Where does one get old HD200 firmware?

[Slack]

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Only links in FAQ are for last release. 0909 I believe. I want to try older releases for DTS dropouts.

Anyone have a repository?

[KeithAbbott]

Originally Posted by Slack

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Only links in FAQ are for last release. 0909 I believe. I want to try older releases for DTS dropouts.

Anyone have a repository?

Try this thread: http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56956

[Slack]

Originally Posted by KeithAbbott

Try this thread: http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56956

Thanks but - dead end to links for 0909 only.

[routerunner]

Originally Posted by Slack

tried to anonymous login to ftp://downloads.sagetv.com

Asks for creds.

Only links in FAQ are for last release. 0909 I believe. I want to try older releases for DTS dropouts.

Anyone have a repository?

I'm assuming you're talking about an HD300 as the HD200 doesn't support DTS without "transcoding" from server, also if you intended DTS as well as DTS-HD, before attempting to change firmware, please read THIS as there is the possibility that your problem can be fixed that way.

EDIT: However if your issue is with the HD200 that means that you are transcoding from the server and the dropouts can be the server that hasn't got the "man" to do it, or possibly network issues.
EDIT2: What I meant by HD200 doesn't support DTS is that DTS is only pass-though on HD200, no down conversion to stereo, so the need to "transcode" from the server

Eddy

[Slack]

Originally Posted by routerunner

I'm assuming you're talking about an HD300 as the HD200 doesn't support DTS without "transcoding" from server, also if you intended DTS as well as DTS-HD, before attempting to change firmware, please read THIS as there is the possibility that your problem can be fixed that way.

EDIT: However if your issue is with the HD200 that means that you are transcoding from the server and the dropouts can be the server that hasn't got the "man" to do it, or possibly network issues.
EDIT2: What I meant by HD200 doesn't support DTS is that DTS is only pass-though on HD200, no down conversion to stereo, so the need to "transcode" from the server

Eddy

Talking about the HD200. NOT the HD300.
As you EDIT2'd: HD200 is simply passing the DTS bit stream to my amp. On some, not all, mkvs the HD200 with 0909 firmware exhibits DTS dropouts. Yes I have read many threads regarding this, and, I MAY choose to demux, process, and remux the DTS tracks.
But would like to downgrade firmware and check with a problematic file, as this is easier.

It is not the amp / chipset in the amp. Some SD content I can play through old XBOX / XBMC and the passthrough bitstream is handled just fine. Likewise on HD content I can fire up an ION based XBMC and amp handles the same DTS stream just fine. The latter is big PITA ATM as I do not wish to leave confines of SageTV (two HD200s and headless 2 tuner server) as it meets 99% of my needs in spades. 1% being this annoying DTS droput issue.

[routerunner]

Originally Posted by Slack

Yes I have read many threads regarding this, and, I MAY choose to demux, process, and remux the DTS tracks.
But would like to downgrade firmware and check with a problematic file, as this is easier.

Yes, I understand your point and in other circumstances I would do exactly the same as you, but now with extenders so ridiculously expensive, I would personally try the conversion route first as I would be worried to brick my extender...

In fact, you already established that the issue is within the extender not being able to handle the media correctly as you can play the same media on a XBOX without problem, hence downgrading the firmware is not necessary IMHO.

EDIT: Also, please bear in mind that most of the time the issue is within the containers (MKV, AVI, etc..) and not within the audio/video format itself. The containers most of the times "lies" to you, I'm in the video broadcast business myself and we see this all the time.

[KeithAbbott]

Originally Posted by Slack

Thanks but - dead end to links for 0909 only.

I'm not sure why you are having troubles downloading these. I just downloaded 36 older versions of the HD200 binaries, dating all the way back to 2009. Seems to work just fine...

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by KeithAbbott

I'm not sure why you are having troubles downloading these. I just downloaded 36 older versions of the HD200 binaries, dating all the way back to 2009. Seems to work just fine...

How do you DOWNGRADE the firmware to an older version? I have a couple of older versions and would like to try this as my HD200 is flaking out, but even by selecting 872 and UPDATE BY USB, when it sees the 2009 version, that's all it wants to use...

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by tvmaster2

How do you DOWNGRADE the firmware to an older version? I have a couple of older versions and would like to try this as my HD200 is flaking out, but even by selecting 872 and UPDATE BY USB, when it sees the 2009 version, that's all it wants to use...

anyone? anyone know how to do this?