Custom Firmware Package Notes
BREIF NOTES FOR CUSTOM FIRMWARE PACKAGES
Note: Some Functions of the Web Interface are 'Built-In' and do not require an additional package to be installed, These Features are covered in the Web If section of ths page
Some packages require a reboot (Hard disk spin down) before they take effect
Contents
- 1 7Zip
- 2 Auto-Unprotect
- 3 Auto-Update
- 4 Betaftpd
- 5 BootHDR
- 6 BusyBox
- 7 CIFS
- 8 Curl Command
- 9 Custom TV Portal
- 10 Dedup (Command Line)
- 11 Disable OTA
- 12 Dropbear SSH
- 13 Edit On Box
- 14 EPG (Command Line)
- 15 Epg Keywords (Web-If)
- 16 Ffmpeg
- 17 Flatten
- 18 Flexget
- 19 Forcedate
- 20 Foscam
- 21 FTP
- 22 HMT
- 23 Humidify
- 24 Inadyn
- 25 I-Phone Interface
- 26 lsof
- 27 Jim
- 28 Jpnevulator
- 29 Joe
- 30 Mediatomb
- 31 Mongoose
- 32 Multienv
- 33 Network Shares Automount
- 34 Nano
- 35 NTFS 3g
- 36 Ntp Client
- 37 Remote Scheduling (RS)
- 38 Portal Foscam
- 39 Portal Xtra1
- 40 Poweron-Channel
- 41 Procps
- 42 Prog Backup
- 43 Remote Scheduling Auto
- 44 Redring
- 45 Samba
- 46 Sed
- 47 Series Filer
- 48 Service Control
- 49 SQLite
- 50 SSMTP
- 51 Telnet
- 52 Text Editors
- 53 Transmission (Bit Torrent)
- 54 trm
- 55 Unencrypt
- 56 Undelete
- 57 Vi
- 58 Vim Basic
- 59 Vim Standard
- 60 Virtual-Disk
- 61 Web IF
- 62 Webif-iphone
- 63 wget
- 64 Xtra1 Portal
7Zip
Command line utility that can pack and un-pack zip type files
- Supported Packing / unpacking Formats = 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
- Supported Unpacking only = ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.
Auto-Unprotect
The Auto Unprotect package runs in the background and automatically removes the Encryption Protected flag on high definition recordings. This is the flag which prevents the file from being decrypted when it is copied to an external disk. On first installation, the hard disk will be scanned for any high definition recordings and they will be unprotected. Thereafter new recordings will have the flag removed as they are completed
NOTE:- the removal of the ENC flag does not decrypt the file, However it does make decyption possible
Auto-Update
This package automatically keeps the installed packages up to date by checking for any new releases daily and automatically downloading and installing them, It will check once per day at the earliest power on, for most people probably the 04:30 boot
Betaftpd
For HDR-Fox T2
The HDR-FOX T2 has a built-in FTP server, This default server will still be in available after the Custom Firmware is installed, However only files under ‘Media’ are visible, Betaftpd has two possible Logins, If login = humaxftp and password = 0000 is used then only ‘Media’ is visible. If login = root and password = 0000 is used then the entire file system is accessable. If the remote password has been changed from 0000 then the new password must be used
NOTE:- The Built-in FTP server must be turned off if Betaftpd is used with Menu >> Settings >> System >> Internet Settings >> FTP Server = OFF
For HD-Fox T2
Betaftpd will add an FTP server to the Humax after installation, Betaftpd has two possible Logins, If login = humaxftp and password = 0000 is used then only ‘Media’ is visible. If login = root and password = 0000 is used then the entire file system is accessable. If the remote password has been changed from 0000 then the new password must be used
BootHDR
This Function for the HD-FOX T2 only, Allows the HD-FOX T2 to run the software for the HDR-FOX T2, to allow decryption of recordings by copying to a volume, At present the package needs to be installed from the command line (Telnet)e.g. :-
opkg install wget
