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V+ box major update

There appears to have been a major update to V+ boxes this morning between 7&8am my box was downloading and installing for about half an hour untill it rebooted..bearing in mind that I am in Teesside area...
Dont know as of yet to what updates or improvements have been made untill i have time to go through stuff on my box..I just hope VM has fixed all the on demand problems ive been having..
Any comments people.

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Got up and my box had rebooted to channel 999 which im guessing seeing as a normal reboot goes straight to last channel on ive had an update too

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Same here in Blackpool. Also got the new EPG on the Pace 4000 we have.

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Hi, just out of interest, what are everyone software version showing in the technical stuff menu? Thanx

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MannyUK,

Software versions are V+ box 11.1.10_ukcable, Pace 4000 box 11.1.8_ukcable

HTH

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Originally Posted by MannyUK (Post 34251278)

Hi, just out of interest, what are everyone software version showing in the technical stuff menu? Thanx

Version 11.1.10.. seems this must be the latest version installed this morning.

UPDATE... hurray all my VOD channels are loading ..gone through A-Z and got through them all...This was impossible prior to this morning.

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Sorry, should have said. The SW version on pg 4 is what i'm after, Cheers

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but what if your box was off at the time of the update

I have two v+ boxes and the one upstairs we only switch on when we are watching so does the update happen next time it is switched on ?

I suspect that this is a common problem as more people become eco-savvy

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Originally Posted by starsailor123uk (Post 34251287)

I guess there must be a proceedure VM have for this guessing that VM would like all V+ boxes to be updated..How :confused: did you manage to get 2 V+ boxes..I was told only one per household for the mome

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Originally Posted by starsailor123uk (Post 34251287)

it will be obvious the box is updating when you switch on if it is .If it does not then god knows when you will get it

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Originally Posted by starsailor123uk (Post 34251287)

The instructions do recommend that the box is not switched off overnight...

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Personally i would never switch off these boxes unless for a reboot..they are computers with software and being the nature of computers they will constantly need updating... lets hope they've learned from Windoze and try to get things correct first time around..otherwise we will all have boxed bloated with patches.

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Originally Posted by AndyCambs (Post 34251297)

The instructions do recommend that the box is not switched off overnight...

Fire risk and sod the environment then!

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Under NTL, if my box was unplugged and we got an update, the box updated when it was turned on. I doubt that the v+ is any different.

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Anyone know what the update are and if thay have hit Belfast yet?

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Originally Posted by Babbage11 (Post 34251280)

MannyUK,

Software versions are V+ box 11.1.10_ukcable, Pace 4000 box 11.1.8_ukcable

HTH

11.1.10_ukcable is the application version on page 1

the software version on page 4 is different - mine is 2.1.8.1

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About bloody time an update was applied... although my box started on 513, the channel I left it on. lol

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From : newsgroup blueyonder.support.digitaltv 15/03/2007 - 10.27

Here is an update from the V+ team on the software upgrade downloaded to V+ boxes this morning.

Bug Fixes
2056 Errors on Recordings
A bug could lead to your recordings being incorrectly deleted from the hard
disk during a box reset. This produced 2056 errors which sometimes could
lead to the disk needing reformatting. This bug has been fixed and further
2056 errors should not occur. Unfortunately it will not fix existing
recordings that had this problem before the upgrade.

Improved picture quality
A bug that in certain circumstances could cause the picture to jump or skip
has been fixed. We are aware that at other times this issue may still occur
and are working hard to fix it completely.

SCART Output in HD Mode
The VCR SCART output for live TV has been disabled when your V+ box is in
HDMI mode. This is because the picture quality on the VCR SCART was very
poor if HDMI was the main output. This does not affect your ability to
archive recordings.

PIN Protection
Recordings from PIN protected channels such as Sky Movies 9 and 10 will now
follow watershed hours.

"Are you sure you want to Exit Delayed TV" on channel change
A bug is fixed whereby an auto-tune reminder that went off whilst watching
delayed TV could lead to every subsequent channel change resulting in the
prompt for leaving delayed TV.

Out-of-date programme information appears sometimes in the Mini-Guide.
The now and next information in mini-guide should be more reliable.

Series Link 'yellow button' in Mini-Guide
The yellow series link button will now only be displayed in mini-guide when
a working series link exists.

Outstanding Known Issues that are not fixed in this release

The following issues are being investigated by the V+ team for deployment in
future updates.

Intermittent Box Lock-Ups
V+ can sometimes lock up and does not respond to key presses for up to 20-30
seconds. This is particularly noticeable between 00:00 and 00:30 but can
occur at other times of the day.

Audio on ETV Applications
Intermittently audio may not be available on some BBCi applications. This
problem also affects EuroNews where it is not possible to re-select English
audio once another language has been selected without exiting the language
selection application.

Video Freezing Blocking and Blanking
Network issues on certain channels can lead to the V+ box freezing, blocking
and blanking the video to a greater extent than on standard V boxes.

Known affected channels include UKTV channels, Channel 4, E4, E4+1, More4,
More 4+1 and Sky Movies. The team are working to make V+ more tolerant to
these issues.

Audio Cracking and pops
Some customers are experiencing an ongoing intermittent issue with audio
pops on some channels. This is more noticeable if V+ is connected to a home
cinema system.

Adult Pay Per Night and Live Events Listings Missing or Not Complete
If adult or live events listings do not appear or are incomplete, please
reboot V+ and wait for approximately ten minutes. The listings for that day
will then be available within 'More TV'.

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In the portsmouth area. Got the update!
Shame the on demand is rubbish, taking for ages to load any of the pages.

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Lawdavemercy - corblimmeyguv'nor!!!!

That's over half of my issues solved in one fail swoop!!!!

Proof is in the using of course and I will be commeding the Techie geeks for dealing with this in due course. Props where props is due - that's what I say.

Over the weekend when I watch the most TV I'll be able to recognise and appreciate these fixes - but to praise in advance a very big thanks to all those that were responsible, I can feel the corners of my mouth curling upwards in a semi psuedo smile.

WELL DONE VM TECH

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Update In Belfast OK