[A-2x0] Firmware 03-04-120727-21-POP-411 (03-04-111220-21-POP-411) (31.07.2012)

[chris57]

If its your Windows PC use your Windows login details.

If you have allowed Guest access in Windows then it will allow you to enter no matter what you enter.

[GFOviedo]

(08-02-2012 01:04 PM)chris57 Wrote:  If its your Windows PC use your Windows login details.

If you have allowed Guest access in Windows then it will allow you to enter no matter what you enter.

Forgot to mention that all of my shares are in an unRaid server!

[JamesGAFYS]

yeah there is definetly something wrong , after factory reset and changing a few settings i can access iplayer and the WAN is now working . how ever of course all my links have gone and still dont work when i restore them
i tried a quick test link from NAS-a210 , will not resolve host name on my NAS properly (it worked 100% before update)
funny enough all unsecured DLNA from my NAS work fine
i did a reset (power down till it blinks) has broken WAN again , only messing about in the LAN settings again on a210 fixes this
however it does fix my audio on SPDIF problem i was having on iplayer
i now need to look into downdate the firmware back to last years , which is a shame

[GFOviedo]

(08-02-2012 01:41 PM)JamesGAFYS Wrote:  yeah there is definetly something wrong , after factory reset and changing a few settings i can access iplayer and the WAN is now working . how ever of course all my links have gone and still dont work when i restore them
i tried a quick test link from NAS-a210 , will not resolve host name on my NAS properly (it worked 100% before update)
funny enough all unsecured DLNA from my NAS work fine
i did a reset (power down till it blinks) has broken WAN again , only messing about in the LAN settings again on a210 fixes this
however it does fix my audio on SPDIF problem i was having on iplayer
i now need to look into downdate the firmware back to last years , which is a shame

Did you go under network setting and set the get IP to MANUAL. My internet / Apps would not work until I changed it from AUTO to MANUAL.

[Shasoosh]

Anyone knows if the "subtitles getting out of sync if FWD is pressed" issue is fixed now?

[rojillo1]

(08-01-2012 02:09 PM)xsurfer123 Wrote:  the A-210 still ignores forced subtitles in MKV files (http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showth...tid=62283) it's unbelievable that Syabas isn't able to fix that issue

+1

If Syabas programmers are incapable of solving the problem of the subtitles in the mkv, I think it's time to change programmers.

Firmware updates of this company are just a joke.

[bonrea]

One will draw more bees with honey than with acid

I agree there are problems with the FW and as there have been in the past. I do believe in working the issues on our end and reporting them here so the developers will know of them. To work with anything as technical as these NMTs one needs basic troubleshooting skills and patience.

I have found no other NMT on the market that does what the PopcornHour is capable of and with such quality and diversity. I have found issues and I have reported them here. I do refuse to bash the developers as they are working just as hard at resolving the issues as we are at trying to make the NMTs do what we want them to do. If the developers had the same exact equipment (TVs, HDDs, HASs, Networks, etc.) I truly believe they would be able to find the same issues we do while in Bata.

Please everyone lets work together to continue to make the PopcornHour our favorite NMT.

My two cents.

[chris57]

The joke here is one post guys flaming the firmware thread

Put some perspective into things. You are what annoyed you have to press a button to display a forced subitle track and thrown your toys out of the pram. Come on.

Perhaps if you'd posted in the forced flag is ignore thread it may have got enough interest to make it a prioirity, however you did nothing.

[mrbeno]

Hey Guys!

I installed this firmware and Youtube sound has gone.
Why? (Sometimes it works, but not too often)

mrbeno

[GFOviedo]

(08-02-2012 03:50 PM)chris57 Wrote:  The joke here is one post guys flaming the firmware thread

Put some perspective into things. You are what annoyed you have to press a button to display a forced subitle track and thrown your toys out of the pram. Come on.

Perhaps if you'd posted in the forced flag is ignore thread it may have got enough interest to make it a prioirity, however you did nothing.

I agree. Even my Dune D1 doesn't detect the forced subs 100% of the time. I usually turn them one manually anyway since it only takes less than 10 seconds to do.

I am just glad that Popcorn Hour is actually continuing to support their media player, and they are making an effort. I am hopeful they get this fix, but so far I am happy with what I've got, and my kids as well.

The one thing I hate doing is upgrading the firmware. I always have issues with that.

[jbear]

No problems for me so far with this firmware, to be honest I've been using various Popcorn Hour models for many years and really haven't had too many issues. Have always used NFS with my ReadyNAS NV+.

Tested a half dozen formats including ISO's (ISO's were ripped with ImgBurn), all is good.

Looking forward to the next generation firmware, as an integrated functional jukebox would be great. The current solution is just too slow, wouldn't mind the bling, but using the folder list view has worked well for me for years, and is very fast.

[bonrea]

(08-02-2012 04:00 PM)jbear Wrote:  Looking forward to the next generation firmware, as an integrated functional jukebox would be great. The current solution is just too slow, wouldn't mind the bling, but using the folder list view has worked well for me for years, and is very fast.

I have to agree, the Wife Factor is much easier to work with just the menus and is easier to navigate. The new A300 lets you click the Info button and it gives a nice GUI and the picture of the move you have highlighted. NICE...

[wizdude]

(07-31-2012 08:21 PM)gulian Wrote:  

(07-31-2012 05:30 PM)werner Wrote:  Factory Reset made?
Network set to Static? and then back to DHCP?
this sounds like that you guys don't have a working DNS.

Regards,
Werner

Tell us the truth werner, why is this required to unplug/replug the ethernet cable after a reboot to get a working IP address ? (or switching from dhcp to static to dhcp); is this happening on some pch only? why it hasn't been fixed?

after a lot of investigation, i managed to find the cause - though not a total fix at this stage.

the problem: if you have an A200/210 connected to a gigabit switch, even when you set the networking to be 10/100Mbps on the popcorn hour, it powers up at 1GB network speed.

when you either ( a ) unplug and replug the ethernet or ( b ) change the network configuration from 10/100 to auto and back to 10/100, this correctly changes the ethernet speed back down to 100Mbps.

originally I configured my switch port to be 100Mbps full duplex at the switch end, but when you do that the popcorn hour comes up at 100Mbps HALF duplex - because it has nowhere (that I can see) to hard set the duplex. it relies on automatic negotiation from the switch.

you can see the evidence here when you telnet into the popcorn hour and check the kernel logs:

sh-3.00# dmesg | grep eth
eth0: link down
eth0: link up, 1000Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0xC1E1
eth0: link down
eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0xC1E1

the first link down/up is the power up. i have my popcorn hour set to 10/100Mbps in the network configuration.

the second link down/up is when I go into the network config and toggle it between auto and back to 10/100 again. you get the same result by pulling the cable out and putting it back in again.

i've been taking a look at /etc/init.d/S07network to see how this can be remediated. the script does try to set the network to the correct setting, but this never eventuates.

i'm trying to see if I can remediate this somehow to get around this annoying problem. it's been there for so long, and I'm fairly amazed that Syabas haven't addressed this issue given that it appears to be fixable in code.

i'll post more up as I discover it.

cheers, wizdude.

[Shasoosh]

I got some serious youtube problems here.
Upgrades -> Factory Reset made -> installed youtube.
Playing clips in 1080p plays for 10-15 seconds and crashes to a black screen. Any one can check?
For example you can search for "Rihanna Where Have You Been" . make sure that video quality in settings is set to 1080p.

[dwalterm]

Has anyone tried PlayOn with the new firmware? I use my A210 for everything else but have kept the B110 so I can keep using PlayOn with it......