Note: Please be aware that NOT all USB sticks are compatible with the HDR when used to flash the firmware or for installing packages directly from a USB stick. Experience has proven that the smaller sizes =<4GB, formatted as a single partition FAT32 work best. If the USB stick is too large to be formatted as a single FAT32 partition, a separate, smaller partition should be created and formatted as FAT32.

1. Copy the 'FOXSAT-HDR_upgrade.hdf' file to the root directory of a USB stick.
2. Turn on your TV and set the video source to the Foxsat-HDR.
3. Put the Foxsat-HDR into standby then insert the USB stick into the front USB port.
4. Press, and continue to hold down the standby button on the Foxsat-HDR's front panel (NOT the standby button on the remote control).
5. The front panel display will initially show 'BOOT' followed by an incrementing series of numbers preceded by 'P', at which time the TV will display the upgrade progress bar. You can now safely release the standby button.
6. Once the upgrade is completed the front panel display will show 'END' and you will be prompted to press the standby button.
7. Press the standby button.

Note: There should be no need to power cycle the Foxsat-HDR via the rear rocker switch, but some users have reported needing to do this.

After approximately 30 seconds the 'END' message will disappear and the box will power down by itself. At this point you can press the standby button once more to boot up the Foxsat-HDR normally.

Now, on each startup just after the word 'BOOT' appears in the front panel display, a message stating the custom firmware version will be shown.
This will confirm that you are running the custom firware.

The directory structure created on the Foxsat-HDR under /mnt/hd4 looks like this:

Existing Folders
/mnt/hd4/Music
/mnt/hd4/Photos

New Folders
/mnt/hd4/opt/bin
/mnt/hd4/opt/sbin
/mnt/hd4/opt/etc/init.d
/mnt/hd4/opt/var/opkg
/mnt/hd4/opt/tmp

Directory "/mnt/hd4/opt" is mounted at boot-time as "/opt" and so can be accessed directly. i.e. "cd /opt"

These custom folders cannot be seen at all from the Foxsat-HDR, and can only be accessed via Telnet or FTP, or Samba. This prevents inadvertent erasure of essential files and folders by other family members.

The "/opt" is root directory in which all custom applications are placed.

The "/opt/etc" directory is where configuration files are stored.

The "/opt/etc/init.d" directory contains scripts to auto start custom applications.

The "/opt/bin" and "opt/sbin" are directories where application binaries are placed, or binaries to extend the functionality of the OS. These folders are included in the $PATH environment variable. Anything placed in them can be executed directly, without the need to specify a path.

The "/opt/var/opkg" is where the opkg package management stores it's configuration files. Don't modify or delete anything in here !

The "/opt/tmp" directory is a temporary storage directory used by opkg-tools.

Open your favourite browser and enter the IP address of the HDR into the browsers address bar. Remember to use the IP address, not the hostname, as the netbios nameserver service is not available until you have installed samba.

You will then be presented with this basic web interface:

From here you can download and install the full web interface. Click on the Download & Install button and after a short delay (depending on your internet connection speed) you will be presented with an installation status report.

After that it is simply a matter of rebooting the HDR to initialise the full web interface. (Remember to refresh your browser, with the IP address only, in the address bar). You will then be presented with the full web interface index page:

Clicking on Package Management will then display this page:

From here you can install the applications you wish to use on your HDR.
Click on the pages top bar to return you to the index page. From there you can then select the 'Service Management' option:

From here you can stop and start your applications, and select which ones are auto-started at boot time.

Any additional information you might need can be found in the following documentation:

1. Custom Firmware. (This documentation).
2. Web Interface.
3. FAQs.

So please do me a favour and read them before posting any queries you might have. You may just find the answer there.

Install from Web Interface

This is the simplest way to manage your custom applications on the Foxsat-HDR. Once you have installed the full web interface it's simply the matter of a few mouse clicks to install/upgrade or uninstall your custom applications directly from your favourite web browser.

The firmware comes with a tiny web server pre-installed. In order to access this server you must first determine the IP address of your Foxsat-HDR from the Foxsat-HDR's Menu/System/Network screen. (It will look something like 192.168.0.8). Enter this IP address into the address bar of your browser and you should be greeted by the Foxsat-HDR's bootstrap web page.

