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prl

I tried a new use cable that came with the new hdd. An error message has come up a few times which says to notify the bw forum of but it is so brief I have been unable to capture it. I'm not sure how to access the logs. If it's the black screen full of white text, that's from a crash of the PVR app...

prl

But only OpenViX and OpenATV have IceTV support, if that's important. Yes and instant skipping, not the FFW rubbish. I think the Fetch is the FFW sadly For clarity, AFAIK, all of the enigma2 variants, not just ViX and ATV, support skipping, though they generally don't have the use of the four UP/DO...

prl

It's starting to sound like a hardware problem. A long shot, but probably worth trying, would be to try a different USB cable. Are you able to log in to the commandline interface on the V2 so that you can look at the system logs and see whether there are any HDD errors when you try to do the formatt...

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BigbobOz wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 08:09
I thought the two are related by the enigma2 firmware so in theory similarish in use?

Similar-ish, yes, and anyone familiar with the Beyonwiz firmware shouldn't have too much trouble with any of them. But only OpenViX and OpenATV have IceTV support, if that's important.

prl

I definitely shouldn't take that long. It's stuck in the part of the process that actually does the formatting.

Does it work any better if you connect the HDD to the other USB port?

prl

Purchased a new hdd, tried formatting but is not advancing from 51/100. The steps in the progress bar are the basic steps in doing the format: unmount the HDD, repartition the HDD, format the HDD, mount the HDD, and it can sit on the format step for a while. How long are you giving it, and is there...

prl

To clarify: Does the "Creating hard link to timeshift file failed!" still appear now that the WD drive is the only one connected? Does it go into the stalled "spinner" state only if you go into the EPG (as seemed to be implied in your earlier post), or does it stall after about a...

prl

The Vu+ doesn't run Beyonwiz firmware (and probably never will). It runs a variety of different enigma2-based firmware images that are all different from each other and from the Beyonwiz firmware. OpenViX probably has the best IceTV support (but it's not pre-installed). IceTV should also work on Ope...

prl

What HDDs, of any, are connected connected?

prl

So a family's Beyonwiz has just died. Any idea as to when stock of the V2 will be available? Thanks Beyonwiz has made no announcement of what their state of operation is. I doubt very much whether there will be any stock of any Beyonwiz model available in the Beyonwiz shop at any time in the future...

prl

What model Beyonwiz? Which firmware version? Do you have any USB HDDs connected? The most common cause of this is when a V2 is started with the normal recording HDD is connected to the USB3 port and a FAT32-formatted drive connected to the USB2 port. If that's the case, shut down the V2, disconnect ...

prl

No problem.

prl

The T4 (and U4) can only record from HDMI. If your VCR doesn't have HDMI output (which is likely to be the case), the T4 can't record from it, unless you find a converter from your VCR's A/V output (likely to be composite video or S-Video, and analog audio) to HDMI.

prl

There are three ways to view recordings from the Beyonwiz on a TV that doesn't have a HDMI or other A/V connection to the Beyonwiz: Copy the recording data file (the one with the .ts extension) onto portable media connected to the Beyonwiz's USB port, unmount it, and connect it to the TV's USB port ...

prl

I think I'm finally working out some of what's gone wrong here that should give us a clue as to how to fix it. Programs that I've recorded should be I believe in folder media/HDD/movie instead they are going into a location media/USB/movie. When I go to the EPG select an item and press the ...

prl

Sounds like it may have been a flaky USB drive.

prl

Those logs don't have all the information that's in the timer log. The size of the debug logs you were looking at will grow with how long the Beyonwiz was running before it was restarted. I'm not sure why you can't use OpenWebif to connect to the Beyonwiz, because networking to it is obviously worki...

prl

How would it go if I put one of these HDD and formatted it in the V2 as a first step. The HDD would be formatted as a single ext4 (Linux filesystem format) volume. Would a PC be able to open them and as per normal or would this have to be done some other way? Then if I can have a PC open them wou...

prl

I start by pressing tha Timer Button and choose the last item on the list and it says done. While in this position I press the Information button,then the the log which runs for about a dozen pages and it says that the recording failed. I can't find this recording in any folder or subfolder. I have...

prl

The Old Man wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 05, 2023 14:28
What should be my next step?

Giving some more detail about what you mean by:

The Old Man wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 05, 2023 14:28
I did a scan of available networks today and was surprised to find 3 listed.

Detail like what device you did the scan on, and just how you did the scan.

prl

root@beyonwizv2:~# cat /media/autofs cat: read error: Is a directory That is normal. /media/autofs is a directory, and directories can only be read by special system calls, not by normal file open/read operations that cat uses. selected /media/hdd/movie and all my stuff came back. Bingo Glad that y...

prl

However, when I tried the overlay sheet with the metallic contacts in the Buttonworx kit, they didn't match where the contacts were on the PBC. I went back to a picture of the 720, and then I noticed that while it looks very like the 785, it's missing the row of coloured buttons that the 785 has. S...

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The Old Man wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 04, 2023 17:17
I suppose that I am finding this all difficult is because so much jargon with the V2 is never defined or explained.

