[TM-NANO-SE] issue with recording 2 channels simultaneously

[ccs]

I was going to have a try with 5.3.030, but there were problems with that release so I never got to use it. The first one in ages.

FYI https://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?62872-5-3-030-crashing-Fixed-in-5-3-032

 

[itstelboy]

Hi, Sorry I've been a bit tied up at the moment, but I managed to try flashing images 029 through 039 (basic USB flash, and AutBouquetMaker applied, & without any backups applied)
029 & 030 worked perfectly, and 032 through 039 gave the problem, the snag is they were inconsistent in that sometimes the problem was present immediately after the flash, or it would appear after I either went into deep standby, or after I had powered off and back on. So I'm completely confused as flashing images with no restore should be completely consistent if I'm not mistaken?

I'm now wondering if I have a faulty receiver. maybe part of the flash RAM is going faulty and data from 029 & 030 are being written to a slightly different area of RAM.
I've had the receiver for some years, and as no one else seems be suffering this issue so maybe it's time to invest in a new receiver?

 

[ronand]

Are you still powering off the box without going to deep standby first? If you are I am surprised the box is still working at all - its the quickest way to kill flash memory.

 

[ccs]

The telnet/putty command dmesg may show some unwanted errors.

 

[itstelboy]

Are you still powering off the box without going to deep standby first? If you are I am surprised the box is still working at all - its the quickest way to kill flash memory.

Hi, I had only been powering down to simulate what happened when the fault originally occurred. So yes i agree it's certainly not good practice

 

[abu baniaz]

issue with recording 2 channels simultaneous

What service are you on when you try the second record after restarting?

 

[abu baniaz]

He is getting a timer conflict, can we concentrate on that issue instead of asking about other issues.

 

[itstelboy]

The telnet/putty command dmesg may show some unwanted errors.

Hi, Just tried to telnet with putty, but I realised that I can't remember the password I set some years ago! I've decided to give in, and treat myself to a new receiver so looking at the Zgemma H9 Twin. It seems a lot of receiver for the price, either that or wait for the H10.

 

[bellejt]

just put new password in box. With latest image a password is required

 

[itstelboy]

What service are you on when you try the second record after restarting?

it can be any channel, even one on the same transponder - I tried with BBC1 then a second recording with BBC2. But as I have mentioned I think I need a new receiver as the results are very inconsistent. It has even started freezing up a few times, so I feel that it is on it's way out. Sorry I feel to have wasted your time as I thought it was a bug as it started when I did the upgrade. But many thanks for your help, and others that have contributed!

 

[abu baniaz]

You have not wasted my time. Issue is that code in image behaves the same no matter what box you use. So we will have to track this down if others report the same problem.

 

[birdman]

I was only repeating the conditions that caused the problem - that is standard practice in fault finding.

However, what you reported was, "the problem started after upgrading from V 5.3.030. when the receiver immediately reported Record Timer conflicts if there were 2 recordings sheduled at the same time.".
No mention of any power cut, or the possibility of one, in that scenario.

So not unreasonable for people to express surprise when that bit gets added later.

 

[itstelboy]

However, what you reported was, "the problem started after upgrading from V 5.3.030. when the receiver immediately reported Record Timer conflicts if there were 2 recordings sheduled at the same time.".
No mention of any power cut, or the possibility of one, in that scenario.

So not unreasonable for people to express surprise when that bit gets added later.

Hi Birdman.
Apologies for the confusion, I had just performed the update an hour or so before the loss of power so my immediate thoughts were that it was caused by the image update. It was only later when I started to set up the same circumstances to analyse what had happened, that I realised it was the combination of both the upgrade & power loss.

 

[itstelboy]

You have not wasted my time. Issue is that code in image behaves the same no matter what box you use. So we will have to track this down if others report the same problem.

Hi Abu,
I had a further attempt at flashing different images last night, and it convinced me that there is a problem with my box as previously I could flash 5.3.039 and it worked fine If I didn't put the box into deep standby or power it down. whereas last night I couldn't get it to record 2 channels simultaneously immediately after the flash and populating channels with AutoBouquetMaker. also the box froze up at the end of one of the flash installs with a black screen and a slow jumpy rotating Vix logo.
I have therefore ordered a Zeggama H7S from your sales website, so looking forward to the new box, and many thanks for your help and excellent forum!

 

[BrianTheTechieSnail]

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[BrianTheTechieSnail]

I had a further attempt at flashing different images last night, and it convinced me that there is a problem with my box as previously I could flash 5.3.039 and it worked fine If I didn't put the box into deep standby or power it down.

It might be worth checking you are flashing with the right file.
Some boxes have two versions of each image file and with my Zgemma H7S the one you need for a USB flash is not the one with USB in it's name!

 

[ccs]

... only one file to choose from for the TM-NANO-SE.

 

[itstelboy]

It might be worth checking you are flashing with the right file.
Some boxes have two versions of each image file and with my Zgemma H7S the one you need for a USB flash is not the one with USB in it's name!

Hi Brian, Many thanks for the info, it's useful for future updates. The box (from World of satellite) came flashed with the latest Vix image pre-installed, and I must say I am both pleased, and quite impressed with the Zgemma H7 - its a world apart from my old Technomate.
Everything works great, It makes me realise how bad my old box was! The third terrestrial tuner makes a big difference too, when doing some back to back recordings which get rejected by the AutoTimer. I just pop some of them on the Terrestrial channels! You can perform up to 5 simultaneous HD channels on terrestrial as BBC1, BBC2, ITV. CH4, & CH5 are all on the same multiplex!