DM600, 7000, 7020, 7025 to Vista Windows Media Center - a mini howto

[jonc]

To add your recordings on your DM 600/7000/7020/7025 box to your Vista Media Center (Vista Home & Ulitmate) using the PLi Iolite Image .

1. Add a drive to the \\dreambox\movies share on your LAN - say Drive "Z" (this is the default share you will find in your Vista networks)
2. in Vista Media Center - add this new drive (Drive "Z") to your Pictures & Video library
3. wait a few moments while it does capture of the data and posts the images as shown above on our TVNZ record DM7020

No need to transcode if you have set up Vista correctly and have all the mpeg2 codec installed, just select the video and watch it. No breakup here a perfect playout every time, but mileage may vary. Not tried on Gemini.

[z80]

Hey Jonc where is the menu option to run a user script on PLi?

can't seem to find it....

[jonc]

Hey Jonc where is the menu option to run a user script on PLi?

can't seem to find it....

Not that it has anything to do with the thread - Blue button - Show installed Ppanels (example script in there too and very easy to write in xml) see etc/ppanel/ppanel_tutorial.xml for example

[z80]

Was looking for ifconfig as per the Gemini image.

Oh well....


the init file manually did the trick.

thanks and sorry to hijack your thread.

[jonc]

Was looking for ifconfig as per the Gemini image.
Oh well....
the init file manually did the trick.
thanks and sorry to hijack your thread.

You mean like all of us use?

DM7020 - Drop this code below into /etc/ppanels/ as 7020.xml = /etc/ppanels/7020.xml
DM500 - change the words 7020si to 500 and drop into /var/etc/ppanels/500.xml

DM600/7000/7025 the same thing, you get the idea I am sure.

<!-- This xml file is valid for PPanel in Flubber

     (C) Copyright 2006 dAF2000 PLi image team
         This Ppannel by www.jsat.tv Thailand
         Original based on The_Hydra CPanel
-->

<directory name="Manage my DM7020si">
  <category name="My Internet Tools and details" helptext="Is my Internet working on this DM500?">
      <media name="Is my Internet working on this DM7020si?" target= "http://www.jsat.tv/files/jsat.txt" helptext="Check my internet connection to Bangkok. NOTE: if this screen just remains blank then check your internet connection"/>
      <execute name="What are all my IP details?" target= "ifconfig; echo Press EXIT on your remote control to continue"  helptext="Check out the INTERNET settings in my DM500 - all shown here"/> 
      <execute name="Who or where is my Domain Name Sever?" target= "cat /var/etc/resolv.conf;echo; echo Press EXIT on your remote control to continue"  helptext="If this is not set corretly you will have problems"/>                           
      <execute name="What is my DM7020si's host name?"  target= "cat /var/etc/hostname;echo;echo Press EXIT on your remote control to continue" helptext="Click here to find out?"/> 
     </category>
     <separator/>
   <category name="News from JSAT.tv" helptext="Read all the news, satellite updates, new channels and just stuff?">
      <media name="News from the good people at JSAT.tv in Thailand" target= "http://www.jsat.tv/files/news.txt" helptext="NOTE: if this screen just remains blank then check your internet connection"/>
   </category>
     <separator/>
   <comment name=""/>
   <comment name=""/>
   <comment name=""/>
   <comment name="Brought to you by the team at JSAT.tv"/>
   <comment name="Please visit www.jsat.tv for more information"/>
</directory>

[jonc]

With Vista media center burning a Cd or DVD of your content is easy and it is so simple to do.



1. Select the file from the DM600 / 7000 / 7020 / 7025
2. Right click on the file
3. burn direct to DVD or CD

Now isn't that easy .. But mileage may vary.