New Software Updates Discussion Thread

**Smith, P.** · 03-11-2008 09:34 PM

Oh, I missed that letter - is Dish attempting to use Linux based code on the old platform ? Compliance to TiVo lawsuit ?

**RandallA** · 03-11-2008 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Smith, P.

Oh, I missed that letter - is Dish attempting to use Linux based code on the old platform ? Compliance to TiVo lawsuit ?

Interesting take, anything is possible. The receivers on the field (P401 - P404) are getting L405, they've been using Pxx for their 5xx receivers and they're now switching to Lxx.

**STDog** · 03-12-2008 02:41 AM

Originally Posted by RandallA

Two separate PIDs, '

Isn't it unusual to make this sort of change?

It's been P since the beginning, and now suddenly the switch to L.

For that matter why the distinction at all. The ones getting P are the older versions and I think anything needing the initial download/update.

L looks like the start of a normal test/rollout.

**cparker** · 03-12-2008 07:03 AM

I have a 508 that still had 401 as of last night. I shut it off. Forgot to check it this morning

**Hall** · 03-12-2008 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Smith, P.

Oh, I missed that letter - is Dish attempting to use Linux based code on the old platform ? Compliance to TiVo lawsuit ?

Funny thing is, Dish has been claiming that their DVRs have been updated already.

**mdonnelly** · 03-12-2008 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by RandallA

Interesting take, anything is possible. The receivers on the field (P401 - P404) are getting L405, they've been using Pxx for their 5xx receivers and they're now switching to Lxx.

L405 doesn't show up anywhere in the Dish software chart. Must be a stealth release.

**RandallA** · 03-12-2008 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by mdonnelly

L405 doesn't show up anywhere in the Dish software chart. Must be a stealth release.

They have this in the Tech Portal but they list L405 in the title and P405 in the description.

3/10/2008: 1342 Software Version L4.05 for DP 501/508/510

Effective Tuesday, March 11th, Engineering plans to spool a PARTIAL PHASE of software version P.405 for the DP501, 508, and 510 receivers. This is primarily a non-forced maintenance release available at ALL satellite locations.

At this time P4.03 and P4.05 will be the valid software versions for the DP 501, 508, and 510 .

Like Hall, maybe the DVRs had not been updated after all:

TiVo: EchoStar Risking Contempt Proceeding

**STDog** · 03-12-2008 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by RandallA

This is primarily a non-forced maintenance release available at ALL satellite locations.

At this time P4.03 and P4.05 will be the valid software versions for the DP 501, 508, and 510 .

I still have P3.69. When P4.01 was released to everyone, both were "valid" and there has not been a forced update yet.

So, is P3.69 no longer "valid"? does that mean I'll be getting a forced update soon?

**Smith, P.** · 03-13-2008 01:54 AM

Has been discovered - DP422 is real model ID, while ViP222 is marketing name of it.

Same idea applied to DP642 - it was named as ViP612.

Man, how Dish like to twist lines and names.

**Smith, P.** · 03-13-2008 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by STDog

Isn't it unusual to make this sort of change?

It's been P since the beginning, and now suddenly the switch to L.

For that matter why the distinction at all. The ones getting P are the older versions and I think anything needing the initial download/update.

L looks like the start of a normal test/rollout.

P always was a production version for OpenTV models, opposite to old type with 4 digits, like 708P.
L and M using for Linux based models ( M by 2WIRE ).