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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue Energy" data-source="post: 746493" data-attributes="member: 109162"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> Whoa there!  I meant no offense.  In fact, I went way out of my way to avoid causing it.  I did describe myself as being the 'tick on the back of the MP beast', after all, and you as the talented hard working volunteers doing good work for no pay.  Where is the insult there?  My frustration was not with you but with the apparent continued unavailability of the software I built a machine around to work with Colossus and HDPVR in particular.  So: not with you, but rather with my situation.My last post was three weeks ago.  I just caught up today.  In the catchup, the only person I have seen report on his experience installing the new MP was Running Bird - and he couldn't get it to work.  And no-one disputed that or said that their installation did work.  My conclusion was that it didn't work.  I'm very pleased to hear that it does.  I've been waiting to hear that for a long time.  And, again - I am not implying that the 'long time' is your fault.  When you don't do the work or pay for it you have no room to complain (and - that's me there - I'm the one neither doing the work nor paying for it to be done... and I'm not complaining).As to whether I have installed 1.2b - no, I haven't installed anything yet.  I've been on hold - first until 1.2 beta got here, and then until (after the only report I saw) it was fixed.  And - I was also hoping that an installation guide would become available - nothing much, just something to tell me what to do in order.  I haven't tried to do it but someone on the forum who did try to install it said that it was needlessly difficult because it wasn't documented.  Anyway, my conclusion from reading 10 pages worth of forum was that it didn't work and that there were no instructions to install it if it did.  And, again - that's not your fault - that was my perceived condition of my project.  So, that's why I asked how soon it, and some instructions to install it, would be available - which I presumed were the precursors to actually installing it myself and getting on with my project.One more time, just to be sure: I appreciate the work of people who do things that may benefit me and most especially when they do not charge me for them.  I don't feel that I have a right to expect anything besides an accurate description of the product and maybe a timetable from people volunteering their time to produce something of value that they will generously allow me to share.  After that it's up to me to decide whether I want to make use of their generous gift within that time frame, in whatever state it is in, or not.  I certainly don't feel that I owe more than that when it's me that's doing the producing - I can't expect more of others.  And - yes, I have been the person doing all the work that everyone else waited on.So, moving on.  You say that it does work right now and that I could be recording TV via either an HDPVR or a Colossus today.  Again - that's really good news to me.  May I ask you to give me any guidance in installation that will help me?  I am technically adept, but I am very un-knowledgeable about this particular technology.  Something as simple as, 'follow the wiki, but when you get to <this> point - don't do that - instead do <this> because you are using the undocumented hardware rather than the hardware that is documented'?  Anything would be greatly appreciated and thank-you.</blockquote>

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