed since
activation is less than 6-7 seconds.
Workaround: do not unpause timeshift in the first 8 seconds.

- "Fast forward" does not work properly at speeds higher than 8x.
"Jump forward" can be used instead (see playback keys).

- Rewind does not work properly. Sometimes enigma2 freezes when rewinding.
"Jump back" can be used instead (see playback keys).

- Samsung LCD TVs will probably have problems with the default resolution
576i.

- HDD shuts down and spins up very often, workaround
- disable HDD standby in
e2 settings.
- With "AC3 downmix on" there is no sound on optical when AC3 stream is
selected. With "AC3 downmix off" the system migt freeze when zapping to
channels with AC3.

- There are problems with switching between different satelleites via Diseqc.
It takes several seconds to tune to a channel on another satellite.

- Simultaneous output to HDMI and Scart is not supported.
- Sporadic hangers when zapping during an active HDTV recording

- Sporadic problems with old frames in a live stream (flashbacks)

- The receiver does not shut down after timer events when "after event"
is set to "auto".

- Some USB sticks are not recognized so that the Enigma2 installation
does not work. Reformatting the stick with FAT32 might help.

IMPORTANT:
When reporting problems please provide console logs documenting the system
behaviour.


DISCLAIMER
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The software is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind.

Please consider that you may lose manufacturer's warranty when installing
this image.

This is an alpha image. That is some functions may not be available or be
buggy (causing crashes/freezes or loss of data).

The installation of the Enigma2 image formats (ext2) the internal harddisk
unless installation on a USB HDD is selected.
ALL FILES ON THE HARDDRIVE WILL BE LOST. When reverting the installation
on the internal HDD to the original Topfield firmware all Enigma2 files
will be lost too.


Installation instructions
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You will need either a USB stick or a USB harddrive with FAT32 filesystem.
- Copy the files Enigma_Installer.tfd, uImage, rootfs.tar.gz and
Engima_Installer.ini to the USB device. Please read the instructions
in Engima_Installer.ini on how to modify the installation process.
- Attach the drive to the USB slot.
- Open the Topfield firmware update menu and select the image file
Enigma_Installer.tfd on the USB drive.
- Start the firmware update from USB. This part is very quick.
Restart the receiver when the display shows the blinking END
- After about 6-7 minutes the installation should be finished.
DO NOT REMOVE THE USB DEVICE UNTIL the INSTALLATION HAS FINISHED or
THE INSTALLER REQUESTS TO DETACH THE USB DEVICE.
- When installing to a USB HDD (option usbhdd in Enigma_Installer.tfd)
the installer will ask you to detach the initial USB device and to
attach a USB HDD to install to.

During the installation the VFD shows the current installation step and
error messages (if any):

"9 USB STCK" mounting USB stick
"STCK DETACH" waiting for USB device to be detached (USB HDD installation)
"HDD ATTACH" waiting for USB HDD to be attached (USB HDD installation)
"8 HDD PART" partitioning HDD
"7 HDD FMT" formatting HDD (root fs)
"6 HDD FMT" formatting HDD (data fs)
"5 HDD SWAP" creating swap
"4 ROOT FS" installing root file system
"3 LOADER" flashing U-Boot settings
"2 KERNEL" flashing kernel
"1 FSCK" checking file system
"0 REBOOT" rebooting within 2 seconds

When installing to a USB HDD the *******s of the internal HDD remain unchanged.

IMPORTANT: When using the option "keepsettings" in Engima_Installer.ini the
newer settings (incl. keymap.xml updates) will not be installed.

It is recommended to attach a cable to the serial port and log the output in a
terminal program (e.g. TeraTerm, Putty) during the installation and the first
start. Serial port settings: 115200, 8, N, 1.

The USB filesystem should be writable to prevent infinite installation loop.
(The file uImage is renamed to avoid the infinite loop.)

The first start usually takes approximately 3 minutes due to creation of
device nodes.

To uninstall Enigma2, copy your favorite Topfield firmware on your stick and
rename it to "topfield.tfd" (don't forget to rename uImage_ if necessary). The
installer will flash the firmware and reboot the Toppy. There have been reports
that the PVR appears to be dead for about 5 minutes until the picture comes on
the TV screen. So please be patient. Enigma2 can also be removed by flashing a
regular Topfield firmware image using standard tools like TFD-Down or VegaPack
via the serial interface.


First start
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On the first start the Enigma2 interactively ******ures the video output to be
used. The following options are available:
- Component
- HDMI
- Scart
- HDMI-PC
Each connection type is switched on for 30 seconds. The VFD displays the
connection type which is currently active. You can either wait until the
connection type you want is displayed and your TV shows a picture or you
can select the connection type with Up and Down buttons on the remote control.
Confirm the desired connection type with the Ok button. After that you can
proceed with the ******uration supported by the ******uration wizard.
The image contains a default channel table. If you want to replace it you can
perform a channel scan later.


