Beyonwiz Australia

sddawson

Have to agree that something about 20211010 resulted in flaky networking. OK for a while but then goes AWOL. And I have had frustrating periods where one device can see another but the reverse is not true. Particularly the U4s. I tend to work around the flakiness. Hard to work around when you’re be...

sddawson

My T4 has been misbehaving for the last few weeks. Terrible network connectivity. Today I reflashed the firmware and set it up manually - didn't restore settings. Recreated the network shares and now it works fine using FSTAB and samba 1.0. I’ve reflashed in the past to fix the problem, but after s...

sddawson

MacOS Finder will have the same sort of mechansism. That test prove the IP address is fine and also that the target SMB server is still running. I'm clutching at straws. It's happening again: T3 can see mounts on V2 and T4. V2 can see mounts on T3 and T4. T4 can see mounts on T3. T4 CANNOT see moun...

sddawson

Grumpy_Geoff wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 02, 2022 16:55

MacOS Finder will have the same sort of mechansism. That test prove the IP address is fine and also that the target SMB server is still running.
I'm clutching at straws.

Yeh. I’ll post back if it re-occurs. Thanks for the tips.

sddawson

Yep, simple mounts. So you don't have any computer shares you can also mount as a test (at time of failure)? The next time one of the mounts plays up, see if you can open that same share via Windows command prompt - e.g. for the "Movie" share on the "Theatre" Wiz - ping 192.168....

sddawson

Grumpy_Geoff wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 02, 2022 13:41

You can grab it now and attach it here, the contents won't change until you change a mount definition.

Doesn't look like much to see at the moment. At the time of the last failure, "bedroom" couldn’t see "family", but "family" could see "bedroom".

sddawson

Probably the easiest method is to fetch it using OpenWebif from a browser - http://beyonwizt4/file?file=/etc/auto.network Otherwise you can use File Commander to copy it off to a USB thumb drive or to an easily accessible network location (e.g. the "Movie" share), or use File Commander to...

sddawson

MrQuade wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 01, 2022 21:50
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Take note of any router reboots, new plugins installed, changes to mount configurations, changes to SMB config files, new devices on the network, anything.

Thanks - I’ll do my best. It’s a strange one!

sddawson

Whilst using AUTOFS, show us the contents of /etc/auto.network What happens if you go back to using FSTAB on the recalcitrant box(es). Right now, everything is working after the latest reflash. If it happens again I will do that. But, forgive my ignorance, what’s the best way of getting the content...

sddawson

Sorry, I was asleep. I did think I'd like to buy the new Everest, when it's released. :P I, too, had some thoughts that had nothing to do with Beyonwiz. Strange eh? Looking back, my “All fixed” comment might have been construed as saying my problem was fixed. However, it meant that all my IP addres...

sddawson

No more thoughts anyone?

sddawson

MrQuade wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:50
Do you use fixed IP addresses for all your Wiz boxes? Either fixed dhcp lease (preferred) or static assignment?

Yep, all fixed.

sddawson

While I can’t definitively point to this firmware, I've had a networking problem since I updated my boxes to use it. I originally detailed this at https://www.beyonwiz.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=15018, and thought I'd solved it by reflashing all the boxes. But the problem came back. I hav...

sddawson

Doesn’t seem to matter what combinations I try, I can’t get it to see any channels. I think I might give up on this T4, and possibly even Beyonwiz in general. I still have 3 other boxes in use, but I’ve lost count of how many have failed over the years. They have absolutely the best functionality, b...

sddawson

Thank you. There are 2 tuners listed in tuner configuration. How do they relate to the 4 tuner inputs at the back? Where would I connect the aerial feed when playing with these settings?

sddawson

My T4 has suddenly stopped showing any live TV picture. Tuner strength indicators are all at zero. If it’s a tuner failure, is there a way to use a different tuner? I tried setting the default tuner to tuner B and C, and plugging the aerial cable into different tuner inputs, but got nowhere. I’ve pu...

sddawson

... But I got there! And everything seems to be working. ... Good to see you got it sorted. And yes, it is a pain having to do that. Quite a while ago I’ve had some on-line updates screw up the server/client but I can’t remember which update/s. Usually it is after a power supply outage or having to...

sddawson

A USB update & restore can get a lot of intermittent issues resolved on our U4s (till next time). Well there's a whole afternoon I won’t get back! Ended up having to USB-update all four boxes before they would all talk to each other successfully. But I got there! And everything seems to be work...

sddawson

Whenever this happens with our two U4s on an Ethernet LAN, the fix has always been to do a USB update & restore settings on the U4 the other one can’t see (the Server). Works 100% every time on our setup. This may not fix your issue but it could be worth trying. A USB update & restore can g...

sddawson

I’ve started seeing this problem. It may have started when I updated all my boxes to 19.3, but I can’t be sure. I have 4 boxes - a mix of V2, T3 and T4. They mostly can’t see each other's movies folder. I have deleted all the mounts and set them up from scratch using the network browser, accepting a...

sddawson

That script can be used by people on official firmware feed to load the beta picons. If you run it now, you'll get what's in the current beta: updated picons for ABC channels including the older version of the ABC Kids/ACBPlus picon. When the next beta is available, it will install the new ABC pico...

sddawson

So this procedure will work to grab the new icons? https://www.beyonwiz.com.au/forum/view ... 00#p190157

sddawson

The readings aren't absolute measures of anything really. Just a measure of moment to moment strength on the one tuner. One tuner's measurement of signal bares little significance and no comparison to another tuner's signal measurement. The quality value on the USB tuners works properly, its just t...

sddawson

Not sure about that then. If all your resolutions are set to 2160p50 (not just 2160p), then the re-sync shouldn't be happening. Maybe enable the resolution display popup, and check to see if the output resolution is actually being changed by the V2. I just noticed that flipping between 7/9/10 HD ch...

sddawson

FF and REW do not work as well as the T and U series, and even those weren't all that flash. It's all down to the hardware capabilities and drivers for the SoC in the V2 and not much can be done with it. It's not related to the USB interface. Basically, stick to using skips. OK, thanks for verifyin...

sddawson

Just purchased a V2 to replace a U4 that developed a faulty HDMI output after a lightning strike. I can't say I'm all that impressed so far. I've had a few strange problems over the course of implementing and customising it... I've tried 3 different USB drives. A bus powered Toshiba drive never spin...

sddawson

Ok. It’ll be interesting to hear what Beyonwiz has to say about repairability.

sddawson

Yes, that’s what I’m thinking. I’ve sent messages to Mark and Beyonwiz, so we’ll see what they say. Thanks for the reply.

sddawson

We recently suffered a fairly violent electrical storm in Sydney. I big lightning flash took out the LAN ports on the NBN box and my router, and my main Ethernet switch completely died. After this, I can’t get picture or sound from my U4. The front panel looks fine, and the unit responds to channel ...

sddawson

Hi Sddawson, As has already been posted, if a package is already installed it will not be listed for repeat installation. If one of the packages is updated then you will get an alert that an update is available and the system can apply the update like it would any other firmware component. You can ...

sddawson

Hi, The new picons are now on my feed server. Rather than the manual efforts described in the first post I suggest that people use the feed server as was intended. This will allow the picon updates will happen automatically. The instructions to add my feed server to your device are listed in the Ov...

sddawson

Did you try it? I recall reading that the T3 specifically had issues with the ",vers=2.1" parameter on 19.3-series firmware. Edit - Here - https://www.beyonwiz.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=13693#p182971 Well I'll be, yes it fixes it. I had thought of trying that, but I really did...

sddawson

Try removing the ",vers=2.1" parameter from the Mount options for the mount in the Mounts editor/Mountpoint management. These are mounts between the BW boxes, so that shouldn't be necessary should it? Also, all the mounts on the other boxes have the 2.1 string, and they all work fine. Inc...

