SteveECrane
New Member
Our family Humax HDR Fox T2 was running ever-more-slowly, so I started to do some digging. Initially I had several disk warnings showing on the Disk Maintenance area of the Web Interface:
197 Current_Pending_Sector -O--C- 1 100 100 000 -
198 Offline_Uncorrectable ----C- 1 100 100 000 -
so I performed the following:
The full results of this are CC'd at the end of this post so as not to interrupt the 'flow' of the post.
When all had finished, I then found I no longer had any web interface. Therefore I attempted to run the <WEBIF> command to (re-)install the initial web interface:
This still did not result in access to the web interface, therefore I tried the <FIXWEB> command. This was the result:
I therefore ran the following:
and:
On the basis of all of the above, I read through the forums some more and ended up here:
hummy.tv
as the observations and results most closely mirrored my experience, and so ran the following:
and then I ran this:
Unfortunately, I still do not have an web-based interface. The browser simply sits there, waiting ... and then eventually timing out. Once in a blue moon I will get to enter my Humax web interface Username and Password combo ... but that is a very rare occasion indeed(!). Sometimes I'll receive this:
"The system is still initialising.
Please wait..."
I've also run this:
but nothing is displayed.
I also ran the following:
and this:
and this:
and this:
Running the <Service> command reveals the following:
I've tried accessing the Humax web interface using FireFox, Chrome and Edge, from multiple platforms (including an iPhone, iPad, Win10 laptop and Win11 laptop). I've cleared down cookies, set exceptions, tried in the various private browsing modes, yadda, yadda, yadda, all to no avail.
Clearly something is awry as the hardware itself is still slow to respond (to button pushes on its remote control) though recordings are made and playback OK. So, can anyone help point me in the direction of either things to check or a solution?
I'm considering running a <Reset> of the custom firmware environment and starting afresh, installing everything from scratch. My only reluctance comes from the fact I believe I may still have a faulty hard-drive.
Finally, here is the system info for my Humax:
Thanks all for any help or guidance you can provide,
Steve.
PS Despite what some of the above may suggest, I genuinely have only the most basic and rudimentary command of the Linux environment.
As mentioned above, the following is the detailed result of the disk repair option I attempted earlier:-
197 Current_Pending_Sector -O--C- 1 100 100 000 -
198 Offline_Uncorrectable ----C- 1 100 100 000 -
so I performed the following:
Code:
Please select option: fixdisk
Any additional options (or press return for none): -d -y
Are you sure you wish to run the hard disk checker (-d -y)? [Y/N] yThe full results of this are CC'd at the end of this post so as not to interrupt the 'flow' of the post.
When all had finished, I then found I no longer had any web interface. Therefore I attempted to run the <WEBIF> command to (re-)install the initial web interface:
Code:
Please select option: webif
Are you sure you wish to install the initial web interface [Y/N] y
Connection to online repository at http://hpkg.tv successful!
Updating package list...
Downloading http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/Packages.gz.
Inflating http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/Packages.gz.
Updated list of available packages in /mod/var/opkg/base.
Package webif (1.5.1-1) installed in root is up to date.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Congratulations, you have successfully installed the full web interface
and supporting packages. Please restart your Humax device using the
remote control to put it into standby, wait for it to fully shut down
and then start it up again.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Press return to continue:This still did not result in access to the web interface, therefore I tried the <FIXWEB> command. This was the result:
Code:
Please select option: fixweb
Removing package webif from root...
Installing webif (1.5.1-1) to root...
Downloading http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/webif_1.5.1-1_mipsel.opk.
Configuring webif.
/mod/bin/jimsh: can't load library 'libutil.so.0'
/mod/bin/jimsh: can't load library 'libutil.so.0'I therefore ran the following:
Code:
HumaxHDRFoxT2# ls -l /mod/lib/libutil*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5564 Apr 14 2011 /mod/lib/libutil-0.9.29.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Apr 14 15:26 /mod/lib/libutil.so -> libutil.so.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Apr 14 15:26 /mod/lib/libutil.so.0 -> libutil-0.9.29.soand:
Code:
HumaxHDRFoxT2# md5sum /mod/lib/libutil*
6edeac6ee7d68e692578c9d962d0c966 /mod/lib/libutil-0.9.29.so
6edeac6ee7d68e692578c9d962d0c966 /mod/lib/libutil.so
6edeac6ee7d68e692578c9d962d0c966 /mod/lib/libutil.so.0
HumaxHDRFoxT2#On the basis of all of the above, I read through the forums some more and ended up here:
500 Internal Server Error
I don't know. That's what the commands were there for, to try and narrow it down. I suspect one of them gets deleted or corrupted as reinstallation fixes whatever the problem is. Unless you have any other ideas?
as the observations and results most closely mirrored my experience, and so ran the following:
Code:
opkg install --force-reinstall libutil
HumaxHDRFoxT2# opkg install --force-reinstall libutil
Removing package libutil from root...
Installing libutil (0.9.29) to root...
Downloading http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/libutil_0.9.29_mipsel.opk.
Configuring libutil.
HumaxHDRFoxT2#and then I ran this:
Code:
opkg install --force-reinstall webif
HumaxHDRFoxT2# opkg install --force-reinstall webif
Removing package webif from root...
Installing webif (1.5.1-1) to root...
Downloading http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/webif_1.5.1-1_mipsel.opk.
Configuring webif.
