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NOTE:- The Original Custom TV portal is no longer available from the Web-If >> Packages Menu, It has been replaced by the [[Custom_TV_Portal#Portal_Xtra1 | '''Portal Xtra1''']]
 
package which incorporates all the functions of the original Custom TV Portal. It is possible to obtain the original TV portal via Telnet by entering the following command :-
 
 
 
<span style="background:#FFFF00"> '''opkg install http://hummypkg.org.uk/hdrfoxt2/old/custom-portal_1.12_mipsel.opk''' </span>
 
 
 
 
===What is the Custom TV Portal?===
 
===What is the Custom TV Portal?===
 
The Custom TV Portal is an additional TV Portal similar to the Standard Humax TV Portal, It does not replace the original, which is still available as it would be with the Standard Firmware
 
 
 
===How do I enable the Custom TV Portal?===
 
 
The Custom TV Portal requires Custom Firmware as Follows :-
 
 
*HD / HDR_FOX_T2_1.02.20_mod_1.12 or later
 
 
*Web-If  0.7.7 or later
 
 
The New Portal can then be installed from the Standard Web-If Package Management list
 
 
 
===How do I access the Custom TV Portal?===
 
 
[[File:tv-portal.png|100px|right]]
 
[[File:tv-portal.png|100px|right]]
  
Once the Custom TV Portal is installed, pressing the remote ‘TV Portal’ Button, will display a new Selection Menu as follows :-
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The Custom TV Portal adds a new 'front-end' the the Standard TV Portal which allows access to both existing and new options. Please note that the New Portal is still actively in development and features are currently being added / enabled
 
 
[[File:cust-port.png |600px]]
 
*Humax Portal = Original Humax TV Portal
 
*Our Portal =  New Custom TV Portal, -- Sky Player (Subscription Required), Picasa, Twitter, Teletext Holidays, Test pages 1 & 2
 
*Settings  = (Options) -- a demo display of the Web-If Main page
 
*Xtra Portal = Alternative Custom TV Portal (Only displayed if the Portal Xtra1 Plug-in is installed)
 
 
 
 
 
==Portal Xtra1==
 
'''<span style="color:#FF0000"> SEE NOTE BELOW </span>'''
 
 
 
The Portal Xtra1 Package is the second generation of the original Custom TV Portal, It incorporates all the functions of the original Custom TV Portal and also has extra features
 
 
 
The Portal Xtra1 package cannot be installed at the same time as the original Custom TV Portal, it is compatible with the custom-portal plugin architecture, so the foscam plug-in works with this too.
 
 
 
 
 
[[File:cust-port2.png |600px]]
 
 
 
*Humax = Original Humax Portal Options
 
*Custom = Custom Portal Options, including apps from Humax not yet released
 
*Apps = News Feed (RSS News Headline Bar), TV Chat (link to a holding page, next project)
 
*TBA = For Future Development
 
*Menu = Options e.g. select news feed, display internet Time, About...
 
 
 
'''General'''
 
*UP/Down keys on remote move the menu, so you can have it higher on the screen if your TV is set to overscan, or at the top of the screen.
 
*Channel + - change channel - note Off-air & data channels display a blank screen , as do radio channels.
 
 
 
'''Hidden Developer Menu'''
 
*Press MENU on the remote, followed by 9-About... Then Press 9 again for a hidden Developer Menu.
 
*1. Test App, used by myself to develop and test stuff.. does nothing except present a small empty box.
 
*2. Enter Test URL, use a USB keyboard to enter a URL for the portal to load
 
*3. Scancode Test mode, test the keys returned from a keyboard or the remote control, press BACK to exit.
 
*7-9 Load the Xtra1 Portal from a different server, for test purposes.
 
 
 
'''Known Issues'''
 
*The BBC iPlayer search picks up double key presses when using the soft keyboard, under investigation
 
*tvChat plugin is a holding web page (separate project)
 
 
 
<span style="color:#FF0000"> '''NOTE:-'''</span>
 
 
 
<span style="color:#FF0000"> At the end of 2012 the Humax TV Portal was changed to an 'Apps.' style interface, the Portal Extra1 package has not been updated to work with this new interface style and subsequently some options are not working. Hopefully the Xtra1 package will updated when a clearer picture of what will be available from the new Apps. version is available </span>
 
  
<span style="color:#ffffff;"> WE NEED 2 BLANK LINES BETWEEN ITEMS </span>
 
==Portal Foscam==
 
  
This package works in conjunction with the Custom TV Portal to display video on screen from a Foscam IP Web-cam (also reported to work with the Wansview NCB541W camera). It adds a section to the webif settings page for configuring the camera IP, user and password (see below) and a new button in the portal itself to launch the app.
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===New Portal Requirements===
[[File:foscamsettings.png|300px|left]]
 
