EX5000 PVR annoying problem

[sharpcroft]

Every morning i am faced with a black screen meaning i have to switch it back off and on to get it working again, i know its only a minor niggle but if i set a recording for a couple of days time and forget to re-set the box it will not record.
I have read a few people have had the same problem, any fixes yet?

PS: tried 1.1 and 1.1a firmware

[iamzoso60]

Same problem here. Returned box yesterday waiting for replacement, but if this is common problem, I may be dissapointed.

Does anyone know if this is a software or hardware fault?

[River-Rat]

this only happens to me if i have taken a cdf of it, if i reset to factory and re scan, i get the new updating box now

[xxnoelziexx]

Originally Posted by seamouse

this only happens to me if i have taken a cdf of it, if i reset to factory and re scan, i get the new updating box now

Could you give more info seamouse as I have the same problem. I have edited the CDF file with one on the website and uploaded it to the box. I have downloaded it to laptop edited and then uploaded back. So you think this is the problem then?

[dazler123]

hiya everyone
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also have the same problem with my pvr box, came with 1.0 firmware so i then reflashed with the 1.1a and i still have the same prob, so what i do now is at night when going to bed i switch my box off at back after putting into standby since i starting doing this my box starts 1st time, tho you shoudnt have to do this i no it is not a massive problem at moment and just hope there is some way or fix out there to maybe sort it out
hope this helps anyone
cheers
daz

[River-Rat]

box was only on fta, flashed and got the please wait updating box
worked ok for 2 days, then i took the cdf of it.....

next day black screen just froze..... reset box back and powerscanned and now getting the updating box back

so i think its to do with if u take ur cdf of the box? or maybe just me

[iamzoso60]

Originally Posted by seamouse

box was only on fta, flashed and got the please wait updating box
worked ok for 2 days, then i took the cdf of it.....

next day black screen just froze..... reset box back and powerscanned and now getting the updating box back

so i think its to do with if u take ur cdf of the box? or maybe just me

My 2nd box does exactly the same as my 1st one. Once left in standby overnight will not start umtil powered off and on.
Once I had put in the hard drive, I did a powerscan and the box worked fine, until this morning.
Could it have something to do with the hard drive starting up?
It has to be a software issue. Any ideas?

[dazler123]

yes a also wondered if this was an issue with hard drive but i have not tried with it out might try that later, as i said in earlier post its not a massive problem, so i will continue to switch box off at back at night time as since ive started doing this it has started 1st time everytime
i have noticed a noise when box comes on which i think is the hard drive then the screen stays black till it is restarted by switching off, but not had this problem since switching off at back
hope this helps
dazler

[iamzoso60]

Originally Posted by dazler123

yes a also wondered if this was an issue with hard drive but i have not tried with it out might try that later, as i said in earlier post its not a massive problem, so i will continue to switch box off at back at night time as since ive started doing this it has started 1st time everytime
i have noticed a noise when box comes on which i think is the hard drive then the screen stays black till it is restarted by switching off, but not had this problem since switching off at back
hope this helps
dazler

I'm going to try it without the hard drive later and see if it starts in the morning. The hard drive is working ok as I've tried recordings and yes it is rather noisey. The more I think about it, our problem is down to the hard drivce starting up. I'll keep you posted on what happens in the morning, without the drive in.

[xxnoelziexx]

Please let us all know how you get on I need to also do some testing with different hard drives over the weekend.