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Some services don't distinguish between TV series and VOD, they just consider them the same.  So in some cases, you'll just have to live with that

11 minutes ago, Jean-Luc said:

Where would enable passthrough be found in the PowerStation P6?

From Home screen, Settings icon on top,  Device preferences->Decode & bitstream

1 hour ago, Ryu said:

that also depends on your speed. not saying you have slow speed lol

In some cases the longest part is not even the download itself.  It is the "Preparing system update" stage which is before the download starts.  This is a google thing.  Even many older pixel phones did the same.  Sometimes on Pixel phones to get them to "move on" you had to turn on airplane mode, let it fail, then disable airplane mode and try the update again.  Don't know what causes it, and not sure if it is the A/B update method, but you just need to be patient and eventually it works.

It does take some time to prep.  When I took last update yesterday, it took a good 10 minutes to "prep".. Then it took quite a while downloading all the different parts.

10 minutes can feel like a really long time if you just sit there and look at it   Just wait.

If you give it plenty of time and it persists, then maybe try a hard reset.

10 minutes ago, gig63 said:

I'm looking at the back of your router the two connections you have is one to tv and one to buzz box   

the one going to your tv is plugged into the blue connection on the router that one is there for the hard wire coming into the house from your provider

I could be wrong

The yellow wire going to the BLUE connector (WAN) it is connected properly to the MODEM ethernet connection (COAX from ISP, to Modem, which then converts to ethernet, which goes into Router WAN port).  Connection going to TV, I assume is the Black cable, which is connected to the other Orange port. 

So there is a total of 3 ethernet cables to the router.  From Modem to router is yellow cable connected to Blue connector on router.  Black cable from orange port of router, probably goes to TV.  And then the last yellow cable is connected to Buzz.

Try swapping the connections on the router for the TV and the Buzz, just to make sure ports are not the issue.

Assuming you have tried different ethernet cables ?  Tried a different port on the router ?  Do any lights come on on the ethernet port on the router or X5 side ?

Same router ?  Didn't change anything on the router ?

I have tried dozens of different USB sticks, different brands, different sizes, different formats/filesystems, and typically I only get about 25% of them to work no the P6.  Tried a few external drives (WD passport, Lacie, seagate, and even some usb->SATA adapters with SSD drives) and it is about the same.

Still testing and trying to find a pattern, but so far, I am stumped.

I thought it might be an Android 13 issue, but the X5 SS has no issue with all of those sticks, which is what has be stumped.

Will continue to test.

Like I tell people, never invest more into an IPTV service that you are willing to lose. 

However "IF" it is as at all possible, as a test, try to see if you can connect to your router with a long ethernet cable.  Just to make sure that it is not something to do with the Wifi.

Also, in BuzzTV, if you go to menu->settings->configuration you have 2 options "Real time streaming" and one other just underneath it (I forget what it is called - I'm not at home), "IF" they are enabled, try to disable them.  And also disable any timeshift if it is enabled.  Some services don't play well with these features. 

3 minutes ago, Matthew Mullenix said:

My x5 64ai is still disconnecting from wifi.  Even factory reset and updated.

Quite possible a compatibility issue with the wireless router/access point.  Not the first time I have seen that.

BUT, the first thing to try is to try to disable the Band Steering option on a router/access point.  This option typically combines both the 2.4 and 5Ghz bands to a single SSID.  This does cause issues on many devices.   Disabling band steering, you essentially split the 2.4 and 5Ghz bands to have thier own separate SSID, and that way you can connect to a specific band only.  5Ghz give you a faster speed, but shorter distance coverage.  2.4Ghz is typically slower, but can be better for longer distances.  Many routers call it band steering, but some routers may call it something different.  Often it is where you define the SSID names, there is an option and when enabled/disabled it provides option to provide separate SSIDs for the 2 bands.

Leaving the router to decide which band to connect devices to, does not play well with some devices.

9 hours ago, dishuser said:

mine never worked on ethernet since the start

but I doubt that can fixed with an update

they should do an rma

Thanks for the feedback.  Guess there were some issues with the first production.   Can happen with the best of them.

