HR20 upgraded to 0x290 yesterday 10/21, hung twice so far

It does seem that some folks had problems when this latest HD DVR update was pushed out today ....
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=143187

 

All 5 of mine locked up and right after I got them all rebooted they started downloading the new software one by one. Don't know why they would do it at that time of day, maybe since every DVR in the country was already down they thought they might as well push it out.

 

Pretty bad timing... both of mine restarted at 6:15 (Eastern) and wanted to down load the update around 7:30. Why would the even think of doing this right before prime time starts.

 

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I think the issues they were having with the units locking up again due to guide data required the daytime downloads. I cannot remember a time where they forced a download during the day. Granted I have only been with them since 2000 or so. This was definately a damned if you do, damned if you dont situation.

 

My HR21 was acutually paused last night at 11:01 PM (CDT) when they pushed the latest update and I had to sit there and wait for it to finish before I could continue using my DVR. After it finished, it couldn't find a signal and kept give code 771. I tried a warm-reset but that didn't fix the problem. I then powered it off, powered it back on, and re-ran guided setup and then rebooted and it worked again. Very annoying...

 

both of ours were stuck, needed reboots, and then they weren't upgraded, but then they DID but THEN I had no LOCALS, but then they did. The entire process took 1+ hours.

 

My HR21-700 started in the middle of a show i was watching with the option to download the code or postpone it. i choose to download it and get it done and over with. No problems found so far, Before around 6PM i tried to turn my TV on and no luck at all with the HR21-700 so i rebooted it and after that it worked. This is really a bad timing to do a upgrade.

 

And here's the discussion thread while the debacle was happening.
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=143153

 

My Hr20, hr21, and hr22 were all frozen when I got home from work yesterday -- I'll have to check them a gain when I get home tonight.

 

My unit locked up twice while watching a show (recorded).

Then while watching live TV, it downloaded the update.

Luckily everything was done 2 mins before 8pm (whew!)

 

The download was to fix the guide problem. If your box was frozen (as many were), it was supposed to be forced to reboot and upgrade remotely. If you did not get the new software, you should probably force a download.

To do so, do a reset from the menus then as soon as the lights come back on, type 02468 with your remote control. That will check for new software.

If your DVR is frozen, hit the red button inside the door on the front.

 

The process automatically started for me while I was watching the World Series game. I missed an entire inning. The folks at DirecTV are idiots scheduling this upgrade during during prime time.

 

Since the 0x290 upgrade a week ago my HR20 now takes an additional 1-2 seconds to change channels...