From there you have the option to install the full web interface and server from which you can complete your application software installs. A reboot of the Foxsat-HDR will be required to initialise the full web interface once it has installed.

IMPORTANT: Refresh your browser when connecting to the full web interface for the first time, and ensure the address is set to the Foxsat-HDR's IP address (without any page name appended)

Install from command line

Note: Please be aware that NOT all USB sticks are compatible with the HDR when used to flash the firmware or for installing packages directly from a USB stick. Experience has proven that the smaller sizes =<4GB, formatted as a single partition FAT32 work best. If the USB stick is too large to be formatted as a single FAT32 partition, a separate, smaller partition should be created and formatted as FAT32.

As an alternative, you can install packages from the command line via a telnet session. Installing the full web interface also installs the telnet service by default. If you have not completed this step then you must first install the telnet application included in the .rar archive using the USB install method outlined below. Once telnet is installed, ensure you are connected to the internet, then from the command line enter:

Install from USB

The USB port is hot pluggable, so you initiate an install while the Foxsat-HDR is powered up simply by plugging in a USB stick containing one or more .opk package files in the root directory. Once installed, the application will be available for use immediately. No reboot will be initiated, or is necessary. Except for the "DefaultAuthority_1.??_mips.opk" which requires a reboot to update the Default Authority details. Just wait for the USB stick activity LED to stop (providing it has one). Otherwise just wait a few minutes before unplugging the stick. When the install has completed the *.opk file will have been renamed to *.opk.done and a log file named *.opk.install.log created, for each package on the USB stick.

Maintenance Mode was introduced with v4.0.9 release of the firmware. In this mode the Foxsat-HDR is booted with bare minimum processes running. i.e. No set top box functionality.
This provides maximum memory resources to the partition check utility and allows hard disk partitions normally in use to be unmounted for checking.
Partition check and repair is facilitated by a suite of binary tools, plus a helper script to do the hard work for you.

This version contains a recompiled linux kernel which has swap file support enabled. Thus providing the additional virtual memory resources required when checking the larger disk partitions.

Also, the embedded busybox multi-call binary has been recompiled to provide applets for the mkswap, swapon, swapoff, tune2fs, and e2fsck utilities. Standalone versions of debugfs, dumpe2fs, and badblocks are also included. It is outwith the remit of this document to explain the function of each of these utilities. If you require additional information I suggest you Google for 'linux' followed by the name of utility.

To enable maintenance mode it is simply a matter of opening a telnet session and entering the 'fix-disk' command.
The Foxsat-HDR will then display some information about the utility, after which a reboot into maintenance mode will be initiated.
Once rebooted, re-open a telnet session and enter the 'fix-disk' command once again. Then sit back for an hour or so while it does it's magic.
A log file of e2fsck partition checking operations will be created at /mnt/hd1/fix-disk.log. This can safely be deleted.

Linux gurus can initiate maintenance mode manually by entering the command 'touch /usr/data/.MAINTENANCE_MODE' then rebooting.
All of the above mentioned utilities are then available to you should you wish to perform partition checking without the aid of the 'fix-disk' script.
A second reboot restores the Foxsat-HDR to normal set top box operation.

This is the package management system for managing your custom applications.
Entering 'opkg' from the command line without any command arguments will display a list of valid opkg commands.

This is a very basic web server daemon embedded in the firmware to provide initial access to your HDR from a web browser on the local network.
This provides the platform from which to install the full web interface via the web-based repository.

This provides the facility to disable web interface User Access Control in the event of a forgotten username or password.
Just enter 'pass-disable' from telnet to restore unsecured access to the web interface in the event of a forgotten username or password.

A feature-rich package utilising the lighttpd web server to manage the Foxsat-HDR's services and features from a web browser.
Comes complete with now/next and 7 day EPG, plus remote scheduling facility.
Additional functions are provided by installing optional plug-ins. Comprehensive documentation is provided in the web interface, and additionally for each installed plug-in.
The web interface can be accessed from the local network, or from the web using the 'inadyn' plug-in.

A secure, fast, and flexible web-server a with low memory footprint, lighttpd is the ideal candidate to suppport the Web Interface on the Foxsat HDR.

This allows users to easily manage all custom services on the Foxsat-HDR. It is available via the full web interface or from the command line. Entering 'service' from the command line for the current status of all services, plus usage information to be displayed.

