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1. Broken Fan
 
 Hi, Yeah it was nearly 100% a lot of the time. I didn't move the HDMI cable when I installed the attenuator, but I suppose I might have without realising :) TBH I think there is a loose connection on the antenna in socket. This would make sense as the problems started just after a load of...
 jdtanner
 
 Post #18
 
 Aug 1, 2015
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
2. Broken Fan
 
 Hello, It appears that my problems were actually caused by a dodgy connection (or too strong a signal) rather than a broken fan. By placing a variable attenuator in the rear antenna input I was able to stop the signal interference. I'e "dialed" up the attenuation to drop my signal strength to...
 jdtanner
 
 Post #16
 
 Jul 31, 2015
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
3. Broken Fan
 
 Well, looks like I've managed to get the fan back to life using the fan package. However, the sporadic signal interference is still there which makes me think there are other issues afoot. Having done a search of the forums, it looks like I'm not the only one who has experienced intermittent...
 jdtanner
 
 Post #12
 
 Jul 27, 2015
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
4. Broken Fan
 
 Brilliant, thanks.
 jdtanner
 
 Post #7
 
 Jul 27, 2015
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
5. Broken Fan
 
 Ok, thanks. I didn't have fan installed, but I might give that a go and see if I can kick start it into action. Technology...meh
 jdtanner
 
 Post #5
 
 Jul 27, 2015
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
6. Broken Fan
 
 Worst is 87 Deg C, so I'm guessing there is a problem? I've just dismantled the Hummy and tested the fan with a 9V battery...it works. So, I'm now thinking that I might have a dodgy temperature sensor :/
 jdtanner
 
 Post #3
 
 Jul 26, 2015
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
7. Broken Fan
 
 Hi all, I've been experiencing some strange behaviour with my Hummy for the past few weeks, namely intermittent signal problems and random reboots. I think I've now established that the root cause of these problems is a defective fan (3.2 Mega Ohms between -ve and +ve), so I think I need to...
 jdtanner
 
 Thread
 
 Jul 26, 2015
 
 Replies: 17
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
8. Major issue with installing CF HDR FOX T2 1.03.12 mod 3.02
 
 Sadly I'm also getting the HDD spin up problem with HDR_FOX_T2_1.03.12_mod_3.03 :(
 jdtanner
 
 Post #74
 
 Mar 16, 2015
 
 Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
9. Replacement Hard Drive Recommendation
 
 Ian, I went for the WD AV-GP Enterprise 2 TB 3.5-inch SATA Internal Hard Drive from Amazon (linky), which has been great so far. The latest firmware recognised it straight away, and formatted the whole 2TB without any problems. Hope that helps? John
 jdtanner
 
 Post #11
 
 Sep 30, 2014
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
10. Dead Drive: Replacement Suggestions?
 
 Super...thanks Ezra Pound :doublethumbsup:
 jdtanner
 
 Post #6
 
 Sep 14, 2014
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
11. Dead Drive: Replacement Suggestions?
 
 Hi Black Hole, They aren't really "discussed" there...I was hoping for people's experiences of using 2TB drives (such as that from Wallace...cheers btw). Hopefully this thread will stay open for others to reply? John
 jdtanner
 
 Post #4
 
 Sep 14, 2014
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
12. Dead Drive: Replacement Suggestions?
 
 Hi all, My original drive dies last night :( and now I'm looking for a replacement. Ideally I'm going to go for 2TB, and wondered if anyone has any suggestions as to what to buy? I've been looking at the WD AV-GP Enterprise 2 and would be interested to hear if anyone has any experience of...
 jdtanner
 
 Thread
 
 Sep 14, 2014
 
 Replies: 6
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
13. Can HDR Fox T2 play MKV files
 
 I used to have terrible problems with mkv files, but found mkclean from the Matroska foundation sorted them all out. Might be worth a go? John
 jdtanner
 
 Post #29
 
 Apr 15, 2014
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
14. Subtitles (srt) and formatting
 
 Hi all, Does anyone know if formatting in subtitle srt files is supported by the hummy? srt formatting seems to follow a similar style to html, but all I see on screen is the actual markup i.e. this instead of this. Any ideas?
 jdtanner
 
 Thread
 
 Dec 18, 2013
 
 Replies: 0
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
15. New plans for Freeview frequencies in a few years?
 
 Looking forward to receiving terrestrial on my 0.5Mbps "broadband" connection :/
 jdtanner
 
 Post #13
 
 Dec 16, 2013
 
 Forum: Freeview
16. New BBC HD Channels
 
 Cheers :)
 jdtanner
 
 Post #5
 
 Dec 16, 2013
 
 Forum: Freeview
17. New BBC HD Channels
 
 Does anyone know if the HDR-T2 will automatically suggest HD versions of programs on BBC3 and BBC4 like it does on BBC1 and BBC2? Cheers JT
 jdtanner
 
 Post #3
 
 Dec 16, 2013
 
 Forum: Freeview
18. Subtitle Formatting
 
 Evening all. I've found that if I've got an srt subtitle file, any formatting within that file e.g. "like this" doesn't seem to work properly; instead of italics, the actual markup is shown. Is this normal?
 jdtanner
 
 Thread
 
 Oct 25, 2013
 
 Replies: 0
 
 Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
19. Open VPN
 
 Just in case anyone wants an update. OpenVPN compiles fine on the Hummy, but doesn't work as the box is missing the tun kernel module (throws error: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: No such file or directory (errno=2)). Unfortunately, this is slightly beyond my experience/knowledge level to...
 jdtanner
 
