Everything had been fine here with my two Linktheaters, then there was this firmware update this morning.
Both units downloaded 100%, said applying update, wait for restart, then flashing pink screen, blank screen, TV goes into standby mode, green power led still on Linktheater, no wireless led, no security led, no standby led.
Pulled power plug hard reset same thing.
My kids are really unhappy, please advise.
I guess I missed that part in the manual, thanks for advise.
so useful!
alchav21 wrote:
Okay, what does the WN stand for? Are you talking about the Media Player, and does the WN stand for Wireless Network? Because if you downloaded the Firmware over Wireless, it's not stable and you will get a Brick.
Rubbish! So basically what your saying it that is you download anything over a WLAN connectin then it will become corrupt, some how i seriously doubt it...... watch this space.
davo wrote:
alchav21 wrote:
Okay, what does the WN stand for? Are you talking about the Media Player, and does the WN stand for Wireless Network? Because if you downloaded the Firmware over Wireless, it's not stable and you will get a Brick.Rubbish! So basically what your saying it that is you download anything over a WLAN connectin then it will become corrupt, some how i seriously doubt it...... watch this space.
I'm not big on Wireless, especially for critical updates like Firmware, I've seen these kind of results more than once. Also for High Definition Video and Sound, Wired Ethernet is the only way to go. You can see that Buffalo has retired all their Wireless Media Players, they just had too many problems and not reliable.
It looks like the problem is with HMDI connection
If I disconnect the HMDI connection and connect the TV to the RCA video connection, the Linktheater works fine.
Is there any way to downgrade, go back to the previous code, which was working fine?
BTW, I have never had a problem with the wireless on this unit, I can stream hi-res blue-ray without so much as a glitch. This is purely an issue with the automated firmware update, which I don't have any control over.
I am going to forward this issue up, we'll see what we can do.
Thanks for the info Davo, I will check on the information that you have provided.
Oh and Davo, it's really not a good idea to update firmware wirelessly. While it is rare, corruption can result. This is more often the case with wireless routers, but it can happen on the Linktheater as well.
Alchav- The LT-H90WN is the wireless version of the LT-H90LAN
I think something has definately changed with the HMDI specification or signalling with this update.
Both units have the exact same problem, I have done a factory reset on both Linktheaters, still the same problem.
Both my LCD TV's are the exact same type, so I will plug one of the units into a friends TV to see if that makes a difference.
The firmware update is automated so I don't know how you would avoid downloading it wirelessly, unless you were to jump up and yank out the power cable when it said updating system please wait.
I wonder if it is a Digital Rights issue - which is supposed to be supported on HDMI. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it has only now been added to the firmware! Trying it on a TV would be a good idea.
Any half-assed decent firmware upgrade tool should have some form of data verification (of the download) BEFORE it actually installs it, so I would not expect the wireless connection to be an issue.
OK I think I have got to the bottom of the problem.
Both my LG37" TV's have DVI-D interfaces. I have a DVI to HMDI cable on both units.
When I plugged one of my units into one of those new Samsung LED TV's using a straight through HDMI cable it worked perfectly.
So whatever Buffalo did in the last firmware update, broke the compatibility with the older HDMI/DVI interface.
Also (PerryM) I checked with LG and the TV's I have both support HDCP, although from reading through other forums this can also be problematic.
Anyway, I am connected to the rather grizzly composite output now, and hoping that Buffalo will fix the problem. I couldn't sell my wife on the 2 new TV's idea because of an incompatible firmware update, she wants to know why we can't go back to the old release which worked fine.
Forcing firmware updates is not a very wise solution - I would believe a majority of users would prefer to choose the timing of upgrades.
* It is not possible to prevent an upgrade as it is automatic. This is simply crazy. I would rarely apply firmware updates to any device over a wireless connection. Even with a wired connection I'd much rather have control over when an update is to be applied. I've seen too many bricked devices to be casual about them.
* It should be possible to downgrade the firmware in case a new firmware introduces issues (as seems frequently to be the case).
* A further consequential annoyance is the fact that it checks for an update *every* time the box is powered up. 99.99% of the time users will want to use the box, not update it.
I have struggled along with the LTH90WN for a number of months now (connected via a wired interface usually) but sadly am reaching the end of my patience with it.