dishuser Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 every download fails at 4.29 gb 5.0.893 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 11 hours ago, dishuser said: every download fails at 4.29 gb 5.0.893 Sounds like a FAT32 issue FAT32 filesystem, max file size if 4GB. If you will be doing downloads larger than 4GB, you should format your storage on a PC (using exFAT instead of FAT32) and then use that. Not sure if NTFS will work also, but exFAT I know has worked for me in the past. Obviously there could be other issues, but the filesystem at least for sure will limit the max file size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 I formatted with my 4900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 1 hour ago, dishuser said: I formatted with my 4900 I don't know if they changed anything, but last time I formatted with my 4900, it formatted in FAT32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 it shows almost 112gb of 120gb available last year I had an issue with my x5 and 64gb stick so I formatted it with my 4900 and then it worked on my x5 ans I was able to download a 35gb movie so it doesn't use fat32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 OK.. If you are sure it is not FAT32 Would be simple enough to check, if you have a PC, to plug it in, and then check properties. I'll try to download something later on my 4900. Any specific download you tried ? I can try the same one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 can't check it on pc because I can't find my storage case only case I found was for a 3.5" try any 4k movie I tried about 5 and all failed I would try my stick but it melted in my x5...lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 I'll give it a shot shortly, and report back. I haven't tried to download anything in a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, Emporium said: I'll give it a shot shortly, and report back. I haven't tried to download anything in a while. I can download hd just not 4k formatted again and am trying john wick 4 in 4k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 I just confirmed that formatting using the 4900 formats in FAT32. I installed an old 120GB SSD into the 4900, did a format as removable storage, tried to download and it failed just after 4GB. Took it out and plugged into a PC, and it was FAT32. Formatted it on the PC with exFAT and put it back into the 4900. did the config to specify destination again, and so far downloading Quantumania (4k) and it is at 7GB and still going. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 I'm gonna use my 3900 to format it to see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Lol.. My wife just turned the box off as it was downloading. It stopped at 13.9GB, so pretty sure it would have completed. Most of the boxes by default format with FAT32, so 4GB is a limitation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) it makes no sense that fat32 is default it makes the drive pretty much useless maybe a firmware update can change that? I formatted with my 3900 first as device then as removable so 2 formats and my previous recording were still there...lol Edited September 24, 2023 by dishuser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 32 minutes ago, dishuser said: it makes no sense that fat32 is default it makes the drive pretty much useless maybe a firmware update can change that? I formatted with my 3900 first as device then as removable so 2 formats and my previous recording were still there...lol Did you actually try to play back your recordings ? The recordings will show they are still there, but that is because the xml file (or whatever other type of file is used) that keeps track of what has been recorded or downloaded is on the main internal storage Unfortunately, FAT32 has been the default for ages on TV boxes. I agree it is pointless with large files nowadays, but Buzz is not the only one. Personally, I would have assumed that anything formatted by the box itself would have been in EXT3 or even EXT4 filesystem, which is a lot more robust than FAT32. But I guess there are advantages to keeping removable storage as some PC type format like FAT32 (probably less chance of corruption if pulled from the unit without unmounting or shutting down). I even tried to find a 3rd party app to format on Android as exFAT but could not find one. Even if I wanted to launch a terminal emulator (ex: termux) on the android box, you would probably need root to be able to do an "mkfs.exfat" to format a device with exFAT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 I'm gonna remove the drive from an old dell laptop and load EaseUS Partition Master and use that to format drive with no OS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, dishuser said: I'm gonna remove the drive from an old dell laptop and load EaseUS Partition Master and use that to format drive with no OS That'll work. Love the EaseUS products. I have standalone bootable ISOs of most of their software and has saved me on many occasions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Emporium said: That'll work. Love the EaseUS products. I have standalone bootable ISOs of most of their software and has saved me on many occasions. I fired up the old dell and it already has it gonna load it onto a stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 so much for that only shortcut was there...lol off to my buddy's warez site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 what a PITA good thing I have a spare laptop that drive can removed and replaced in minutes downloading a 4k movie that is 27gb will post results in the morning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) well I got most of the movie then some b00b rebooted the modem/router...lol Edited September 24, 2023 by dishuser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 so I put a post-it note on power supply for modem/router not to unplug and successfully downloaded a 4k movie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 34 minutes ago, dishuser said: so I put a post-it note on power supply for modem/router not to unplug and successfully downloaded a 4k movie Glad it worked out. Definitely would be nice if there was an option directly from the box to format media in exFAT format to allow downloads greater than 4GB (which is a limitation on FAT32). Maybe with the introduction of the P6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 or a firmware upgrade not everyone has usb storage case or a spare laptop with easy access to hdd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishuser Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 so I downloaded four 4k movies today and none had any audio...lol they play fine in vlc though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emporium Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, dishuser said: so I downloaded four 4k movies today and none had any audio...lol they play fine in vlc though Interesting.. No audio if played through the PVR downloads interface ? OK if played through VLC ? So it's a codec issue then. I don't see an option to change/select player for VOD Downloads. Guess that would be a nice addition, so you would be able to choose "external" and the use what you want. Or even have VOD Downloads follow the VOD player selection. Right now I am assuming it is using primary since I have external set for VOD player, but get no prompt to choose (like I do for VOD). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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