Mine has worked since day one.

Agreed on the RMA, but before doing an RMA, they have nothing to lose to try a hard reset.

1 hour ago, Elie said:

- Power station 6 not reading the usb stick when you plug a usb is is a bugs need to be fix.

- power station 6 is not connecting to the Ethernet direct only wifi also it is a bug wifi work good but Ethernet direct has a problem

Ethernet works perfectly fine here.  I use Ethernet exclusively on all my boxes.

Just as a test, have you tried using another ethernet switch to connect to ?   If you are connected direct to router, maybe add a switch in the middle, just as a test.

Try doing a hardware reset on the box (reset button is in the NVMe slot area - procedure is similar to other boxes, except for location of reset switch), to see if that helps with your ethernet.  If not, then you "may" have a bad box, I'd recommend contacting Buzz CS.

Wasn't really asking for the group renumbering   I don't use it myself, but I do use it on my mom's box, just makes it simpler for her to have her favorites ordered from 1 to 99...

Was actually mention more for the bug that if a channel is not in your current category, it will not change to it if you enter channel number on the remote.

I just tested it on BuzzTV 5, and with group numbering disabled, if you enter a channel that is NOT in your currently selected category, it will switch to it, and change the category to "ALL CHANNELS" which is fine also I guess.  I would have chosen to switch to the category the channel is defined under, but that is more of a UI/Buzz choice.  On BuzzTV 6, it just ignores any manual channel inputs if they are not in your currently selected category.

Oh ya, and most importantly for allaboutbuzz to know that the other 4 bugs are fixed and can be checked off the to do list.

Cheers

4 hours ago, allaboutbuzz said:

Ok great

Let me know on #1 and 3 for sure when you can
So I can close them out, or know what more to fix/look at

BUG #1 through #4 all fixed.   Tested them and work as expected.  They can all be closed. Thank you.

However found one more to add to the back of the queue   Not sure if it is by design, but I find it strange.

 Obviously not all features are implemented yet.  But for now, there is no option for group numbering (which renumbers all channels in a group starting at "1").  So using w*** we have a little over 11000 channels and all numbers from 1 all the way up to 11000+.  But if I am in a specific category (except for ALL CHANNELS), and a key in a channel number that happens to be in another category (ex: 3027 which is Adult swim: Rick & Morty in my case), it will ignore it and not switch.   If I key in a channel number that is in my category, it will change to that channel.

Obviously Buzz is free to code it however they prefer, but I would think that, if group numbering is off (assuming it is eventually added), then entering a channel number on the remote, would first check if it is in your current category (to ensure favorite categories are respected), and if it is in the category you are in, then it should just tune into that channel (no need to change category).  However, if it is NOT in your category, it should switch to the category it is found in, and switch to that channel.

And super low priority was my previous Feature request 1: get the PADLOCK  symbol preceding the category name for locked categories in the channel list and the "organize favorites" list ?

Thanks again.

1 hour ago, allaboutbuzz said:

Sent V1.0.31 to testers

Check Issue #1 again

And Check #3, as that should be resolved also

Thanks

Yes.. Quick test and seem to work as expected.  Awesome.. Thank you.

I'll do some more extended testing later, but all looks good.

Don't know if it is very high on the priority list for BuzzTV 5, since I know Buzz is presently concentrating a lot of resources to BuzzTV 6.

No.  it is 10 seconds and no setting to change it.  But if you long press it, it does accelerate and go faster through, even though it is still 10 sec increments.

Normalement, ils te fourni l'URL, et toi tu leur fourni ton Serveur ID, en forme to 00:1A:79:xx:yy:zz et ils active ton service basé sur le serveur que tu leur fourni.

1 hour ago, allaboutbuzz said:

Bugs 1,2,4 have been fixed on V1.0.30

 

Will do Bug #3 and your feature request next week

Did a quick check.

BUG #4 is confirmed fixed.

BUG #1 still seems to be an issue.  I don't see any difference.  Still behaves the same.

BUG #2, back button is fixed.  Cycles through the menus as expected. 

