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1. NFS mount larger than 2TB
  
  And apols to BH: I had only read an earlier version of your post, via email, before replying; your edited post I should have checked before, since it contained the answers :)
  cdmackay
  
  Post #7
  
  Mar 26, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
2. NFS mount larger than 2TB
  
  Yes, I think that's it; thanks both of you: he is running CF, but I doubt it's recent enough. From the release notes, it looks like 3.10 (13th March) is the release which added support for > 2TB. I'm sure he's not got that. I'll follow up; thanks again.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #6
  
  Mar 26, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
3. NFS mount larger than 2TB
  
  [The disk itself is, of course, GPT, since the Linux server wouldn't be able to deal with it otherwise]
  cdmackay
  
  Post #4
  
  Mar 26, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
4. NFS mount larger than 2TB
  
  Thanks! I don't think the partition table type (GPT) itself can be relevant, since the disk is not accessed directly by the Humax, merely via NFS. The size is obviously relevant; but I thought the latest CF kernel supported larger disks, but I could well be wrong there? I need to check the...
  cdmackay
  
  Post #3
  
  Mar 26, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
5. NFS mount larger than 2TB
  
  Is anyone aware of any restrictions when mounting filesystems from a (Linux) NFS (v3) server? A friend is trying this, and has found that his T2/CF crashes when attempting to play recordings within an NFSv3 export where the server filesystem is larger than 2TB. Is this expected? i.e. if the...
  cdmackay
  
  Thread
  
  Mar 26, 2017
  
  Replies: 35
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
6. Finally bothering with Freesat
  
  or all three :)
  cdmackay
  
  Post #18
  
  Mar 26, 2017
  
  Forum: Freesat
7. Finally bothering with Freesat
  
  you might want to get some self-amalgamating tape to wrap the cable connections at the LNB.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #15
  
  Mar 26, 2017
  
  Forum: Freesat
8. webif playing up
  
  Does this happen from multiple client systems? If not, perhaps something awry with your browser?
  cdmackay
  
  Post #2
  
  Mar 14, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
9. Problems skipping last episode in series.
  
  sorry, I should have said: I was using the WebIF, not RS, in this case. I've also experienced the odd missing RS request, but that's not it in this case, at least.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #3
  
  Feb 16, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
10. Problems skipping last episode in series.
  
  Is the Visual Schedule's “Skip This Episode” feature known not to work with RTS? I just tried it, to skip Thurs night's repeat showing of The Sky at Night, since I watched it last night. I brought up the details, in Visual, and clicked on Skip This Episode. That was accepted, and the blob for...
  cdmackay
  
  Thread
  
  Feb 15, 2017
  
  Replies: 33
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
11. [rs] Remote Scheduling v1
  
  Do you mean Auto searches? If you use Advanced rules, they can each have a name/title.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #769
  
  Feb 13, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
12. Large external HDDs (over 2TB)
  
  whilst we're (almost) on the subject, has there been any thought as to ext4 support, for external drives? That would (should?) solve the problem of the very long fsck times for ext3, if nothing else.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #13
  
  Feb 8, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
13. [webif] Web Interface 1.4.x
  
  I think I noticed that the Show/Hide button for Advanced didn't appear on the Upgrades tab; it did appear on Installed/Available tabs. I can't be sure though, as an auto-update has now left me with nothing in Upgrades :)
  cdmackay
  
  Post #29
  
  Feb 3, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
14. [webif] Web Interface 1.4.x
  
  I upgraded whilst an external USB disk was attached, which contains non-Humax material (e.g backup of a Linux laptop) as well as Humax recordings. Resulted in reams of: … Upgrading sweeper rules for folder flags Processing /mod/etc/sweeper.conf... find...
  cdmackay
  
  Post #3
  
  Jan 31, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
15. Replicate 'mod' folder when changing disk
  
  trivial nit, but I think rsync -a implies -r, so you don't need the latter?
  cdmackay
  
  Post #3
  
  Jan 26, 2017
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
16. VLC Media Player not playing Humax TS files
  
  A friend has had this happen with the odd file, too.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #6
  
  Oct 25, 2016
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
17. Netflix on Humax HDR Fox T2
  
  I picked up an Amazon Fire TV thing, which has apps for Netflix along with catchup for all the main channel providers. No need for the portal anymore.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #5
  
  Sep 28, 2016
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
18. [rs] Remote Scheduling v1
  
  I tried to use the "skip this episode" feature for the last few days, and noticed that it is not being picked up by the Humax. All look good on the RS site, both Visual, and Schedule. But no sign of it on the Humax. humax1# /mod/sbin/rs_process now Processing command 'skip 40976.40478' *Skip...
  cdmackay
  
  Post #714
  
  Sep 28, 2016
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
19. RFE: improve detection of failed recordings & attempt to record alternative showing on failure
  
  yup, any solution should perhaps have an option to prioritise SL over non-SL, or vice versa of course, if both are offered as alternatives.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #10
  
  Sep 12, 2016
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
20. RFE: improve detection of failed recordings & attempt to record alternative showing on failure
  
  For some proportion of programmes, on some channels. But yes, that does further lower the urgency of this one, agreed. Just an idea, anyway. thanks again for the comments.
  cdmackay
  
  Post #8
  
  Sep 11, 2016
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware

NFS mount larger than 2TB

And apols to BH: I had only read an earlier version of your post, via email, before replying; your edited post I should have checked before, since it contained the answers :)
- cdmackay
- Post #7
- Mar 26, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
NFS mount larger than 2TB

Yes, I think that's it; thanks both of you: he is running CF, but I doubt it's recent enough. From the release notes, it looks like 3.10 (13th March) is the release which added support for > 2TB. I'm sure he's not got that. I'll follow up; thanks again.
- cdmackay
- Post #6
- Mar 26, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
NFS mount larger than 2TB

[The disk itself is, of course, GPT, since the Linux server wouldn't be able to deal with it otherwise]
- cdmackay
- Post #4
- Mar 26, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
NFS mount larger than 2TB

Thanks! I don't think the partition table type (GPT) itself can be relevant, since the disk is not accessed directly by the Humax, merely via NFS. The size is obviously relevant; but I thought the latest CF kernel supported larger disks, but I could well be wrong there? I need to check the...
- cdmackay
- Post #3
- Mar 26, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
NFS mount larger than 2TB

Is anyone aware of any restrictions when mounting filesystems from a (Linux) NFS (v3) server? A friend is trying this, and has found that his T2/CF crashes when attempting to play recordings within an NFSv3 export where the server filesystem is larger than 2TB. Is this expected? i.e. if the...
- cdmackay
- Thread
- Mar 26, 2017
- Replies: 35
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Finally bothering with Freesat

or all three :)
- cdmackay
- Post #18
- Mar 26, 2017
- Forum: Freesat
Finally bothering with Freesat

you might want to get some self-amalgamating tape to wrap the cable connections at the LNB.
- cdmackay
- Post #15
- Mar 26, 2017
- Forum: Freesat
webif playing up

Does this happen from multiple client systems? If not, perhaps something awry with your browser?
- cdmackay
- Post #2
- Mar 14, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Problems skipping last episode in series.

sorry, I should have said: I was using the WebIF, not RS, in this case. I've also experienced the odd missing RS request, but that's not it in this case, at least.
- cdmackay
- Post #3
- Feb 16, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Problems skipping last episode in series.

Is the Visual Schedule's “Skip This Episode” feature known not to work with RTS? I just tried it, to skip Thurs night's repeat showing of The Sky at Night, since I watched it last night. I brought up the details, in Visual, and clicked on Skip This Episode. That was accepted, and the blob for...
- cdmackay
- Thread
- Feb 15, 2017
- Replies: 33
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
[rs] Remote Scheduling v1

Do you mean Auto searches? If you use Advanced rules, they can each have a name/title.
- cdmackay
- Post #769
- Feb 13, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Large external HDDs (over 2TB)

whilst we're (almost) on the subject, has there been any thought as to ext4 support, for external drives? That would (should?) solve the problem of the very long fsck times for ext3, if nothing else.
- cdmackay
- Post #13
- Feb 8, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
[webif] Web Interface 1.4.x

I think I noticed that the Show/Hide button for Advanced didn't appear on the Upgrades tab; it did appear on Installed/Available tabs. I can't be sure though, as an auto-update has now left me with nothing in Upgrades :)
- cdmackay
- Post #29
- Feb 3, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
[webif] Web Interface 1.4.x

I upgraded whilst an external USB disk was attached, which contains non-Humax material (e.g backup of a Linux laptop) as well as Humax recordings. Resulted in reams of: … Upgrading sweeper rules for folder flags Processing /mod/etc/sweeper.conf... find...
- cdmackay
- Post #3
- Jan 31, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Replicate 'mod' folder when changing disk

trivial nit, but I think rsync -a implies -r, so you don't need the latter?
- cdmackay
- Post #3
- Jan 26, 2017
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
VLC Media Player not playing Humax TS files

A friend has had this happen with the odd file, too.
- cdmackay
- Post #6
- Oct 25, 2016
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Netflix on Humax HDR Fox T2

I picked up an Amazon Fire TV thing, which has apps for Netflix along with catchup for all the main channel providers. No need for the portal anymore.
- cdmackay
- Post #5
- Sep 28, 2016
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
[rs] Remote Scheduling v1

I tried to use the "skip this episode" feature for the last few days, and noticed that it is not being picked up by the Humax. All look good on the RS site, both Visual, and Schedule. But no sign of it on the Humax. humax1# /mod/sbin/rs_process now Processing command 'skip 40976.40478' *Skip...
- cdmackay
- Post #714
- Sep 28, 2016
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
RFE: improve detection of failed recordings & attempt to record alternative showing on failure

yup, any solution should perhaps have an option to prioritise SL over non-SL, or vice versa of course, if both are offered as alternatives.
- cdmackay
- Post #10
- Sep 12, 2016
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
RFE: improve detection of failed recordings & attempt to record alternative showing on failure

For some proportion of programmes, on some channels. But yes, that does further lower the urgency of this one, agreed. Just an idea, anyway. thanks again for the comments.
- cdmackay
- Post #8
- Sep 11, 2016
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware