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Hi all. If anyone has a T4 that might be looking for a new home could you please PM me or otherwise let me know? I had a slight embarrassing accident with mine and released some otherwise captive smoke. After some self recrimination and work with a soldering station It is mostly OK now, and I'm on t...

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MrQuade wrote:The log shows that is it timing out when trying to long into api.icetv.com.au.

Pinging api.icetv.com.au also doesn't work, so I suspect it is just their servers are down at the moment.

Does their server normally respond to a ping?

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dRdoS7 wrote:
What about setting Trash as the directory to record the News to? Set Trash to m/t after 2 days.

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That's where most of the "news" belongs these days anyway.

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Maybe a method already exists but I'm too dense to discover it? ... No, there isn't. IceTV presumably thinks that the effort to generate the EPG for the infomercial channels isn't worth it, but you could ask in the IceTV forum. It's been requested there before, and no infomercial channels have been...

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I am an Ice subscriber and Ice doesn't supply data for the shopping channels. So I enabled EIT to see what was what, and, after some fannying about, eventually got the EIT EPG loaded. I kept it that way for a few days but switched back to Ice today after discovering that the broadcaster's guide had ...

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prl wrote:The fix is in the firmware update released overnight (2016-04-09 17:37).

It's probably a good idea to re-create the power timers.

Done

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prl wrote:I have submitted a fix to the repository.

Thanks Peter. I wish I had brought it up earlier!

I assume the fix will come through on the beta feed before too long?

Cheers,
Rob

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What firmware version are you running? This doesn't seem to make sense: I'm thinking of rolling back the firmware to 5/11/2015 ... Wiz T4 (1TB) #20151104 If you're running a reasonably recent beta firmware, I think I know what the problem is. I'm on the beta feed, so it's 7/4/2016 as of an update t...

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What firmware version are you running? This doesn't seem to make sense: I'm thinking of rolling back the firmware to 5/11/2015 ... Wiz T4 (1TB) #20151104 If you're running a reasonably recent beta firmware, I think I know what the problem is. I'm on the beta feed, so it's 7/4/2016 as of an update t...

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Her's tonights timer "done" I reset the timers this morning so tomorrow's log may help? Power Timer_Done.jpg <timer disabled="0" autosleeprepeat="once" autosleepdelay="60" autosleepinstandbyonly="no" afterevent="nothing" repeated="127&...

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... I'd post the screenshot but I don't have any image host set up and ready to go. That said, I was sure I had posted images here before... Yep, the board has its own file and image attachment capability - Buttons: Upload attachment / Choose file / Add the file, Thanks Geoff. I remember now :oops:...

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But now a nominal "daily" timer fires just once, the first day, and never again. The timer indicates "done" rather than "waiting". I've lost track of when this started, ... What does the timer log reveal? Press "info" on the timer, or view the "pm_timers...

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... The timer indicates "done" rather than "waiting". ... Has the timer accidentally had its "repeat" setting turned off? It may help to post a list of what the timer settings are, or a screenshot of the timer settings (the edit timer screen, not just from the timer li...

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After the 20057 front panel fix, I settled into using power timers to wake the T4 into standby at 0600 and 1800 each day to speed up access times. I usually shut down to deep standby to reduce heat build up and to save a few watt-hours a day. But now a nominal "daily" timer fires just once...

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This bug is not a big deal when I'm at home but when we're away I don't want to leave the box in "hot" standby especially when the weather is stinking hot. I'll keep on experimenting with the timers, but seeing that the original problem was apparently "December" related is it con...

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Timer states are: 0. Timer waiting to start 1. Prepare for timer start 2. Timer running 3. Timer completed 4. Timer failed Thanks for that. The failed deep standby timer for today (and on the other failure days) reported "state 3". The deep standby timer yesterday succeeded but reported &...

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Well, it was good while it lasted. I've been reluctant to report that, since Jan 1, my power timers have been somewhat erratic. Prior to that, after the #20057 update their behaviour was rock solid. Since Jan 1, a timer set to go to deep standby before midnight has failed twice, startup to standby a...

