Save favourites in the Linux MAG embedded portal

Check which portal owns the list

Use this procedure in the built-in Linux/WebKit portal and its IPTV channels list. Identify the receiver model and menu before following the F3 action. An operator portal can supply its own list and remote mapping. The Google TV interface on a MAG555 is a different product environment.

Decide which entries should appear. Two similarly named channels can refer to separate regional feeds. Confirm the intended programme or source label before changing either entry. The receiver’s list can contain both independently.

Toggle, confirm and reopen

1. Highlight the intended channel in the built-in IPTV channels list, or play it in that portal.
2. Press F3 once. In the list, check the asterisk for membership. Pressing F3 again reverses it.
3. Use Exit to leave the IPTV channels list and confirm the save prompt if the list changed.
4. Open Home Media > Favorites and verify that the intended entry appears. Open it only if that is the viewing task.

Identify which object the favourite represents

A single channel in the built-in list and a whole playlist on a USB drive have different dependencies. If you mark an external playlist as a favourite, keep its drive available. When a favourite remains visible but the external item will not open, check the mounted storage and file location first. A single saved channel that opens to an error instead needs a source or playback check.

Favorites is part of the receiver’s user data. If a group disappeared after a maintenance action, check whether user data was cleared and whether you are in the same portal. For an unconfirmed edit, return to the list and look for the save prompt. Keep the working list available while resolving the exact stage that failed.