Black Hole 3.0.8 Vu+ Ultimo4K

Ev0

Admin
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE BH TEAM

Black Hole 3.0.8

What is new ?

  • Many bug fixes
  • Added Serviceapp with Exteplayer3
  • New Bootlogo
  • Updated Mediatree to support more USB tuners
  • Updated Duo4K Drivers
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This Image has the latest drivers but CAN be installed in OpenMultiboot. The image does not need to be installed in flash.

This latest version of the Black Hole series has been updated and improved for maximum stability and performance.

Please note that of all images Black Hole now has the best epg system:

- Integrated OpenEpg

- CrossEPG supported

- EPG Import supported



Main functions of the buttons on the remote

OK button = Skin with simple information

OK button x 2 = Extra Info Skin

Blue button = Black Hole Blue Panel

Blue button and then Red button = Black Hole Epg Panel

Blue button and then Yellow button = System Monitor Panel

Blue button long press = Extensions

Yellow button = Audio menu

Green button = Black Hole Green Panel

Green button long press = Subservices

Green button and then Red button = Fast Plugin Setup

Green button x 2 = Fast Plugin

Button Red short press= access HbbTv functions

Button Red long press= Red Panel (Parallel Universes Teleportation)

Addons

Green button and then Yellow button takes you to:-

Dedicated server for BlackHole addons

Download and install additional packages from the Black Hole server

Infobar / OSD

Analog Clock Gui

Channel orbital location

Advanced Tuner Info: Sr Freq Pol Fec

Signal SNR, BER

Infobar picons

Characteristics of BlackHole Panels

Blue Panel

Extra Settings

Black Hole Speed Up

Black Hole Cron Manager (Manage schedules)

OSD Settings (OSD configuration)

Devices Manager

Usb Format Wizard

Kernel Modules Manager(Kernel module operator)

Inadyn Settings (Configure Inadyn)

Swap File Settings (Configure File Swap)

Hard Disk Settings (Configure Hard Drive)

OpenVPN Panel ( OpenVPN Panel)

Samba / CIFS Panel ( Samba Panel)

NFS Server Panel ( NFS server Panel)

Telnet Panel ( Telnet Panel)

FTP Panel ( FTP Panel)

UPnP Client Djmount

UpnP Server Minidlna

Pcsc Panel

Tuner Server

Network Browse & Mountpoints

Info Panel

1 - Gui Setting (Gui configurations)

2 - Service Information (information system)

3 - About (info)

Memory (Memory)

Space (capacity)

CPU (processor)

Process (process)

EPG Panel

Global settings (global settings EPG)

Setting Provider (ISP settings)

Green Panel

Fast Plugin Setup (Configure quick access to your favourite plugin)

Fast Plugin (Access your favourite plugin)

Addons (added)

Addons Download Manager (Manager for package downloading)

Online Feeds Settings update

Online Black Hole image update

Manual Install BH packges (Manual installation of Black Hole packages)

Manual Install IPK packages (Manual installation of IPK packages)

Addons Uninstall Panel (Uninstalled packages)

Black Hole Statistics (See connections, top downloads and more)

Characteristics of BlackHole Panels

Red Panel

BH Parallel Universe Teleportation

BlackHole

Avalon

Chaos

Ghost

ServiceApp and Exteplayer3 are both external plugins, and are not part of the BH image, therefore any users that do not want / need to use these plugins, can remove them via the BH SpeedUp panel.

Credits:


Thanks to MX3L for ServiceApp https://github.com/mx3L/serviceapp/tree/develop

Thanks to SamSamSam for Exteplayer3 https://github.com/e2iplayer/exteplayer3

Thanks to dpeddi for patching ServiceApp and Exteplayer3 to work on BH.


Thanks to Pedro_Newbie for Backup script.

Thanks to the group of Beta Testers.

Thanks to Rytec for providing us with the server with all epg.dat files.

Thanks to MaxZ4 for Integrated EPG loader.

Thanks to Skaman for Cross EPG

Thanks to Lukkino (VDR-Italy) for the source code of OpenTV.

Thanks to Reinh@rd for the file satellites.xml.

Thanks to Littlesat and Pli Team for the original autolanguage and subtitle options code

DISCLAIMER

THE BLACK HOLE IMAGE IS BASED ON THE OFFICIAL FIRMWARE PUBLISHED BY VU+ AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW IT CONTAINS ONLY SYSTEM ADDITIONS & GRAPHIC CHANGES.

THE BLACK HOLE IMAGE DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY EMULATOR, K E Y S, SOFTCAMS OR OTHER SYSTEM FOR VIEWING PAY - TV WITH OR WITHOUT A PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

LASTLY, THE BLACK HOLE IMAGE DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SYSTEM TO DOWNLOAD PLUGINS OR EMULATORS FROM EXTERNAL SERVERS OR SOFTWARE THAT MAY BE USED FOR ILLEGAL PURPOSES SUCH AS CARD SHARING.

