sid Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I've had my Humax box for 2 years and it's performed very well... that is until the last couple of weeks, when it has suffered an attack of poor English, and then taken ages to set up a recording!On certain channels, and I haven't been able to pin it down yet to just one or more than one, when I select a programme from the programme list, for example for later in the day or evening, it displays the message "Please wait for receiving programme information". It can take a minute or more before it will acknowledge the record request. It appears that some programme data is not readily available!? Has something changed in the way this works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 How close to being full is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 It's currently 52% and it's never been over 60%. I must have a clear-out as there are some things on there from the end of last year and it's fairly clear that I'm not going to watch them now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Sid, It may be due to a software update as mine has been doing that too for the last couple of weeks. I only have about 30% on the disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Hi Bob, yes a possibility! I've certainly never seen the message previously. It's slightly reassurring to know that soemone else has the same "feature" [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Sid, Read this for the answer, it is a common thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 That's interesting! Crappy software update! Oh well, after reading all that, I fall into the "I love my Humax box" category, but they've definitely messed up!A couple of workarounds there, and a hint about restoring the old software. I don't think I'll bother with the restore!Thanks for the link Bob, you've answered my query. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabtree Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Press 'Schedule' then 'Red'.No need to press the guide button. EPG updates are now routinely done (along with other stuff) by the box automatically at 03:00 (UK time). If the box is off 15 minutes before a scheduled recording is due, it switches on to check if there has been any more EPG changes.Do you know you can access all the stuff on your Humax from your PC (if you have a network)?Regards,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Paul, I think that you need the T2 version of the Humax to access it from your PC and you can't with the older 320Gb version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabtree Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I have Humax Foxsat 320gb PVR, and IT IS accessible from my network Bob, you just need to add some software to it!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 I didn't know I could access stuff from my PC. I read about the iplayer but without VPN that looks a no-go. Tell me what software I need please; I'd like to give it a go. That's assuming I can use a CPL box to connect back to the router?Currently I'm copying stuff, films mostly, to a USB key and using that on my laptop; a direct link would be much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabtree Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Here you go, have a look at these forums:http://hummy.tv/forum/http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?s=c707c63a703fb7980ea6f61e6eaf510b&f=199http://myhumax.org/forum/http://www.avforums.com/forums/freesat/This is the guide how to do it:http://www.avforums.com/forums/freesat/1442060-media-file-server-bundle-foxsat-hdr-release-3-dummies-guide.htmlYes, you can use CPL, it is how I do it!Plenty of information and help on these forums too.Regards,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Thanks Paul, something for me to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Yes, Paul, thanks from me too. I've started reading the links and there's a lot of terminology I haven't heard before, specific to these boxes. There appears to be a whole world of hackers and fiddlers out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabtree Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 You are both very welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 And another thank you to Paul from me.I will have to have a good read , I would like to get the Iplayer side working on my Humax ...here in Cyprus I can link to the front page but obviously I can get no further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Got my Humax networked at last; not quite as straightforward as the instructions indicated... there was a vital step missing! Only after trying the same thing several times did I realise it.I can now watch recorded programmes on my PC, and as the pc screen is good quality all I really lack is the size (pardon me, vicar!).Excellent tip, Paul, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabtree Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Good machine, and with the network added makes it great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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