SMART: (PASSED)
startstop: 24186 realloc: 0 hours: 52028 spinretry: 0 pending: 0 offline: 0
Queue database is up-to-date.
HumaxHDRFoxT2#Unfortunately, I still do not have an web-based interface. The browser simply sits there, waiting ... and then eventually timing out. Once in a blue moon I will get to enter my Humax web interface Username and Password combo ... but that is a very rare occasion indeed(!). Sometimes I'll receive this:
"The system is still initialising.
Please wait..."
I've also run this:
Code:
cat /var/log/webif-error.logbut nothing is displayed.
I also ran the following:
Code:
HumaxHDRFoxT2# diag crashdiag
Running: crashdiag
No core directory.
HumaxHDRFoxT2#and this:
Code:
HumaxHDRFoxT2# opkg update
Downloading http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/Packages.gz.
Inflating http://hpkg.tv/hdrfoxt2/base/Packages.gz.
Updated list of available packages in /mod/var/opkg/base.and this:
Code:
HumaxHDRFoxT2# opkg upgrade
HumaxHDRFoxT2#and this:
Code:
HumaxHDRFoxT2# cd /mod/etc && sqlite3 webif.db ".clone temp.db" && mv temp.db webif.db
settings... done
key... done
HumaxHDRFoxT2#Running the <Service> command reveals the following:
Code:
HumaxHDRFoxT2# service
Name Installed Autostart Running
---- --------- --------- -------
betaftpd Yes Yes No
cifs No No No
cron Yes Yes Yes
epg Yes Yes Yes
lighttpd Yes Yes Yes
mediatomb Yes No No
nfs No No No
recmon Yes Yes Yes
samba Yes No No
Syntax:
service <service> start
service <service> stop
service <service> restart
service <service> auto (toggles autostart)
HumaxHDRFoxT2#I've tried accessing the Humax web interface using FireFox, Chrome and Edge, from multiple platforms (including an iPhone, iPad, Win10 laptop and Win11 laptop). I've cleared down cookies, set exceptions, tried in the various private browsing modes, yadda, yadda, yadda, all to no avail.
Clearly something is awry as the hardware itself is still slow to respond (to button pushes on its remote control) though recordings are made and playback OK. So, can anyone help point me in the direction of either things to check or a solution?
I'm considering running a <Reset> of the custom firmware environment and starting afresh, installing everything from scratch. My only reluctance comes from the fact I believe I may still have a faulty hard-drive.
Finally, here is the system info for my Humax:
Code:
HumaxHDRFoxT2# version
Humax HDR Fox T2 (HumaxHDRFoxT2)
Humax Version: 1.03.12 (kernel HDR_CFW_3.10)
Custom firmware version: 3.10 (build 2734)
Web interface version: 1.5.1-1
Serial Number: 63 7104762 01965
Encryption Key: 000378cb454536333731303437363230
Last Boot Reason: Power cycle
HumaxHDRFoxT2#Thanks all for any help or guidance you can provide,
Steve.
PS Despite what some of the above may suggest, I genuinely have only the most basic and rudimentary command of the Linux environment.
As mentioned above, the following is the detailed result of the disk repair option I attempted earlier:-
Code:
Please select option: fixdisk
Any additional options (or press return for none): -d -y
Are you sure you wish to run the hard disk checker (-d -y)? [Y/N] y
Running /var/lib/humaxtv_backup/mod/fix-disk
PART: [3 1 2]
FSCKOPTS: []
Checking disk sda (512 byte sectors)
Unmounted /dev/sda1
Unmounted /dev/sda2
Unmounted /dev/sda3
Running short disk self test
Error at LBA 1311260
/dev/sda:
re-writing sector 1311260: succeeded
Running short disk self test
No pending sectors found - skipping sector repair
Checking partition tables...
MBR Status: MBR only
GPT Status: not present
Using superblock 0 on sda1
Using superblock 0 on sda2
Using superblock 0 on sda3
Dev: /dev/sda LBA: 1311260
LBA: 1311260 is on partition /dev/sda1, start: 2, bad sector offset: 1311258
dumpe2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Using superblock 0
Block size: 4096
LBA 1311260 maps to file system block 163907 on /dev/sda1
Checking to see if this block is in use...
debugfs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Block 163907 is marked as in use
Searching for inode...
debugfs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Block Inode number 163907 <block not found>
Checking partition /dev/sda3...
e2fsck 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
/lost+found not found. Create? yes
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/sda3: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/sda3: 15/655776 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 1226009/2622611 blocks
Checking partition /dev/sda1...
e2fsck 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
/lost+found not found. Create? yes
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Unattached inode 36562
Connect to /lost+found? yes
Inode 36562 ref count is 2, should be 1. Fix? yes
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Block bitmap differences: +(185959--187597)
Fix? yes
Free blocks count wrong for group #5 (32242, counted=30603).
Fix? yes
Free blocks count wrong (247699, counted=246060).
Fix? yes
/dev/sda1: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/sda1: 15/65808 files (6.7% non-contiguous), 17004/263064 blocks
Creating swap file...
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1073737728 bytes
UUID=fdf1ea49-4cb7-4d9c-9c9f-df4df5749c8d
Checking partition /dev/sda2...
e2fsck 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
/lost+found not found. Create? yes
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/sda2: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/sda2: 7356/29860704 files (3.2% non-contiguous), 45145774/119209984 blocks
Removing extra swap space.
Finished
fix-disk: session terminated with exit status 0
