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awhile back, we bought a WK Tivo HD XL with an upgraded (1 TB) drive. All was well until we received 11.0j (or was it k?) software. Here is the approximate sequence of events:
1) TIVO working fine.
2) We notice that suggestions are not recording but we do get quite a lot in the suggestions list, even though none record.
3)We check our Pionerr 810H upstairs and plenty of suggestions record. On the XL, NOTHING.
4) Then we get this message that we have not connected for guide updates and our guide data will run out on a certain date. This is a lie since all updates have completed successfuly and we already had guide data beyond the date mentioned. We REBOOT and the messages stop for about two weeks before coming back
5) The menu noises stop. No bleeps or bloops, just silence. We try turning off the sounds, turning back on. Only a reboot helps this.
6) Eventually, we no longer can download guide data as we get an S03 error at different places in the update process. We have good signal strength on Wireless G adapter.
7) Reboots don't fix the S03 error but we read on Tivo that we may have TOO MUCH data and just need to unplug the WiFi and let it lie dormant for a few days and then we are back in business.
We have tested the hard drive through SMART tests and the HD is fine. No problems booting. Is the drive full? That is a possibility as Darlene like to record complete seasons of shows before watching them in sequence. Note: I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING EVER GET DELETED FOR LACK OF SPACE!! Ever! we have really old shows that are not do not delete and they are still there. Have never seen a show in the Recently Deleted ever get permanently deleted.
So, how do we fix this?
I stay up late and start in the Recently Deleted folder that usually has well over 150 shows in there. I start at the bottom and manually delete each and every show in this folder. Withing about 2 days, the TIVO returns back to normal.
Suspicion: someone may have hard-coded disk drive sizes somewhere in the software. (E.g., a Tivo HD XL is supposed to have a 250 GB hard drive, we are using 1 TB.) Since the percent of the drive use using the TB drive is really low, it doesn't go into cleanup mode. In the area of suggestions, they think we are tight on space so they stop recording the suggestions. But they never empty the trash< so to speak. Usually when deleted folder is > 300 shows, we have to watch for strange things happening even though the exact figure various by sizes of the shows and how much is usually in the non-deleted Now Showing areas.
Has anyone ever heard of this? We are on 11.0k right now.
1) TIVO working fine.
2) We notice that suggestions are not recording but we do get quite a lot in the suggestions list, even though none record.
3)We check our Pionerr 810H upstairs and plenty of suggestions record. On the XL, NOTHING.
4) Then we get this message that we have not connected for guide updates and our guide data will run out on a certain date. This is a lie since all updates have completed successfuly and we already had guide data beyond the date mentioned. We REBOOT and the messages stop for about two weeks before coming back
5) The menu noises stop. No bleeps or bloops, just silence. We try turning off the sounds, turning back on. Only a reboot helps this.
6) Eventually, we no longer can download guide data as we get an S03 error at different places in the update process. We have good signal strength on Wireless G adapter.
7) Reboots don't fix the S03 error but we read on Tivo that we may have TOO MUCH data and just need to unplug the WiFi and let it lie dormant for a few days and then we are back in business.
We have tested the hard drive through SMART tests and the HD is fine. No problems booting. Is the drive full? That is a possibility as Darlene like to record complete seasons of shows before watching them in sequence. Note: I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING EVER GET DELETED FOR LACK OF SPACE!! Ever! we have really old shows that are not do not delete and they are still there. Have never seen a show in the Recently Deleted ever get permanently deleted.
So, how do we fix this?
I stay up late and start in the Recently Deleted folder that usually has well over 150 shows in there. I start at the bottom and manually delete each and every show in this folder. Withing about 2 days, the TIVO returns back to normal.
Suspicion: someone may have hard-coded disk drive sizes somewhere in the software. (E.g., a Tivo HD XL is supposed to have a 250 GB hard drive, we are using 1 TB.) Since the percent of the drive use using the TB drive is really low, it doesn't go into cleanup mode. In the area of suggestions, they think we are tight on space so they stop recording the suggestions. But they never empty the trash< so to speak. Usually when deleted folder is > 300 shows, we have to watch for strange things happening even though the exact figure various by sizes of the shows and how much is usually in the non-deleted Now Showing areas.
Has anyone ever heard of this? We are on 11.0k right now.
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