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peteru wrote: The idea is that there should be no further related issues to time keeping until year 9999. 2016 should correctly be handled as a leap year. Of course, it's hard to guarantee lack of bugs, but there are no known issues remaining.

The year 9999 eh? Can't programmers think ahead?

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My testing has now shown that all power/deep standby/wake to standby timers and all recording timers, before and after midnight whether from standby or deep standby, will record as scheduled then return to the previous state with no hiccups whatsoever. Prior to December I had owned my T4 for a month...

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Well, after four days of testing, #20057 has fixed my original power timer issue. I've tried various combinations of deep standby/wake to standby with no apparent problems. Tonight and tomorrow morning I'm trying two record timers (via the Ice plugin) to see if they also bring the box out of deep st...

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Front panel version:20052 Bug status: Consistent failure of "after midnight" timers (power and recording) after a before-midnight shutdown. If there's a consistent association of the bug behaviour with front panel firmware version, that might help point towards a cause and/or a fix. Me to...

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I don't have problems with a pre-midnight shut down to deep standby (whether from power toggle, recording timer 'after event'. or Power Timer), followed by a post-midnight recording timer or 'wakeup to standby' Power Timer. Perhaps you can move to the west for your testing :) Can you try changing y...

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Also just out of curiosity - @srto2 - SA, @prl - ACT and me - NSW all have daylight savings. @Grumpy_Geoff - Perth with no daylight savings and no problems. Hmmmm...... Greg Hmm indeed :) But I thought prl was able to verify my original complaint? I appreciate the effort everyone is putting into th...

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I can reproduce this failure simply with a "wake" timer that goes to deep standby before midnight, and a "wake to standby" timer that starts after midnight. If the second timer starts shortly before midnight, there's no problem. I have verified this many times now. I have kept m...

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So in summary, that's 3 x 6am wakeup to standby power timers I've tested, and all fired and put the T4 into standby. Two tests were for a prior deep standby of 23:30 & 23:45, the other for 02:55. I don't see a 'midnight cross-over' issue. I don't think this issue is common to all otherwise we w...

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Hi all, This is sounding very much like the problem listed here:- http://www.beyonwiz.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=9884 Does all this sound familiar?? Greg Yes it does. Try not shutting down to deep standby until after midnight. That's the only thing that works for me. I'm calling it the C...

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... Is there likely to be anything in the beta feed that might affect the front panel's power timers? .... Not that I know of. There haven't been many changes to the beta since the last public release. Where does the firmware chip reside? Front panel or main board? i.e. does the front panel have di...

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... I would imagine Peter (prl) is also on the beta feed ... I am. Is there likely to be anything in the beta feed that might affect the front panel's power timers? Either way, we'll see tonight if anything changes with my issue . At least I am pretty sure now that the bug occurs at or after the cl...

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I'm on the beta feed. A major difference I suspect. I have switched to the beta feed and loaded it in anticipation. I wanted the 9 picons anyway. I would imagine Peter (prl) is also on the beta feed, we'll see when he gets back... That said, there could be any number of subtle differences in our se...

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Hi Rob, As you know from my previous post, I set the Power Timers as per your request - deep standby at 23:30, and wake up to standby at 06:00. When I checked this morning at 06:10, the T4 was in standby. At 06:11 I then used OpenWebif's Box Info option and it indicated "Box Uptime: 0:26"...

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Setting the "Deep Standby" timer to 00:30 worked: The T4 shut down (as it did when set to 23:30), but this time, for the first time , it started up and switched into standby (10 or so minutes early, of course) as per the 06:00 timer. It seems pretty likely that the bug is related to the d...

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Grumpy_Geoff wrote: I've relocated a timer to another box so I'm now free at that time
Power Timers set as per below.

Thanks Geoff. I would like to confirm the bug at least!

Cheers,
Rob

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...But Timer 1 at 0600 fails to wake up the T4. Basically the same results as before. The T4 had finished recording before shutting down to deep standby at 2330. Hi Rob, I tested a 'wakeup to standby' Power Timer for 06:00 yesterday. My T4 booted a few mins early (front panel clock gain) as the fil...

