New Comcast Firmware Busted

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General Schvantzkoph wrote:

> Comcast downloaded new firmware to my Motorola HD setup box last week
> and since then the box has been crashing. The most common problem is that
> the picture turns to snow, the only fix is to power cycle the settop box.
> I've also had it double the picture, i.e. instead of showing one picture
> it shows two copies of the same picture, switching channels fixes that.
> Has anyone else noticed this?
>

No, I haven't seen those problems. The only thing I noticed is that
every now and then the cable box won't respond to my remote for about a
minute. And then everything will work fine.

ALV

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<<The only thing I noticed is that
every now and then the cable box won't respond to my remote for about a
minute. And then everything will work fine.>>

I've been getting that too.

Lee


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>Subject: New Comcast Firmware Busted
>From: General Schvantzkoph schvantzkoph@yahoo.com
>Date: 11/14/2004 10:07 PM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <pan.2004.11.15.03.07.20.745852@yahoo.com>
>
>Comcast downloaded new firmware to my Motorola HD setup box last week
>and since then the box has been crashing. The most common problem is that
>the picture turns to snow, the only fix is to power cycle the settop box.
>I've also had it double the picture, i.e. instead of showing one picture
>it shows two copies of the same picture, switching channels fixes that.
>Has anyone else noticed this?
>

Happened to me once last night. The audio was still there but snow for the
video. Had to reset the STB. I am also using a Comcast with a Motorola STB.
No problem today watching the NFL on ABC and ESPN.

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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 06:55:46 +0000, Nick250 wrote:

>>Subject: New Comcast Firmware Busted
>>From: General Schvantzkoph schvantzkoph@yahoo.com
>>Date: 11/14/2004 10:07 PM Eastern Standard Time
>>Message-id: <pan.2004.11.15.03.07.20.745852@yahoo.com>
>>
>>Comcast downloaded new firmware to my Motorola HD setup box last week
>>and since then the box has been crashing. The most common problem is that
>>the picture turns to snow, the only fix is to power cycle the settop box.
>>I've also had it double the picture, i.e. instead of showing one picture
>>it shows two copies of the same picture, switching channels fixes that.
>>Has anyone else noticed this?
>>
>
> Happened to me once last night. The audio was still there but snow for the
> video. Had to reset the STB. I am also using a Comcast with a Motorola STB.
> No problem today watching the NFL on ABC and ESPN.

The other thing that happens is that I lose everything when I'm stepping
through the channels when using the FAV button. As with the snow problem,
only a power cycle will fix it.

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On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:07:22 -0500, General Schvantzkoph wrote:

> Comcast downloaded new firmware to my Motorola HD setup box last week
> and since then the box has been crashing. The most common problem is that
> the picture turns to snow, the only fix is to power cycle the settop box.
> I've also had it double the picture, i.e. instead of showing one picture
> it shows two copies of the same picture, switching channels fixes that.
> Has anyone else noticed this?

Called Comcast, they just downloaded some additional code which they said
might fix it.