they really do need to sort out the freezing issue in menus after recording, or after box has been on for a while.
its really starting to pee me off now.
they really do need to sort out the freezing issue in menus after recording, or after box has been on for a while.
its really starting to pee me off now.
I have that. Not so much after the latest firmware update.
Reminds me off the early days with the dreambox still a way to go though
I get it a lot when trying to sort out channel lists etc , move , delete , the menus suddenly go slow or freeze , and takes a while before you can go any further with them
I suspoect this is a problem in the actual firmware
Same here box hangs when going into EPG or plugin menu sometimes
I don't get this problem, but my box is in the open and well ventilated. Could your boxes be running warm maybe? Just a thought.
I have noticed mine gets pretty warm if left on all day and sometimes freezes when zipping through menus or deleting channels at speed. It has been better recently and I have took to switching the box off when not being used.
Mmm, I'm not getting thisn so far.
i came back today after 5 days away in Ireland, it had successfully recorded all sorts of programs from various satellites, after checking they recorded ok and played a few mins of each one back, guess what - HANG!!!!! SWITCH OFF and ON again jobbie.
mine is well ventilated while I am testing it , and is always switched off overnight , and the quick keypresses etc when using the menus can cause the freezing or hanging , and if there are hundreds of channels on a satellite can be worse than when dealing with a smaller number like on say 9 east
this can happen if using it within a few minutes of switch on , when its cold or barely warm , and seems more to do with the rapid use of the remote as well
its probably an os bug imho , but when it works properly its superfast
Good news for you guys. Latest Octagon firmware has
"- STB dead issue by long time watching : fix"
You'll only have to put up with this for a while.
[Edit] Cold as Ice has already posted the firmware upgrade.
Last edited by dizz; 06-04-2010 at 06:40 PM.
Originally Posted by dizz
Good news for you guys. Latest Octagon firmware has
"- STB dead issue by long time watching : fix"
You'll only have to put up with this for a while.
[Edit] Cold as Ice has already posted the firmware upgrade.
I dont see this in the ICECRYPT new release.... ???
I loaded in the new release today , and then had a good go at the channel list by looking at different sats , scanning them , and moving channels around in each sat list
I also added channels on 28e into the favs as well , and created some new favs as well as using sports etc
not once did I get a slow down or a freeze , and I must say that of all the plugins the xcam one seems to hold up the best for C and N lines
I would assume there are better things ahead on this box`s firmware and plugins , and the new loader by kinkdink work very well , but I was really impresssed today at how it handled itself after the new firmware was loaded and it rebooted to lock it in
still unsure as to how to invoke tuner 2 as yet , or timed recording , but I will get around to them as well
divx and mp3 playback are on the whole very good too , but when tested the other day some didnt play properly or at all
and it didnt play mkv , mov or mpg files either
seems an excellent box though
glad to hear about the non lock up issue, i too, installed the new f/w yesterday, and havent had a lock up yet, but i must admit i havent played around too much.
do you factory reset after a f/w update?
the box will load the firmware and reboot and load it in , afterwards you will see it come up with your stick in an onscreen loader menu , and will show the box and stick firmware have the same number
any channel list etc seems unaffected by this , but I back it up anyway before updating
so no , I havent done a factory reset afterwards , as it seems fine after its finished rebooting
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