opkg install boothdr --force-reinstall
BusyBox
Your Humax box has a ‘Unix’ operating system, Busybox is a package that provides 158 common Unix commands that can be used in a Telnet sessions, The List below shows the available commands, There is no 'man' command that would explain what they do, but most commands can have a -? or -h extention to get some help e.g. ls -?, A command look up table can be found HERE
NOTE:- It is not a good idea to 'Play' with these commands if you don't know what you are doing
- [
- [[
- ar
- arp
- arping
- ash
- awk
- base64
- basename
- bunzip2
- bzcat
- bzip2
- cal
- cat
- catv
- chgrp
- chmod
- chown
- chroot
- cksum
- clear
- cmp
- comm
- cp
- cpio
- cut
- date
- dc
- dd
- df
- diff
- dirname
- dos2unix
- du
- echo
- ed
- egrep
- env
- ether-wake
- expr
- false
- fgrep
- find
- fold
- free
- ftpget
- ftpput
- fuser
- grep
- gunzip
- gzip
- hd
- head
- hexdump
- ifconfig
- insmod
- install
- iostat
- kill
- killall
- killall5
- last
- less
- ln
- logname
- ls
- lsmod
- lsusb
- lzcat
- lzma
- md5sum
- mkdir
- mkfifo
- mknod
- mktemp
- modinfo
- modprobe
- more
- mpstat
- mv
- nc
- netstat
- nice
- nmeter
- nohup
- nslookup
- od
- patch
- pgrep
- ping
- pkill
- pmap
- printenv
- printf
- ps
- pstree
- pwd
- pwdx
- readlink
- realpath
- renice
- rm
- rmdir
- rmmod
- route
- rpm
- sed
- sendmail
- seq
- sh
- sha1sum
- sha256sum
- sha512sum
- sleep
- sort
- split
- stat
- strings
- stty
- sum
- sync
- sysctl
- tail
- tar
- tee
- telnet
- test
- tftp
- time
- top
- touch
- tr
- traceroute
- true
- tty
- uname
- uniq
- unix2dos
- unlzma
- unxz
- unzip
- uptime
- usleep
- uudecode
- uuencode
- vi
- watch
- wc
- wget
- which
- who
- whoami
- xargs
- xz
- xzcat
- yes
- zcat
CIFS
The Common Internet File System. The cifs package provides the Humax with the ability to remotely access files shared from PCs using Windows file sharing. This package adds the support to the running system but mounting remote filesystems must currently be performed from the command line, Example :-
mkdir /media/NAS
mkdir "/media/My Video/NAS"
mount -t cifs //server/share /media/NAS -o user=abc,password=def
mount -t cifs "//server/share /media/My Video/NAS" -o user=abc,password=def
Curl Command
curl command line utility
Custom TV Portal
An extension to the Humax TV Portal thats add some more apps
Full Guide HERE
Dedup (Command Line)
The dedup package adds a command line utility which can consolidate recordings within a single folder so that duplicates are removed and the remaining episodes are renamed so that the episode name and number (if available) are displayed in the Media Browser
Note:- There is a 'built-in' version of Dedup in the Web-If that effectivly replaces the command line package, However if the dedup package is installed it is possible to perform the following Telnet commands from the folder you have navigated to:-
dedup HIDE lists the recordings there and shows what they would be renamed to
dedup -yes HIDE perform the changes as detailed below :-
- Renames the files on disk to match the episode name
- Changes the title shown in the media list to match the episode name
- Identifies duplicate episodes and moves them to a sub-folder called dup/
Disable OTA
This feature inhibits any Over The Air Software updates that may be transmitted by Humax
Dropbear SSH
An SSH server for the Humax. This package provides remote command line access over an encrypted session and is an alternative to using telnet to gain command line access although it causes the box to do more work
Edit On Box
Full Guide for Nicesplice HERE
EPG (Command Line)
EPG information can be obtained from a Telnet Command line e.g.
epg
humax# epg Humax EPG Tool v1.0.8, by af123, 2011. Syntax: epg [options] [filters] <command>... Options: -b Brief output. -d[level] Set debug level. -f<file> Specify alternate EPG data file. -h Show help text. -p Parsable output. Filters: (can be specified multiple times, all must be true) -C<CRID> Show only events with this CRID. -D<descriptor type> Show only selected descriptor type. -E<event id> Show only selected event. -R<SCRID> Show only events with this Series ID. -S<service id> Show only selected service. -T<content type> Show only selected content types. -@<unix timestamp> Show only programmes at time. -/<unix timestamp> Show only programmes on day. -/<days> Show only programmes on day. -=<start>:<end> Show only programmes in time period. Commands: dump Show a parsed summary of the EPG. dumpraw Show raw data from the EPG. sqldump Produce SQL statements from EPG data. sqlitedump <file> Create SQLite database from EPG data. now Show what is currently on. first Show the time of the earliest record. last Show the time of the latest record. parse Parse the EPG, no output. search <text> Search programme names for text. searchall <text> Search programme names/descriptions for text.
Epg Keywords (Web-If)
This package is a web interface plugin which allows a list of keywords to be configured and will then periodically send an email to a specified email address detailing any programmes in the EPG which match the keywords
Initial Setup :-
- Web-If MAIN >> SETTINGS >> Email address >> myname@talktalk.co.uk
- Web-If MAIN >> SETTINGS >> SMTP >> smtp.talktalk.co.uk
- Web-If MAIN >> SETTINGS >> SEND TEST EMAIL
Ffmpeg
FFmpeg will record, convert and stream audio and video, It includes libavcodec - the leading audio/video codec library, It also displays information about video and audio files. See Link HERE
Flatten
This feature changes how recorded programs are displayed on screen in the 'Media - My Video' menu, Series of programs are normally grouped into a sub-folder, Flatten will move the contents of sub-folders to the main 'Top' folder and remove empty sub-folders, After installing flatten the Web-If will have an option under OPT+ which lets you toggle directories between flatten and no-flatten
NOTE :- All directories will default to have flatten turned on unless they are changed
Exceptions
- Folders marked as no flatten using the OPT+ option will not be flattened
- Folders who's names are bounded by square brackets e.g. [NOT THIS ONE] will not be flattened
- Folders containing a file called .noflatten will not be flattened (Note:- Create this file Via Telnet)
Flexget
FlexGet is a multipurpose automation tool for content like torrents, nzbs, podcasts, comics, series, movies, etc.It can use different kinds of sources like RSS-feeds, html pages, csv files,search engines and there are even plugins for sites that do not provide any kind of useful feeds.
- Flexget Documentation HERE
Forcedate
This utility forces the date on your Humax to 16 November 2011 12:34:56. It is require if the Humax can't get Time / Date info Over The Air. After using Forcedate it is possible to set time / date to internet time automatically on boot-up using NTP Client
Foscam
See Guide HERE
FTP
File Transfer Protocol is a method of transferring files to and from your Humax, The Humax HDR-Fox T2 has a built-in FTP for access to the media folders only. See the Betaftpd package for access to the full Humax file structure or to add an FTP server to the HD-Fox T2. To use FTP on a P.C. a program that handles FTP is required, Internet Explorer and Windows (file) Explorer will allow FTP access by entering ftp://10.0.0.200 into the address bar, Although access may be restricted to media folders only, even when using the Betaftpd package, If access to the whole file structure is required programs like Filezilla or WS_FTP_Pro can be used.
Notes :-
- To use the Built-In Humax FTP server MENU >> Settings >> System >> Internet Settings >> FTP Server = ON
- When using Betaftpd MENU >> Settings >> System >> Internet Settings >> FTP Server = OFF
- 10.0.0.200 needs to be replaced with your own Humax IP address
- login = humaxftp
- password = 0000 (your Remote Pin default). If the remote password has been changed from 0000 then the new password must be used
HMT
This package displays information on the humax *.hmt file, A small 'sidecar' file created alogside the main *.ts video file
From a Telnet Session, Navigate to a directory containing an *.hmt file, Then enter hmt {filename}
hmt KAISER_CHIEFS_DD5_1_20110410_0147.hmt
humax# hmt KAISER_CHIEFS_DD5_1_20110410_0147.hmt Format:HD Title:KAISER CHIEFS DD5.1 Channel:4096 (BBC HD) Folder:/mnt/hd2/My Video/MY-ARCHIVE/ Filename:KAISER CHIEFS DD5_1_20110410_0147 Genre:Entertainment EPG:Performance from the Kaiser Chiefs from the Later... with Jools Holland archives. They play I Predict a Riot, the party and festival anthem of 2005. Flags: HD,Unlimited Copies, Copy count:0 Scheduled start:1302396300 (Sun Apr 10 00:45:00 2011) Scheduled duration:300 Recording start:1302396449 (Sun Apr 10 00:47:29 2011) Recording end:1302396706 (Sun Apr 10 00:51:46 2011) Play resumes at: 15 seconds in. Service ID (SID):17472 Transport Stream ID (TSID):16516 Originating Network ID (ONID):9018 Programme Map Table PID (PMTPID):100 Video PID:101 Audio PID:102 Bookmarks:0 =
Humidify
A utility for manipulating Humax Download Format (HDF) files
Inadyn
A Dynamic DNS client with web configuration plugin (see webif settings page
I-Phone Interface
An iphone optimised web interface for the Humax
Screen Shots HERE
lsof
This unix command stands for LiSt of Open Files,With no extentions it will default to 'All' open files, But it is probably more useful when used with a filter as shown in the examples :-
lsof | grep humaxtv HIDE All files opened by the main Humax TV process
lsof | cut -f 1 -d' ' | sort | uniq HIDE List all processes that have opened files
lsof | grep epg HIDE All files opened by the EPG process
humax# lsof | grep epg epg 596 root cwd 0000 31,0 1307722938 21474853357 /dev epg 596 root rtd 0000 31,0 1321652395 77309428205 / epg 596 root txt 0000 8,18 1322689164 4295000557 /mnt/hd2/mod/bin/epg epg 596 root mem REG 8,18 9226050 /mnt/hd2/mod/bin/epg (path inode=4295000557) epg 596 root mem REG 31,0 174 /lib/ld-uClibc-0.9.29.so (path inode=4295000557) epg 596 root mem REG 8,18 9225846 /mnt/hd2/mod/lib/libsqlite3.so.0.8.6 (path inode=4295000557) epg 596 root mem REG 31,0 169 /lib/libuClibc-0.9.29.so (path inode=4295000448) epg 596 root mem REG 31,0 216 /lib/libpthread-0.9.29.so (path inode=4295000448) epg 596 root mem REG 31,0 186 /lib/libdl-0.9.29.so (path inode=4295000448) epg 596 root 0 0000 31,0 1307722935 4294975926 /dev/null epg 596 root 1 0000 0,13 1322848876 4295000502 /tmp/epgd.log epg 596 root 2 0000 0,13 1322848858 4295000502 /tmp/modinit.log
Jim
Jim is a form of the programming language TCL (Tool Command Language), That runs on the Humax unix platform
Jpnevulator
Serial Port Sniffer
Joe
Text Editor, See Text Editors
Mediatomb
A free UPnP MediaServer. This package allows streaming of content from the Humax to other devices on your network, once that content has been decrypted
Mongoose
Mongoose is the Webserver that the Custom Firmware Package uses to present the Web pages you see when you log into the Web Interface, SEE EXAMPLES
Multienv
Helper utility for modifying the settop environment, Used by other packages.
Automatic mounting of remote nfs or smb directories, with configuration on the box, using special "settings" directorys to add and configure shares. Remote host(s) are "pinged" regularly, and shares are mounting / unmounting automatically with host availability
Folders on a computer or NAS box can be shared with other devices on the same network. On the humax box with custom firmware we can add support for two protocols - smb (used by Windows, pre-Lion OsX, linux running Samba), and nfs (Linux, OsX, common with NAS boxes). smb support is provided by the cifs package. We can "mount" the remote shared folder(s) so they appear as if they were part of the local file system on the Humax
This packages uses directory names in the "*Modsettings/smb" and/or "*Modsettings/nfs" folders to configure as many shares as you like. For example to set up a new smb share, use the opt+ button to create a new directory within the smb folder. Name it what you want the mount to be called (eg "MyPc") Wait about 10 seconds, and navigate into the new folder. The script should have created a load of template "configuration directories" for you to rename (host IP address, foldername, user, password etc). Note that the "_" symbol is used instead of "." in IP names and "/" in folder names as these can't be input (or if they can I think the box changes them to a "_")
Once configured, the script will regularly ping the host computer to see if it is available. If it is then the shared folder will be mounted and should be browsable. If the host goes offline, the folder will be unmounted, preventing the box from locking up.
Wake up On LAN (WOL) is also available to automatically power up compatible (newer) NAS boxes, The user must supply the MAC address of the NAS box and set WakeUp=on
Nano
Text Editor, See Text Editors
NTFS 3g
Read/write NTFS disk access. Out of the box the Humax can read NTFS formatted drives but this package upgrades that support to full read/write access
Ntp Client
Network Time Protocol sets the Humax clock from an Internet time server on each boot. Useful if you do not have an aerial connection. Note :- This utility may also need Forcedate to be loaded, In order to get the date near the current as NTP won't change a time / Date that is too far out
Remote Scheduling (RS)
Remote Scheduling Service. Links your device to the remote scheduling portal so you can manage your scheduled recordings list from anywhere with an Internet connection and web browser
Full Guide HERE
Portal Foscam
See GUIDE
Portal Xtra1
See Guide HERE
Poweron-Channel
This Utility forces the Humax to always power up on a selected TV channel regardless of the last channel viewed on power down, It is also possible to select a power on volume that overrides the power down volume
Procps
procps is the package that has a bunch of small useful utilities that give information about processes using the /proc filesystem. The package includes the programs ps, top, vmstat, w, kill, free, slabtop, and skill.Version 3 includes NPTL thread support, a rewritten top, many bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features. Link HERE
Prog Backup
Utility for backing up recordings and sidecar files to locally attached drives, A search of attatched drives will be made so that the user can choose. Both Hi-Def and Standard definition recordings will be de-crypted so they can be played on a P.C. or copied back to a different Humax. Command line examples Below :-
progbackup HIDE Backup everthing under My Video
progbackup "/mnt/hd2/My Video/BOB's Films/" HIDE Backup files in a specified folder
NOTE:- Make sure to use the quotation marks around the directory name.
Remote Scheduling Auto
Full Guide HERE
Redring
Causes the Humax to display a Red LED ring when recording in standby, and Blue LED ring when waiting for an AR recording to begin.
Humax Status | LED Colour | Configurable |
---|---|---|
Standby Not Recording | 11% Amber | No |
Standby Waiting to Record | 25% Blue | On / Off |
Standby Recording | Red | 1% to 99% |
Awake Not Recording | 99% Blue | No |
Awake Waiting to Record | 99% Blue | No |
Awake Recording | 99% Red | No |
HIDE ** = Change from Humax default of 11% Amber
NOTE:- This package has been temporarily Withdrawn, Hopefully it will be back soon
Samba
Windows compatible file sharing. Allows access to the Humax filesystem from a computer on the same network. The file system is shared using Windows compatible sharing so can be access from Windows, MacOSX and most other operating systems
Sed
GNU Stream Editor application notes HERE
Series Filer
This utility will re-locate series folders created at the top level of My Video to Selected Sub-Directories so that they can be grouped together. After a New series folder has been created by the Humax at the top level, Simply move this series folder to a Sub-directory that you have created e.g. move the Doctor Who series folder to a sub-folder called ‘His Video’. When the next instalment of Doctor Who is transmitted the Humax will create another Doctor Who folder at the top level again, However, If Series Files is running the new instalment will be moved to the ‘His Video / Doctor Who’ automatically. Program names will also be re-named (if possible) to give more detail of each episode
Service Control
A command line utility allowing easy control of installed services. Run the 'service' command from the command line for help.
From a Telnet command line prompt send the following :-
service
humax# service Name Installed Autostart Running ---- --------- --------- ------- mediatomb No No No dropbear No No No transmission No No No samba No No No cifs No No No mongoose Yes Yes Yes Syntax: service start <service> service stop <service> service auto <service> (toggles autostart)
SQLite
SQlite is an SQL database engine that contains a 'C' software library
SSMTP
SSMTP is a program to deliver an E-mail from your Humax to a mailhost or mailhub, It will not handle incomming E-Mail
Telnet
Telnet is built into the default Custom Firmware package, To communicate Via Telnet from a P.C. you will need a program such as PuTTY, Select connection type Telnet and enter the IP address of your Humax into the Host Name box, Then select OPEN, You will be presented with a new Telnet Window and if connection is successful you will see the humax# prompt.
It is also possible to use Telnet supplied in some versions Microsoft Windows e.g. Start >> Run >> CMD >> Telnet
Telnet is available in Windows XP, However Vista and Windows 7 will require Telnet to be enabled with Control Panel >> Programs and Features >> Turn Windows Features On / Off >> 'Tick' Telnet
NOTES
- Telnet command lines on this WiKi are identified by a Yellow Background
- [Putty] Telnet >> Connection >> Telnet >> return Key sends Telnet New Line instead of ^M should be 'un-Ticked'
- [Windows] Telnet >> unset crlf
Text Editors
There is a built-in GUI Text editor in the Web-If (details HERE). In addition to this editor, There is a basic version of Vi built into the resident Busybox package, There are also serveral packages that can be installed to suit your editing preferencies e.g. Vim Basic, Vim Standard, Joe and Nano
Transmission (Bit Torrent)
A Bit-Torrent client for the Humax. This has a web interface which runs on port 8080 by default. Allows the Humax to download files from the Internet using the BitTorrent protocol
- Go into service control and start Transmission
- Set it to auto start if you want it to come on whenever the box is on
- Go to the Web-If main menu and click the transmission icon at the bottom left
- Select 'Open' (the folder at the top left)
- Select browse in the window (Upload Torrent Files) which opens and browse for the torrent
- When found highlight it then select 'Open'
- Select 'Upload'
- If the 'Start when added' box is checked the download will start immediately
trm
trm is a version of the Unix rm command (ReMove), This version removes files in blocks using Truncate (hence Truncate ReMove) rather than all at once, In order to reduce demand on system resources
Unencrypt
This function will unencrypt all files in a designated directory (or all files in My Video) automatically, Files are de-crypted at the same location e.g. 'decrypt in place' and are processed at the rate of one file every 30 Mins. max. so don't expect instant results
To setup Unencrypt install the package and then via Telnet enter one of the lines below :-
unencryptsetup "Bob's Videos" HIDE process a single directory
unencryptsetup HIDE process all files in 'My Video'
unencryptsetup disable HIDE Turn off unencrypt
This will update the cron table and schedule the program to run every 30 minutes (at Mins 01 and 31) indefinitely. Every time it runs, it will check that there isn't already another job running and then decrypt the first encrypted file that it finds in the directory you specified, therefore gradually working its way through your files, If you don't specify a directory, it will default to decrypting all of your recordings.
NOTES:-
- Due to CPU overloading this feature only works between 1AM and 6AM the Humax must be out of standby during this time using an Auto On / Auto off timer
- Auto-Unprotect must be running
- Media sharing must = on
- Set-up Telnet as follows :- Putty Configuration >> Catagory = Telnet >> return Key sends Telnet New Line instead of ^M should be 'un-Ticked' (or if using Windows Telnet use "unset crlf" before opening the session)
Undelete
Redirects deleted recordings to a dustbin folder called [Deleted Items] and then automatically removes them from this new folder 7 days later, The Folder Name and delay before deletion is carried out (1 to 30 days) is configurable in the Web-If Setting area. It's a batch process which runs once per day. It runs 6 minutes after the first boot of the day or, if you keep your box on all the time, at 2am. It scans the bin and removes anything that was put there over x * 24 hours ago, Where x = no. of days (strictly, anything that was last modified over x * 24 hours ago)
NOTE:- In Ver 1.1 there is a 1 Day offset e.g. selecting 2 Days = Delete after 3 days
Vi
Text Editor, See Text Editors. A basic version of Vi is built into the resident Busybox package
Vim Basic
Text Editor, See Text Editors
Vim Standard
Text Editor, See Text Editors
Virtual-Disk
One way to decrypt content which has been recorded by the Humax is to copy to an external disk, This is usually a slow process as the external disk must be connected via one of the USB ports. This package creates a virtual disk on the system to which content can be copied. It is much faster since it is based on the internal hard disk. The virtual disk is shared by the MediaTomb package by default, giving a fairly straightforward method of sharing recorded content on the network. In conjunction with the 'auto-unprotect' package, high definition content can also be shared
