questions to DigiBit R1 owner/user

    I'm running a refurbished DigiBit R1 (shot for 60 €) with lastest FW since ~4 years now with nearly no complaint's.

    1. but sometimes the box hangs somehow just after the first boot:

    - e.g. TVH is unable to connect

    - the light for the SAT connections stays off

    a reboot of the DigiBit fixes it (light is on, etc.)

    2. another point is:

    the DigiBit sometimes gets really hot (I guess ~60°) and this problem seems to be independent from it's hot outside (summertime) or if a TV channel is currently active.


    maybe I need to mention:

    * the DigiBit is powerplugged in an smart socket, auto. shutting it off when sucking less then 9 W over a timeframe of 120 min. (no TV channel is running)

    but I've seen the "unable to connect to TVH"-problem *before* I bought the smart socket.

    * gets a fixed DHCP IP address

    * only 2 Sat ports in use

    anyone seen the above ?

    any fixes/pointers ?

    Edited 2 times, last by GDPR-7 (June 27, 2022 at 6:56 PM).

    Are you using stock firmware or https://github.com/perexg/satip-axe ?

    I switched to a Kathrein 8 tuner Unicable II set-up 18 months or so ago, but before that was using an R1 with the satip-axe firmware with no major issues.

    I remember there were DHCP vs Static IP issues sometimes with the R1 - worth looking at threads in TV Headend forums.

    Quote from JoeAverage

    noggin, thanks for input !

    no, I'm running last Org.-FW.

    The satip-axe stuff is worth a try. It boots from external USB flash storage - you return to stock simply by removing the USB storage device and power cycling.

    (It has more functionality in some areas - you can do the multi stream stuff at 5W with it, and it also allows for more customisation in LNB feeds)

    noggin, thanks for suggestions

    I've been running (correct engl. ?) satip-axe before the last Org.-FW were out.

    at that time satip-axe saved more power then the original FW.

    AFAIK, this isn't the case anymore.

    I do not have special need for LNB customisation.

    thanks anyway !