Software 9.4 just hit my S3… - Page 2

pomerlp · 07-15-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tivoli

Did you install a new Hard drive or use an external HD? I have an external drive and I am pretty sure it has been having problems more after I install the external HD.

I have eSATAs on both units and the only freeze issue I ever have is broadcast related. It has nothing to do with TiVo.

I'm not saying people who have these problems are not telling the truth, but when I see a picture freeze and I call my buddy and say turn to channel 5 and he says he sees it too I know it's a broadcast issue. He has OTA and no TiVo.

pomerlp · 07-15-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LoREvanescence

I just want to report I found something that will cheer you all up!

Under menu there is now and option called:

Remote, CableCARD, & Devices (I don't remember it saying Devices, though it may have)

Under this menu set there is an option for a "Tuning Adapter"

This menu item gives me a generic page that says No Tuning Adapter:

Some cable providers require a Tuning Adapter for the DVR to receive all channels in your subscription package.

For more information on Tuning Adapters and Switched Digital Video please visit http://tivo.com/switched.

For more information on the need for and availability of a Tuning Adappter, please contact your cable provider.

Another thing that is under this section
Network Remote Control

"The network remote control feature allows your TiVo Digiral Media Recorder to be intergrated with home automation and entertainment control devices on your network. These device include touch panel remotes and other devices that are configured to work with TiVo's network based remote control protocol. This setting will be enabled by your home entertainment or home automation installer."

It is disabled by default

Bless you. This is the most wonderful thing to hear. Thank you.

echoout · 07-15-2008, 12:46 PM

Awesome! Man, the college football season gets rolling in 6 weeks or so. I wonder what the chances are of getting the resolver resolved by then!!??

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Originally Posted by LoREvanescence

I just want to report I found something that will cheer you all up!

scandia101 · 07-15-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wmcbrine

I'm pretty sure they're now in the "post-beta, pre-wide-release testing" phase, or whatever they call it. Only a few will get it now.

Made obvious by the L6 in the software version number.

9.4.L6.01-2-648

mazman · 07-15-2008, 01:21 PM

Does the update fix the issue HDMI handshake issue of losing the picture when the resolution changes?

DBLClick · 07-15-2008, 02:03 PM

Yes, but I believe the problem is more related to the 9.3a software on the HD unit. I can try without it.

davezatz · 07-15-2008, 02:45 PM

I've been in touch with TiVo and confirmed the initial, early rollout has begun... They expect to hit all S3/THD units by the end of the month. Wonder if the S2 is only getting maintenance fixes going forward (like IR codes for digital-to-analog converters).

MickeS · 07-15-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by davezatz

I've been in touch with TiVo and confirmed the initial, early rollout has begun... They expect to hit all S3/THD units by the end of the month. Wonder if the S2 is only getting maintenance fixes going forward (like IR codes for digital-to-analog converters).

I wish the S2 would at least get a fix for the 16:9 aspect ratio bug, but I guess that's just wishful thinking.

jmpage2 · 07-15-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DBLClick

I would be happy if they would just fix the Freeze and reboot issue. It make my tivo useless.

I doubt the device is useless as you say or you would not be wasting your time here. Yes, the freeze is annoying (mine does it maybe once every month or two) but it hardly changes the fact that my Tivo HD is the best DVR I've ever used and I've used about all of them.

We should be happy that they are continuing to support these boxes with SDV support, additional features, etc, rather than doing six months of updates and then abandoning the product, which is what MOST companies do!

miller890 · 07-15-2008, 04:05 PM

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*Review Thumb Ratings
To display a list of all programs that you have rated, select Find Programs, then TiVo Suggestions. Press ENTER to bring up the Review Thumbs screen

It shows everything you have ever recorded that have thumbs. Had to do a little clean up there.

richsadams · 07-15-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tazznum1

Mine updated and then it went to the grey/black screen about the cable cards. Then it goes to Now Playing screen and is frozen. About 10 minutes later after many attempts to get it to go to live tv, it is freezing and jumping. So I restart it by unplugging it since it was completely frozen on the Now Playing, except nothing was there.

I think it's DEAD. It's a lifetime sub on a Series 3 HD Tivo model that is a little over a year old. I know Tivo well and had a series 1 and 2 before this one. I'm really upset about it and wonder if it was the new service update since it died right after it.

Sorry to hear that the most recent software upgrade caused your TiVo to give up. AFAIK, yours is the first on v9.4x, but upgrades are historically notorious for causing problems for some. (Usually only a few, but v9.3x caused more issues than normal.)

You could give a couple of TiVo's built in diagnostic/repair programs called Kickstarts a try. Otherwise, it sounds like a new hard drive may be in your future.

If the Kickstarts don't cut it a DIY hard drive upgrade using Instant Cake is probably the least expensive and your lifetime sub will continue intact.

Philtho · 07-15-2008, 04:24 PM

I always use the guide button to quickly jump out of whatever it is I am watching and get right to the TV station with the guide showing. With these new changes it sounds like if I'm watching something pre-recorded or get lost in a menu, and I hit the guide button, the guide will just show up and wont let me automatically jump to live TV.

Is there a way to disable this? It is something I am very used to and if I hit guide, I WANT TO be jumped out of what I'm watching.

I don't know if this is a silly request, am I the only one who has gotten used to doing this? I can't handle change! Thats why I stuck with TiVo for the past decade!