I can understand that, but if you ask about terms you don't understand, you can get clarification.

prl

The Old Man wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 04, 2023 17:17
If I press the move button it asks to choose movie path it offers me a choice of

That gives you is selection popup that asks where you want to move the recording (or folder) to.

prl

Have you tried doing fsck -n /dev/sdc1 to see whether fsck recognises the filesystem? As you probably know, the -n flag answers "no" to any question about whether fsck should try to change the HDD. If it's an ext4 filesystem, and the problem is that the filesystem superblock has been clobb...

prl

As you say, a malicious update. Seems pretty unlikely, though (what are they going to do, ransom your recordings?). I could easily think of nasty things that someone who could generate a fake update for a Beyonwiz might do, and the problems that they might cause may not be restricted to the PVR its...

prl

The log says that there wasn't enough space to record the program. I guess the question is whether that was a transitory problem (like the external HDD not being detected). What does the movie selection screen (MEDIA from live TV) say is the Available space at the bottom of the screen, just under t...

prl

When I clicked on my timer button on my V2 I noticed that it had recorded a program last night that I couldn't find. Did you check the timer log to see whether there were any problems with the recording? To do it, navigate to the timer in the timer list, then press the INFO button on the remote. Th...

prl

Nasa Electronics is still doing Beyonwiz repairs: https://www.nasaelectronics.com.au/

I don't have any information about the state of Beyonwiz's business.

As well as IceBox, Fetch is still selling PVRs and so, I think, is Panasonic. You'd need to look at them to see whether they suit your needs.

prl

MrQuade wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 26, 2023 23:31
It's also possible that there is a DNS resolution issue on TheOldMan's network.

That's why I asked for a screenshot of the Network page and for the URL that TheOldMan used to try to connect to OpenWebif.

prl

It would have been nice to have been able to access OpenWebIf on my PC but it won't perhaps because I have my ethernet set incorrectly. Earlier in the discussion, you said that you could see and play recordings on your V2 using VLC on your PC. If you could do that, then your V2's Ethernet was worki...

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The problem is that the HDD is being detected by the system, but its filesystem type can't be determined. That means that the HDD's filesystem may only be able to be recovered by running the filesystem check manually from the V2's command-line interface. The crash is caused because the code doesn't ...

prl

Or, alternatively, use the automatically-created Terrestrial TV LCN fovourites list, which doesn't have any radio stations and numbers the channels by their channel number.

prl

Never were all tracks with sufficient volume on the PC. It seems to suggest there must be something wrong with the audio playback part of the V2 would you agree? No, I don't agree. The V2 is just streaming the contents of the file to the PC. The audio (and video) decoding is being done on the PC....

prl

So lesson is the unit needs to be turned off for settings to fully change. That's not the case for the "Available" values in the media selection screen. They are calculated on the fly. If you'd recently deleted recordings, though, they're held in Trash for a while before they are actually...

prl

The V2 has no HDMI input so I'm not sure what you mean. It can't record from HDMI at all.

Only the T4 and U4 have HDMI input.

prl

MrQuade wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 06, 2023 21:39

prl wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 06, 2023 08:48
Doonks says that it happens even if there are no batteries in the remote.
Removing batteries doesn't rule out a rogue source of IR which was the first step of identification.

You're quite right. For some reason I read "remote" when you wrote "receiver".

prl

Normal timers simply record at the tiems they have been set for. They aren't updated by changes to the EPG.

Autotimers can normally do that, but sometimes they don't.

prl

Online update, apart from the picons (and Adoxa's private plugins feed, which you have to set up for), is no longer available. You'll need to update from USB: https://www.beyonwiz.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=14964 You'll need to download the USB update from one of the listed Alternative lo...

prl

MrQuade wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 06, 2023 01:36
If it still happens with the receiver covered, then it is probably a fault with the V2's IR receiver or front panel.

Doonks says that it happens even if there are no batteries in the remote.

prl

AFAIK Nasa Electronics is still doing Beyonwiz repairs. You could try contacting them about the problem.

https://www.nasaelectronics.com.au/

prl

So, the 650 remote is sending a signal that isn't being read by the V2? I have a Harmony remote (785), and in my setup the VOL+/- and MUTE buttons send codes to our home theatre system, not to our Beyonwiz. It's not possible to say whether what you describe is correct behaviour without knowing how ...

prl

The thermal cement under the right-hand side left one of the pair of heat sinks appears to be noticeably browned, which suggests problems with cooling that heat sink. The other one may also be affected. That may be contributing to the problem, may have been exacerbated by the overheating, or both. H...

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I select the upwanted one select it for deletion press yes to confirm. When I delete an Autotimer, the popup has two "yes" options: "Yes, and delete all timers generated by this autotimer", and "Yes, but keep all timers generated by this autotimer". If I choose "Y...

prl

I thought that when you deleted an AutoTimer, it offered you the option to delete any pending timers that it had created?

But once the AutoTimer has been deleted, if there are any timers it created left in the timer list, the easiest option is to delete them there.

prl

In live TV, press the TIMER button. In the timer list, scroll down to the timer you want to delete. Press RED Delete. Answer "yes" in the ""Do you really want to delete recording name?"" popup.

prl

I can't say what format the HDD used at the moment because the PC won't let me see the files. Did you format the HDD on the V2 when you first got it? If so, it's formatted as ext4, which can't be read on Windows without third-party software. If it was a new HDD and you didn't format it on the V2, i...

prl

Hi, Geckowall. Welcome to the forum. If you're not using IceTV, just change to a channel from each broadcaster and stay on it for a minute. That should fill the EPG again. The channels only carry the EPG for the broadcaster of the channel, so you'll only update the EPG for all broadcasters if you oc...

prl

Thanks for the added details, but you didn't answer my question about the log file you posted. The log file runs for about 90 minutes from startup, and the last remote button press that it registered was about 50 minutes after startup, but when during that time did you start to have problems? The bl...

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