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Tim Witort
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:55 pm Post subject:
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Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
-- TRW
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SINNER
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject:
Re: DirecTiVo not responding to remote |
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* Tim Witort Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
| Quote: | Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
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Never seen the issue. I have 2 Dtivos for over 2 years now.
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Dr. Personality
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTiVo not responding to remote |
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In article <Xns96EB8AF0C26DLouiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130>, SINNER
<arcade.master@googlemail.net> wrote:
| Quote: | * Tim Witort Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
Never seen the issue. I have 2 Dtivos for over 2 years now.
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I've seen it once or twice in five years. In my case, the DTiVo had
forgotten all my Favorite Channels and turned on all the Channels I
Receive. Since I was still set up for Favorite Channels, the unit
couldn't change channels when I used CH UP or CH DN on the remote. The
Guide claimed that Favorite Channels hadn't been set up. (I could dial
channels directly by entering the number.)
The fix was to go to Preferences and re-check the Favorite Channels I
wanted.
I don't know what caused the problem. |
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RobR
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 2:17 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTiVo not responding to remote |
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only seen this with a hacked tivo. there are hacks known
to cause this problem, but if you're not hacked, then
no idea.
"Tim Witort" <trw7at@ixdot.netcomdotcom> wrote in message
news:Xns96EB64F9BC732timwitortwrotethis@207.217.125.201...
| Quote: | Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
-- TRW
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t r w 7
at
i x dot n e t c o m dot c o m
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Tim Witort
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:22 pm Post subject:
Re: DirecTiVo not responding to remote |
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Dr. Personality seemed to utter in news:101020051630425952%
affable@no.com.invalid:
[quote]In article <Xns96EB8AF0C26DLouiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130>, SINNER
arcade.master@googlemail.net> wrote:
* Tim Witort Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
Never seen the issue. I have 2 Dtivos for over 2 years now.
I've seen it once or twice in five years. In my case, the DTiVo had
forgotten all my Favorite Channels and turned on all the Channels I
Receive. Since I was still set up for Favorite Channels, the unit
couldn't change channels when I used CH UP or CH DN on the remote. The
Guide claimed that Favorite Channels hadn't been set up. (I could dial
channels directly by entering the number.)
The fix was to go to Preferences and re-check the Favorite Channels I
wanted.
I don't know what caused the problem.
[/quote]
Hmmm. After rebooting, I still had my favorite channels, so I
don't think that was the problem. My DTivo is not hacked - just
have a second large drive added. This has only happened once
in almost 2 years of use, so I can't complain.
-- TRW
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Scooby
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:10 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTiVo not responding to remote |
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"Tim Witort" <trw7at@ixdot.netcomdotcom> wrote in message
news:Xns96EC69AB22230timwitortwrotethis@207.217.125.201...
[quote]Dr. Personality seemed to utter in news:101020051630425952%
affable@no.com.invalid:
In article <Xns96EB8AF0C26DLouiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130>, SINNER
arcade.master@googlemail.net> wrote:
* Tim Witort Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
Never seen the issue. I have 2 Dtivos for over 2 years now.
I've seen it once or twice in five years. In my case, the DTiVo had
forgotten all my Favorite Channels and turned on all the Channels I
Receive. Since I was still set up for Favorite Channels, the unit
couldn't change channels when I used CH UP or CH DN on the remote. The
Guide claimed that Favorite Channels hadn't been set up. (I could dial
channels directly by entering the number.)
The fix was to go to Preferences and re-check the Favorite Channels I
wanted.
I don't know what caused the problem.
Hmmm. After rebooting, I still had my favorite channels, so I
don't think that was the problem. My DTivo is not hacked - just
have a second large drive added. This has only happened once
in almost 2 years of use, so I can't complain.
-- TRW
_______________________________________
t r w 7
at
i x dot n e t c o m dot c o m
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[/quote]
Could be a low battery on the remote. Coincidence on it working after the
reboot. |
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Tim Witort
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:28 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTiVo not responding to remote |
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Scooby seemed to utter in news:8a930$434c0e22$a22770bd$1450@ALLTEL.NET:
[quote]"Tim Witort" <trw7at@ixdot.netcomdotcom> wrote in message
news:Xns96EC69AB22230timwitortwrotethis@207.217.125.201...
Dr. Personality seemed to utter in news:101020051630425952%
affable@no.com.invalid:
In article <Xns96EB8AF0C26DLouiscypherhellorg@140.99.99.130>, SINNER
arcade.master@googlemail.net> wrote:
* Tim Witort Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
Never seen the issue. I have 2 Dtivos for over 2 years now.
I've seen it once or twice in five years. In my case, the DTiVo had
forgotten all my Favorite Channels and turned on all the Channels I
Receive. Since I was still set up for Favorite Channels, the unit
couldn't change channels when I used CH UP or CH DN on the remote.
The Guide claimed that Favorite Channels hadn't been set up. (I
could dial channels directly by entering the number.)
The fix was to go to Preferences and re-check the Favorite Channels I
wanted.
I don't know what caused the problem.
Hmmm. After rebooting, I still had my favorite channels, so I
don't think that was the problem. My DTivo is not hacked - just
have a second large drive added. This has only happened once
in almost 2 years of use, so I can't complain.
-- TRW
_______________________________________
t r w 7
at
i x dot n e t c o m dot c o m
_______________________________________
Could be a low battery on the remote. Coincidence on it working after
the reboot.
[/quote]
Just replaced the batteries a week or so ago. It's a
Home Theatre Master remote - not the TiVo peanut. And
since the TiVo was "seeing" the commands, I don't think
weak batteries were the culprit. Some remote control
handling routine probably crashed in the OS and the
reboot brought it back up.
-- TRW
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject:
Re: DirecTiVo not responding to remote |
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"Tim Witort" <trw7at@ixdot.netcomdotcom> wrote in message
news:Xns96EB64F9BC732timwitortwrotethis@207.217.125.201...
| Quote: | Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
-- TRW
_______________________________________
t r w 7
at
i x dot n e t c o m dot c o m
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If restarting your TiVo does not work, try replacing your batteries. |
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Frater Mus
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:41 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTiVo not responding to remote |
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On 2005-10-10, <trw7at@ixdot.netcomdotcom> wrote:
| Quote: | Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
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I have seen something similar when I was sitting on another IR source
(another remote or whatever) that was interfing with the signal.
When I got up to mess with the tivo I stopped the buttocks
transmission.
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Keith
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject:
CPU was busy |
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Had the same thing happen to me once. Machine was in the middle of
downloading 'somthing' and was too busy to respond. That's what that yellow
light means.
"Tim Witort" <trw7at@ixdot.netcomdotcom> wrote in message
news:Xns96EB64F9BC732timwitortwrotethis@207.217.125.201...
| Quote: | Last night I was watching live TV with my DirecTivo. I
switched to a particular channel using the guide and watched
few minutes. I then hit the guide button to see what else
was on. Nothing happened - the current show continued to
play. The green LED on the TiVo flickered to yellow every
time I pressed a remote button, so it was seeing the remote
control commands - it just didn't respond. No "BONK!" no
"BING!", no onscreen display.
Rebooting by unplugging it solved the problem. Is this a
common problem? Is there a known cause? Power-cycling
the unit has solved a number of problems I've encountered,
but it's always a little unnerving to do that to a computer
based product.
-- TRW
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t r w 7
at
i x dot n e t c o m dot c o m
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Seth
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject:
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"Keith" <guerryknospam@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Had the same thing happen to me once. Machine was in the middle of
downloading 'somthing' and was too busy to respond. That's what that
yellow light means.
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No, the yellow light just means it saw an IR signal. It flashes yellow to
all IR signals it sees, even those not meant for the TiVo (like raising or
lowering the volume on your TV/stereo). |
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Seth
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:20 pm Post subject:
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"Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Keith" <guerryknospam@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:gg84f.4181$6l.3791@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
Had the same thing happen to me once. Machine was in the middle of
downloading 'somthing' and was too busy to respond. That's what that
yellow light means.
No, the yellow light just means it saw an IR signal. It flashes yellow to
all IR signals it sees, even those not meant for the TiVo (like raising or
lowering the volume on your TV/stereo).
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Just to clarify, what I wrote above is in regards to the yellow light
meaning CPU busy. It is also yellow during a download, but that is minimal
CPU usage. Once the light turns off (download over), then the CPU usage
goes up as it processes the data it just downloaded. |
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Howard
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Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:25 am Post subject:
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"Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
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| Quote: | Just to clarify, what I wrote above is in regards to the yellow light
meaning CPU busy.
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However, that is not what the yellow light means.
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Seth
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Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:42 am Post subject:
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"Howard" <stile99@email.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
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Just to clarify, what I wrote above is in regards to the yellow light
meaning CPU busy.
However, that is not what the yellow light means.
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That's what I said unless you are making some other point. |
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Howard
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"Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in news:XTd4f.12419$Hm3.7051
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| Quote: | "Howard" <stile99@email.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96F092BBF4BD2stile@129.250.170.93...
"Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:aMb4f.9923$cg.2757@news02.roc.ny:
Just to clarify, what I wrote above is in regards to the yellow light
meaning CPU busy.
However, that is not what the yellow light means.
That's what I said unless you are making some other point.
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What you said:
"Machine was in the middle of downloading 'somthing' and was too busy to
respond. That's what that yellow light means."
What I said:
Wrong.
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stile99@email.com. Cabal# 24601-fnord | Sleep is irrelevant.
I speak for no one but myself, and |Caffeine will be assimilated.
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