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Friday, November 22 2024

3.144.90.236, Welcome to the OpenPLi Wiki

Current version: 7.1

• Releasenotes

1 OpenPLi - Installation and configuration:
2 OpenPLi - Functions and default plugins
3 OpenPLi - Information for advanced users
- 3.1 • Knowledge base
4 OpenPLi - Information for developers
- 4.1 • Information for developers
- 4.2 • How to create a bootlogo
5 OpenPLi - Information for translators
- 5.1 • Information for translators
6 OpenPLi - Faits divers
- 6.1 • History
- 6.2 • UP-Download magazine (Dutch language)

OpenPLi - Installation and configuration:

• Supported receivers

Overview of all supported receivers and how to flash a your receiver. Also there is a comparison table were many receivers are listed and are compared right down to component level, so you can make an easier choice if you want to buy one. Also there is a special table that gives the power consumption of many receivers.

• OpenPLi installation

Here will be explained how to install OpenPLi on your receiver, various methods are explained and below are the various links that you might need. The link to the what, how and why to backup is recommended.

• OpenPLi configuration

Below is explained how you can configure OpenPLi

• Backup

Before you update, upgrade or change anything it is good to have a backup. Here the plugins "Autobackup" (by default installed), the "BackupSuite" (has to be installed) and some models which have an internal backup function are explained.

• Cable settings information

Looking for network ID's, symbolrates and frequency's to scan your cable channels..? Here you can find the information of our cable provider.

• Channel settings for satellite receivers

Channel settings file for various satellites.

• Data sharing

If you want to share your data like a NAS, OpenPLi receiver, PC (desktop, notebook) or any other medium using NFS, CIFS (SMB/Samba), this is were to look.

• External device support

Here you will find a list of known external devices that are known to work with OpenPLi.

• Softcam Wiki

When you want to look at encrypted channels and not only Free to Air (FTA) you can use a softcam. In this section is explained how to install and use a few.

• Tips and Tweaks

Many useful tips on various stuff on working with OpenPLi, Putty, SSD useful or not, debugging, how to crashlog, etc. etc.

• Problems and Solutions

This section deals with all kind of problems and possible solutions. If you run into a problem using OpenPLi you can take a peak here to find a solution.

OpenPLi - Functions and default plugins

• Hidden functions

Some functions are not easy to find, but can be very helpful, here there are a few.

• HDMI-CEC

This feature can make your devices work better together, so like using one remote to control TV and receiver. Note it is turned off by default

• Hotkey

With this function Hotkeys can be (un)selected to make things easier.

• MountManager

Here the mountmanager is explained. It is used to mount (make) accessible external drives, like with a NAS or (the harddisk of) other receivers. Mounting means associating a storage device to a particular location in the directory tree.

• Plugin browser

If want to extend the functions of OpenPLi you can install plugins from the feed (=the technical name where the plugins are stored) . Remember these plugins are not maintained by OpenPLi, so always backup before installing.

• Plugins

In the OpenPLi feed are many plugins. Here is explained, like what these plugins can do and how some of these plugins work, Refresh Bouqet, Autotimer, etc.

• Fallback remote receiver

This function gives you the option to use the tuners from another OpenPLi receiver, when they are wired or wireless (WiFi) connected. This way you can watch TV when there is no access to satellite or cable or expand your tuners.