  
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The new portal requires that the follow conditions are met :-
  
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*Custom Firmware based on Humax software version 1.03.06 or later is installed
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*Nether of the previous packages 'Custom Portal' or 'Portal Xtra1' are installed
  
  
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===How Do I install New Portal?===
  
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The new portal is installable from the Web-If >> Package Management >> Available screen, you may have to enable Advance Packages e.g. Web-if >> Settings >> Advanced Settings >> Show development and advanced packages = Yes. After installing the new portal and re-booting your Humax, pressing the Remote control >> TV Portal button will display the following screen :-
  
  
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[[File:newportal.png |900px]]
  
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===List of Apps. and their current status===
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{| border="1"
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|-
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! width="150"|Application Name
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! width="150"|Status
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! width="150"|Application Name
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! width="150"|Status
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|-
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| Humax Portal
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| Working
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| BBC iPlayer
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| Working
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|-
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| YouTube
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| Working
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| Internet Radio
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| Working
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|-
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| Flickr
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| Working
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| Picassa
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| Working
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|-
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| Teletext Holidays
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| Working
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| Wiki TV
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| Working
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|-
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| Wiki How
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| Working
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| Twitter
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| Working
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|-
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| Facebook
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| invalid location (seattle)
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| Accu Weather
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| Working
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|-
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| Vilanoise
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| Working
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| Baeble
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| Working
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|-
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| Daily Express TV
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| Working
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| Daily Express Film
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| Working
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|-
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| Daily Express Sport
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| Workng
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| Guitar Chords
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| Working
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|-
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| Metronome
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| Working
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| OK Magazine
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| Feed Loading Error
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|-
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| Daily Star
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| Working
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| RTE Player
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| Menu Only
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|-
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| 3 Player
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| In Development
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| ITV Player
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| In Development
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|-
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| Tunein Radio
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| In Development
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| SHOUTcast Radio
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| In Development
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|-
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| Sky Player
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| In Development
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|
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|
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|}
  
  
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Watch this space for new info.
  
  
'''Notes'''
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==Previous Custom TV Portals==
  
* 1, 3, 7 & 9 are to move the image to different corners of the screen
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The Current Custom TV Portal 'New-Portal' is the third to be generated, the previous two, 'Custom Portal' and 'Portal Xtra1' lost a lot of their functionality, with the introduction by Humax of the App. based TV portal and firmware version 1.03.06 which has a different browser. Details of these previous versions can be found [[Custom_TV_Portal_%28Legacy%29 | '''HERE''']]
* Green is the zoom button (full screen and then back again)
 
* Blue goes back to the portal start page
 
* Red tries to reload the page
 
* The above functions are still in development, some may not be present
 

Latest revision as of 11:55, 24 November 2013

What is the Custom TV Portal?

Tv-portal.png

The Custom TV Portal adds a new 'front-end' the the Standard TV Portal which allows access to both existing and new options. Please note that the New Portal is still actively in development and features are currently being added / enabled


New Portal Requirements

The new portal requires that the follow conditions are met :-

  • Custom Firmware based on Humax software version 1.03.06 or later is installed
  • Nether of the previous packages 'Custom Portal' or 'Portal Xtra1' are installed


How Do I install New Portal?

The new portal is installable from the Web-If >> Package Management >> Available screen, you may have to enable Advance Packages e.g. Web-if >> Settings >> Advanced Settings >> Show development and advanced packages = Yes. After installing the new portal and re-booting your Humax, pressing the Remote control >> TV Portal button will display the following screen :-


Newportal.png

List of Apps. and their current status

Application Name Status Application Name Status
Humax Portal Working BBC iPlayer Working
YouTube Working Internet Radio Working
Flickr Working Picassa Working
Teletext Holidays Working Wiki TV Working
Wiki How Working Twitter Working
Facebook invalid location (seattle) Accu Weather Working
Vilanoise Working Baeble Working
Daily Express TV Working Daily Express Film Working
Daily Express Sport Workng Guitar Chords Working
Metronome Working OK Magazine Feed Loading Error
Daily Star Working RTE Player Menu Only
3 Player In Development ITV Player In Development
Tunein Radio In Development SHOUTcast Radio In Development
Sky Player In Development


Watch this space for new info.


Previous Custom TV Portals

The Current Custom TV Portal 'New-Portal' is the third to be generated, the previous two, 'Custom Portal' and 'Portal Xtra1' lost a lot of their functionality, with the introduction by Humax of the App. based TV portal and firmware version 1.03.06 which has a different browser. Details of these previous versions can be found HERE