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milo99
08-27-2007, 01:23 PM
I got into the too many messages trap and had to do a clear and delete everything on my R10. but dang it's been 1:45 and it's still working.

i didn't have too many shows in the NP list, or that many season passes <15 if i recall, since it's the non-primary unit. it's a 70hr... how long is it supposed to take???
milo99
08-27-2007, 01:34 PM
ok apparently it takes almost 2 hours!! oy. i won't delete this thread in case somebody searches for this same question in the future :)
TonyTheTiger
08-27-2007, 02:16 PM
Actually, it can take several hours to complete a C&D. Just because yours took about two hours doesn't mean that the next person's won't take three or four or more to complete.

Just a heads up for someone who's been waiting three hours and is starting to panic!
Dkerr24
08-27-2007, 02:41 PM
Of course if you never try to go to the messages screen, it won't lock up on you :)
JimSpence
08-27-2007, 07:23 PM
Or, if you clear the messages periodically.
Monthly should do it.
dtvtivouser_9292
08-27-2007, 07:26 PM
6.3e won't even let you go to the messages area if you have too many.

Problem solved.
milo99
08-28-2007, 10:22 AM
Actually, it can take several hours to complete a C&D. Just because yours took about two hours doesn't mean that the next person's won't take three or four or more to complete.

Just a heads up for someone who's been waiting three hours and is starting to panic!
true... this was more of a reply to the on screen message that says it may take "up to an hour". Um, yea, more like, at least an hour... :)
Geeks4Rent
08-28-2007, 10:22 PM
My SIR S4120R ran "clearing and Deleteing..." for 30+ hours. DIrect TV and Samsung both told me it's toast. But Being a Computer geek; I just can't accept that. It's a harddrive and a Motherboard. therefore it's fixable. But I'm sort of clueless where to start; as I've never looked into hacking it.
JeffS
08-30-2007, 10:30 AM
My SIR S4120R ran "clearing and Deleteing..." for 30+ hours. DIrect TV and Samsung both told me it's toast. But Being a Computer geek; I just can't accept that. It's a harddrive and a Motherboard. therefore it's fixable. But I'm sort of clueless where to start; as I've never looked into hacking it.

Wow! over 30 hours?! Yikes...
I think out would have been easier to use InstantCake and reburn the drive from scratch. Since it's a fresh image of the OS, all other stuff is removed.

Is there a benefit to using C&D instead of just reimaging the drive?

-Jeff