 Post #4
 
 Dec 7, 2012
 
 Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
20. Open VPN
 
 I would have thought so as it can happily run on a router.
 jdtanner
 
 Post #3
 
 Dec 6, 2012
 
 Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware

Broken Fan

Hi, Yeah it was nearly 100% a lot of the time. I didn't move the HDMI cable when I installed the attenuator, but I suppose I might have without realising :) TBH I think there is a loose connection on the antenna in socket. This would make sense as the problems started just after a load of...
- jdtanner
- Post #18
- Aug 1, 2015
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Broken Fan

Hello, It appears that my problems were actually caused by a dodgy connection (or too strong a signal) rather than a broken fan. By placing a variable attenuator in the rear antenna input I was able to stop the signal interference. I'e "dialed" up the attenuation to drop my signal strength to...
- jdtanner
- Post #16
- Jul 31, 2015
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Broken Fan

Well, looks like I've managed to get the fan back to life using the fan package. However, the sporadic signal interference is still there which makes me think there are other issues afoot. Having done a search of the forums, it looks like I'm not the only one who has experienced intermittent...
- jdtanner
- Post #12
- Jul 27, 2015
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Broken Fan

Brilliant, thanks.
- jdtanner
- Post #7
- Jul 27, 2015
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Broken Fan

Ok, thanks. I didn't have fan installed, but I might give that a go and see if I can kick start it into action. Technology...meh
- jdtanner
- Post #5
- Jul 27, 2015
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Broken Fan

Worst is 87 Deg C, so I'm guessing there is a problem? I've just dismantled the Hummy and tested the fan with a 9V battery...it works. So, I'm now thinking that I might have a dodgy temperature sensor :/
- jdtanner
- Post #3
- Jul 26, 2015
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Broken Fan

Hi all, I've been experiencing some strange behaviour with my Hummy for the past few weeks, namely intermittent signal problems and random reboots. I think I've now established that the root cause of these problems is a defective fan (3.2 Mega Ohms between -ve and +ve), so I think I need to...
- jdtanner
- Thread
- Jul 26, 2015
- Replies: 17
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Major issue with installing CF HDR FOX T2 1.03.12 mod 3.02

Sadly I'm also getting the HDD spin up problem with HDR_FOX_T2_1.03.12_mod_3.03 :(
- jdtanner
- Post #74
- Mar 16, 2015
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Replacement Hard Drive Recommendation

Ian, I went for the WD AV-GP Enterprise 2 TB 3.5-inch SATA Internal Hard Drive from Amazon (linky), which has been great so far. The latest firmware recognised it straight away, and formatted the whole 2TB without any problems. Hope that helps? John
- jdtanner
- Post #11
- Sep 30, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Dead Drive: Replacement Suggestions?

Super...thanks Ezra Pound :doublethumbsup:
- jdtanner
- Post #6
- Sep 14, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Dead Drive: Replacement Suggestions?

Hi Black Hole, They aren't really "discussed" there...I was hoping for people's experiences of using 2TB drives (such as that from Wallace...cheers btw). Hopefully this thread will stay open for others to reply? John
- jdtanner
- Post #4
- Sep 14, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Dead Drive: Replacement Suggestions?

Hi all, My original drive dies last night :( and now I'm looking for a replacement. Ideally I'm going to go for 2TB, and wondered if anyone has any suggestions as to what to buy? I've been looking at the WD AV-GP Enterprise 2 and would be interested to hear if anyone has any experience of...
- jdtanner
- Thread
- Sep 14, 2014
- Replies: 6
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Can HDR Fox T2 play MKV files

I used to have terrible problems with mkv files, but found mkclean from the Matroska foundation sorted them all out. Might be worth a go? John
- jdtanner
- Post #29
- Apr 15, 2014
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Subtitles (srt) and formatting

Hi all, Does anyone know if formatting in subtitle srt files is supported by the hummy? srt formatting seems to follow a similar style to html, but all I see on screen is the actual markup i.e. this instead of this. Any ideas?
- jdtanner
- Thread
- Dec 18, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
New plans for Freeview frequencies in a few years?

Looking forward to receiving terrestrial on my 0.5Mbps "broadband" connection :/
- jdtanner
- Post #13
- Dec 16, 2013
- Forum: Freeview
New BBC HD Channels

Cheers :)
- jdtanner
- Post #5
- Dec 16, 2013
- Forum: Freeview
New BBC HD Channels

Does anyone know if the HDR-T2 will automatically suggest HD versions of programs on BBC3 and BBC4 like it does on BBC1 and BBC2? Cheers JT
- jdtanner
- Post #3
- Dec 16, 2013
- Forum: Freeview
Subtitle Formatting

Evening all. I've found that if I've got an srt subtitle file, any formatting within that file e.g. "like this" doesn't seem to work properly; instead of italics, the actual markup is shown. Is this normal?
- jdtanner
- Thread
- Oct 25, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Open VPN

Just in case anyone wants an update. OpenVPN compiles fine on the Hummy, but doesn't work as the box is missing the tun kernel module (throws error: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: No such file or directory (errno=2)). Unfortunately, this is slightly beyond my experience/knowledge level to...
- jdtanner
- Post #4
- Dec 7, 2012
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Open VPN

I would have thought so as it can happily run on a router.
- jdtanner
- Post #3
- Dec 6, 2012
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware