6.2 Rollout delayed

rminsk · Apr 5, 2005

From http://www.hometheaterspot.com/htsthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/701908/an/0/page/0#701908

Patch is going to be delayed for a while. A bug has been discovered where you would change channels and the wrong channel would come up. This has only affected a small portion of the beta boxes in the LA market, but it was significant enough to cause the patch to be pushed out. Code is being sent back to Tivo for revision and then it will be resubmitted for testing again.

Tekneek · Apr 5, 2005

Great.

KungFuCow · Apr 5, 2005

How ironic this happened when the FFWD Ad program was announced.

Dkerr24 · Apr 5, 2005

Since the only real improvement with 6.2 is folders, they can take as long as they want.

netronin · Apr 5, 2005

Having folders is actually a really nice feature. Also, the speed improvement
is very noticeable (especially using the channel guide).

Klaitu · Apr 5, 2005

arrrgh, all this for an update that was coming in "at the end of January"

ddobson · Apr 5, 2005

Dkerr24 said:
Since the only real improvement with 6.2 is folders, they can take as long as they want.

Well I guess I can hack and add it manually, I wanted to add a large drive so I was looking forward to the LBA48 support. Maybe I'll just go ahead and throw 4.0 on it then I won't have to worry about those pop up ads and I'll have network support and LBA48.

Guess I'll have to sweet talk my server friends at work

tivoboi · Apr 5, 2005

Klaitu said:
arrrgh, all this for an update that was coming in "at the end of January"

Would you rather have a steaming pile in January or something that actually switches to the correct channel in June?

rifleman69 · Apr 5, 2005

netronin said:
Having folders is actually a really nice feature. Also, the speed improvement
is very noticeable (especially using the channel guide).

You can have folders, or at least similar groupings already with a simple code that's found on these very boards.

6.2 can wait, I'm happy and content with what I have now.

Gunnyman · Apr 5, 2005

I've had folders since January.
(and some other stuff too)

Savageone79 · Apr 6, 2005

How can you have similar features as folders with the older software?

rminsk · Apr 6, 2005

Savageone79 said:
How can you have similar features as folders with the older software?

4.x which was only released on the standalone boxes actually works on the DirecTiVo series 2 machines. 4.x has folders.

Oknarf · Apr 6, 2005

rminsk said:
From http://www.hometheaterspot.com/htsthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/701908/an/0/page/0#701908

Patch is going to be delayed for a while. A bug has been discovered where you would change channels and the wrong channel would come up. This has only affected a small portion of the beta boxes in the LA market, but it was significant enough to cause the patch to be pushed out. Code is being sent back to Tivo for revision and then it will be resubmitted for testing again.

I don't believe a word of it. We all know what this is about. The bond is broken.

Now, where was that article about Comcast and Tivo? Must be prepared...

rminsk · Apr 6, 2005

Oknarf said:
I don't believe a word of it. We all know what this is about. The bond is broken.

Please enlighten me. I do not know what it is about.

Gunnyman · Apr 6, 2005

patch has been delayed to bring in the new pop up ads?

rminsk · Apr 6, 2005

Gunnyman2k3 said:
patch has been delayed to bring in the new pop up ads?

No. There is a real bug in the 6.2 release...

bbristow · Apr 6, 2005

Why can't the idiots that program this stuff discover such bugs before it rolls out in the first place. Seems there is nearly 6 months from when you first hear of a new "upgrade" and the time you actually get it. And all for what? Not much improvement or fixes in any newer version I've seen.

dtremain · Apr 6, 2005

bbristow said:
Why can't the idiots that program this stuff discover such bugs before it rolls out in the first place. Seems there is nearly 6 months from when you first hear of a new "upgrade" and the time you actually get it. And all for what? Not much improvement or fixes in any newer version I've seen.

Don't do much computer programming do you? The bugs come out in useage, sometimes in some machines and not others, sometimes under very specific circumstances. The only real way to find them is extensive use. Be glad that they are doing this right.

Chilli_Dog · Apr 6, 2005

dtremain said:
Don't do much computer programming do you? The bugs come out in useage, sometimes in some machines and not others, sometimes under very specific circumstances. The only real way to find them is extensive use. Be glad that they are doing this right.

Very true and insightful statement, dtremain. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Of course, I'm a programmer...

krsjuan · Apr 6, 2005

rifleman69 said:
You can have folders, or at least similar groupings already with a simple code that's found on these very boards.

What's this "simple code" you speak about.

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