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<blockquote data-quote="JimCatMP" data-source="post: 1193045" data-attributes="member: 103549">TVServer [dedicated headless Atom based unit] stopped recording a little while ago - took me a while to work it out it had stopped, as I don't record much and assumed the missing recordings were down to me not actually scheduling them [as so many of my problems arise in gap between thinking and doing<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite15" alt=":censored:" title="Censored&nbsp; &nbsp; :censored:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":censored:" />, as the live TV &amp; DVB broadcast guide were fine, and I knew nothing changed in several weeks [since MePo 1.15 installed] and no updates [Win 7 64bit Pro] or even a reboot.Finally got down to looking at it today , finding 'no free tuner' reported in logs.&nbsp;&nbsp; So - if in doubt, lets try turning it off and on again [all the way down and not just reboot].Well, unit then failed to boot - on checking psu brickette, it was cycling between about 8 and 15 volts at 0.2 hertz [usefully the LED pulsed making it fairly obvious 1st check point<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />Replaced PSU [actually a cut&amp;solder of another PSU to existing cable end - ], all good on reboot - recordings 100%.Guessing the PSU was stable enough for operations until I did a hard power cycle but was not allowing the unit to provide enough oomph for recording [old KWorld Dual DBV USB tuner<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite27" alt=":whistle:" title="Whistling&nbsp; &nbsp; :whistle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":whistle:" />So, proof if needed that hardware can be just as bizarre as software<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />TTFN - JCMP.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JimCatMP, post: 1193045, member: 103549"] TVServer [dedicated headless Atom based unit] stopped recording a little while ago - took me a while to work it out it had stopped, as I don't record much and assumed the missing recordings were down to me not actually scheduling them [as so many of my problems arise in gap between thinking and doing:censored:, as the live TV & DVB broadcast guide were fine, and I knew nothing changed in several weeks [since MePo 1.15 installed] and no updates [Win 7 64bit Pro] or even a reboot. Finally got down to looking at it today , finding 'no free tuner' reported in logs. So - if in doubt, lets try turning it off and on again [all the way down and not just reboot]. Well, unit then failed to boot - on checking psu brickette, it was cycling between about 8 and 15 volts at 0.2 hertz [usefully the LED pulsed making it fairly obvious 1st check point:cool: Replaced PSU [actually a cut&solder of another PSU to existing cable end - ], all good on reboot - recordings 100%. Guessing the PSU was stable enough for operations until I did a hard power cycle but was not allowing the unit to provide enough oomph for recording [old KWorld Dual DBV USB tuner:whistle: So, proof if needed that hardware can be just as bizarre as software:eek: TTFN - JCMP. [/QUOTE]

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