sddawson

I have 4 Beyonwiz boxes - a T3, 2 x T4s and a U4. I've just installed the 19.3 firmware on all the boxes. All but the T3 are fine. On the T3, I can't get any shares to stay mounted. Through the Network Browser, I do the normal process of expanding a server (say, one of the other BW boxes) and choosi...

sddawson

Yes, and that was an intentional change. I would prefer for the problem with the media selection screen help on the U4 to have been fixed by fixing the apparent bug in help rather than putting arbitrary limits on what keys are recognised by the media selection screen. Of course, you're right about ...

sddawson

I made the change from TV and RADIO to TV/RADIO with the V2. The UI presents according to the box: the T-series has separate TV and RADIO, the U4 and V2 have combined TV/RADIO. I don't think it's possible to know what remote is used, only the code set the box recognises. I guess if the code set sup...

sddawson

I'm still really unclear what you mean by things like "the UI still has the tv/radio button". The remote codeset (as received by the UI code) has no TV/RADIO button code. All it has are: KEY_RADIO, KEY_TV and KEY_TV2. AFAIK, no Beyonwiz remote sende KEY_TV2. Sorry - we were talking here a...

sddawson

When the U4 is set to use the standard T3 remote (code set 0xABCD), it definitely responds to the RADIO button on a T3 remote in the expected way (just tested it). I'm not sure what you mean by the settings UI not changing. I just meant that, when using the t3 code set, the UI still has the tv/radi...

sddawson

The U4 and V2 remotes don't have separate RADIO and TV buttons. They have a single button that is silkscreened as RADIO/TV, but the code they emit is KEY_TV. On the T series remotes, KEY_RADIO and KEY_TV are emitted by the respective buttons. I suspect that the Harmony databases reflect those diffe...

sddawson

OK - I didn't know 19.3 was out! That's the trouble with these major updates - you get no notification unless you're on the forums regularly. Having updated the U4, then reapplying the icon file, things are good. I didn't have to rescan after that. Now to update my other 3 boxes! The update did upse...

sddawson

I restarted the GUI and rebooted. I haven't rescanned. Is that strictly necessary? My bouquets are showing the new channel names correctly, just not the correct logos. I'm in Sydney. I just tried updating a T3, and got different results. See attached photo. On the U4 I just got "execution finis...

sddawson

This hasn't worked for me. I successfully downloaded the .ipk file and put it on a usb stick. I put that into my U4. It said "no displayable files". But no matter, using File Commander I navigated to the file on the USB stick and pressed OK. It said the file was successfully installed. But...

sddawson

Oh dear, another Beyonwiz box bites the dust then! I’ve lost count of the number of units I’ve had repaired over the years. I love the functionality of these boxes, but the reliability really doesn’t seem good! Thanks for the suggestion.

sddawson

Thanks for taking the time to give me those tips, and apologies for taking so long to reply - I've been away from the T4. I had the T4 powered completely off overnight, and have just cranked it back up. I immediately cleaned up the hard drive. There were lots of instances of the same recording, beca...

sddawson

I have a T4 that has started to spontaneously reboot. I can leave it untouched playing live TV, and after 3 or 5 minutes it will just reboot. Are there any logs I can look at? Hardware/HDD fault?

sddawson

Correct, not an option for me. But I'll double check tomorrow whether I see any colour problems.

Thanks again.

sddawson

Oh, haven't looked that closely yet! What did you do about that?

sddawson

I was more thinking that I can play with the EDID using the Integral, but you're probably right that it won't make any difference. Optical it is!

sddawson

It's not really to do with the EDID info. The problem is that the T3 is not compatible with HDMI "Deep Colour" or "Enhanced" mode. This is common with devices with older HDMI hardware, and why modern display devices allowed you to turn off the Enhanced mode. Normally, you world ...

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