I always use good quality class 10 micro sd card in a usb adapter as a usb stick for epg. Here's the guide if you didn't already have it mate. Cheers labigwig
How to setup CrossEPG for sky uk in ViX 3.0.
Before we go any further,
yes I know there are many ways in which to setup
a working 7 day EPG for use with sky uk on a
Enigma2 reciver. This tutorial details how I
personally setup my own EPG on all of my Enigma2
based receivers, This method has worked fine for
me for nearly 2 years and rarely if ever gives me
problems.
In order to setup and run CrossEPG on any receiver
you first need either a mounted USB stick or a
internal HDD, it is never recommended to setup
CrossEPG to use a receivers internal flash no
matter how large that flash may be. EPG data
regardless of how it is generated is very volatile
and prone to corruption, if this happens while the
EPG is saved to a receivers internal flash it can
rapidly fill up causing the receiver to go into a
bootloop which requires a reflash to correct.
I personally use a FAT32 formatted USB stick for my
EPG but you can also use a EXT3 or EXT4
formatted device without any issues, the choice is
entirely yours.
You must make sure that you have a upto date
channel list or bouquet on your receiver for sky uk
as CrossEPG / OpenTV reads it's data from a
radio channel on sky uk frequency 11778, without
this it wont work.
I personally run ABM or AutoBouquetsMaker prior to
setting up my EPG. Getting started.
Navigate to the following screen.
Menu> Setup> System> EPG> Settings>
Highlight EPG Location and change it from internal
flash to /media/usb/ using the left and right
buttons on the remote control. leave all other
options at their default values, press green to save.
Scroll to CrossEPG, press ok.
Change scheduled download from disabled to once a
day and 04:20 ( or what ever time you prefer )
I set mine as such because I run ABM
( AutoBouquetsMaker ) at 03:45. leave all other
options at
their default values, press green to save.
Scroll to OpenTV providers, press ok.
Highlight and select sky uk OpenTV ( Astra2 on 28.2 ). press green to save.
Scroll to Download now and press ok to run CrossEPG
for the first time.
your receiver will now switch to a radio channel
while it downloads and populates the EPG from
sky's own EPG feeds.
When the EPG download has completed exit out of all
menu screens and change to a active TV
channel on the sky uk platform then press the EPG
button. You should now have a fully populated 7
day sky uk EPG which will update it self each morning at 04:30.
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© Pheonix Team ViX 2013.
