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I have a few EHD (all WD: two 1.5TB newer Essentials, two older 1 TB MyBook--the kind that Essentials replaced) that I sometimes move between my two 722 DVRs. Earlier this week, I moved one of my 1.5TB Essentials to my secondary DVR, attached as usual, and then tried to view what was on it (DVR, 4, 1). The DVR froze up and rebooted about 30 seconds later. Thinking it was a fluke, I tried again about 10 minutes about the reboot, same result. I thought maybe the USB cable had gone bad, so I swapped that out, and this time, I could view the contents of the EHD, but as soon as I tried to arrow down or select anything, it rebooted yet again.
After three strikes, I decided to see if I could still use one of my older 1TB MyBooks, and I was successful in archiving and restoring with that EHD on this secondary DVR.
I tried recreating this issue on my main (living room) DVR with the same 1.5TB EHD, and it made that one reboot too. The only difference is that I was later able to archive a recording from my main DVR. Since I can't view the EHD cotents, I have no idea if the recording is really on the EHD, but it was removed from the internal HD.
What could have happened to my EHD that simply trying to read it would make my DVR reboot?
And are the recordings already archived retrievable?
If it matters, both are still on L625, and I have experienced the EHD deletion bug on at least one of my other EHDs on one of my DVRs. (sorry, don't remember which EHD or which DVR, but I've been restoring to watch ever since)
After three strikes, I decided to see if I could still use one of my older 1TB MyBooks, and I was successful in archiving and restoring with that EHD on this secondary DVR.
I tried recreating this issue on my main (living room) DVR with the same 1.5TB EHD, and it made that one reboot too. The only difference is that I was later able to archive a recording from my main DVR. Since I can't view the EHD cotents, I have no idea if the recording is really on the EHD, but it was removed from the internal HD.
What could have happened to my EHD that simply trying to read it would make my DVR reboot?
And are the recordings already archived retrievable?
If it matters, both are still on L625, and I have experienced the EHD deletion bug on at least one of my other EHDs on one of my DVRs. (sorry, don't remember which EHD or which DVR, but I've been restoring to watch ever since)
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help? same DVR has corrupted *another* EHD
So before I could even try to follow DavidLevin's helpful advice, the same secondary DVR has corrupted yet another EHD
I ended up buying another 1.5TB after that first one went bad in April, so that I could use it to transfer off the bad EHD's data, but since I never got to do that back then, I started using it as another EHD for archiving. Tonight, I was trying to find a file on the April EHD to restore, and the screen froze up. It didn't reboot, even after more than 10 minutes, so I (probably stupidly) did a front-panel reset and disconnected the EHD during the DVR reboot. After the DVR was fully rebooted, I reconnected the EHD and as soon as I tried to view the contents, the DVR rebooted. This EHD is also rebooting my primary DVR when I tested it on that one too.
Am I pulling at threads to think my secondary DVR could be causing the corruption since both started acting up while attached to my secondary DVR? How would I even explain this to Dish Tech Support in an attempt to try to get a replacement 722?
And is there any way to figure out which file or folder "holds" the corruption so that I can delete it via Ubuntu before copying files off to another EHD?
So before I could even try to follow DavidLevin's helpful advice, the same secondary DVR has corrupted yet another EHD
I ended up buying another 1.5TB after that first one went bad in April, so that I could use it to transfer off the bad EHD's data, but since I never got to do that back then, I started using it as another EHD for archiving. Tonight, I was trying to find a file on the April EHD to restore, and the screen froze up. It didn't reboot, even after more than 10 minutes, so I (probably stupidly) did a front-panel reset and disconnected the EHD during the DVR reboot. After the DVR was fully rebooted, I reconnected the EHD and as soon as I tried to view the contents, the DVR rebooted. This EHD is also rebooting my primary DVR when I tested it on that one too.Am I pulling at threads to think my secondary DVR could be causing the corruption since both started acting up while attached to my secondary DVR? How would I even explain this to Dish Tech Support in an attempt to try to get a replacement 722?
And is there any way to figure out which file or folder "holds" the corruption so that I can delete it via Ubuntu before copying files off to another EHD?
2 DVR's?
If you have 2 DVR's what do the ext HDD's do on the primary DVR?
So before I could even try to follow DavidLevin's helpful advice, the same secondary DVR has corrupted yet another EHD
Am I pulling at threads to think my secondary DVR could be causing the corruption since both started acting up while attached to my secondary DVR? How would I even explain this to Dish Tech Support in an attempt to try to get a replacement 722?
And is there any way to figure out which file or folder "holds" the corruption so that I can delete it via Ubuntu before copying files off to another EHD?
If you have 2 DVR's what do the ext HDD's do on the primary DVR?
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still having problems...
I got a new EHD (and new power supply) and was finally able to successfully get Ubuntu running. After more than a bit of trial and error with permissions on the EHD, I was able to start copying some files to test out moving them to this new EHD that had up until today been working just fine with my primary dvr. Admittedly, I didn't run fsck beforehand b/c I just can't figure out how to get it to work.
So I went ahead and moved a small set of folders, and then moved the EHD back to my DVR. I can't remember if I unmounted or just unplugged the USB, but almost immediately after I connected the EHD back to my DVR, the DVR rebooted. It didn't even need me to try to access the EHD, and the reboot was back-to-back-to-back-to-back, with the system not even completely coming back up before rebooting again, at which point I pulled out the USB and then the DVR stopped rebooting and now seems fine.
I reconnected the EHD to Ubuntu to see if I could find any corruption in the new files, but when running fsck, I'm getting this error pasted in at the end of this post... I really am at the end of the little that I know about Ubuntu, so if anyone can help, please put it into "dummies" terms, as that is how I feel now
What do I try next? I'm now down **three** EHDs, as I had planned to use this third one to facilitate an exchange via either WD or the store. This latest EHD is less than 30 days old, the second one is barely 90 days old, and the oldest one is less than a year old. I really don't want to lose all of these archives, as I never had a chance to watch much of this other than some movies that I did watch but wanted to keep...
Oh, and all lost and found folders are empty.
fsck results even after changing to Root and setting permissions and unmounting:
root@ubuntu:~# sudo chown -R jd:jd /media/disk
root@ubuntu:~# fsck /dev/disk
fsck 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009)
e2fsck 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009)
fsck.ext2: Is a directory while trying to open /dev/disk
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
I got a new EHD (and new power supply) and was finally able to successfully get Ubuntu running. After more than a bit of trial and error with permissions on the EHD, I was able to start copying some files to test out moving them to this new EHD that had up until today been working just fine with my primary dvr. Admittedly, I didn't run fsck beforehand b/c I just can't figure out how to get it to work.
So I went ahead and moved a small set of folders, and then moved the EHD back to my DVR. I can't remember if I unmounted or just unplugged the USB, but almost immediately after I connected the EHD back to my DVR, the DVR rebooted. It didn't even need me to try to access the EHD, and the reboot was back-to-back-to-back-to-back, with the system not even completely coming back up before rebooting again, at which point I pulled out the USB and then the DVR stopped rebooting and now seems fine.
I reconnected the EHD to Ubuntu to see if I could find any corruption in the new files, but when running fsck, I'm getting this error pasted in at the end of this post... I really am at the end of the little that I know about Ubuntu, so if anyone can help, please put it into "dummies" terms, as that is how I feel now
What do I try next? I'm now down **three** EHDs, as I had planned to use this third one to facilitate an exchange via either WD or the store. This latest EHD is less than 30 days old, the second one is barely 90 days old, and the oldest one is less than a year old. I really don't want to lose all of these archives, as I never had a chance to watch much of this other than some movies that I did watch but wanted to keep...Oh, and all lost and found folders are empty.
fsck results even after changing to Root and setting permissions and unmounting:
root@ubuntu:~# sudo chown -R jd:jd /media/disk
root@ubuntu:~# fsck /dev/disk
fsck 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009)
e2fsck 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009)
fsck.ext2: Is a directory while trying to open /dev/disk
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
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WANTED DirecTV LCC
Anyone have a DirecTV Local Channel Connector that you'd like to get rid of at a reasonable price? DirecTV is currently in a contract dispute with owner of my local ABC affiliate.
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I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
Could be out of them I guess ... I'd keep trying, every 3-4 days.I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
If they are not out of them as them WHY you can't get one, seeing Your in a Dispute. Thats what they are for.
I would make them give you a real answer, don't let them off the hook.
I had one, and it worked well, but I believe I gave it to another D* friend (also had a AM21), I know I gave them away ...
According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
I'm not sure your going to find any Refurbished ones as D* doesn't ask for them back.According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
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Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Hi all, I recently inherited a FTA system off Craiglist and have been trying to get it set up. What I got was a Glorystar-branded ~90cm offset dish with a ground mount (/flat roof) frame, and GEOSATpro DSR200c receiver. From that initial equipment, I've replaced the old LNBF with a (cheap!) new one and also splurged on an SG-2100 H-H motorized rotor which does respond from the receiver's USALS menu.
The previous owner had it set up for religious programming on Galaxy 19 and I've been trying to start by finding that same bird at least. After a couple sessions I'm not sure I have, but I've found *something* at least! A handful of motor ticks further than the dish wants to be for 97W after starting from motor 0 pointing as much south as I can guess at. (I don't have great references to aim for and it's really hard to sight where exactly the dish is pointing anyway….)
Anyway, so far there's only one transponder that I've ever been able to catch as I search. It's 12146 V and when the receiver scans it I get this list of video channels:
but it's a long-winded spiel about "you know us as an industry-leading satellite solutions provider with over a quarter million sites" and to call them For All Your Every Needs™ type thing.
While I get little blips from other frequencies, this is the only strong transponder I've been able to come across. My receiver shows it as S 75 and Q up to 85 when I adjust it. It actually seemed to get better as I **un**skewed my LBNF — iiuc G19 was supposed to be -20º for me but however I'm supposed to be reading/referencing the angles the puck is now basically at 0º relative to the dish/arm got the strongest on this transponder.
Anyway sorry this is so long winded already… my question is, do I even have the right satellite? None of the other transponders that are supposed to be active on G-19 seem to come in. And if not the right satellite does anyone happen to recognize which one I might have found instead? I think knowing that would help me then adjust for a truer south aim and then hopeful the USALS will work automatically once I can get it dialed in.
The previous owner had it set up for religious programming on Galaxy 19 and I've been trying to start by finding that same bird at least. After a couple sessions I'm not sure I have, but I've found *something* at least! A handful of motor ticks further than the dish wants to be for 97W after starting from motor 0 pointing as much south as I can guess at. (I don't have great references to aim for and it's really hard to sight where exactly the dish is pointing anyway….)
Anyway, so far there's only one transponder that I've ever been able to catch as I search. It's 12146 V and when the receiver scans it I get this list of video channels:
- 1.1 Srv_1
- 2.84 OU_Chan
- 3.2 Srv_2
- 4.5 Srv_5
- 5.3 Srv_3
- 6.4 Srv_4
- 7.6 Srv_6
- 8.7 Srv_7
but it's a long-winded spiel about "you know us as an industry-leading satellite solutions provider with over a quarter million sites" and to call them For All Your Every Needs™ type thing.While I get little blips from other frequencies, this is the only strong transponder I've been able to come across. My receiver shows it as S 75 and Q up to 85 when I adjust it. It actually seemed to get better as I **un**skewed my LBNF — iiuc G19 was supposed to be -20º for me but however I'm supposed to be reading/referencing the angles the puck is now basically at 0º relative to the dish/arm got the strongest on this transponder.
Anyway sorry this is so long winded already… my question is, do I even have the right satellite? None of the other transponders that are supposed to be active on G-19 seem to come in. And if not the right satellite does anyone happen to recognize which one I might have found instead? I think knowing that would help me then adjust for a truer south aim and then hopeful the USALS will work automatically once I can get it dialed in.
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Done and done and done! I ended up doing a bit more iteration (back and forth between the left-right and up-down adjustments) but I've now got it landing on G19 at its default position for 97W.
Yep, ended up with a page or two full on my receiver's search. Didn't double-check that my receiver has all six of the right transponders but I can mess with that later if it turns out I'm missing something interesting but still DVB-S / MPEG-2 compatible.
Yep, can see definite signal degradation as soon as I skew the LNB either way from "straight" (seam on the LNB lined up with the clamps on the mounting bracket). Will make setup easier if I want to try swapping anything else in!
I don't know if there's any good (unencrypted, DVB-S) satellite farther away to really check the sweep against, but I was at least able to program in my original find at 101.0 W back in (now at the correct "12000 V 20000" setting) and can get both birds automatically.
Shouldn't be *that* exciting since it's just an ad, but still really fun to choose channels on the other one and have it jog over and lock on
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beside 123W, another one to try (if it's above the horizon at your location) is Hispasat @30W. It has at least 2 DVB-S transponders with SD/Mpeg2 channelsDone and done and done! I ended up doing a bit more iteration (back and forth between the left-right and up-down adjustments) but I've now got it landing on G19 at its default position for 97W.
Yep, ended up with a page or two full on my receiver's search. Didn't double-check that my receiver has all six of the right transponders but I can mess with that later if it turns out I'm missing something interesting but still DVB-S / MPEG-2 compatible.
Yep, can see definite signal degradation as soon as I skew the LNB either way from "straight" (seam on the LNB lined up with the clamps on the mounting bracket). Will make setup easier if I want to try swapping anything else in!
I don't know if there's any good (unencrypted, DVB-S) satellite farther away to really check the sweep against, but I was at least able to program in my original find at 101.0 W back in (now at the correct "12000 V 20000" setting) and can get both birds automatically.
Shouldn't be *that* exciting since it's just an ad, but still really fun to choose channels on the other one and have it jog over and lock on
No luck finding this one. I motor over and it seems like a pretty dead spot of sky. I did get a slight blip (Q up to 1% or 2%) if I lowered the dish slightly. So I wonder if my polar mount itself maybe needs a bit of fine tuning?
Even when loosening the bolts and manually nudging the dish up/down/left/right nothing seemed to really wake it [new receiver, see below!] up and never saw anything more than 4% or 5% which I don't know is even real or could have been just noise?
I'm in Washington state (northwest CONUS) so this one's not an option for me.
I now have a V8 Finder 2
I've been able to scan in more now on G-19, and as well as watching the ad on SES 1 and getting some PBS stations there and G-16 both. So three satellites kinda in the general vicinity of each other (97W/101W/99.1W) programmed and able to rotate between.
Is G-18 at 123W as strong as the others? According to Satbeams I should be at least somewhat in its footprint although it looks like it's maybe focused more on Alaska.
Now that I'm back at my computer waiting for the Finder to charge back up looks like the Eutelsat(s) 117W have a couple Ku transponders I could look for too.
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