http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 7th 2008 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/
I thought it had to do with the beta software but I'm glad to see it was nationwide. Hopefully just a fluke.]]>Oct 7th 2008 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/
Now that I've checked in, I know what happened to it.]]>Oct 6th 2008 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/The issue is related to started to something else.
]]>Oct 6th 2008 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/
Anyways, mine locked up and had to pull the plug to reset.]]>Oct 6th 2008 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/
The power would reboot, but I remember several time physically unplugging and replugging to get it to boot up.

I guess DirectTV has done a much better job if this is the first big incident....]]>Oct 6th 2008 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 7th 2008 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/
Just reboot it. ]]>Oct 6th 2008 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/The DVR was recording when this upgrade happened, and while the box mostly crashed, it kept recording all night until i reset it. Good thing it didnt run out of disk space, who knows what would have happened then...]]>Oct 6th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/
Good girl :D


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good job DTV]]>Oct 6th 2008 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/
Coincidence?]]>Oct 6th 2008 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 6th 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/Oct 7th 2008 7:35PM