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How do I force a new software update?

I need some advice on how to force a software update to one of my receivers. I currently have 4 311 receivers hooked up to a Quad dish. 3 of them updated to the new P4.31 software update that was released on 3/5 for the 311's the next day, on 3/6 during the night when all 4 receivers were turned off. My fourth receiver however is still stuck on the P4.19 software release from last October. I am not a complete novice, having tried several check switches, resettting the receiver with the green power button several times, and even unplugging the receiver from the wall socket for an hour twice today. Nothing seems to work, it is still stuck on the P4.19 software release. I've noticed that when I run the check switch on this receiver, everything comes up just fine, but when I hit cancel after the test is run, my tv returns to regular programming without reloading the program guide. That doesn't seem right to me. Also, after having the receiver unplugged from the wall, when I plugged it back in, I expected it to display the error 61 screen, telling me not to touch anything while new software was being downloaded, but instead all it did was search for satellite signal for afew seconds, then downloaded the guide info, and went to regular programming, and the software release in the SYS INFO screen still showed P4.19, instead of the new software, P4.31. Interestingly, this is a replacement receiver I received from Dish about 4 months ago under the DHPP plan, so it has never been thru a software update while in my possession. Is there a way to force a software update that I have not tried yet, or do I have to request a new receiver replacement from Dish since the software will not update on this receiver at all? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. I also made sure that I have selected the option "without my permission" on the system upgrades part of the Installation process menu screens.
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skyviewmark
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The only way to force an update is to turn the receiver off and wait for it to take an update. However if you already have the current software nothing is going to happen
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skyviewmark said:
The only way to force an update is to turn the receiver off and wait for it to take an update. However if you already have the current software nothing is going to happen
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Not true. You can force one (if there is one), by going to the check sat page via the menu (Menu 6, 1, 1 if I remember). Put the transponder on 13 THEN (eithe 110 or 119 bird) THEN PRESS & HOLD the POWER button on the Receiver. Release the button AFTER the power has gone off and you have waited a few seconds.

IF there is a firmware update it will start shortly after the hard reboot.

One of the Level 3 TSRs got me to do this on a 3100 & a 6100 and she said it works on all the IRDs prior to the 622.

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visiter555 said:
Not true. You can force one (if there is one), by going to the check sat page via the menu (Menu 6, 1, 1 if I remember). Put the transponder on 13 THEN (eithe 110 or 119 bird) THEN PRESS & HOLD the POWER button on the Receiver. Release the button AFTER the power has gone off and you have waited a few seconds.

IF there is a firmware update it will start shortly after the hard reboot.

One of the Level 3 TSRs got me to do this on a 3100 & a 6100 and she said it works on all the IRDs prior to the 622.

Vis
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You can force a download of the EPG data by doing a check switch. Some older receivers had a check for new features option. All new receivers will update just by making sure they are off (i.e standby) and not doing anything.
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tnsprin said:
You can force a download of the EPG data by doing a check switch. Some older receivers had a check for new features option. All new receivers will update just by making sure they are off (i.e standby) and not doing anything.
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This was a software/firmware update question, but it is good to know how to force an EPG update! A couple of times my 311 has gotten corrupted EPG and previously I had to unplug for 15 minutes!!!!!
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Check switch, power reboot, Holding power button. Removing the card. All will reboot the reciever.. But will NOT force a software download. All take time to reboot and go through the startup process.. It's simple and cut and dried.. TURN off the receiver and WAIT. If there is a software update available, it will kick in and take it.. If none available then nothing is going to happen.. Can't remember waiting more than 5 minutes for download to start if there is one. All the other reboots and such will get you a EPG update.. If a software up date starts during one of these it's just by pure coincidence that one might be being forced.. If you have outdated software and turning it off does not get you the update, then it's time to call DISH and get your box replaced. All this of course depends on whether you are getting a working signal from the 119 satellite in the first place.
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according to Tech Portal : 311 , your software is still valid for the 311. p4.19 and both p4.31 are both current. is there something that your receiver is not doing correctly that there is a problem that you might think is software related? if not, just let it be. when its times for it to update, it will update as RandallA stated. im will admit im not a rocket/satellite scientist, but i think that if dish allowed every 311 at once to update, there might be some bandwidth issues there.

side note, the easiest way to force epg update is to upen the epg, press 999 then browse. you will get the attention 330 screen rightaway if your epg does need updating.
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Thanks RandallA, you had the answer to my problem. My fourth receiver updated during the night of 3/18-3/19 to the new P431 software. It was a recent DHPP replacement and had a high receiver number starting with 69..... I found that this receiver was not in the range of those 311 receivers getting the new P431 software update until you had it listed in your software update thread on 3/18. That was the answer all along. Nothing was wrong with the receiver at all, as it now has the P431 update and is running fine. I learned something from all of this, that all receivers don't get the new software update on the day it becomes available, but getting it depends on the receiver # (the R#), and when that receiver # falls in the range of those being updated on any particular day. Thanks, RandallA, for providing that new info to me. This thread did provide alot of valuable info that alot of us did not know before this discussion
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You're welcome. That's why I post those sofware updates so we all have an idea if our receivers are supposed to get the update or not. You can do all you want but if your receiver is not in the range, it will not take the update.

It's a very simple IF then ELSE statement. The receiver checks the stream and if the R00 number falls in the range, it takes the update. If it doesn't it ends right there.
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Brutal review of Netflix's series Below

Don't know if any of you have watched this series yet, it would be interesting to see if you feel this review was accurate. It was very humorous to listen to however.


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What a "pile of slop" review! I liked the show.
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What a "pile of slop" review! I liked the show.
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If the review is like the article, oi! Eighteen paragraphs into the review and... all they've done is not really talk at all about the actual thing they are reviewing.

Halfway into the "written" review, I know more about how the writer "thinks" than I do about what they are writing about. I understand their politics, their self-overestimated understanding of film, their inability to be funny.

Takes about 22 paragraphs to get to one that starts "Anyway, the story kicks off...". Talk about Slop! 😂
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Paramount+

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'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1

I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.
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Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.
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klang said:
Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.
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Yeah, the foot stuff was just nasty. I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less. Funny, I love being shoe less at home and never wear shoes indoors in my home for long, but seeing her laying on all her furniture with her bare feet hanging out just kind of grossed me out.
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MikeD-C05 said:
I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less.
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Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?
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harshness said:
Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?
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There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure. So walking around the station like she did she would get stuff on her feet. I am sure the robot vacuum is still going to miss stuff, with all those different alien species running around there.
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MikeD-C05 said:
There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure.
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Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.
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harshness said:
Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that. ;)
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MikeD-C05 said:
I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that. ;)
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Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though :clapping
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Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though :clapping
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Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.
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MikeD-C05 said:
Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.
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You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ... :biggrin
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Well, look at the way she sat in the Captain's Chair. I didn't say the show should have been called "Captain Chair-Whore" for nothing...
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MikeD-C05 said:
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.
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star trek GIF by HULU


Just sayin...
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You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ... :biggrin
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For a whole generation of adults it was in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Females wearing any clothing is unthinkable on Ferenginar.
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harshness said:
Females wearing any clothing is unthinkable on Ferenginar.
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Was never a huge of the Ferengi-centric episodes in Trek...
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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