Web IF
Screen Shots HIDE Release Notes
An evolving web interface for the Humax. This package provides a means of accessing the Humax using a web browser on any device connected to the network (including mobile 'phones and iPads). The interface allows easy viewing of recorded programme details as well as allowing basic manipulation to be performed. Additionally the EPG can be viewed and searched from within the web browser
Within the Web-IF are the following Built-In Functions :-
Clipboard
Used in conjunction with Copy, Cut and Paste, The clipboard is an area that files can be temporarily held in while a new folder is selected. It emulates a Windows Clipboard
Copy
See Clipboard
Crop
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> (Select Single File) >> OPT+ >> Crop
See Edit on Box link HERE
Cut
See Clipboard
Decrypt
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> (Select Single File) >> OPT+ >> Decrypt
This Function will move the file to an _original folder and then stream a new copy to the present location, The new copy will be Decrypted and can be played on a P.C.. NOTE both High Definition AND Standard definition need to be Decrypted
- De-duplicate / Tidy this folder
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> De-duplicate / Tidy this folder
This Function will search a folder and re-name files with more meaningful titles, It will also seperate duplicates into a new folder
See Tidy (Re-name) Example >>
This Function will search a folder and re-name files with more meaningful titles
It will Also seperate duplicates into a new folder
See De Duplicate (to new folder) Example >>
Download
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> (Select Single File) >> OPT+ >> Download
This function will download with decrytion an SD file (or Hi-Def File if the 'ENC' flag is removed) and place it into the default download folder on your P.C., The following items may inhibit it functioning correctly :-
- The File type *.TS must not be assosiated with a program such as a media player on your P.C., If it is, Remove the association
- Your brouser must allow re-direction of addresses
Extract Audio
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> (Select Single File) >> OPT+ >> Extract Audio
This function will produce an MP3 file containing the stereo audio track contained in a standard Def. Video file (or radio recording), The following conditions must be met :-
- The file must be de-crypted (Dispays a DEC against it)
- ffmpeg package must be installed
- Standard Def. recording only (Hi-Def 2 Ch or 6 Ch sound won't be decoded)
Extract To MPG
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> (Select Single File) >> OPT+ >> Extract To MPG
This function will produce an MPG copy of the *.TS file in the same folder.The following conditions must be met :-
- The file must be de-crypted (Dispays a DEC against it)
- ffmpeg package must be installed
- Standard Def. recording only
File Editor
Web-If MAIN >> Diagnostics >> File Editor >> Open >> [Navigate to deisired file]
Paste
See Clipboard
Remove Enc
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> (Select Single File) >> OPT+ >> Remove Enc
This Function will remove the ENC flag from High Definition content, The file remains encrypted (as does Standard Definition) until a sepearate decryption function is carried out
Save Last Streamed Content
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> Save Last Streamed Content
This Function will make a permanent MP4 copy of any content that has been viewed using the Humax TV portal e.g. I-Player / You Tube, The Telnet equivalent Syntax is as follows :-
cp /mnt/hd3/Streamer_down_file "/media/My Video/theclip.mp4"
Split
Web-If MAIN >> BROWSE MEDIA FILES >> (Select Single File) >> OPT+ >> Split (45m parts)
This Function (only available on files over 4GB) will split the file into 45 Minute parts with a 2 Minute overlap, It can be used to stream large files without hitting the 4GB stream bug present on the Humax.
The New files will have segment numbering e.g. 1/3. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Webif-iphone
A cut-down web interface, optimised for display on the iPhone and other mobile devices
See Screenshots HERE
wget
Retrieve files via HTTP or FTP
Note:- There is already a version of wget in Busybox which is loaded automatically, However it may be necessary to install the stand alone package as it will be a newer version
Xtra1 Portal
See Guide HERE