Sky+ sofware upgrade

Wll I've still not got the latest upgrade on sunday morning.Is it worth
contacting sky or should I be still waiting?Anyone else?

"kev777" wrote in message ...
Wll I've still not got the latest upgrade on sunday morning.Is it worth
contacting sky or should I be still waiting?Anyone else?



I've had my update and pleased to say the dual recording works
and I didn't lose my recordings that were made before the update.

Best bet is to DIY.

Matt

In article , Kev777 wrote:
Wll I've still not got the latest upgrade on sunday morning.Is it worth
contacting sky or should I be still waiting?Anyone else?


Me too. I also forced an update and it didn't take. On Digital Spy
someone has said that not all machines might be enabled yet.

Andrue Cope
[Brackley, UK]

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Andrue Cope wrote:
Me too. I also forced an update and it didn't take. On Digital Spy
someone has said that not all machines might be enabled yet.

Do *not* "force an upgrade". It will get the the oldest version of the
software being broadcast, not the lastest.

Put it in stand-by for an hour, then reboot (don't hold down Backup). This
is your best chance of getting the latest version.

Dave
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In article , David Marshall wrote:
Do *not* "force an upgrade". It will get the the oldest version of the
software being broadcast, not the lastest.


Didn't know that. Sounds bizarre even by Sky standards. Why broadcast the
previous version? Doesn't make much sense to me.

Put it in stand-by for an hour, then reboot (don't hold down Backup). This
is your best chance of getting the latest version.


Well it's plugged into a timed socket. It's powered down over week-day nights
and for one hour at the weekend (supposedly that gives it a chance to catch
an update). It's been on standby most of today. Still hasn't updated.

Andrue Cope
[Brackley, UK]

"Andrue Cope" wrote in message
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In article , David Marshall wrote:
Do *not* "force an upgrade". It will get the the oldest version of the
software being broadcast, not the lastest.


Didn't know that. Sounds bizarre even by Sky standards. Why broadcast the
previous version? Doesn't make much sense to me.



New software is downloaded into the SKY+ and then either straight away or at
some future point replaces the existing OS. As I understand it when you force an
upgrade all you are doing is makign the digibox install the OS from the storage area
not actually downloading the new OS which I believe is only transmitted during the
early hours and then perhaps targetted to specific batches of machines..
So if the new OS has already been downloaded by your SKY+ then a forced update
will get the results you are after otherwise all you are doing is replacing the current OS
with the same one.

Mike C

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Andrue Cope wrote:
Didn't know that. Sounds bizarre even by Sky standards. Why broadcast the
previous version? Doesn't make much sense to me.

So that if an update goes terribly, terribly wrong, a downgrade can easily
forced.

Well it's plugged into a timed socket. It's powered down over week-day nights
and for one hour at the weekend (supposedly that gives it a chance to catch
an update). It's been on standby most of today. Still hasn't updated.

Well there's your problem - leave it turned on!

Dave
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Mike_C wrote:
New software is downloaded into the SKY+ and then either straight away or
at some future point replaces the existing OS. As I understand it when
you force an upgrade all you are doing is makign the digibox install the
OS from the storage area

No - you wouldn't have to sit there for ten minutes if that were the case.
It *does* do a fresh download, but not necessarily of the latest version.

Holding down backup forces it to download the software - it's the only way
to repair a corrupt install.

not actually downloading the new OS which I believe is only transmitted
during the early hours

No, at least one software version for every model of box is constantly
being broadcast in a cycle.

and then perhaps
targetted to specific batches of machines..

It's the "reboot now" signal which can be targeted.

Dave
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"David Marshall" wrote in message ...
In article ,
Mike_C wrote:
New software is downloaded into the SKY+ and then either straight away or
at some future point replaces the existing OS. As I understand it when
you force an upgrade all you are doing is makign the digibox install the
OS from the storage area

No - you wouldn't have to sit there for ten minutes if that were the case.
It *does* do a fresh download, but not necessarily of the latest version.

Holding down backup forces it to download the software - it's the only way
to repair a corrupt install.

not actually downloading the new OS which I believe is only transmitted
during the early hours

No, at least one software version for every model of box is constantly
being broadcast in a cycle.

and then perhaps
targetted to specific batches of machines..

It's the "reboot now" signal which can be targeted.

Dave
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At least I got my name right

Mike C

David Marshall wrote:

No, at least one software version for every model of box is constantly
being broadcast in a cycle.

As a general rule, yes. However on occasions I have seen boxes behave
in a way that suggests that there was no software being transmitted at
all. This could be one of those occasions.

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