Getting VOD on the D-Box

[lincsat]

I'm not a great Tutorial writer so bear with me on this

VOD is sent to a specific part of the network when ordered by a user, with the D-box, you cannot order or control a VOD but you can view any that are sent to your part of the network. The easiest way is to make a "myservices.xml" file, you can use a tool like Bouquet Wizard but for this case we'll use a text editing tool like Ultraedit.

Firstly, we need to find the active transponders on the network, for this I load an enigma image and do a service scan, copy the service file to your PC then load your favourite image back onto the D-Box do another service scan and load that service file onto your PC.

Open the Enigma service file in Ultraedit and note the transponders with no (or very few) services on them, now open the Neutrino service file to use as a template. You will notice it starts something like this:-

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
 This file was automatically generated by zapit/sectionsd.
 It represents the services being currently signalled 
 by your provider. When you switch through your channels
 the data will automatically be kept up to date. Please 
 do not modify this file, as your modification will be 
 erased anyway. Please check myservices.xml for adopting
 your service list to your needs.
-->
<zapit>
	<cable name="CableUK Sym6887">
		<transponder id="004c" onid="0031" frequency="395000000" inversion="2" symbol_rate="6887000" fec_inner="3" modulation="3">
			<channel service_id="1db1" name="THE HITS" service_type="01"/>
			<channel service_id="1db2" name="The Music Factory" service_type="01"/>
			<channel service_id="1db3" name="Ftn" service_type="01"/>
			<channel service_id="1db4" name="speed auction tv" service_type="01"/>
			<channel service_id="1db5" name="Old Sky 2" service_type="01"/>

Change the first transponder name to the first empty transponder you found with the Enigma scan, eg change:

<transponder id="004c" onid="0031" frequency="395000000" inversion="2" symbol_rate="6887000" fec_inner="3" modulation="3">

to

<transponder id="000a" onid="0031" frequency="683000000" inversion="2" symbol_rate="6887000" fec_inner="3" modulation="3">

The details will likely be different for you as we need the ID, Symbol rate and Frequency used by your network.

Next we add the code to add a channel to your file together with the channel ID used by VOD and give it a name:-

	<cable name="CableUK Sym6887">
		<transponder id="000a" onid="0031" frequency="683000000" inversion="2" symbol_rate="6887000" fec_inner="3" modulation="3">
			<channel service_id="0001" action="add" name="Teleport 01" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0002" action="add" name="Teleport 02" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0003" action="add" name="Teleport 03" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0004" action="add" name="Teleport 04" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0005" action="add" name="Teleport 05" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0006" action="add" name="Teleport 06" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0007" action="add" name="Teleport 07" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0008" action="add" name="Teleport 08" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0009" action="add" name="Teleport 09" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000a" action="add" name="Teleport 10" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000b" action="add" name="Teleport 11" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000c" action="add" name="Teleport 12" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000d" action="add" name="Teleport 13" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000e" action="add" name="Teleport 14" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000f" action="add" name="Teleport 15" service_type="01" />
		</transponder>

Then repeat this for the other transponders with no (or few) services, giving each channel a unique name for easy identification later, using the same channel_service_id's for each transponder:-

	<cable name="CableUK Sym6887">
		<transponder id="000a" onid="0031" frequency="683000000" inversion="2" symbol_rate="6887000" fec_inner="3" modulation="3">
			<channel service_id="0001" action="add" name="Teleport 01" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0002" action="add" name="Teleport 02" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0003" action="add" name="Teleport 03" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0004" action="add" name="Teleport 04" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0005" action="add" name="Teleport 05" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0006" action="add" name="Teleport 06" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0007" action="add" name="Teleport 07" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0008" action="add" name="Teleport 08" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0009" action="add" name="Teleport 09" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000a" action="add" name="Teleport 10" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000b" action="add" name="Teleport 11" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000c" action="add" name="Teleport 12" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000d" action="add" name="Teleport 13" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000e" action="add" name="Teleport 14" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000f" action="add" name="Teleport 15" service_type="01" />
		</transponder>
		<transponder id="000c" onid="0031" frequency="667000000" inversion="2" symbol_rate="6887000" fec_inner="3" modulation="3">
			<channel service_id="0001" action="add" name="Teleport 16" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0002" action="add" name="Teleport 17" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0003" action="add" name="Teleport 18" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0004" action="add" name="Teleport 19" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0005" action="add" name="Teleport 20" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0006" action="add" name="Teleport 21" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="0007" action="add" name="Teleport 22" service_type="01" />

When you've finished you could have anywhere from 3 to 8 transponders of VOD channels detailed. Make sure the file ends properly using your neutrino scan as a template:-

			<channel service_id="000c" action="add" name="Teleport 27" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000d" action="add" name="Teleport 28" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000e" action="add" name="Teleport 29" service_type="01" />
			<channel service_id="000f" action="add" name="Teleport 30" service_type="01" />
		</transponder>
	</cable>
</zapit>

Then save this file as myservices.xml making sure the save as type is "all files (*.*)"

Copy this file over to your d-box and reload the channel lists, you should now find your Teleport channels listed in the Others or Andre bouquet. Now comes the bit where some patience is required. When you go through these channels most (if not all) will say "channel not available" you will only see anything when someone else has ordered a VOD, they are inactive at all other times! Don't expect to find anything immediately. The best time for finding VOD is Sunday Afternoon, but they could appear at any time and bear in mind that when you find anything it will usually be the free stuff rather than a PPV movie.

After a few weeks, you will get the idea of which channels are used and which aren't (in my area only 3 transponders are used), you can then go back into the myservices file and delete the spare entries.

I have put my file on the gmail, it should work in some Ex NTL areas but if not, you can use that as a template.

[tevezfan]

hi mate can i get VOD on eurovox max if so how, thanks in advance mate

[smithp2]

Hi,

I am new to this forum. How do I get your file from the gmail?

[lincsat]

The gmail is gone M8, we have a downloads section for established members, although I haven't put the file in there.

If you follow the instructions above, you should sort it

[onearmpushups]

yeah getting VOD on the eurovox would be just awesome!

[alexlexx]

tried it, but failed to get any channels

[Rincewind]

When you say you use an Enigma image is there any particular reason it has to be that image ? I mean I am assuming you mean the SS-ENIGMA_V2-Release_2X.rar image in the downloads section maybe ? would that be a correct assumption ?

Edit:

I bit the bullet anyway and put it on my dbox2, did a scan and it found loads of channels my commando image didn't, but how do I ftp into the dbox it keeps refusing the connection, the web interface works ok and telnet too.

Having had a closer look into the web interface it seems that I may have put on a image for a satellite dbox2 instead of a cable dbox2 image, have seen talk on the forums about a PB-Enigma image but google has failed to help me find a download for that image.

[lincsat]

I wrote that long before SS Enigma was released

Do you have the correct password for FTP login? By default it is either dbox or dbox2. Commando changed the password for their image.

If you have found channels, your image is good for cable. The base image (CVS) is designed for both cable & Satellite.

[Rincewind]

oh ok didn't realise that, see I changed my image to the SS Enigma one temporary as the guide said to do so.

I can ftp into my commando image fine, so I should just follow the guide as normal and ignore any reference to an enigma image as the commando one is ok right ?

[lincsat]

I've not used commando, so can't say. At one time, Neutrino images only recorded Mux's with active channels where as Enigma recorded all Mux's found. The VOD channels are usually on Mux's with no other channels.

In other words, if you commando services.xml includes 2 or 3 Frequencies with no channels, then you should be OK.