BUG #3:  Guess some work was done (or side effect from the other fixes). The last channel button does work now, but it does switch between Locked channels also (for manually locked channels, that is probably not a big deal, however in buzztv5 if you were in an adult category, and switched a few channels (CH+/CH-), then hit the "last channel" button, it would jump to the last unlocked channel (great way to get out if the kids are coming ), not the last locked channel (unless option was set to include them in favorites if I recall).  If you long press the "last channel" button, the channel history list is correct (no locked channels in it as expected).  Guess "if" the desired behaviour is similar to buzztv5, then the "last channel" button should jump to the channel that is on top of that linked list of channels when you long press.

Another thing I noted... In a previous version, you had also fixed the shortcut from the Home screen->Settings icon popup->Bluetooth icon to bring up the bluetooth settings.  That now works (thanks).  But when you press the back button, to get out.  Instead of just closing the Bluetooth settings and returning to the settings popup, it returns to the Settings "menu".  Press one more time and it closes the menu and goes to the settings popup.  All other shortcuts on that popup (like the WiFi) will open up their respective settings menu, but then "back" button will close it and return to the popup instead of going first back to settings menu.   Nothing major, just cosmetic, but figured I'd point it out.

Thanks for the great support and progress. 

Have a great weekend.

As DU mentioned, preview has been there from start, but it is on bottom right (which I think is better honestly).

For Favorite categories, why not just organize your categories, and bring your favorites to the top ?  And at the same time, just hide all the categories you don't care for ?  So I typically have my 2 or 3 favorites groups (which show on top by default), and then all the favorite categories sorted to the top just below my favorites categories.

No updates here either.  Just checked again about 5 minutes ago. 

No biggie.  It goes out when it goes out

And it doesn't matter if it can do 25MB/s.  It all depends if it can do it in a steady stream without hiccups.

Also, you say 25Mbps, but it will depend on the compression and codec.  4K @ 30fps in h.264 can often be 40 to 45Mbps (and is the sweetspot for a nice clean stream).  Now if done with AVC/h265, things change again.

And you sure that the recording destination is still valid (ie: USB stick or drive has not crashed).

Using MAC or XC ?  Do you have multiple connections available ?  If using XC, if you go to menu->settings->account settings and see how many connections max and active are listed.

10 minutes ago, Polaybuzz said:

What about sd card? Is USB stick really better? I really like the SD card slot because it makes the STB  compact...

I hear you.  I have not tried it on the newer boxes, but I never had good luck with SD cards on older boxes, regardless of how good they are, or even if the cards were high endurance type.

I use USB drives similar to these, and they are super compact, name brand and fast.   And you barely notice them sticking out.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BY2WH7QB

And you also have these:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07D7PDLXC
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B083ZS4HYD

Most decent USB will be faster than most SD cards.  And there is no spec provided on the speed that the boxes SD slot operates at.  Sure you can get super fast cards, but if the slot is not designed for speed, it won't help.  It's like putting a USB3 stick, into a USB1 slot.  You won't get USB3 speeds out of it.

First of all, I do NOT recommend using an SD card.  Your card may be fast, etc.. but no idea what speeds the card slot is on these boxes.  The SD card slot is often used for disaster recovery/flashing the unit.  Too many people have had issues using the SD card slot for PVR, that I don't recommend it.  I would recommend using a good quality USB 3 stick, and if possible, format it on a PC, in exFAT format (that way there is no 4GB file size limitation).  then once installed on your box, make sure you go into PVR settings, and ensure that the recording destination is the new USB storage location.  Obviously you can run these tests with any spare USB stick you have lying around for now.

Also, please post the Firmware (ex: V202xxxxx) and software version ( 5.0.xxx) that is installed on your box (can find it in the updates screen).

Also, make sure you reseller doesn't have your account "locked" to "agent".  Since you upgraded from buzztv4 to buzztv 5, it is quite possible that the agent being reported by the new version of BuzzTV 5 is different than that from buzztv4.  

Typical typos BTW are extra spaces after the ":".   Sometimes the on screen keyboards, auto add a space or 2 after punctuation.