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Bawbagg

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:00 am

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LordCake wrote:

I would like to take a look if possible with a view to maybe producing a Linux equivalent.

and

EMJB wrote:

If you can transcode this and get it working, you are perhaps 20% of the way there.

Having recently migrated to Linux (of the Ubuntu variety) myself, I might suggest that rather than attempting to start from scratch with USB implementation, I think it might be easier to reverse engineer the installer scripting API in a python script, and utilise puppy to do the USB transfers.

It's a reasonably big job though, the installer scripting API is fairly flexible.

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nwhitfield

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:54 am

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I'm just catching up with this before I head off on a business trip...

I'm all for making it as simple as possible, as some others have suggested, as a lot of people may not even come near the forums; when we have a simple, straightforward solution, what I'd like to do is have an 'Update your firmware' link in the left hand nav panel, which hopefully can't be missed, with a main, very simple option (and possibly others for people who want more exciting choices, like particular TAPs, or perhaps to use something other than Windows).

For other platforms, I don't know exactly what the technical process is behind the updater and its scripts; if it's a matter of file copies and checking for success, etc, then it might be worth plundering the scripts that TRC uses for copying remote timers, which have been written in PHP. There's also some Applescript in there, which might help Mac users.

Nigel.

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chunkywizard

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:26 am

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With that in mind how about I do a script for the Loader which first just offers 3 options:

install the recommended firmware for the 5800/5800t
install the recommended firmware for the 5810
Advanced

The first 2 options are USB only and install the recommended firmware minus Re and De. Advanced takes you to the Loader as it is now with FTP support, choices on Re and De etc.

Would that work?

CW

R2-D2

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:27 am

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chunkywizard wrote:

Would that work?

Sounds ideal!

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nwhitfield

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:34 am

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That sounds very sensible to me.

Thanks to all those who have been working so hard on this.

So that I'm absolutely clear, is it a prerequisite that the Topfield tools already be installed on the PC to use this?

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chunkywizard

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:37 am

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No, tools do not need to be loaded. The Loader includes the DLLs and TFDN-USB.

CW

EMJB

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:52 am

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chunkywizard wrote:

No, tools do not need to be loaded. The Loader includes the DLLs and TFDN-USB.

CW

Sorry, CW, but I don't think you are correct for direct USB users - AFAIK you need TFBulk.inf and TFBulk.sys installed, but I could be wrong.

Perhaps one of the issues arising from this thread is a need for a more user-friendly installation tool for the Topfield tools, with checks on whether the link is working etc. If anyone would care to write one, it would be a simple matter to call it up from my installer tool.

EMJB

juwlz

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:57 am

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I hate to say this, but should Advanced offer an option to install the best available (patched) 5.14.xx for those who really want Freeview+, are prepared to put up with the bugs and don't want to (or don't know how to) install Sl, SeriesLink and Extend? That at least has to be an improvement on 5.14.08 as typically shipped these days.

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nwhitfield

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:04 pm

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The newer Topfield tools package does seem (from the last time I had to inflict it on a PC) to be rather less painful than the original, thankfully.

But it would obviously be good to get some clarity on prerequisites as part of all this.

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Bawbagg

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:31 pm

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How about packaging the firmware installer up with the required Topfield drivers in the Nullsoft Installer.

We've hacked lumps out of Topfield's software on the box itself, why not start hacking their PC software too Shocked

LordCake

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:43 pm

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Bawbagg wrote:

That was probably the kind of thing I was thinking of (but maybe not python) but as all the issued code seems to be compiled, I don't really have a starting point...

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Bawbagg

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:05 pm

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LordCake wrote:

That was probably the kind of thing I was thinking of (but maybe not python) but as all the issued code seems to be compiled, I don't really have a starting point...

I only thought of python to aid in building a gui. Of course, a text version using php or even bash could do the job just as well. In reality, they may even be more useful as they could then run directly on slug/asus/linkstation.

EMJB did announce that the installer was available to anyone wanting to script installation of their tap on the toppy. The MyStuff team were the only people to use the software - it could, just as easily and effectively, script installation of the EPGN/UKAS set of taps should anyone be so inclined.

I think the installer has been added to since the documentation linked from that post was released, EMJB will be able to comment. Look at the documentation, and some of the example scripts (from the MyStuff and firmware installers) and you'll have a good idea of what you would need to interpret.

LordCake

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:30 pm

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Bawbagg wrote:

Thanks, Bawbagg - that looks a good starting point. I had no idea how it worked (ie: it was driven by a script file). I was thinking of either a bash script (which as you say could probably run on a slug etc) or using gtkdialog for a GUI version. I guess the ideal would be something that would just run CW's scripts with minimal alterations for paths.

I will take a look (but don't expect anything in a hurry).

chunkywizard

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:54 pm

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Here's what the main part of the Loader looks like:

Code:

LoadFiles:S http://www.toppy.org.uk/~chunkywizard/TAPDownload/FwLoad.zip
CopyFile: FwLoad.tap to #:\ProgramFiles\Auto Start\
CopyFile: aXeL.tfd to #:\ProgramFiles\InstallerFirmware\

UserConditional: Do you have a 5800/ 5800t?
Help: select Yes to install the 5800/5800t Recommended Firmware else choose no to install the 5810 Recommended firmware

UserConditional: Do you want to include the Re and De patches?
   Help: Select yes if you are using MyStuff or are sure all your TAPs are compatible with those patches

   ShowMessage: Downloading and installing 5800/5800t Recommended Firmware
   LoadFiles:S http://www.toppy.org.uk/~chunkywizard/Firmware/Recommended.tfd
   CopyFile: Recommended.tfd to #:\ProgramFiles\InstallerFirmware\
Else:
   ShowMessage: Preparing to remove De and Re patches
   CopyFile: [De] DescExt_06_Genre.tfp to #:\ProgramFiles\InstallerFirmware\Remove\
   CopyFile: [Re] RemExt.tfp to #:\ProgramFiles\InstallerFirmware\Remove\
   ShowMessage: Downloading and installing 5800/5800t Recommended Firmware
   LoadFiles:S http://www.toppy.org.uk/~chunkywizard/Firmware/Recommended.tfd
   CopyFile: Recommended.tfd to #:\ProgramFiles\InstallerFirmware\

EndCondition:

Else:

UserConditional: Do you want to include the De patch?
   Help: Select yes if you are using MyStuff or are sure all your TAPs are compatible with that patch

ShowMessage: Downloading and installing 5810 Recommended Firmware
LoadFiles:S http://www.toppy.org.uk/~chunkywizard/Firmware/Recommended 5810.tfd
CopyFile: Recommended 5810.tfd to #:\ProgramFiles\InstallerFirmware\Recommended.tfd

Else:
   ShowMessage: Preparing to remove De patch
   CopyFile: [De] DescExt_06_Genre.tfp to #:\ProgramFiles\InstallerFirmware\Remove\
   ShowMessage: Downloading and installing 5810 Recommended Firmware
   LoadFiles:S http://www.toppy.org.uk/~chunkywizard/Firmware/Recommended 5810.tfd
   CopyFile: Recommended 5810.tfd to #:\ProgramFiles\InstallerFirmware\Recommended.tfd

EndCondition:

EndCondition:

ResetToppy:

LordCake

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:03 pm

Frequent contributor Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 217 Location: Manchester

Thanks, CW.

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