LICENSE (TERM OF USE)

THE BLACK HOLE IMAGE IS ISSUED FOR THE FREE USE FOR ALL USERS PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY AND THAT IT WILL ONLY BE USED FOR LAWFUL PURPOSES.

ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO BLACK HOLE IMAGE THAT INVOLVE UNLAWFUL USE OF THE IMAGE SUCH AS CARD-SHARING AND EMULATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED AND CAUSE THE REVOKE OF THIS LICENSE.

This is free hobbyist software and it comes with absolutely no warranty. Use it at your own risk.
 

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Ev0

Admin
BH 3.0.8 onwards includes ServiceApp and Exteplayer3 which gives improved media playback / streaming performance.

It is pre-installed in all boxes, except Gen1 Solo, Duo, Uno, Ultimo and Zero, so you will have to enable it from the BH SpeedUp menu on those boxes.

To use it with IPTV, you can either leave the ServiceApp settings as default and in your IPTV lists, just change the #SERVICE 1:0:1: or #SERVICE 4097:01: to #SERVICE 5002:0:1:

Doing this, Exteplayer3 will only be used on your IPTV streams.

Or you can change the default setting of Enigma2 playback system in the ServiceApp menu from Original to Exteplayer3.

Note: that you can not record IPTV streams if you are using Exteplayer3 (however Enigma2 isn't reliable when recording IPTV anyway).

Changing the setting in the ServiceApp menu, means that the image will no longer use the built in Mediaplayer (linked to Gstreamer) and will use ExtePlayer3 for all media playback for IPTV and streaming aswell as any movies / recordings on your hdd, doing this you won't need to convert your IPTV lists to #SERVICE 5002:0:1:

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But please note, that ServiceApp isn't perfect, it does not know the difference between Mpeg1 and Mpeg2 files, therefore it will report any Mpeg2 as Mpeg1 and the Zerok4K and Duo4K do not support Mpeg1, so even though these files are really Mpeg2 because ServiceApp reports them as Mpeg1 you will only get Audio on these files.

All other Vu+ boxes support Mpeg1 so it's not too much of an issue.

Also note that Subtitles will not work and trying to use Subtitles with Exteplayer3 may cause Enigma2 to crash, this is a known issue, and it is not something we can fix.
 

Overix

Vu+ Newbie
Hi. Merry Christmas. Thanks for fresh release. Say please BH team got development plans in next year for update kernel version to 4.1.45 for other VU+ 4k models?
 

Overix

Vu+ Newbie
Found a bug. Firmware 3.0.8 with latest online update. Hotbird 13E TP 12539 H channel Hot Bird 4K1 has no sound and artifacts in picture. Also problem with Fashion TV 4K on same transponder, but problem much less, sometimes sound and picture stuck. With signal all fine and SNR around 70% All other channels from this satellite showing without any problems.
Please check it.
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Ev0

Admin
Found a bug. Firmware 3.0.8 with latest online update. Hotbird 13E TP 12539 H channel Hot Bird 4K1 has no sound and artifacts in picture. Also problem with Fashion TV 4K on same transponder, but problem much less, sometimes sound and picture stuck. With signal all fine and SNR around 70% All other channels from this satellite showing without any problems.
Please check it.
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OBH is the same, so must be a driver issue.
 

AlexWilMac

Moderator
But these are experimental channels. To be sure there would be a completely different receiver to try. Are we sure it's due to the VU+?
 

Matrix10

Administrator
It's a channel problem
they sometimes have video without blocking and artifacts
but sometimes with large image blocking,not just on VU + but also on other E2 receivers.
Whether on all receivers, I do not know.
 

Matrix10

Administrator
I can not agree with your comparison.
PC with Box.
Do you have a good picture on a receiver with hardware processing ?
Not PC
(hardware processing and software processing)
Video sign processing is not the same.
What does that mean
For example, if you include a timeshift you will have a better video on the box.
why
The most likely cause is the following.
Time stamps/timing in the stream are not transmitted OK in the stream. The issue is related to the provider that transmits the channel....
This is also confirmed by the fact that sometimes video is good and often bad.
ERIC >>Pli team:The reason why recordings often play back well is because then the decoder has access to the whole stream at once, instead being fed small chunks at a time.
I do not believe this problem can be solved with the driver.
if my assumption of cause is correct,which confirms the use of timeshift.
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Eric Pli team
Besides that, the hardware is designed to work within the specifications of the standards. Once a providers starts to operate outside the area of the standards, the hardware isn't able to cope. That is not the fault of the hardware, but the providers fault. The reason why recordings often play back well is because then the decoder has access to the whole stream at once, instead being fed small chunks at a time.

Another possible reason is that the provider experiment with something that is not known,outside the area of the standards.

