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mishmash

I should think someone with knowledge of the V2 will come to the party, but my take on this is that (from your network test) it looks like the LAN connectivity is OK but there may be an issue with IP assignment. If you haven't done so already, I would first reboot (or maybe better power cycle) the ...

mishmash

Hi everyone. Happy new year. I suspect my V2 NIC has decided retirement is in order. I was watching a show held on my server when the playback froze and the spinning spikey thingy came up. I did a reboot etc., but still no joy. The Wiz cannot see anything on the network. Other devices on the same LA...

mishmash

Has the firmware flash somehow got filled up? In MENU>Information>Memory, how much free space is reported for "FLASH"? Says there's 6GB free. I managed to run 2 concurrent recordings last night with no issue. I'm going to just put this down to a glitch in the matrix and see how things go....

mishmash

Grumpy_Geoff wrote: However, there doesn't appear to be any USB tuner detected. It may be dead. Dead USB tuners have been known to cause all sorts of issues.

Or missing....I only have the 2 internal tuners

mishmash

Where does it report the disk is full - in the timer's log entries? It's an on-screen dialogue box. Perhaps check the file /var/log/messages to see if any disk access errors are being reported (or grab a copy and attach it to a post and someone here may have a look). I couldn't see anything obvious...

mishmash

If you see the bubbles screen, but the Infobar and all the other menus work as normal, it means that the V2 can't tune to a service. Check your antenna connections to start with. As usual, Mr Quade, you are correct. The aerial had dislodged a smidge with all the faffing about around the back. I'll ...

mishmash

Update.
I think the v2 is having a heart attack

Now I can't get past the bubble splash screen. That stays on screen. Change channel and the channel info bar comes up as normal but no TV content.
Menu system works ok.
Maybe another factory reset....

mishmash

Hi everyone, I've been running my V2 with a 256GB SD card for about a year. Recently I'd had a lot recording fail with an error message suggesting the disc is full - which it isn't. I figured the card had become corrupt so tried a USB SSD I had on hand. The V2 throws the same error instantly. I have...

mishmash

MrQuade wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 14:52
These days, with modern playback devices you are better off with HEVC for the better quality/efficiency anyway.

Mr Quade....does the V2 support this wonderful standard?
Pardon my ignorance....

mishmash

Thanks for the responses.
I sort of figured the little guy was struggling with the file.
I'll avoid that encoding in future for stuff I want to watch via the Wiz.

mishmash

Hi there, I went to watch a video last night and all I got was the audio of the file and a still picture of the free-to-air broadcast. I suspect the encoding was beyond the V2's capability. Is this where it ends for the unit? Cheers! If it helps, here's some of the file format info: Format : Matrosk...

mishmash

The V2 hasn't been shutting down gracefully - Thu Dec 12 18:14:20 AEDT 2019: enigma2 terminated with code 41 . . . Is that your choice or is the box freezing up that many times? I figured they were the times the unit went into this zombie state and I had to pull the power. Can't be certain of the d...

mishmash

Front panel light is red, not purple? Clock is off? With default settings, that would suggest it has shut down, but that does not account for the retained image on the TV. Have you at any stage changed any of the front panel settings? Maybe post your /etc/settings/enigma2 file. Hey Peter, Yes, I di...

mishmash

Grumpy_Geoff wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 21:00

Startup is 18:45.

Yeah, could easily have been then when I rebooted the unit.
Time stands still here......

mishmash

Like someone famous once said: "When a person says 'that's a good question'" You know you're not going to get a good answer. "Are you running any extra plugins, or patches or anything like that?" Only thing non-vanilla plug-in is Youtube. That went in shortly after I got the unit...

mishmash

Ah...didn't know you could do that. Thanks MrQuade. Efficient as ever!

mishmash

Howdy, So, the V2 did it again. And this time there is a log file. Not that it tells me anything. It seems short - only about 500 lines. It did the exact same thing as the last few times. Shows a red power button (recording, in my setup) but is otherwise "dead". The phone app can't find it...

