HR2x / R22 CE Release 3/26 - 3/28 (Special Thursday Night) 0x02ED

[jcrandall]

Systems in this CE
HR20-100• HR20-700
HR21-100 • HR21-200 • HR21-700 • HR21Pro
HR22-100 • HR22-200 • HR23-700
R22-100 • R22-200

Window of opportunity to download:
SPECIAL NIGHT - Thursday March 26, 11:00PM ET - 2:30AM ET
Friday, March 27, 2009 11:00PM - 2:30AM ET
Saturday, March 28, 2009 11:00PM - 2:30AM ET

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST! DirecTV Cutting Edge Program: Terms, FAQ, How-To, Hidden Features, and More

If you have any issues with this CE release, please post them in this thread. We'll try to help, and DirecTV will see / be aware of your issue

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This is a NATIONAL RELEASE Canidate

New features

• 02 - New System Test and Info Screen
• 02 - {FORMAT} button enabled while playing 1080p content

Improved/Updated

• 01 - Recording robustness
• 01 - Support for more actors in programs
• 01 - Video issues playing back 1080p content at lower resolutions.
• 01 - Audio drops/out of synch after using trickplay and jumping to bookmarks on MPEG4 HD channels.
• 01 - Mediashare:
  • Issues with only 1 photo in the photo playlist.
  • Incorrect duration for large audio files.
  • Other Mediashare fixes/tweaks.
• 01 - Misc. UI fixes/tweaks
• 01 - XM channels:
  • Loss of background image
  • No music info when exiting screensaver
• 02 - Corrected missing HD icon in My Playlist
• 02 - Improved HD icon with manual recordings
• 02 - Improved consecutive channel ups
• 02 - MediaShare: Fixed aspect ratio
• 02 - MediaShare: Improved Trick Play bar
• 02 - Improved stability with interactive channels
• 03 - Fixed occasional searching for satellite signal when tuning HR20-700
• 03 - Fixed video freeze up when using Trick Play HR20-700
• 03 - Fixed loss of background when using Interactive Applications
• 03 - Improved Interrupted Manual Recording Display
• 04 - MediaShare:
  • 04 - Lockups when viewing pictures.
  • 04 - Lockups when viewing streaming video.
  • 04 - Aspect ratio changes when streaming video.
• 04 - Set Top Box tunes to channel 201 after software download.
• 04 - Audio Synching on HD recordings after jumping to bookmarks.
• 04 - Parental Control lock causing DOD Homepage viewing issues.
• 04 - DOD program search program info takes you to wrong screen.
• 04 - “Sluggish” UI behavior – especially in DOD navigation.
• 04 - QuickMenu/On Demand addition options added.
• 04 - Added remote codes.
• 05 - MediaShare: Improved display for songs/titles
• 05 - Fixed Blue flash when performing Trick Play on live TV
• 05 - Fixed Keep at Most setting
• 05 - OSD improvements for PPV
• 05 - OSD improvements for deleting in To Do List
• 06 - Searching for satellite signal HR21-700
• 06 - System Test Issues
  • 
    [*]Does not complete
    [*]Dish Pointing Failure
    
• 06 - Single Frame Forwarding
• 06 - Updated MediaShare failing when accessing pictures and music
• 06 - Loss of Video when switching to HDMI
• 06 - Interactive Applications
• 06 - Loss of background when accessing Widgets
• 06 - Improved on screen display for pay-per-view
• 06 - Additional System Test improvements
• 06 - 1080p on screen display
• 07 - Screen background issues
• 07 - UI Polishing
• 07 - Stability
  [*]08 - System Test: fixed Dish Pointing failure
  [*]08 - System Test: additional improvements
  [*]08 - Under the hood

Notes

• You will lose you guide cache when going between national and this release
• When reporting issues with 1080p, please include the TV resolution information reported from the Miscellaneous Options screen as well as your TV model number
• Please make sure to first attempt to tune to an OTA channel before running an OTA signal strength system test
• 06 - Widget Keyword will be reset - Do a search for WIDGETSON to re-enable
• 07 - Widgets are active again with this release
• 07 - Guide cache may be lost when downloading
  [*]08 - Widget keyword may be reset
  [*]08 - Guide cache will be reset

 

[Xstation]

downloading... 02ED

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Confirmed in the stream (Thanks Doug Brott)

 

[jcrandall]

downloading now, since it's halftime

 

[dfergie]

Looks like a go...0x02ED

 

[RawisTheGameHhH]

mine is searching for new software

new software found 02ED

 

[dfergie]

Try a rbr...

 

[dfergie]

Quick DL...

 

[DJ Rob]

029B here

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

This one is NOT ready for NR.

Failing System Test also can not start network services (What are Network services?)

 

[dfergie]

Stopped at getting guide here...

 

[stone phillips420]

i think ill wait and for go this week

 

[BlackHitachi]

i think ill wait and for go this week

Me too!:up

 

[mlbfans]

I downloaded a couple of hours ago...remote is sluggish and when I switch channels, it stay in black for a good 10 seconds and the display is slow too. I am hoping this is because it is processing all the new upgrades.

 

[bratboy]

Put me down as another skipper. Last weeks is really working well here.

 

[darrencp22]

I downloaded just before going to bed. Didnt have a chance to play with the release. Not liking what's been posted thus far. Will send my thoughts when I have a chance.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I let mine sit overnight to give it time to rebuild all the data and caching as my unit was VERY sluggish after the CE last night.

Unfortunately that did not seem to do any good as its still very sluggish and slow.

I repeat again definately NOT ready for national release.

 

[rad]

Failing System Test also can not start network services (What are Network services?)

AFAKI, Network Services are used for the Widgets application and the STB and your router need to play nice with UPnP services. My Netgear router didn't so I set up static IP addresses, manual Net Services ports and then set up port forwarding in the router to the correct HR2X and all is now working.

 

[rad]

I let mine sit overnight to give it time to rebuild all the data and caching as my unit was VERY sluggish after the CE last night.

Unfortunately that did not seem to do any good as its still very sluggish and slow.

I repeat again definately NOT ready for national release.

I was only able to do my HR21/22/23 and not the HR20 last night due to a scheduled recording. What I've seen on the three that I did was that the first time going into a function like guide or list was very slow, almost to the point where I thought the box might be hung. But then exited and tried it again and speed was much better. Prior two CE's even trying to do direct channel entry was unusable, punched 245 on the remote and the box would only see 25 or 24, kept dropping a number, so far haven't seen this on this CE. I can do the HR20 tonight and see how it goes.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

AFAKI, Network Services are used for the Widgets application and the STB and your router need to play nice with UPnP services. My Netgear router didn't so I set up static IP addresses, manual Net Services ports and then set up port forwarding in the router to the correct HR2X and all is now working.

My router is an Apple Time Machine. It would not surprise me to see if this was the reason for the issue. I know for my Slingboxes I needed to manually open up ports on it so I could watch from outside the house.

Is there a listing of ports that we should open somewhere?