GaryTheGolfer
Inactive User
Hi,
Can anyone give me a clear explanation of how DreamBox (DB) and DreamBox Edit (DBE) manage "services"? There doesn't seem to very much depth of explanation on these forums (fora?)
Firstly, my setup is DreamBox 500C(able), DW 1.62 (Enigma) image, pure NTL area.
Let me be a bit more specific:
Q1) Where does DB keep "Services" and any backups (& does it vary with image)?
Q2) How does DB decide which set to use? eg when you use DB menu buttons (soft reset) or when you disconnect the power lead (hard reset)......Every time I upload settings from DBE and press (DBE) reload, it seems to be a bit of a lottery as to which set of "services" are loaded. I would like to know explicitly which set (from which location) will load.....and reload the next time I soft reset or hard reset? What are the "rules" so I can make DB do what I want rather than what it wants? Does a (DW) menu "Reload channels" do something different from DBE's reload?
Q3) In DBE, there appear to be 3 copies of service (and other) files eg:
Services
Services.org and
Services.bak
What are these 3 versions, how are they made by DBE and when is each used? Do they ALL get uploaded by DBE into DB each time?
Q4)Is there a mechanism whereby an earlier set of services becomes "reactivated"? ...or am I just imaging it?
Q5) What happens when you rescan for channels on DB? How are the various services sets dealt with?
OK that's probably a big ask but if anyone can help by answering some/any/all, perhaps us amateurs can get a bit further up the learning curve.
Alternatively is there a COMPREHENSIVE FAQ on the subject of services?
Thanks &
Cheers
Can anyone give me a clear explanation of how DreamBox (DB) and DreamBox Edit (DBE) manage "services"? There doesn't seem to very much depth of explanation on these forums (fora?)
Firstly, my setup is DreamBox 500C(able), DW 1.62 (Enigma) image, pure NTL area.
Let me be a bit more specific:
Q1) Where does DB keep "Services" and any backups (& does it vary with image)?
Q2) How does DB decide which set to use? eg when you use DB menu buttons (soft reset) or when you disconnect the power lead (hard reset)......Every time I upload settings from DBE and press (DBE) reload, it seems to be a bit of a lottery as to which set of "services" are loaded. I would like to know explicitly which set (from which location) will load.....and reload the next time I soft reset or hard reset? What are the "rules" so I can make DB do what I want rather than what it wants? Does a (DW) menu "Reload channels" do something different from DBE's reload?
Q3) In DBE, there appear to be 3 copies of service (and other) files eg:
Services
Services.org and
Services.bak
What are these 3 versions, how are they made by DBE and when is each used? Do they ALL get uploaded by DBE into DB each time?
Q4)Is there a mechanism whereby an earlier set of services becomes "reactivated"? ...or am I just imaging it?
Q5) What happens when you rescan for channels on DB? How are the various services sets dealt with?
OK that's probably a big ask but if anyone can help by answering some/any/all, perhaps us amateurs can get a bit further up the learning curve.
Alternatively is there a COMPREHENSIVE FAQ on the subject of services?
Thanks &
Cheers