On 04/02/2019 11:56, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote:
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.
Just to wrap up this one finally. I discovered this morning on a Humax Forum
that this is a well known problem
"This sounds like the well known playback jitter problem associated with the 9300
and 9150 machines, there are lots of posts on this forum about it"
In my case I recently swapped hard discs between the two 9150 units that I have
and the problem has stayed with the hardware not the disc. If there is a next
step it is to check the firmware version numbers of each unit. I have noticed
that the firmware loader program version is different between the units in the
past.
End it. Peter
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