I would also like to know if HDMI handshaking has been improved. I've been using component because for whatever reason the TiVo takes around 5 seconds to do a handshake. None of my other HDMI devices do this, they instantly switch over and display video and sound.

kmill14 · 07-15-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by davezatz

I've been in touch with TiVo and confirmed the initial, early rollout has begun... They expect to hit all S3/THD units by the end of the month. Wonder if the S2 is only getting maintenance fixes going forward (like IR codes for digital-to-analog converters).

Zatz,

Did you confirm if a new TiVo Desktop version is coming out as well? It does not appear that this Summer Release helps support YouTube in any way by itself (or Amazon HD downloads for that matter).

moyekj · 07-15-2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Philtho

I always use the guide button to quickly jump out of whatever it is I am watching and get right to the TV station with the guide showing. With these new changes it sounds like if I'm watching something pre-recorded or get lost in a menu, and I hit the guide button, the guide will just show up and wont let me automatically jump to live TV.

Is there a way to disable this? It is something I am very used to and if I hit guide, I WANT TO be jumped out of what I'm watching.

You can still do what you want but now in 2 steps instead of 1: Live TV, Guide (or define a remote macro to do it in 1 step if you use a macro capable remote)
Personally I hardly ever want to watch Live TV so this new default suits me much better. As a bonus one can now schedule recordings from the guide without ever interrupting recorded playback.

davezatz · 07-15-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kmill14

Did you confirm if a new TiVo Desktop version is coming out as well? It does not appear that this Summer Release helps support YouTube in any way by itself

I didn't ask. I *suspect* the core technology needed to power YouTube-direct-to-TiVo is in this update (without requiring a Desktop update). I also *suspect* TiVo make an announcement when they're ready to flip the switch.

steve614 · 07-15-2008, 05:23 PM

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It looks like TiVo's 9.4 Summer Update has been released ahead of schedule

http://gizmodo.com/5025472/tivo-94-s...xes-this-month

Does this mean they didn't test it?

I hope not.

c3 · 07-15-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by steve614

http://gizmodo.com/5025472/tivo-94-s...xes-this-month

"this update should hit your box as a total surprise while you're sleeping" -- not if you sleep with your TiVo unplugged.

morac · 07-15-2008, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LoREvanescence

*Toggle Closed Captioning On and Off
The Closed Captioning icon in the Channel Banner now toggles closed captioning on and off.

I'm really surprised they implemented since a number of people have been asking for this for a long time. I had given up hope that they would do this so I am pleasantly surprised that they did.

That and the browse guide and any time are the two features I like best.

Donbadabon · 07-15-2008, 06:02 PM

Check your buffer too. It should have increased from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

MickeS · 07-15-2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Donbadabon

Check your buffer too. It should have increased from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Awesome. But I hope that means they fixed the live buffer bug otherwise I will end up with half hour shows that might take up 3x the amount of space that's necessary...

webin · 07-15-2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by LoREvanescence

*Review Thumb Ratings
To display a list of all programs that you have rated, select Find Programs, then TiVo Suggestions. Press ENTER to bring up the Review Thumbs screen

That's a welcome change... I always wondered why there was no interface to see what thumbs you'd handed out.... even back in the Series 1 days. For a while (when I was more anal about this sort of thing), I actually tried writing down everything I rated.

tevoisseur · 07-15-2008, 06:42 PM

I like the play folder feature. I just wish that it would have downloaded for me.

Deanq4 · 07-15-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Donbadabon

Check your buffer too. It should have increased from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

wow, did not see that coming!

hope they fixed the freezing issue

tevoisseur · 07-15-2008, 06:52 PM

I'm not sure that this is a good thing. Now, it would seem that my already small drive on Tivo HD would clear out shows that I have not watched yet.

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Originally Posted by Donbadabon

Check your buffer too. It should have increased from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Donbadabon · 07-15-2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tevoisseur

I'm not sure that this is a good thing. Now, it would seem that my already small drive on Tivo HD would clear out shows that I have not watched yet.

No worries. The buffer will never erase something you've recorded.

tevoisseur · 07-15-2008, 06:55 PM

true, but won't that mean that I have less space to allocate for the shows that 'I' want to record?

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Originally Posted by Donbadabon

No worries. The buffer will never erase something you've recorded.

moyekj · 07-15-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Donbadabon

Check your buffer too. It should have increased from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Where does that information come from? Something I missed?

bigpatky · 07-15-2008, 07:20 PM

i saw that the update was waiting for a restart, so i did a restart. it powered up and said it was getting ready to install an update. after a few minutes, my tv acted like there was nothing connected through the hdmi port. it's been 2 hours and my tivo box is still flashing green and i get nothing on the tv. i don't want to unplug my tivo while it is doing an update so i'm waiting on hold with tivo tech support. sounds like they're busy tonight. anyone have any advice? (it's a tivo hd, not series 3.

erick0305 · 07-15-2008, 07:26 PM

I didn't recieve it yet. I am on 9.3a is it sent day by day?

TrueTurbo · 07-15-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bigpatky

i saw that the update was waiting for a restart, so i did a restart. it powered up and said it was getting ready to install an update. after a few minutes, my tv acted like there was nothing connected through the hdmi port. it's been 2 hours and my tivo box is still flashing green and i get nothing on the tv. i don't want to unplug my tivo while it is doing an update so i'm waiting on hold with tivo tech support. sounds like they're busy tonight. anyone have any advice? (it's a tivo hd, not series 3.

I had the 'flashing green light' and blank screen after I rebooted my TiVoHD once. It will never move out of that state unless you take action. In my case, I did just unplug it and wait a handful of seconds. When I plugged the power back in, it powered up and updated itself fine, just like normal.