mishmash

Hi MrQuade, Yeah, it's strange alright. Didn't try the web interface. I'll try it if/when it happens next. I'll try accessing both the SD card in the unit (default movie & recording folder) as well as the NAS which has a shared folder visible to the V2. I have a feeling the NAS will be OK and I ...

mishmash

Hi all. I think this is another strange behaviour that'll end up in the "mystery box". My V2 has been doing something strange. Randomly the front power light will glow red, which is what it's configured to do when recording. However, it's doing this when no events are scheduled. This start...

mishmash

Thanks MrQuade. A comprehensive response, as usual!
I'll have a quick look around for subs, but otherwise I'll just watch the show via VLC on the laptop cast to the TV.

Happy Christmas to one and all.

mishmash

Hi. Yes....me again, again. Does the V2 have a similar function as the VLC menu item subtitle->sub track? Reason I ask is a show I was watching via the V2 has a lot of foreign language passages but no subtitles appear. On VLC I can select a sub track and the subtitles appear for the foreign parts. I...

mishmash

Do you mean that it was a timer correctly set to record only on Mondays that was recording on all weekdays (a bug), or a timer that was intended to be set to record only on Mondays, but was accidentally set to record on all weekdays (a configuration error)? Well.... What I set up was a Monday only ...

mishmash

Do you see completed timers for the recordings in the timer list? No, i don't. Only the two repeate timers with no competed timer items. Other than the recordings themselves i can find no traces of the zombie timer. Do the "rogue" recordings times match those of the repeat timers? I think...

mishmash

Do you see completed timers for the recordings in the timer list? No, i don't. Only the two repeate timers with no competed timer items. Other than the recordings themselves i can find no traces of the zombie timer. I'll keep a look out and if a new one pops up I'll dig around again. Stay tuned! An...

mishmash

Do you see completed timers for the recordings in the timer list? Not quite sure where to look for that. I did find a sort of log where it talks about prepping for the recording, setting the target filename etc, but only found entries for the recordings I was after. No mention of the rogue ones. I ...

mishmash

I don't have any auto timers. Haven't even ventured into that dark art.
I did check just in case, but none were listed.
The 2 timers i do have were created via the epg.
It's just weird, and again most likely something stupid I've done.

mishmash

Howdy, Me again.... Is anyone else getting random timer recordings happening? I seem to be getting 2 or 3 a week. I have 2 timers set on the V2. They work fine, but I'm also getting other shows recorded. Shows I'd never watch in a blue moon let alone set a timer for. And for strange durations 95:59 ...

mishmash

Thanks GG and Mr Quade.
I figured it looked like the unit was struggling to decode the file, but that's as far as I could go.
I'll use my laptop to watch it.
Thanks again for all your active help over the years.

mishmash

Howdy, A quick question that will most likely involve answers I have no chance of understanding. Running a V2 with an SD card (Samsung Evo U3 256GB). On it is a movie. When I play it it runs at half speed like the unit is having trouble processing it. Runs fine on my laptop. Bizarrely, if I stop the...

mishmash

Thanks for the responses.
It's entirely possible the NAS was asleep when the timer fired but I'd think 20 seconds is long enough for it to wake up. However, i shall go with Grumpy _Geoff's suggestion.
Out of interest, what bit of storage is at /media/hdd/movie ?

mishmash

Howdy all. I am certain the answer is out there, but I just can't find it. I have a V2, no HDD, SD card in the back used for timeshifting and all recordings go to the NAS. I have 2 shows setup to record each week. One show always records to the NAS. However, the other show sometimes ends up on the N...

mishmash

Maybe it's got smarter? Originally I just stuck my SD card in and turned the Wiz on.
It never said anything about formatting and looks like it's mounted as my HDD.
Maybe in all my mad clicking around it worked out what I was trying to do!

mishmash

Ahh, there is one problem. NFS is a whole different kettle of fish. I wouldn't mess with that just yet. Windows uses SMB to connect to the NAS, so you should do the same with the V2. The default sharing protocol for your NAS will be SMB. It may be called "SAMBA", or "Windows Networki...

mishmash

I have flashed the firmware and the v2 is now starting again. Still no luck with the nas mount though. Now showing the drive icon with a red x which i assume means it's not connected. Can't think of what else to try. In the Mounts editor try changing the Mount options line to: rw,utf8 (i.e. get rid...

mishmash

Grumpy_Geoff mentioned earlier about the ver=2.1 option on the mount. That option is there by default and is required for connecting to Windows PCs as it forces the V2 to use SMBv2.1 with the security required by Windows. If your NAS doesn't support that version of SMB, then it will fail to connect...

mishmash

I have flashed the firmware and the v2 is now starting again. Still no luck with the nas mount though. Now showing the drive icon with a red x which i assume means it's not connected. Can't think of what else to try. User credentials are valid. Maybe just give up and buy a bigger SD card or usb driv...

mishmash

I don't have a V2 so I'm sorry I can't advise on the video issues. I just tried your "bookmark deletion" issue and didn't have an issue. Thanks for looking. What did you test it on? Might behave differently to the V2. If the unit does a Lazarus tomorrow and comes back from the dead I'll c...

mishmash

Thanks for the response GG
If the unit somehow comes back to life tomorrow I'll check those settings.
Do we have a big report page where I should enter issues such and the one about bookmark deletion above?

mishmash

One thing I have noticed : Media->location->other Then hit menu -> switch to bookmarks Now remove the only bookmark (blue button) Confirm yes. I now have no bookmarks If I hit the menu button again the V2 restarts. Might be something to look at. Still no luck with the mount point though! ....and now...

mishmash

Hmmmm. Still no different. Just says it's invalid. So, my share directory on the NAS is called Wiz. I can connect to it via windows successfully. I created the mount point on the V2 and it all seems to go fine. However, when I use the yellow button to select the share it says "media/autofs/Wiz/...

mishmash

Cheers, again. So, I unchecked the "Use as HDD replacement" and now the sharepoint appears in the list of storage devices. However, when I select it it says "invalid location". Hmmmm. I have double checked the credentials I gave the V2 as read/write so I am not sure that's the pr...

mishmash

Thanks, MrQuade. Ok...followed your instructions and mounted the sharepoint. Also checked the "use as HDD replacement" option. Correct? So...now what? When I go to set the recording locations I see Default movie location (whatever that is) with a value of /media/hdd/movie/ Is this an alias...

mishmash

Does this mean we can't use the V2 for Netflix, iView, and SBS On Demand?
Sort of removes half the features I bought it for.....

mishmash

OK...the V2 is here and I'm trying to get it setup to record to the NAS and I am lost. I am in Setup->TV->Recording settings and tried "Timer recording location" which gives me: V2 (back SD slot) Internal Flash [can I record here? I wouldn't think it wise even I could] DLNA Now I can only ...

mishmash

Brilliant. Thanks for the info. I doubt I'll need the rear usb port for much so might just get a cheap usb drive and hang that off the unit for timeshift recording. Cheaper bytes than an SD card. Must say, I am feeling bad for replacing the old P1 which is still going strong. Been a loyal member of ...

mishmash

"If I was starting from scratch, I'd probably whack a cheapish miscroSD card in the box for timeshift and configure all my recordings to go to a NAS over the GigE network." Didn't realise you can do that. What happens when the card gets full? Will it keep a rolling recording or just spit t...

mishmash

It's on again....$49 subs at IceTV
Discount code is xmaswish49 for those who don't get the emails.

mishmash

Thanks everyone for your input. Always a great source of ideas and help. I obviously need to go away and do some more fiddling to see where I should head. The iMito stick looks excellent, and would be ordered by now...however, I doubt I'll be streaming HD with any crappy wifi network. Still may get ...

mishmash

Hi Netmask, I'd rather not add too many more things...the room is already looking more like a data centre than a lounge room. If the TV itself (Samsung 'smart') could play mkv files then I'd never have gone down this path. The PCH would be something I'd consider, but again, it would need to perform ...

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