anncoates: Thanks for pointing out my sweeping generalization of "everyone" getting the TVGOS U99 error. It should have been "a heck of a lot," not "everyone." I haven't had the U99 error since Friday, 9/30, but for some people, it took 2 weeks to get it again. The only thing I did was to replace a used Panny DVD-RAM (nowhere near 100,000 erases as advertised) with a brand-new one, but I still think it's TVGOS related. There still seems to be confusion (even with Panasonic Tech Support) between the TVGOS U99 and the board/hard drive failure/lockup U99. I haven't called yet, but will if I get the U99 anytime soon. If anyone gets any more useful info about the TVGOS debug (from other forums) please continute to post 'em here! Thanks for your vigilance, everyone! (especially those who waited on the phone with TVGOS and Panny)
Panny released TODAY a firmware upgrade for the 85 & the 95. I flashed mine a litle while ago, all went OK, no more U99, right now is dowloading the channel info from TVGOS. I'll know tomorrow and in days to come if all is indeed well. I'll be posting results. Gus
Vulcanusa, Yeah you're probably right switching out the HD will probably make no difference - but I've done it anyway ! Not much hardware in these machines once you take the cover off mdqGus, The firmware on the panasonic.com website is the same as it's always been, ie dated 1/27/05. Have you found a newer version somewhere by chance ?
Timdf Like I posted above, the update came out yesterday (Oct 5th). I just checked my unit (7:30 AM Eastern)It asked me to select one of three different lineups when I turned it on.I have TV here on my PC and is the same procedure). Still seems fine. I am a Panasonic servicer by the way. Tks. Gus.
Gus, where did you get the firmware, just downloaded what PAnny has on there web site, same stuff I've already got, or do you have access to stuff as a tech that we don't (I already know the answer to that, but you know what I mean) RX7 Fan
Same question here on the firmware update file. The name and size (to the last byte) are exactly what I downloaded several months ago. I now have gone 68 hours without a U99 error. The TVOG listings are keeping about 2 days ahead of the current time, and I no longer see any updating during the day time hours. It seems to be occurring only at night. Awaiting further developments.
So I changed out my hard drive and did a format etc. Set it to record Top Gear at 10pm Wednesday night - manually of course as no TV guide data available. Came down this morning, no U99 error !I was getting one every night. But no TV guide data either :-( It did record Top Gear ok though. Maybe it didn't get the guide data because I'd left it set to record something ? But in the past this hadn't been a problem. Now if I could only find the new firmware update mdqGus refers to ..... Maybe it hasn't been released to the general public yet ? The saga continues......
E85H, Thanks for the input. Of course, I needed to perform an FDISK to get Windows to even recognize the drive before I could format it. I was wondering when my last attempt failed if I should take the drive out of the DVR, re-install it in my PC, and simply FDISK it again. Just haven't gotten around to it yet (i.e. spending too many hours watching the new fall shows). Now you've given me some motivation to try again.
Gus, what version is it, what date, .... if it is a repair tech only, please let us know, .... as you can tell there are a lot of people having problems with it, we'd appreciate any help you can give. Can you give us a link to where you got it? RX7 Fan P.S. , that is a different size than the 0970DL that is on Panny's site.
DavieDave, See post "22. September 2005 @ 10:41" on page 7 regarding how to disable the TV Guide download. Also check out post "29. September 2005 @ 16:56" on page 8. And post "2. October 2005 @ 16:45" on page 9.
Hi mdqGus, Nice choice of two wheel transport - used to have a GT750 kettle in my younger years ;-) Tim
timdf I'm very happy with my CBR1000RR, haven't been able to ride much lately, rains every friggin day here! As far as the file, I don't think I can post the URL, due to the fact that we have to login with user name & pwd. I would upload it somewhere, I am not too sure about the legal ramifications, I don't want to jeopardize my shop nor myself. Gus
Gus, what version of firware does it update to? is it still beta, or ready for release, and not posted on PAnny's site yet? RX7 Fan
Hi Gus, That'll teach you to live in Florida I used to live in the UK and a little rain never stopped me riding - but it nearly killed me - ha ha. So only 4 wheeled thrills for me these days. OK about the file - figured as much. Doubtless it'll get posted officially before long. It's re-assuring that it's being worked and hopefully fixed. I work for Motorola on mobile phones and have some experience with firmware bugs - to say the least ! Tim
Gus, ..... what do you know about the U99's, we're all just educated guessing here, ... haven't they given you any info like the guy I talked to the other day? What is the latest "inhouse" word on the u99's and TVGOS? RX7 Fan
If you turn off tvguide & you don't get a U99 anymore, you know its guide related. My e500 did it for a week & then I just left it on during the day & off at night to get listings & I haven't got a U99. I checked 7 days of listings. Now, I just turn it off as usual & haven't got that yet.
Handy, read the posts, most of us in here are still getting U99's, or if not, have no TVGOS data, Gus says there is a new firmware available. RX7 Fan
I'm getting the U99's worse than ever now. After I reset it I didn't get ANY for over 2 weeks but since Monday I've been getting a few each day at varying times throughout the day. Before it only happened in the early morning. It also isn't repopulating the TV Guide any longer.
I was looking at the size of the firmware upgrade files. The one from 1-27-2005 is Pana-DVD.frm and is 6,356,992 bytes (on disk) or 6,354,720 in "size." The later file which I downloaded several months ago, and today, is named DMRE85.exe and is 6,471,680 bytes (on disk). Since the January Pana_DVD.frm file is in a zipped folder, you still have the original date, but not so with the latest DMRE85.exe file. The 6,354,928 bytes is what mdqGus referenced as the latest size. This is slightly different from either of the two I have, whether "size" or "size on disk."