In principle, the whole 4K system is developing with all possible standards not covered by the current standards.
There will be problems.
 
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Matrix10

Administrator
To add that some have a problem with NASA TV UHD 13E
Solution is to put in A / V settings 50HZ instead of multi.
Why
Because some TVs lose HDMI synchronization
because that channel uses 60Hz (USA standard)
 

Overix

Vu+ Newbie
Today i checked channel Stingray Festival 4k on 36e ntv plus package. All works fine with sound. Thanks for fix this problem, great job. But other old bug with stuck picture with black screen and impossible change anything on receiver after set 10 or 12 bit colorbit with RGB option after cold boot still not resolved. Please check it too.

Matrix10 ye going beyond standards its also possible reason. Also i want say this channel Hotbird4k1 has highest bitrate what im know, around 31 Mbps.
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AlexWilMac

Moderator
@Ev0
So far it has always been written: "This Image has the latest drivers but CAN be installed in OpenMultiboot. The image does not need to be installed in flash".
But today, after the 308A, you wrote that, for some models (Vu+ Solo, Duo, Uno), it is recommended to install it in omb. Can you specify what kind of problems there are for them if installed in flash (if they are not random)? I mean: do they affect the same features of functionalities?
Thanks
 

Ev0

Admin
@Ev0
So far it has always been written: "This Image has the latest drivers but CAN be installed in OpenMultiboot. The image does not need to be installed in flash".
But today, after the 308A, you wrote that, for some models (Vu+ Solo, Duo, Uno), it is recommended to install it in omb. Can you specify what kind of problems there are for them if installed in flash (if they are not random)? I mean: do they affect the same features of functionalities?
Thanks
Since we re-added support for Solo, Duo and Uno, we have stated that the image should be installed in OMB with those models.

Simply because the flash space is so small on those boxes there is no free space to use any plugins (not even serviceapp).
 

MohamedOpera

Vu+ Newbie
Hello There,
First of all thx for the great image .. i really like it

i had faces a couple of issues which i need ur kind support in fixing it
1- Youtube is not working anymore...when i open it, it just give me black screen and never work
2- Kodi, it came pre installed on the image ver. 17 i guess...but its not working and refuse to get addons, so i just removed it by Idreamx (i am a mac user so do not have dcc) and now i do not have any kodi on my box, and when i tried to install it ver commands, it requested a password..which i do not know!!! and i tried to change it with password changer (from the image plugins) but it still says wrong password in the telnet...

so any recommendations to help me with that?
Thx in advance :)
 

angelofsky1980

BlackHole Driver Specialist
Hello There,
First of all thx for the great image .. i really like it

i had faces a couple of issues which i need ur kind support in fixing it
1- Youtube is not working anymore...when i open it, it just give me black screen and never work
2- Kodi, it came pre installed on the image ver. 17 i guess...but its not working and refuse to get addons, so i just removed it by Idreamx (i am a mac user so do not have dcc) and now i do not have any kodi on my box, and when i tried to install it ver commands, it requested a password..which i do not know!!! and i tried to change it with password changer (from the image plugins) but it still says wrong password in the telnet...

so any recommendations to help me with that?
Thx in advance :)
If you have used original BH images, there is no root password setted up so leave blank password filend and all should works properly.
If the software you use needs a password to continue, put 1234 or anything you want in the password field.

If you try to connect with Telnet and the client asks a password and you never setted it up anymore, probably you are using a backup image (NOT SUPPORTED HERE) or someone hacks your box (and you MUST check your modem/router configuration in the port forward section).
 

MohamedOpera

Vu+ Newbie
If you have used original BH images, there is no root password setted up so leave blank password filend and all should works properly.
If the software you use needs a password to continue, put 1234 or anything you want in the password field.

If you try to connect with Telnet and the client asks a password and you never setted it up anymore, probably you are using a backup image (NOT SUPPORTED HERE) or someone hacks your box (and you MUST check your modem/router configuration in the port forward section).

Thanks for your reply
i am using the image from here in that post, so i think its original i guess... and everything work like charm but not the telnet...it keeps asking for password when i try to type any commands!!! someone hacked my box? how can i know that? get ride of it? my box is new and bought it from an official reseller a month ago

and i would like to use the commands to update Kodi as its completely refuse to add any addons (it works perfectly on openatv images) so if there is other way to update kodi without commands will be great
also the youtube addon that came pre installed on that image did not work, so any tweaks to fix it?

i really appreciate your kind support
Thanks
 

AlexWilMac

Moderator
Although you say you took the image from our forum, I'd like to be sure: did you install the image personally? Or did you get the box already installed?
 

MohamedOpera

Vu+ Newbie
Although you say you took the image from our forum, I'd like to be sure: did you install the image personally? Or did you get the box already installed?
i installed it personally, i am new to this but i have some IT background, so i read carefully and try to learn
 
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