Beyonwiz Australia

CJSStK

Ah thanks for that and I can see the pending and completed timers (with their narration). I've extended the completed timer retention period and will check regularly for another failed recording instance and see what the completed timer reports. Cheers

CJSStK

Hi there. Where would I find the timer log please? The timer itself disappears after the recording event. There is a log directory under home\root on the BW. This holds an enigma2_execution.log file but there is not anything helpful in there apart from a comment that it is executing enigma and termi...

CJSStK

Thanks for the feedback. Whatever is causing my failed recording issue it‘s clearly not to do with too many scheduled recordings. The investigation continues. Cheers

CJSStK

Hello there. I am debugging some recent but fortunately rare failed recordings (the recordings were made but with 0 byte file size) and just wanted to clarify my understanding on the tuner setup on my BW U4. It has the three internal tuners and optionally a USB tuner (which I have not implemented bu...

CJSStK

Settings will be OK as I did the backup a couple of days ago and nothing has changed since then. Just to be safe I'll force a download of all timers from IceTV now.
Thanks much appreciated.
Cheers

CJSStK

Thanks and updated. Cheers

CJSStK

Thanks. I think my confusion arose because the download from BW came as a U4 folder, not as a zip file. Don't know why. Hence no beyonwiz folder to extract. So working back I created a beyonwiz folder on the USB drive and copied the untouched U4 folder to the USB beyonwiz folder and the upgrade went...

CJSStK

Thanks for the response. Perhaps I was not clear. When I download the U4 update using the link advised by BW it comes as a folder of six files named U4. One of which is a compressed .bz2 file. When I uncompress this it creates a folder named rootfs (under the U4 root folder) with various sub folders...

CJSStK

Sorry to trouble you again, but I seem to have a problem with the software update. Here is what I have done. Formatted a 4Gb USB drive to FAT32 (using Mac Disk Utility) Downloaded the U4 update files from the link advised earlier. These download to a folder named U4 Uncompressed the roots.tar.bz2 fi...

CJSStK

Thanks for the feedback. I will update the firmware and monitor things from here.

Cheers

CJSStK

Just saw the new post. I can see all three tuners in Open Web currently showing DVB-T2 and inactive ie not watching live TV or recording, which is correct.

Cheers

CJSStK

Thanks for the response. The firmware version is 17.5.20190207. Would this be the most up-to-date version. If not, and just checking, if I upgrade would my recordings be preserved. I remember with a Topfield I had ages ago that if you updated the firmware it blew away all of your recordings. The err...

CJSStK

Hi there Hopefully this is the correct topic area for this submission. I have a BW U4 (since 2018) and its working very well and reliably. However in recent times I have noticed that scheduled recordings (I use IceTV) have not worked ie the video file is 0 bytes, and generally missing the .sc and .a...

CJSStK

Thanks for the response. Under my setup/media option I only have configuration options for Picture player and Media player and these do not present a means to configure Auto delete from Trash. Cheers

CJSStK

Hi there again. Reading back through various forum posts it appears that there is a BW space manager setting that enables one to configure the frequency of Trash removal ie permanent deletion. I cannot seem to find this function in my U4 settings. Is it still an available option? Cheers

CJSStK

Thank you for that. I did not know about the Trash folder so I have learned something new today. All fixed. Cheers

CJSStK

Hi there I have a BW U4 with a 4tb hdd. A few days ago I moved almost 1tb of content from the BW to my NAS via ftp in order to free up space on the BW. I notice that when I show a content directory listing of recordings on the BW that the % of free disk space has not changed. I rebooted the device h...

CJSStK

Thanks all for the responses and there are some leads I can follow up. To clarify a couple of the questions raised: The clicking is irregular. You might get a few in quick succession and then nothing for quite a while. The clicking only happens on playback of recorded content. Its not happening if I...

CJSStK

Hi there. I have noticed that with my U4 recordings there is an intermittent click noise occurring during playback. The problem does not manifest itself with live tv or when using other devices hence my assumption it is PVR related, and not a local interference issue. I was wondering whether this mi...

CJSStK

I guess another anomaly was that the BW was able to sync properly with the Ice TV server so I did not twig to a connectivity issue. Just to conclude this however I’ll check the log again after tomorrow’s reboot. If its time syncing properly I may then change the daily reboot to something less freque...

CJSStK

Thank you very much. You may have solved my problem. My Firewall security was set to High which was very limiting unless otherwise specified. I set it to Normal as I have no specific requirements and this still blocks unknown inbound requests. I have no idea how that High setting was set btw, but I ...

CJSStK

Hello again

Just as a further test I have tried to ping all the NTP servers I know of - ISP provided, au.pool variations (0.au, .au and 2.au), and the two IP addresses advised by PeterU. All timed out. Not sure if that is an appropriate test but seems strange.

Cheers

CJSStK

Gosh, sorry my apologies its a U4. I hope that does not mean I have wasted everyone's time.

CJSStK

Thanks very much. Could be homing in on the issue. We switched over to the NBN in June so this issue could have been creeping up. As of yesterday I have the NTP setting on my BW pointing to my ISP provided NTP server. The log provided reflects that ISP NTP server. Which I had retrieved from my ISP p...

CJSStK

Wow that all looks neat and tidy. Here is my log from this morning. I had a system reboot scheduled for 11am. I do not have the expertise to make much of the content, unfortunately, but I get the impression that the system is not happy. Cheers Aug 25 11:03:01 beyonwizu4 daemon.err ntpdate[768]: no s...

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Hi there Hmm - perhaps I will then revert to the au.pool NTP rather than my ISP. Unfortunately I did not pay attention to the info on the front panel. I actually have the device in a cabinet and control it with my universal remote and IR repeaters. So rarely even look at the physical box. In fact it...

CJSStK

Thanks again Just on the off-chance I have reset my NTP server to that provided by my ISP. But have also added a daily reboot power timer as an extra precaution. Like one of the earlier correspondents, give my age I hopefully also will see out this HDD. Just as an aside I have recently been experien...

CJSStK

Thanks all. I think NTP it will be.

Cheers

CJSStK

Thanks all for the comments and advice. I'll check out the power timer functionality.

BTW does anyone have an opinion about relative merits of the NTP as a source of time setting, vs getting the time from the TV channel (the other option for this setting in the menu).

Cheers

CJSStK

Hi there

Sorry I just thought of another relevant question:

Is a daily cold reboot of the BW likely to cause it any damage? It would of course increase wear and tear on the HDD which would cause a risk of failure in time.

Cheers again.

CJSStK

Hi there I have had a couple of instances recently when my BW T4 loses the correct time. I have it set to update every 30 minutes via the internet. But in these couple of instances I have noticed that the BW time is incorrect, even though all network connectivity is working correctly (the device is ...

CJSStK

OK thanks for the quick response. That gives me a good start. Will let you know how it goes.

Cheers

CJSStK

Hi there I wish to setup remote access to my U4. Initially I looked at port forwarding but that looks pretty risky securitywise. Looking through this forum it seems as if using a VPN would be a viable alternative, but I‘m unsure how to set it up. I‘ve used a VPN before ((Witopia) but let the license...

CJSStK

Brilliant!

Followed the instructions to mount the NAS and it worked. All files found and working correctly.

Thanks for the timely response and support.

Cheers to all

CJSStK

I have just used the basic navigation option on the BW. I have not used an SMB or an NFS mount.

Cheers

CJSStK

Hi there I have a couple of issues that I am seeking assistance with, please. I have a BW T4, Samsung Q90 Smart TV, and a Synology DS413j NAS. I recently shipped via ftp a number of recordings from the BW to the NAS for reasons of HD space management on the BW. I moved all of the files that the BW c...

CJSStK

Fixed!

I reset to Signal Plus and cold booted the BW. Then I rebooted the One Connect box. And now I have sound.

Thanks for all the feedback from everyone. Brilliant outcome.

Cheers and thanks again.

CJSStK

So I have connected to the Beam via HDMI to the HDMI ARC port on the TV. All works with TV, Apple TV etc but still not with the BW. To the person for whom it worked out of the box. What type of device (Source) is the PVR recognised as by the Samsung. On my Q9 there is no option at all for a PVR. The...

CJSStK

Hi there again - appreciate all the feedback. Just to respond to the suggestions: - Input Signal Plus is available under settings on the Q90 TV. It can be set for each HDMI port and the default is not enabled for each HDMI port. When I enable it for the BW port I lose vision as well as sound. - I ch...

CJSStK

Hi there and thanks for the feedback. There are no HDMI ports on the TV itself as it all works through the external One Connect hub. Unfortunately there is no Deep Colour setting available on this model, and Samsung tell me that I cannot configure individual HDMI ports. Samsung's basic position is i...

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Hi there. I just broke the bank and purchased a new Samsung QLED TV which uses a nifty bit of technology call a One Connect box which acts as a hub for all devices connected to the TV. I have a BW U4, as well as an Apple TV and PS3. I also use a Sonos Beam connected via Optical cable to the One Conn...

CJSStK

Ok that‘s understood. I might check with IceTV also. In any case I‘ll have to take my chances as I will be away. Thanks again.

CJSStK

Thanks for the prompt response - much appreciated. I will now de-stress.

CJSStK

Hi there

I will be away mid June to the end of July. As such I won't be able to carry out a manual channel re-scan when the new SBS channel commences operation. Will this cause any problems if I try to record whilst away? I use IceTV and have a BW U4 device.

Cheers

CJSStK

Thanks all. After a bit more experimenting it seems that there is little benefit in using the repair plugin. Mpg/mp4 files play just fine as they are and the skip function seems to work ok too. And thats all that I was after.

Cheers

CJSStK

Thanks for the response and the analysis. Obviously a big difference between the two standby modes and supportive of my preference for deep standby. On that note and just to clarify my earlier comment the issue I am having is when the device is unattended. For example a recording at 2am. The timer w...

CJSStK

Oh - does that mean it cannot process an mpg file. Would renaming help - I might try that.

Cheers

CJSStK

Hi there I have a preference for my device to revert to standby when not recording and when unattended/not being used. Of the two options - Standby and Deep Standby - are there any views about which is preferable for the BW vis a vis power consumption, hdd wear and tear etc. The device is never used...

CJSStK

Hi there - back again. I seem to be having some trouble with the ReconstuctAPSC plugin. When I attempt to download it I see briefly an 'Execution Progress' message which then quickly reverts to the Plugin download category menu. I can then see the menu option Reconstruct AP/SC in the Movie List Setu...

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