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blueboyz · 31-08-06, 01:10 PM

i was just goin thru all the staions and ive counted i have about 25 blank i.e Test pages service stations, n black screens , ive edited them all as blank channell save goin thru em thinkin sommits gonna come on , what do u do with em all ??

lincsat · 31-08-06, 01:16 PM

I've got a lot more than 25, with the dbox2 you can compile a "myservices.xml" file to remove them from the channel list.

stevenbhn · 31-08-06, 10:15 PM

I just set up my box today after a legnthy process. I have more blank channels than i ever had with my original basic cable box.

Any idea what i have done wrong. I think i may have flashed my box with an outdated image.

Does any uk image work for all areas and service providers or are they specific to provider and area.

meanfrog · 04-11-06, 07:37 PM

These blank channels I believe are test channels and also PoD channels. When a PoD channel prorgram ends that channel becomes blank and could be used at a later date for another PoD program but it's very random and not worth even bothering with. I delete mine and every now and then do a scan and pick up current PoD programs once it as ended again I delete and so on.

Hope that makes sense.

31-08-06, 01:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
blueboyz Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 112 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	How many blank channels u got ? i was just goin thru all the staions and ive counted i have about 25 blank i.e Test pages service stations, n black screens , ive edited them all as blank channell save goin thru em thinkin sommits gonna come on , what do u do with em all ??

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lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 6,003 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,580 Times in 667 Posts	Re: How many blank channels u got ? I've got a lot more than 25, with the dbox2 you can compile a "myservices.xml" file to remove them from the channel list.

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stevenbhn Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 82 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How many blank channels u got ? I just set up my box today after a legnthy process. I have more blank channels than i ever had with my original basic cable box. Any idea what i have done wrong. I think i may have flashed my box with an outdated image. Does any uk image work for all areas and service providers or are they specific to provider and area.

04-11-06, 07:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
meanfrog Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 155 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How many blank channels u got ? These blank channels I believe are test channels and also PoD channels. When a PoD channel prorgram ends that channel becomes blank and could be used at a later date for another PoD program but it's very random and not worth even bothering with. I delete mine and every now and then do a scan and pick up current PoD programs once it as ended again I delete and so on. Hope that makes sense.