freezing and other problems
 

I have Goodmas GDB3 box. I am outside of Cambridge and get all the channels
most of the time from Sandy Heath. However sometimes
a) picture freezes but sound is still OK. Need to switch off and on the box
to get video back
b) get stuck on a channel, remote not functional. I think in that case I
need to reset the box, i.e. disconnect power to get it working again
c) unit switches itself to off

I assume that these are software faults because even if the signal was
marginal the unit should not "lock up" and should recover. I cannot imagine
integrated TV that would perform like this and was considered satisfactory.
Am I right?

Roman

r_mervart wrote:
I have Goodmas GDB3 box.

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What version software is your box on?

André Coutanche

"André Coutanche" wrote in message
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r_mervart wrote:
I have Goodmas GDB3 box.

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*****

What version software is your box on?

André Coutanche


It is V.3.2.

roman

r_mervart wrote:
"André Coutanche" wrote in message
What version software is your box on?

It is V.3.2.

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Others may remember better than me, but I *think* that's the version which
worked pretty well until the 7-day EPG started to be transmitted.

There is a v.3.11 which is apparently stable, and a v.4.1 with a working
7-day EPG (which seems to be OK for me, so far).

That's the good news. The bad news is that you'll have to download them from
a website and transfer them from your PC to your GDB3 with a serial cable.
See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeremy.pick/gdb3/.

André Coutanche

On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 23:30:08 -0000, "André Coutanche"
wrote:

r_mervart wrote:
"André Coutanche" wrote in message
What version software is your box on?

It is V.3.2.

*****

Others may remember better than me, but I *think* that's the version which
worked pretty well until the 7-day EPG started to be transmitted.

There is a v.3.11 which is apparently stable, and a v.4.1 with a working
7-day EPG (which seems to be OK for me, so far).

That's the good news. The bad news is that you'll have to download them from
a website and transfer them from your PC to your GDB3 with a serial cable.
See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeremy.pick/gdb3/.

André Coutanche

My mate's girlfriend has one of these boxes with similar problems.
I've actually downloaded the updates onto the PC, but need the cable
to wire up the box. What cable, exactly, is required & where can I
get one from?

Cheers,

Marky P.

Marky P wrote:

My mate's girlfriend has one of these boxes with similar problems.
I've actually downloaded the updates onto the PC, but need the cable
to wire up the box. What cable, exactly, is required & where can I
get one from?

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The end of the cable which connects to the GDB3 needs to be a 9-pin male D
connector. The other end is whatever connects to (one of) the serial port(s)
on your PC - possibly 9-pin D female, but check. According to the
instructions on the website, it is a straight-through cable and not a
cross-over (null modem) cable.

I can't suggest where to get one, because I lashed up a working connection
from bits I had lying around. I think when this has come up before, Maplin's
has been mentioned, but any purveyor of computer bits to the gentry should
have something suitable for GBPnot-too-many.

Good luck!

André Coutanche

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:28:57 -0000, "André Coutanche"
wrote:

Marky P wrote:

My mate's girlfriend has one of these boxes with similar problems.
I've actually downloaded the updates onto the PC, but need the cable
to wire up the box. What cable, exactly, is required & where can I
get one from?

*****

The end of the cable which connects to the GDB3 needs to be a 9-pin male D
connector. The other end is whatever connects to (one of) the serial port(s)
on your PC - possibly 9-pin D female, but check. According to the
instructions on the website, it is a straight-through cable and not a
cross-over (null modem) cable.

I can't suggest where to get one, because I lashed up a working connection
from bits I had lying around. I think when this has come up before, Maplin's
has been mentioned, but any purveyor of computer bits to the gentry should
have something suitable for GBPnot-too-many.

Good luck!

André Coutanche

There are a couple of 9 pin sockets on the back of my PC near the USB
ports. Will these be the ones? They actually have pins as opposed to
holes (ie male, not female).

Marky P.

Marky P wrote:

There are a couple of 9 pin sockets on the back of my PC near the
USB ports. Will these be the ones? They actually have pins as
opposed to holes (ie male, not female).

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Yep, sounds like it, especially if they come as matched pair. The *sockets*
have pins (i.e. are male), which why the *cable* has to be female at that
end (like wot I said). They may also have a barely visible and in any case
intelligible symbol which is supposed to indicate that they are serial.

It shouldn't matter which one you connect to, but you will have to tell
hyperterminal whether you are on COM1 or COM2 (i.e. guess, and if it doesn't
work, change your mind).

André Coutanche

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:00:33 -0000, "André Coutanche"
wrote:


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Yep, sounds like it, especially if they come as matched pair. The *sockets*
have pins (i.e. are male), which why the *cable* has to be female at that
end (like wot I said). They may also have a barely visible and in any case
intelligible symbol which is supposed to indicate that they are serial.

It shouldn't matter which one you connect to, but you will have to tell
hyperterminal whether you are on COM1 or COM2 (i.e. guess, and if it doesn't
work, change your mind).

André Coutanche


Thanks!

Marky P.

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:00:33 -0000, "André Coutanche" wrote:

Yep, sounds like it, especially if they come as matched pair. The
*sockets* have pins (i.e. are male), which why the *cable* has to
be female at that end (like wot I said). They may also have a
barely visible and in any case intelligible symbol which is
supposed to indicate that they are serial.

It shouldn't matter which one you connect to, but you will have to
tell hyperterminal whether you are on COM1 or COM2 (i.e. guess,
and if it doesn't work, change your mind).

André Coutanche


Thanks!

*****

You're welcome. (What a lot of typos in my last message - but you seem to
have navigated them successfully!).

André Coutanche