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grabbi · 09-02-2007, 05:45

Mine has gone completely shagged.

Its got to the point where I have formatted the hdd.

then it rebooted.

now its completely unresponsive, and it does all the remote tasks in short bursts, about 2 minutes each burst.

now?

its in standby with a picture still showing.

I've completely pulled the plug on it.

On demand is temporeraly unavailable, and I should call 151 (isnt it 150) from my V phone.

lol

this is funny...

---------- Post added at 04:37 ---------- Previous post was at 04:25 ----------

Ok.

So I gave it a minute unplugged, plugged it back in, it powered up and went to Sky Sports News.

Left it for a further 2 minutes, pressed Standby and it took 40 seconds to respond.

its now in standby, and I have pressed on.

its now took another 45 seconds to boot back up, and display no program information, and no sound coming out of the speakers.

the info bar is now stuck on the tv, looking like a bumble beÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¨ displaying no information.

the clock just changed from 4.31 to 4.33, (yes... that's right... Its time travel) and I'm still waiting...

ooo... 4.34. No time jump there...

tick tock...

still no information.

remote still unrespomsive for 45 seconds.

well, this is great! I'm so happy! woohoo!

No TV service is exactly what I pay Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£70 a month for!

oooo another time jump! it went to 4.35 for 2 seconds and then 4.36.

ha ha ha.

I'm going insane now.

Excuse me while I throw the box out the window.

---------- Post added at 04:45 ---------- Previous post was at 04:37 ----------

ok.

were fine now.

EPG is still slow,

waiting for press red on BBC...

still showing the wait box in the bottom corner, and now that box has disapeared with no sign of BBC interactive via press red.

sky movies 409 will probably not work at this time of night, but, no doubt I still can't use that.

on the blower later to get this crap sorted...

locked up again.

I'm leaving it to rest now.

off to bed. hope you had a laugh reading this. I'm now going to cry myself to sleep and frustrate my senses on how wonderful the new Virgin Media Service is, and how I'm reeping the benefits!

hurrah!

09-02-2007, 05:45	#30
grabbi Inactive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Blackburn (BB2 - Bromley Platform/Ex-ntl:) Services: Virgin Media VIP, 42", DVD Rec, Xbox, PS2, 360, FreeSat. Posts: 1,628	Re: V+HD box locking up after new firmware this morning Mine has gone completely shagged. Its got to the point where I have formatted the hdd. then it rebooted. now its completely unresponsive, and it does all the remote tasks in short bursts, about 2 minutes each burst. now? its in standby with a picture still showing. I've completely pulled the plug on it. On demand is temporeraly unavailable, and I should call 151 (isnt it 150) from my V phone. lol this is funny... ---------- Post added at 04:37 ---------- Previous post was at 04:25 ---------- Ok. So I gave it a minute unplugged, plugged it back in, it powered up and went to Sky Sports News. Left it for a further 2 minutes, pressed Standby and it took 40 seconds to respond. its now in standby, and I have pressed on. its now took another 45 seconds to boot back up, and display no program information, and no sound coming out of the speakers. the info bar is now stuck on the tv, looking like a bumble beÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¨ displaying no information. the clock just changed from 4.31 to 4.33, (yes... that's right... Its time travel) and I'm still waiting... ooo... 4.34. No time jump there... tick tock... still no information. remote still unrespomsive for 45 seconds. well, this is great! I'm so happy! woohoo! No TV service is exactly what I pay Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£70 a month for! oooo another time jump! it went to 4.35 for 2 seconds and then 4.36. ha ha ha. I'm going insane now. Excuse me while I throw the box out the window. ---------- Post added at 04:45 ---------- Previous post was at 04:37 ---------- ok. were fine now. EPG is still slow, waiting for press red on BBC... still showing the wait box in the bottom corner, and now that box has disapeared with no sign of BBC interactive via press red. sky movies 409 will probably not work at this time of night, but, no doubt I still can't use that. on the blower later to get this crap sorted... locked up again. I'm leaving it to rest now. off to bed. hope you had a laugh reading this. I'm now going to cry myself to sleep and frustrate my senses on how wonderful the new Virgin Media Service is, and how I'm reeping the benefits! hurrah!