Network ******uration
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The U-Boot settings contain the following ******uration by default:
MAC address 00:3e:9e:11:22:33
IP address 192.168.178.100

That is after booting the image you can login via telnet if your computer is in
the same subnet.

These values are set up by the U-Boot. You can change the values
in Enigma2 menu "Settings/System/Network.../Adapter settings".


Playback keys
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Play - shows the file list
Pause - pauses playback or activates timeshift
Stop - stops playback or timeshift
Record - opens the record dialog for starting stopping recording
Yellow - pause/unpause playback
Green - continue playback
Red - jump to the beginning
Blue - jump to the next bookmark
1/3 jump 15 seconds backwards/forwards (******urable in the settings menu)
4/6 jump 60 seconds backwards/forwards (******urable in the settings menu)
7/9 jump 5 minutes backwards/forwards (******urable in the settings menu)

Full key map can be found in the file /usr/local/share/enigma2/keymap.xml.



Team Ducktales

Changelog
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Version 0.3.1
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+ Feature: added support for the lower CI slot
+ Feature: more than 2 simultaneous recordings are possible
+ Feature: added VFD support for displaying some UTF-8 characters (&auml;, &ouml;, ü)
+ Feature: added VFD support for displaying strings in upper case
(to display strings in lower and upper case comment out the line
"/bin/tffpctl --allcaps 1" in /etc/init.d/rcS)
+ Update: incorporated the new enigma2 version (05/30/2009)
+ Update: incorporated the new web interface version (06/04/2009)
+ Fix: disabled the HDD standby by default to avoid annoying spindowns/spinups
+ Fix: fixed the issue with multiple recordings on the same transponder
(timeshift also works while recording on the same transponder)
+ Fix: fixed fast forward for MP3 in MediaPlayer
+ Fix: increased the framebuffer memory to 12MB to allow HD skins
+ Fix: added missing file in Tuxtxt plugin
+ Fix: made timeshift start more stable
+ Fix: fixed mkv video with h264 or divx/xvid
+ Fix: reduced picture artifacts when browsing through e2 menus

Version 0.3.0
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+ Feature: introduced MediaPlayerExtended
+ Feature: timeshift is now working (still unstable). Press pause key
to start timeshift and the stop key to stop it. Alternatively
the timeshift may be stopped by switching to another channel.
+ Feature: added DHCP support
+ Change: mountpoint for sda3 is now set to /hdd (all programs recorded
before updating will appear after installation in /hdd instead of
/hdd/movies). The change was required to host timeshift files
on the sda3 (because they are created in /media/hdd).
+ Update: incorporated the new version of stmfb v22(37)[3.1]
+ Update: added new timezones
+ Fix: fixed displaying the Dolby icon on VFD
+ Fix: fixed the link status in the network menu
+ Fix: switched subtitle color to white
+ Fix: fixed the issue with stopping playback while it is paused
+ Fix: improved audio/video resynchronization after pause
+ Fix: improved CAM handling (especially the performance)

Version 0.2.1
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+ Fix: updated satellites.xml in /etc/tuxbox
+ Fix: changed the shutdown procedure to prevent corrupting the filesystem
+ Fix: fixed minor issues with tuxtxt
+ Fix: fixed minor issues in CAM handling
+ Fix: fixed the issue with e2 settings not saved during an update or
reinstallation

Version 0.2
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+ Feature: first beta support for CAMs (upper slot only)
+ Feature: added flashing topfield.tfd (if present on the USB stick) to
make going back to Topfield firmware easier
+ Feature: freed 16 MB of unused RAM
+ Feature: migrated system partition to ext3 filesystem
+ Feature: migrated to stlinux-2.6.17.14-0041
+ Feature: installation control file (noformat, noupdate, nopartition,
keepsettings, usbhdd)
+ Feature: enabled installation to a USB HDD (option usbhdd)
+ Feature: improved emergency shutdown policy
+ Change: removed mapping of the keys V- (left) and V+ (right) to volume control
to avoid problems in various menus. The volume can now be adjusted with
the keys |< and >|.
+ Fix: the keys V-/V+ can now be used to change entries in the timer menu and
to scroll page up/page down.
+ Fix: updated the settings for Astra 19&Acirc;°&Acirc;° and added new satellites.xml for
orbital position 13.0, 19.2 and 23.5 east
+ Fix: applied the SATA patch to fix interactions with HDDs
+ Fix: fixed repeating Diseq commands delaying tuning up to 20 seconds
+ Fix: added swap to /etc/fstab
+ Fix: added the dvr1 device for recording
+ Fix: added updating the network settings to the rcS (activates the user
settings made in e2)
+ Fix: fixed the issue with "SID not found in PAT" and some scan problems
+ Fix: fixed the issue with low volume
+ Fix: improved shutdown behavior so that the PVR is not turned off before
the kernel finished unmounting file systems
+ Fix: updated Vader skin (DNS settings, timer)
+ Fix: swapped keys zapUp and zapDown
+ Fix: Daylight Saving Time
- Fix: no video on the FIRST start after installation

Version 0.1
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* initial release
Size: 26MB


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