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[RehabMan]

Well, they “researched” and (no surprise) decided I needed to request RMA.  I have since boxed them up and they are ready to go the the UPS man.  Will rebuild them when I get the replacements.

[RehabMan]

I’m not sure.  Anybody here have one?  I’ve always wished Logitech would map Fn+<number keys> to function keys.

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Status as of now is they are “researching on this issue” and will “send… a message with… findings.”

In the meantime, as I suggested they do right away, they have pulled the update from the website.

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Well, to get to the state I’m in now (bricked), I used the Windows EXE (Express BIOS or whatever) method.  I’m not sure if the other BIOS update mechanisms wouldn’t have had this problem or what.  I suspect it wouldn’t have made any difference at all, as the other systems upgraded to 0131 no problem.

I tried to use the recovery method (USB key with 0122 .BIO file on it, pull the BIOS recovery jumper) to get out of this situation, but I don’t think the system even gets far enough to attempt the recovery…  There is absolutely no video signal after turning the system on, and it never does anything… I never see the LEDs light up on the USB key, and it never shuts down, etc.  It is bricked.  So, unless Intel comes up with some method to get it out of this state, my two boards are likely going back under warranty.

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I’ll have to try the RSS feeds…  Although I notice that the feed for DH67BL doesn’t have the 2509 display driver yet.  Some things Intel does really don’t make sense (push 2509 on Windows Update, have it available from Intel HD Graphics search, but not have it show when you search by motherboard model number)…  But you can always subscribe (I use FeedDemon) to the display driver feed directly.

Thanks for the tip!

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This morning I applied the update using the downloaded files from Intel.  No problems on any of the machines…

I guess in the future I’ll use the WU as notification only when it comes to driver updates…

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[quote=Aaron Ledger]

I just upgraded a x64 DH67BL (to Samsung plasma via Denon) and see no issues although I downloaded direct from Intel. I generally never use the WU drivers. In this case, I am not sure if there is a difference.

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I did update them all through WU.  I’ll try updating manually (after a uninstall back to default VGA driver) by downloading from Intel Download Center and see what happens.

[RehabMan]

[quote=oliverredfox]

We should have a forum thread called “I spent $90 on the HDMI Detective and all I got was working HDMI.”

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Or sell T-shirts that say the same.

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Just thought I’d add to the HDMI-Detective party here.  I finally got tired of fighting incorrect resolution/black screen/glitching audio when turning my TV on/off while the HTPC is on (when listening to music, I generally turn the plasma off, both to save power and to save the TV)… broke down and ordered an HDMI-Detective-Plus from Amazon.  The thing works great.

Next step will be to reprogram the Harmony remote to not shut down WMC when turning off (and no GreenButton at startup) and just leave WMC running at all times (and have it start with Windows), as I think the HDMI Detective will take care of the wake from sleep issues with WMC as well…

I hated to spend the extra $90 on something which you would think would “just work” but there you go…  sometimes things don’t work like they are supposed to.

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Maybe it is time to invest in a good programmable remote?  Forget about teaching the family to use the system… just make the remote do all the hard work.  Just an idea…

I use a Logitech Harmony, and really you can setup a very easy to use system with these remotes.  Fool proof if your equipment supports discrete commands for power, and input selection (better to not rely on the Harmony’s state tracking system).  Prepare to spend some time getting to know the somewhat annoying programming software from Logitech though.

I would also echo Aaron’s comment about always utilizing the AVR for audio.  I have setup several remotes for friends, and I always cringe a bit when they ask to have to option of AVR for audio, or TV only for audio.  It just makes the setup more complex (although it is a little simpler with the new AVRs that support standby passthru) than it needs to be and why do people want to listen to their TV speakers anyway?  I usually talk them out of it and get them to go with one simple setup that always uses the AVR for audio.

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1. Comcast

2. Bellingham, WA

3. Locals and Expanded Package Copy Freely, Premiums (e.g. HBO) Copy Once

4. No

5. Yes

 

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The lower-end Yamaha’s don’t have the HDMI splitter (2x HDMI out).  I have a low-end Yamaha HTR-5063 and it works fine with the XBOX 360.  It is possible the HDMI splitter built-in is the root cause of compatibility issues.

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At one time I was thinking of using this receiver and its 2x HDMI out to send audio to my second zone (audio only — outside on porch).  The thought was to send one HDMI output to the TV and the other to a second HD-audio capable receiver which would down mix to 2-channel stereo for my speakers outside.  Right now I am doing something similar with an SPDIF splitter, but of course I lose support for HD-audio formats.

But after reading some of the troubles people were having with this unit’s HDMI implementation with the XBOX 360, I have my doubts it would work.  I mean if you didn’t test with the XBOX, what kind of QA department do you have at Yamaha?  It gives me doubts against using it for any advanced purpose…

Anyone already have this Yamaha or something similar and have evidence to the contrary???

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There is only one advantage of having the InfiniTV4 hosted by the always on server… when the HTPC wakes up, the tuners are instantly available from the server… there is no minute-or-so authorization time after wake-up like there is when the InfiniTV is in the HTPC.

That said, I have a WHS 2011 machine and I still run my main HTPC with the InfiniTV local, as I just don’t trust the network that much to rely on it to record my favorite shows.  That and I don’t watch live TV that much (almost never) to care about waiting the minute or-so it takes for live TV to be available.

If you watch live TV often, and like the cable-box feel of having live TV instantly available after wake-up from sleep, then host your InfiniTV in an always-on server, or never allow your HTPC to sleep.

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I commonly get 800-900 on GigE network with Intel NICs.  Quite frankly, it is what you should get provided there is no bottleneck somewhere.

You might have updated drivers since you were getting lower speeds, or perhaps your server is now just “less busy”

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