On 04/02/2019 11:10, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote:
My Humax 9150T PVR is starting to give problems on playback where it skips and
hesitates and sometimes the sound is out of sync with the video. Yes it is
quite old. I bought a second one recently to use for a replacement hard disk,
but it worked so well I put in use on the downstairs TV for the grandchildren.
The hard disk is a WD1600AVVS where the AV indicates that it is built for
AudioVisual purposes such as security monitors etc. It's 160GB. I attached it
to my computer and it is not seen. Gparted shows the disk as unformatted.
Q1. Is there a utility or Distro that can read this disk? I would like to copy
off the programs if I can. [The Humax only has a serial port for
communications, and no means of exporting programs]
Q2. If I buy a new disk, is there anything that will format it appropriately?
The Humax does have a format disk option, so perhaps that would do it.
Thanks for any help.
Thanks to everybody who replied so quickly. I had intended to look at the Humax
forums, but forgot.
I have ebay'd a disk so will wait for that, and I'll dig out an old computer
and try HumaxRW to get the recordings off the faulty disk. My conclusion was
that the disk was faulty, there doesn't seem to be any visible signs of
problems in the electronics. In the past when we initially had problems I
bought SWMBO a new PVR but she couldn't get on with the menus so that's why we
stuck with this one.
Peter
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