Thread: Freezups On Youtube on Premium Plus

Every time I go into YouTube on my AzBox Premium Plus, after going into a couple of UTube Videos my AzBox freezes up and needs to be Rebooted to resolve the problem. Yesterday I had to reboot 3 times!! Is this a common problem with AzBox, and does anyone know why this happens as I have the latest Update ie 0.9.5309?

Is the acceleration feature on the "on" mode?

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I would be extremely cautious about using the HARDWARE ACCELERATION feature. I have not been able to detect that it helps anything and it can damage your CPU. I had a brand new AZBox, had it set up and running and I turned that feature ON and it killed the AZBox right on the spot. I had to send it back to OpenSat to be repaired as it required an actual hardware replacement that I was unable to perform.

I have a couple of AZBoxes that operate fine with this feature set to ON, but they run hotter and I couldn't detect any advantage, so I turned it OFF. Also, if you have a HDD connected to the AZBox (internal or external) disconnect it before changing the setting of the Hardware Accelerator. I had a 1TB internal HDD installed which was nearly full of movies. It scrambled the whole HDD! So, power down and disconnect the drive. Power back up and change the setting and reboot the receiver. Then power down and reconnect the HDD. You don't want the HDD connected while you change this features setting.

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I sure don't use.. now more then ever I won't.

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Originally Posted by jsattv

Every time I go into YouTube on my AzBox Premium Plus, after going into a couple of UTube Videos my AzBox freezes up and needs to be Rebooted to resolve the problem. Yesterday I had to reboot 3 times!! Is this a common problem with AzBox, and does anyone know why this happens as I have the latest Update ie 0.9.5309?

jsattv,

Unfortunately, I cannot offer any assistance on the YouTube issue. My internet connection via satellite doesn't play well with you tube. Even on my PC, it requires about 3 times longer than the song actually is for it to fully load and buffer. It is annoying. Attempting You Tube on my AZBox is frightful, so I have given up on that long ago. If I had DSL hookup, I would probably be using it.

But, anyway, I cannot provide any clues on what I do not use.

I did test it once more, just because I also have image (firmware) 0.9.5309 installed. It seems to be functioning much better than it ever did before. I can almost watch it and the picture quality is great!. I didn't detect any freeze ups, but I only loaded a couple of videos. One was 10 minutes long.

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I have accidentally hit the hardware accelerator when going through the menus... so far I haven't had trouble but I do not use it. One firmware update had this feature "ON" and I didn't notice for a while... but when it was on I could record high bitrate feeds from 97w until I turned it off again. It just overclocks the processor; faster processing = more energy used = more heat = eventual component failure.

I have also had to re-boot after playing U-tube stuff. Likely a buffer overload when switching to another application (like switching to satellite after watching U-tube). Try exiting U-tube to the menu and wait a 10 seconds or so before starting "satellite".

Thanks Cham & Radar and Pro 86. Trouble is when Azbox locks up on YouTube it usually won't go back to TV and ReBooting is the only solution. Internet Speed now is fairly good ie up to 650 kbits for wireless connection. Thanks for the Tip re hardware accelerator - I'll make sure it's off.

Well I played you tube videos for a while today. The first time I've used the feature. Only problem I have is I'm unable to set the content style selections. It indicates a key I don't have on my remote. The videos play well. I have an excellent Internet connection, and the AZBox is hard wired in my LAN. also using FW 0.9.5309 on my Ultra Had no freeze-ups at all.

Jsattv,

I will monitor my You Tube usage and try it more often in the future. Maybe I will duplicate your symptoms. I don't think that it is normal, though.
The freeze ups and having to reboot to escape. I have had that occur, but moreso because I was too anxious and pressed my remote buttons to quickly.
I found that if the AZBox does not respond immediately, I should wait 5 seconds or so and try again. That is not really related to your issue, but it the same frailty that is responsible for both may be the same cause.

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