WizOTT not working at all...
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WizOTT not working at all...
G'Day. I have just unpacked & installed my WizOtt, connected Power, Net & HDMI cables.
No initial indication of any power to the device.
Hit the Power button, blue light started blinking, and now is solid.
Sony Bravia now recognizes a device plugged into HDMI port 4.
And that's as far as I get. There is no output visible on the Sony.
Any clues please anyone ?
Thanks, Greg.
No initial indication of any power to the device.
Hit the Power button, blue light started blinking, and now is solid.
Sony Bravia now recognizes a device plugged into HDMI port 4.
And that's as far as I get. There is no output visible on the Sony.
Any clues please anyone ?
Thanks, Greg.
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WizzOtt problem solved.
G'Day. An obvious question, and the answer is yes, it is on HDMI 4.
It is like the Sony is trying to sync to the Wizott, but failing for some reason.
The screen is indicating Stereo, 1080p, Stereo, 1080p in a loop, but nothing appears.
Disconnecting the power from the wizott, and the looping stops. Reconnect power, and it starts again.
Switching to HDMI 1 (my Playstation 3) and it runs fine - so it is not an issue with the Sony as far as I can tell.
I've just changed the input port to HDMI 2, and the looping is back again.
Switched back to HDMI 1, then back to HDMI 2, and now it's working (go figure!)
Thanks for the reply anyway.
It is like the Sony is trying to sync to the Wizott, but failing for some reason.
The screen is indicating Stereo, 1080p, Stereo, 1080p in a loop, but nothing appears.
Disconnecting the power from the wizott, and the looping stops. Reconnect power, and it starts again.
Switching to HDMI 1 (my Playstation 3) and it runs fine - so it is not an issue with the Sony as far as I can tell.
I've just changed the input port to HDMI 2, and the looping is back again.
Switched back to HDMI 1, then back to HDMI 2, and now it's working (go figure!)
Thanks for the reply anyway.
The first boot after a firmware upgrade (or the initial boot) of the WizOTT is very slow. Several minutes. If you interrupt that booting process, by prematurely removing power, the next boot will take just as long if not longer. During this booting process, nothing is displayed on the screen, not even the Android logo.
My advice is to be patient and give it 5 minutes or so to boot. Subsequent boots should be faster, but still not lightning fast - perhaps a minute or two.
My advice is to be patient and give it 5 minutes or so to boot. Subsequent boots should be faster, but still not lightning fast - perhaps a minute or two.
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PROBLEM FIXED
Thanks for the suggestions / tips. Wizott is now working (but now I have a different problem with my DP-P2)
Regards, Greg.
Regards, Greg.
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WizOTT numerous issues...
After a gap of 18 months, I just installed the WizOTT again, this time with the HDMI output going to one of the 5 HDMI inputs on my new(ish) Denon receiver, and a LAN cable to a spare GigaBit port on my router.
Initially, it booted up OK, but would not allow me to perform a firmware upgrade (telling me there was not enough memory). So, I grabbed an old 60GB SSD (Solid State Drive) and whacked it in the drive bay. This I imagined would give me plenty of 'space' to download the upgrade etc - but no luck. It doesn't seem to recognize the SATA SSD as 'available' space...
So I thought I would reformat the SSD - but... I can't find any option to allow this.
Reading through the forums, several people stated a USB stick is required, so that will be my next port of call.
I also attempted to view some YouTube videos, but it told be it needs 500MB of space to allow for buffering of the video - so that didn't work either.
I'm not giving up yet, but the frustration is growing... A 99 cent sale on eBay may be happening soon !
Any comments anyone ?
Regards, Greg.
Initially, it booted up OK, but would not allow me to perform a firmware upgrade (telling me there was not enough memory). So, I grabbed an old 60GB SSD (Solid State Drive) and whacked it in the drive bay. This I imagined would give me plenty of 'space' to download the upgrade etc - but no luck. It doesn't seem to recognize the SATA SSD as 'available' space...
So I thought I would reformat the SSD - but... I can't find any option to allow this.
Reading through the forums, several people stated a USB stick is required, so that will be my next port of call.
I also attempted to view some YouTube videos, but it told be it needs 500MB of space to allow for buffering of the video - so that didn't work either.
I'm not giving up yet, but the frustration is growing... A 99 cent sale on eBay may be happening soon !
Any comments anyone ?
Regards, Greg.
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None of Western Digital, Seagate or Toshiba have eSATA external HDDs on offer.peteru wrote:As strange as it may sound, USB attached storage appears to be the preferred storage medium, with SATA attached storage coming in as a second class option.
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T4 HDMI
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U4, T4, T3, T2, V2 test/development machines
Sony BDV-9200W HT system
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Umm, not quite sure why that is relevant. WizOTT has a normal SATA connector and enough room for a 2.5" laptop drive under the top plastic cover.prl wrote:None of Western Digital, Seagate or Toshiba have eSATA external HDDs on offer.peteru wrote:As strange as it may sound, USB attached storage appears to be the preferred storage medium, with SATA attached storage coming in as a second class option.
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WizOTT still not happy...
Further to my msg from yesterday, I have now inserted a 32GB USB drive as well as the 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive. The WizOTT can see and browse folders on both drives.
Attempting to run a firmware update (Automatic mode) is still failing, telling me there's not enough disk space for firmware download.
So, can anyone point me to a URL that contains the latest FW update please ?
I'll download it, copy to USB, then try that option.
Thanks, Greg.
Attempting to run a firmware update (Automatic mode) is still failing, telling me there's not enough disk space for firmware download.
So, can anyone point me to a URL that contains the latest FW update please ?
I'll download it, copy to USB, then try that option.
Thanks, Greg.
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Hi Greg,
I suspect that the WizOTT never got the attention to detail from Australia that the other products received. The WizOTT is the only Beyonwiz model that performs updates directly from the Internet. I don't believe the firmware images were ever handled locally. This will probably require someone from Beyonwiz Australia to investigate on your behalf. I suggest you give them a call to request assistance.
Regards,
Ian.
I suspect that the WizOTT never got the attention to detail from Australia that the other products received. The WizOTT is the only Beyonwiz model that performs updates directly from the Internet. I don't believe the firmware images were ever handled locally. This will probably require someone from Beyonwiz Australia to investigate on your behalf. I suggest you give them a call to request assistance.
Regards,
Ian.
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Thanks Ian.IanSav wrote:Hi Greg,
I suspect that the WizOTT never got the attention to detail from Australia that the other products received. The WizOTT is the only Beyonwiz model that performs updates directly from the Internet. I don't believe the firmware images were ever handled locally. This will probably require someone from Beyonwiz Australia to investigate on your behalf. I suggest you give them a call to request assistance.
Regards,
Ian.
It would appear no-one from BW reads these forums, so hoping for a reply here from them is probably hopeful. Calling them is probably the only option. However... I did find some had posted an old FW update on a Toppy site. One would think something would be here too.
Thanks again.
Regards, Greg.