Myth or real...

[KAB]

thank you. i had to think about it for a moment

While you were thinking, I was drinking.

 

[Rey]

While you were thinking, I was drinking.

good idea :up

 

[aperry]

i respectfully disagree i've been up at 3am watching tv when the update is scheduled and just like kab mentioned, the screen comes up asking to update or cancel. if you do nothing it automatically starts the update process. this was on my 622

Ditto.

 

[nsaspook]

what do you mean? are you referring to the firmware version when you say L523?
in order to never let it go inactive you might have to spend 24hrs a day watching tv let the box do its updates

It's connected to a HD-PVR 1212 capture device with a IR blaster to control the STB. With firmware L523 and below the (no inactivity) setting works and the STB will never shutdown or update until it's powered off. I have three 211 receivers but the one that's controlled is not even connected to a monitor.

It's possible to program a series of IR signals from the computer that's controlling the STB to force update times to happen when nothing is currently be recorded.