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I tried simulating your original timer setup, but with shorter times for testing convenience, but it worked just fine. I'll try to set up your exact power timer/use scenario and see if I can get the problem to happen for me. I'm away overnight in Sydney, so I won't be able to give it a go until the...

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Progress Report: I set four individual timers, single operation, no further action: 1. Wake to standby at 0600 2. Deep standby at 0930 3. Wake to standby at 1800 4. Deep standby at 0930 I can now report that three of the four timers work as desired. But Timer 1 at 0600 fails to wake up the T4. Basic...

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You could try 4 individual timers instead of 2 on-then-off (or off-then-on) timers. I floated this idea yesterday, I'll go and do it now to see what happens. And just to double-check, on your original timers, you get the failure to start at 06:00 from this sequence of evening use: T4 started into s...

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If the T4 is shut down while a startup-then-shut-down power timer is running, then it needs to make sure that it takes the next startup time from the next power timer. The code looks OK, but there are some odd bits whose purpose I.m not sure of that have to do with whether there's a recording curre...

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OK, forcing the wakeup timer to fire 20 minutes earlier than it should have still brought the T4 into standby on a "wake to standby" timer. It looks like the early wakeup isn't the sole cause of the problem, or the cause at all. Looks like I'll have to do it the hard way :( I was just thi...

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... subseqently the wake up timer kicked in about 5 minutes early rather than 17 minutes or so. ... Did you see it happen, and did it wake successfully? It'd be useful to have some idea of what the time margin is that causes the problem (if that's in fact what causes the problem). Yes and Yes...

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If the underlying problem is the front panel timer running fast, it could be simply that the T4 is run to be used and then shut down again between 09:30 and 18:00, refreshing the restart timer for 18:00, while that may not happen between 23:00 and 06:30. If I run the T4 between 09:30 and 18:00 the ...

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OK. My morning timer, as set, fails to wake up the T4 to standby. So I'm now trying two similar timers, but reversing the logic: Daily Timer-1 "Go to Deep Standby" at 09:30, "Wake to Standby" at 18:00 Daily Timer-2 "Go to Deep Standby" at 23:30, "Wake to Standby&qu...

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Just to check that I'm testing the same thing, what are the exact settings for Timer type and After event for the pair of timers? Also, do you know whether the 06:00 timer starts the box, but then it shuts down early, or whether it fails to start at all? Both timers are "Wake Up To Standby&quo...

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The 1800 timer starts a bit more than 15 minutes early... I don't know how much "padding" is programmed for the power timers. Yep, makes sense - the period from 09:30 to 18:00 is 8.5 hours duration in deep standby, and with a front panel clock gain (issue) of 2 mins per hour; bingo, early...

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I can't see anything obvious in the code that would do what you're seeing. I'll try setting debug logging on similar timers and see if I can catch it in the act. Thanks Peter. The 1800 timer starts a bit more than 15 minutes early... I don't know how much "padding" is programmed for the p...

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I have set two power timers. Timer1. Wake up from deep standby to standby at 0600, revert to deep standby at 0930. Timer2. Wake up from deep standby at 1800, revert to deep standby at 23:30. Timer2 does what it says on the tin. Timer1 does not wake up to standby, but when toggled with the (Harmony) ...

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I can see I have been absent for too long. Nobody knows me anymore :cry: Gone but not forgotten. :D A bit belated but good to see you active on the forums again. Thanks! I might be popping up soon in another area of the forum. Where's the best place to discuss (or grizzle about if necessary) the in...

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It's probably useful for you to know that the people you mention are Beyonwiz users rather than Beyonwiz employees. I can see I have been absent for too long. Nobody knows me anymore :cry: Blame a super reliable DP-P1 (but refurbished by me) and a life beset with issues not relating to Beyonwizes. ...

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I'm hoping to submit the updated picons to the source repository tomorrow Thurs 3 Dec or the day after. However, actually getting out a distribution will need action by peteru, and he's not available at the moment. I'm not sure when he'll be back. Thanks Peter. It won't be the first time I've relie...

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MrQuade wrote:It'll just come through as a regular firmware update. No need to do anything fancy for them.

Thanks! Would that be as an on-line update or via USB, or both?

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