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CFULLHDMA: 1.15.08 Beta Firmware

New beta firmware, where we improved a lot on TS level and audio. Some settings were causing stability issues (Auto EDID) and are under review
Version 1.15.08

  • Fixed: TS file cannot resume
  • Fixed: TS file cannot do A-B mode
  • Fixed: TS/VC1 does not play file
  • Fixed: time bar freezed on some files
  • Fixed: MKV did not play when having 2 DTS and Vorbis track
  • Fixed:  audio hickup issue with AC3 pass through SPDIF when Digital Audio Output set to “SPDIF/RAW” 
  • Fixed: some avi files could crash system
  • Fixed: M3U issue with extra VLC tag EXTVLCOPT entry
  • Improved: TS file loading time
  • Added: ENTER button to navigate in setup options 

It could be that EDID in combination with Auto-Sync is working but that is under analyze.

Mixfreaks.com

Na jaren (10) toen mr. Poing besloot om mixfreaks.com niet meer geregistreerd te laten en het domain door iemand anders gepakt werd heb ik hem deze eindelijk weer in bezit. Ik had toen nog niet een Credit Card en het was dus knap lastig om een domein te pakken.  Het kost een paar eurotjes (domain kwam in een veiling terecht) maar als het goed is zal ik straks de gegevens krijgen. Ok, het is nog niet officieel, maar goed de pre-announcement maak ik maar vast.

RFH (Request For HELP): UNPAK2 script for NZBget

I’ve managed to modify the updated unpak script from ydroll for the CH3SNAS with NZBGET. This one is much bigger and much worse to have it correctly implemented in the CH3SNAS (especially as there is a ‘catalog’ file included, which is different scripted and has less ‘hard-coded’ pathnames in it.

I’m not a script-kiddie, so Request for Help: the script in my folder is for experts only: you need to know what you are doing. I think the script is working for 95% and 5% gives probably issue on the catalog part. So if someone is able to modify the script / idea of ydroll so that many users of the Ch3SNAS can use it: help is appreciated on the UNPAK1 (the standard version I also use) and UNPAK2 script.

Looking forward to modified scrips .. ;-)

CFULLHDMA: Fixing failed firmare upgrade

Sometimes it is possible that people brick their device and that it is not operational anymore.
The CFULLHDMA has a number of abilities to fix firmware version(s).

First:
with every boot the device is checking if the firmware file is valid. When it’s not valid you will see a blue screen with information to run the firmware upgrade again.

Second:
With latest firmware releases we have added a ‘fixed’ IP address when there is no network: 169.254.1.1 if you can ping this address after changing the IP of your Computer in the same range the kernel is still running and you still can fix your CFULLHDMA.

If you can ping it on it’s normal IP address (you might need an Angry IP Scanner tool) to determine it in your network, you can also use telnet

—- Only for kernel 2.6 Firmware Versions —


mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /usb/usb0
./ForceUpgrade_k26 upgrade.bin
sync

The upgrade.bin is the latest firmware version you can download from the Conceptronic website
the ForceUpgrade tool can be taken from here
I do not suggest anyone to use this unless you know what you are doing.

In any other situation it is NOT possible to fix the firmware file without using a Serial Console Port

console

Above image shows a serial console port you can put on the CFULLHDMA when you open it. (Tx,Rx,GND,V). With a console port you can get more information about the status of the device. When you use a Console Cable and you see a YAMON message things are not ok .. the kernel and firmware are not present anymore. You only see the bootloader, and only through a very extensive difficult upgrade procedure the firmware can be fixed.