Strikes me as rather more than bad luck. There have been reports in the past of new boxes not running earlier versions and the speculation has been that there has been a hardware change and the new hardware isn't supported by the older firmware.
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New HDR-T2 - Software Version 1.03.06
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So it would appear, though happening twice I am not sure luck is the appropiate term. It seems to me the procedure must now be considered very doubtful
I think that I have read somewhere that some of the newer boxes, or boxes running newer firmware, also have updated loader versions. Could a newer loader version be causing problems trying to run an older firmware?
Black Hole
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I have speculated that a hardware change was the reason for 1.02.26 replacing 1.02.20 on some boxes (but not released by OTA or download) - see Things Every... (click) section 1, see also post 5 in this topic. New firmware can be written to accommodate current and older hardware revisions; it is not necessarily the case that old firmware accommodates newer hardware.
I believe it has been hinted that 1.03.06 is imminent for release, which (if it works when installed on the "bricked" box) will confirm the hypothesis, and also be available for customisation.
As I understand it the box boots but is unable to tune; I don't really see how the loader could be implicated.
Wallace
Traveler 34122
Black Hole
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I have updated post 5.
I do beg your pardon. You are right. My apologies. It was Border that mis-quoted me, and you quoted his post. My mistake.
Ok, apology accepted, you had me going there for awhile lol
I can't help thinking its very strange the operation(firmware downgrade) worked on your box and not on the two I have had
Ok, black hole, thats good you have posted this.
Not sure why you are being quite so rude to me on the av forum, unless its something I have missed
Black Hole
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I think you have misunderstood. It was a message to the moderators to remove the irrelevant content from the wrong forum topic.
Wallace
Traveler 34122
Very recently I too have been having a few problems with the HDR I downgraded to 1.02.32. But not quite what the others experience.
Randomly the tuner seems to die. I change channels and I get 'No signal is being received, blah, blah, blah'. Only a power off/on cures it. My channels are still there and otherwise the box functions normally.
Interestingly this has only just started happening. It is very random. I cannot find a pattern to it.
The problems people are experiencing since they downgraded the firmware all seem to be tuner related.
The advice from Black Hole not to downgrade seems sound.
Randomly the tuner seems to die. I change channels and I get 'No signal is being received, blah, blah, blah'. Only a power off/on cures it. My channels are still there and otherwise the box functions normally.
Interestingly this has only just started happening. It is very random. I cannot find a pattern to it.
The problems people are experiencing since they downgraded the firmware all seem to be tuner related.
The advice from Black Hole not to downgrade seems sound.
Ezra Pound
Well-Known Member
I wonder if ver. 1.03.06 will ever be placed on the Humax download site, If it only works with a 'new hardware' HDR, then Humax will have to produce a software version that works on both new and old hardware, which would result a newer version e.g. 1.03.07 or later
Why would they produce a version that only works with new hardware? I would have expected the device driver to be modified to detect which hardware was fitted and communicate with it appropriately.
Black Hole
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Likewise, as per post 45.
Ezra Pound
Well-Known Member
It takes less time to test a software version that only works with the new hardware, than it does to integrate and test code for new and old hardware
It would explain the problems users are having down grading to 1.02.32 and also why 1.03.06 has not been placed on the Humax download site or listed as a future OTA version
Black Hole
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Yes, well that would fit with what we observed with 1.02.26.
I expect 1.03.06+ will be a new baseline for the CF.
I expect 1.03.06+ will be a new baseline for the CF.
You desribed my post or part of it as 'Detritus'
Since it seems to have been removed thats an answer in itself.
If that 'detritus' post of yours was not aimed at me as the quote above implies then fair enough.