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  RM-F04 remote not working
  
  I'm also coming in late, but it may be useful to know that the camera sensor on the average smartphone is sensitive in the infra-red spectrum. You can point an IR remote at the camera, press buttons on the remote and check that IR is being sent. I've also used this to determine exactly where...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #18
  
  Feb 28, 2022
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Tuner woes
  
  Now I'm confused... The "Signal Detection" readings on all 7 muxes here are similar whether the TV channels are working on not. The "Hidden Menu" version of "Signal Detection" give the same readings on Tuner 1 and Tuner 2. Pulling the serial plug makes the signal readings drop to 0/0, putting...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #6
  
  Feb 19, 2022
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Tuner woes
  
  Thanks, looks like I've got some things to try
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #4
  
  Feb 17, 2022
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Tuner woes
  
  Is there a known hardware problem with the tuner in the Hummy ? I have a model with the older tuner (side by side sockets) and since the retune for the channel changes a few weeks ago the tuner seems to be playing up. The "Signal Detection" utility shows 100% quality on all the RF channels in...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Thread
  
  Feb 17, 2022
  
  Replies: 5
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  IPv6 in CFW 3.00 kernel? What's the current situation?
  
  Here's a coincidence, because (as I'm an Andrews and Arnold customer too) I was thinking about IPv6 on the Hummy the other day. Presuming that the "network setup" page couldn't be modified to add IPv6 support, I was wondering about doing dhcp6 silently with no user configuration. Perhaps...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #3
  
  Dec 24, 2014
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  No more package updates for Custom Firmware 2.xx (after March 2015)
  
  As a (semi-retired) software engineer, "end of life" is a term I understand, and I believe it's what af123 means. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #10
  
  Dec 19, 2014
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  iPlayer schedule 1 hour out ?
  
  Now the UK is back on GMT, iPlayer on the Humax shows the BBC1 10 o'clock news at 22:00 for Sunday and the subsequent days, and at 21:00 for Saturday and the preceeding days. So a timezone problem, but I don't know whose.
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #7
  
  Oct 29, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  iPlayer schedule 1 hour out ?
  
  The enigmatic "Get Network Time" setting is set to "1 Hour", options are "No Offset" and then hourly granularity from 1 Hour to 12 Hour. No idea whether this refers to Broadcast Network or (W)LAN. Do other users have a different setting, I wonder ?
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #3
  
  Sep 20, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  iPlayer schedule 1 hour out ?
  
  Having just made the leap to 1.03.12 (and thus got iPlayer working again through the TV Portal), I notice that all the programme times on iPlayer are out by 1 hour (so the BBC1 News at Ten is shown at 9 p.m., Question of Sport at 6.30 p.m., etc.) Does the iPlayer now display in GMT, or is it...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Thread
  
  Sep 20, 2014
  
  Replies: 8
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Unable to reach Humax TV Portal
  
  Thanks for the suggestion. I've done a factory reset (Menu >> Settings >> Installation etc.) and installed the 1.03.12 firmware from ftp.humaxdigital.com (link in the discussion http://myhumax.org/forum/topic/latest-ota-update-10312-problem). And it looks promising now, it has been running for...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #14
  
  Sep 18, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Unable to reach Humax TV Portal
  
  Sorry, I meant a solution to accessing iPlayer. I believe support for the Bigscreen iPlayer has ended already. MontysEvilTwin: what do you mean by a factory reset ? I've removed the custom firmware, downgraded to 1.02.32, and reloaded 1.03.12 - and it just crashes continuously every minute or...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #12
  
  Sep 17, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Unable to reach Humax TV Portal
  
  As I understand it, the portal-xtra1 package (with pre-1.03 firmware) no longer provides a solution for iPlayer. It's a shame, because my HDR-FOX T2 crashes when attempting to run 1.03.12
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #9
  
  Sep 17, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Failed BBC3 and BBC4 SD Records
  
  My fix is that I've given up recording from BBC4HD - as the recordings fail with "channel scrambled or not available" more often than not.
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #43
  
  Jun 2, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Failed Recording of New BBC Four HD Channel
  
  Thanks guys, installing auto-unprotect solved the problem. So I've had to learn all about encryption when all I wanted to do was watch a programme I'd recorded....
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #320
  
  Feb 3, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Failed Recording of New BBC Four HD Channel
  
  Ah, no. The Wiki (http://wiki.hummy.tv/wiki/Encryption) told me I needed the Auto-Decrypt package, but there isn't a package with that name. That page suggests that Auto-Unprotect is only needed for DLNA decryption, which I didn't think I needed. badnts doesn't depend on auto-unprotect...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #317
  
  Feb 3, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Failed Recording of New BBC Four HD Channel
  
  I tried recording BBC4 HD for the first time last night, and now I have a recording with a 0 length .nts file. 1.02.32 with CF2.21, transmitter is Crystal Palace. So I read this thread and the Wiki, then installed the badnts package, created a directory (imaginatively named auto_decrypt) and...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #314
  
  Feb 3, 2014
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
17. A
  BT hub with HDR-FOX T2
  
  And then, if you really must access the web interface remotely, use ssh port forwarding to reach it: ssh -p <port number> -L80:localhost:80 <your public ip address>
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #9
  
  Nov 14, 2013
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Buying new TV: Smart Apps vs TV Portal
  
  If you buy a Smart TV, you rely on the manufacturer to provide software updates to add new services as they appear - and that's unlikely to happen after a few years. I prefer to use the HDMI connection(s) and feed the TV from computers or the Hummy - that way I'm (fairly) futureproof. But then...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #7
  
  Nov 11, 2013
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
19. A
  HDR Fox T2 Wireless Dongle
  
  I was going to suggest that people run lsusb with a dongle plugged in so one can see that vendor id and product id of the dongle. However lsusb on my humax returns nothing, even with my working dongle plugged in. So, we'll do it the uglier way. Without the dongle plugged in, run and note the...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #313
  
  Nov 4, 2013
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Cannot access WebIF: Internet coming through ethernet out of Mac Mini
  
  Firstly, I know nothing about Mac Minis. Can you bridge the Ethernet and Wireless ports of the Mac together ? That would be the easiest solution. If not, you could have 2 subnets, routed by the Mac Mini. Or you could carve out 4 IP addresses from your "real" range, and use those to create a...
  Andrew Benham
  
  Post #17
  
  Nov 4, 2013
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware

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RM-F04 remote not working

I'm also coming in late, but it may be useful to know that the camera sensor on the average smartphone is sensitive in the infra-red spectrum. You can point an IR remote at the camera, press buttons on the remote and check that IR is being sent. I've also used this to determine exactly where...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #18
- Feb 28, 2022
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Tuner woes

Now I'm confused... The "Signal Detection" readings on all 7 muxes here are similar whether the TV channels are working on not. The "Hidden Menu" version of "Signal Detection" give the same readings on Tuner 1 and Tuner 2. Pulling the serial plug makes the signal readings drop to 0/0, putting...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #6
- Feb 19, 2022
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Tuner woes

Thanks, looks like I've got some things to try
- Andrew Benham
- Post #4
- Feb 17, 2022
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Tuner woes

Is there a known hardware problem with the tuner in the Hummy ? I have a model with the older tuner (side by side sockets) and since the retune for the channel changes a few weeks ago the tuner seems to be playing up. The "Signal Detection" utility shows 100% quality on all the RF channels in...
- Andrew Benham
- Thread
- Feb 17, 2022
- Replies: 5
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
IPv6 in CFW 3.00 kernel? What's the current situation?

Here's a coincidence, because (as I'm an Andrews and Arnold customer too) I was thinking about IPv6 on the Hummy the other day. Presuming that the "network setup" page couldn't be modified to add IPv6 support, I was wondering about doing dhcp6 silently with no user configuration. Perhaps...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #3
- Dec 24, 2014
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
No more package updates for Custom Firmware 2.xx (after March 2015)

As a (semi-retired) software engineer, "end of life" is a term I understand, and I believe it's what af123 means. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle
- Andrew Benham
- Post #10
- Dec 19, 2014
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
iPlayer schedule 1 hour out ?

Now the UK is back on GMT, iPlayer on the Humax shows the BBC1 10 o'clock news at 22:00 for Sunday and the subsequent days, and at 21:00 for Saturday and the preceeding days. So a timezone problem, but I don't know whose.
- Andrew Benham
- Post #7
- Oct 29, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
iPlayer schedule 1 hour out ?

The enigmatic "Get Network Time" setting is set to "1 Hour", options are "No Offset" and then hourly granularity from 1 Hour to 12 Hour. No idea whether this refers to Broadcast Network or (W)LAN. Do other users have a different setting, I wonder ?
- Andrew Benham
- Post #3
- Sep 20, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
iPlayer schedule 1 hour out ?

Having just made the leap to 1.03.12 (and thus got iPlayer working again through the TV Portal), I notice that all the programme times on iPlayer are out by 1 hour (so the BBC1 News at Ten is shown at 9 p.m., Question of Sport at 6.30 p.m., etc.) Does the iPlayer now display in GMT, or is it...
- Andrew Benham
- Thread
- Sep 20, 2014
- Replies: 8
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Unable to reach Humax TV Portal

Thanks for the suggestion. I've done a factory reset (Menu >> Settings >> Installation etc.) and installed the 1.03.12 firmware from ftp.humaxdigital.com (link in the discussion http://myhumax.org/forum/topic/latest-ota-update-10312-problem). And it looks promising now, it has been running for...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #14
- Sep 18, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Unable to reach Humax TV Portal

Sorry, I meant a solution to accessing iPlayer. I believe support for the Bigscreen iPlayer has ended already. MontysEvilTwin: what do you mean by a factory reset ? I've removed the custom firmware, downgraded to 1.02.32, and reloaded 1.03.12 - and it just crashes continuously every minute or...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #12
- Sep 17, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Unable to reach Humax TV Portal

As I understand it, the portal-xtra1 package (with pre-1.03 firmware) no longer provides a solution for iPlayer. It's a shame, because my HDR-FOX T2 crashes when attempting to run 1.03.12
- Andrew Benham
- Post #9
- Sep 17, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Failed BBC3 and BBC4 SD Records

My fix is that I've given up recording from BBC4HD - as the recordings fail with "channel scrambled or not available" more often than not.
- Andrew Benham
- Post #43
- Jun 2, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Failed Recording of New BBC Four HD Channel

Thanks guys, installing auto-unprotect solved the problem. So I've had to learn all about encryption when all I wanted to do was watch a programme I'd recorded....
- Andrew Benham
- Post #320
- Feb 3, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Failed Recording of New BBC Four HD Channel

Ah, no. The Wiki (http://wiki.hummy.tv/wiki/Encryption) told me I needed the Auto-Decrypt package, but there isn't a package with that name. That page suggests that Auto-Unprotect is only needed for DLNA decryption, which I didn't think I needed. badnts doesn't depend on auto-unprotect...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #317
- Feb 3, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Failed Recording of New BBC Four HD Channel

I tried recording BBC4 HD for the first time last night, and now I have a recording with a 0 length .nts file. 1.02.32 with CF2.21, transmitter is Crystal Palace. So I read this thread and the Wiki, then installed the badnts package, created a directory (imaginatively named auto_decrypt) and...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #314
- Feb 3, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
BT hub with HDR-FOX T2

And then, if you really must access the web interface remotely, use ssh port forwarding to reach it: ssh -p <port number> -L80:localhost:80 <your public ip address>
- Andrew Benham
- Post #9
- Nov 14, 2013
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Buying new TV: Smart Apps vs TV Portal

If you buy a Smart TV, you rely on the manufacturer to provide software updates to add new services as they appear - and that's unlikely to happen after a few years. I prefer to use the HDMI connection(s) and feed the TV from computers or the Hummy - that way I'm (fairly) futureproof. But then...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #7
- Nov 11, 2013
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
HDR Fox T2 Wireless Dongle

I was going to suggest that people run lsusb with a dongle plugged in so one can see that vendor id and product id of the dongle. However lsusb on my humax returns nothing, even with my working dongle plugged in. So, we'll do it the uglier way. Without the dongle plugged in, run and note the...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #313
- Nov 4, 2013
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Cannot access WebIF: Internet coming through ethernet out of Mac Mini

Firstly, I know nothing about Mac Minis. Can you bridge the Ethernet and Wireless ports of the Mac together ? That would be the easiest solution. If not, you could have 2 subnets, routed by the Mac Mini. Or you could carve out 4 IP addresses from your "real" range, and use those to create a...
- Andrew Benham
- Post #17
- Nov 4, 2013
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware