software update?

[TomCat4680]

Anybody know when D* is going to do the next software update? Are they on a regular schedule or just random? I notice that some channels don't have logos on the guide (MLBN, Golf, Sportsman Channel and FSN affiliates), even though they added logos for almost all of the rest a few weeks ago.

 

[uncrules]

There is no set release time table or schedule for software upgrades. It's just whenever a CE release cycle gets stable enough to be ready for national release.

 

[wrknclass]

you can try doing a forced download to get em. reset the reciever and at the welcome screen punch in on your remote 0,2,4,6,8.
i would try that first.

 

[TomCat4680]

will it delete anything off my hard drive? i have a bunch of stuff recorded that i havent watched yet.

 

[TomCat4680]

ok i did the trick and its downloading something but how do i tell if its one i dont have already and not one i already had?

 

[uncrules]

Doing the force download trick only works if a new release is cued up and ready to go. However, if a new release is cued up, it will download almost instantly anyway. So normally it won't do any good. There are only a couple of situations where you can really force a new download,

One is when you get a brand new box which are usually not on the most current national release. The other time is during a CE download window. Of course then you're getting riskier software and you shouldn't unless you are willing participant in the CE program.

To tell what release you're on, you can either press and hold the info button or go to Menu -> Parental, Fav's & Setup -> System Setup and then press select on Info & Test. This will give you the original version and the past upgrade listing the release number and time stamp of when you got the download.

The current national release is 0x2af.

 

[TomCat4680]

well the logos are still missing but Media Center is back

 

[Smith P.]

Next time look at DirecTV Receiver Firmware for current or CE versions.

 

[TomCat4680]

Next time look at DirecTV Receiver Firmware for current or CE versions.

do you have the technospeak to English translated version?

 

[Smith P.]

Just click on the URL, don't be a grammar dog. Other person would be grateful for the link...

 

[TomCat4680]

i did click the link and i dont "speak" the "language" its in. its a bunch of codes. not all people are familiar with the technospeak or hold electrical engineering degrees.

 

[Smith P.]

Oops, there are no such codes - just simple tables: DTV receiver model and software version, you could skip all other info for now.

 

[TomCat4680]

:thanks steve

 

[mlb]

I don't see what is confusing about it, and I'm no EE. It shows a receiver model, the version of firmware, and where it is being sent from. Pretty simple.

 

[nomad16]

Smith,P. -
Thanks for that link.
It's a keeper.

 

[jcrandall]

When there is a software release we post it in the technical discussions forum with the release notes.

There was one for the HR2x line earlier this week.

 

[Ronnie-]

I don't see what is confusing about it, and I'm no EE. It shows a receiver model, the version of firmware, and where it is being sent from. Pretty simple.

I agree, it looks confusing at first glance, but it is really pretty simple to understand if you look at it