Basic telnet commands

Enigma 2 common suport
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Basic telnet commands

Unread postby zmeura » 06 Jul 2014 22:26

Installing a tar.gz file to the box
FTP the tar.gz file to folder /tmp
Execute the command below replacing filename with the actual filename

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tar -xzvf /tmp/filename.tar.gz -C /

above command will install filename.tar.gz from /tmp


Installing IPK file to the box

FTP the .ipk file to /tmp
Execute the command below replacing filename with the actual filename

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opkg install /tmp/filename.ipk

above command will install specific filename.ipk file from /tmp


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opkg install /tmp/*.ipk

above command will install all and any .ipk files in /tmp


Listing & Uninstalling IPK files on the box
NOTE: Always perform a full image backup before uninstalling IPK through telnet


List opkg:

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opkg list


Remove packages (Replace package with package name)

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opkg remove package



Update Box Image & plugins
Using Open PacKaGe Management
Update Image

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opkg update


Update Plugins

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opkg upgrade



Screen Grabs/Dumps
Execute the command below replacing filename with the filename you want for the screenshot
Grabs OSD only.

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grab -o -p /tmp/filename.png


Grabs OSD with channel.

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grab -d -p /tmp/filename.png



Restart box from telnet
If box Freez's, Restart box from telnet with this command

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killall -9 enigma2



Init Codes:

init 1 closes all running files.
init 3 wake enigma from a sleeping state / GUI restart.
init 4 Kill enigma / places enigma into sleep mode allowing you to edit or modify files that otherwise would corrupt or become damages if edited while live.
init 6 Full reboot.


Other Commands:

shutdown -r now = basically the same as the above init 6 command
shutdown -h now = Full shutdown.

lsusb = lists all attached USB devices

df -h = checks memory and storage stats.

nmap -sp 192.168.1.0/24 = allows you to map your local network ( change the address as needed to map your own network )

cat /proc/meminfo = memory info

opkg update && opkg list-upgradable = allows you to check what is available to update on the image.

opkg download = allows you to download plugins directly from the images own feeds in a installable .ipk format to the /home/root/ directory of your receiver for safe keeping etc.

opkg install = allows you to install plugins directly from the image feeds.
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