! WARNING !
When using service manager from the command line it is possible to stop and disable ALL services auto-start. So always ensure you have a least one essential service with auto-start enabled or you may find yourself completely locked out. The web interface does not allow you to disable autostart, or stop the lighttpd web server, since the web interface itself depends on it.

The default login name and password is "HumaxFTP" and "0000" (four zeros) respectively.
Login credentials can be changed by editing the file "tinyftp.conf" which can be found in "/opt/etc".

If you install vsftpd instead of tinyftp then system accounts are used for login. There are two accounts available and you can login with either. Please note that names and passwords are case sensitive.

The first account mirrors that of TinyFTP.
User name: 'HumaxFTP', Password '0000'
Logging in with these credentials will drop you directly into the /media folder.

More experienced users may want to login using the root account.
User name 'root' Password 'root'
This opens in the systems root folder, so you will need to navigate to /media to access your recordings.

Passwords for these two accounts can be changed by issuing a 'passwd' command via a telnet session. i.e. enter 'passwd HumaxFTP' or 'passwd root' and follow the prompts.

Note:
Installing vsFTPd will stop any previous installed TinyFTP's process, and disable its auto-start, and vice-versa. This is because you can only run one FTP server at once. However, it does not remove the application. Users should then manage the running ftp server via the service utility.

Telnet does not require any login credentials. Should you wish to disable telnet then simply disable auto-start or uninstall it.

A secure alternative to telnet. Dropbear uses the system accounts so login is as per vsftpd.
During installation RSA and DSS host keys have to be generated, so don't be alarmed if the install seems to take longer than usual.

Use SSH keys instead of Passwords

Changes have been made to facilitate the use of SSH keys instead of requiring a password for login. The dropbear server now uses its own separate password files /opt/etc/dropbear/passwd and /opt/etc/dropbear/shadow instead of the system files /opt/etc/passwd and /opt/etc/shadow. The home directory for the root and HumaxFTP accounts has been redefined in the new passwd file as /opt. The installer package will also now create the folder /opt/.ssh containing an empty file named authorized_keys plus the symlink authorized_keys2 (which links to authorized_keys file) and sets correct permissions for this folder and files. In order to set up a client to use SSH keys instead of a password all you need to do now is enter the following commands from a terminal window on your Linux PC. Create a DSA public key if you don't already have one. cd .ssh ssh-keygen -t dsa This will create the key files id_dsa and id_dsa.pub Now send the public key to the Foxsat-HDR. ssh-copy-id root@IP_address_of_foxsat-hdr This will copy the file id_dsa.pub over into the empty authorized_keys file on the Foxsat-HDR. You should now be able to login without needing to provide a password. ssh root@IP_address_of_foxsat-hdr Thanks to af12345 for providing the source code changes required for dropbear to use separate password files, and to vvv for his suggestion of providing the unpopulated authorized_keys file in the installer package. 28 June 2013

A secure shell ftp server which can be used as an alternative to TinyFTP or vsFTPd. (Requires dropbear to be installed).

Two versions of this software is available, v4.4.18 and v5.1.6. The latter is known to work better with the Western Digital TV Live client.
However, with this version, the trial period expires in 30 days after which a license is required, Install whichever one suits your needs.

Once you install TwonkyMedia DLNA Server a link will appear in the web interface index, providing access to the TwonkyMedia configuration page.
If you haven't installed the full web interface just point your browser to http://Foxsat-HDR:9000 (or 9001 for v5) for configuration.

MediaTomb is a freeware uPnP server that can be installed as an alternative to TwonkyMedia. (Thanks to mogie for sourcing the precompiled binaries for this package). If you install MediaTomb uPnP Server a link will appear in the web interface index, providing access to the MediaTomb configuration page. If you haven't installed the full web interface just point your browser to http://Foxsat-HDR:49152 for configuration.

Note:
It is not recommended to run two media servers at once but it's O.K. to have both installed. You can then stop, start, enable or disable auto-start, on either server using the service management utility provided. (during testing however both servers have run concurrently without any noticable problems).

A Samba share named 'Media' has been defined to give read/write access to the three sub-folders Video, Music, and Photo. Any attached USB drive will be listed here also. In addition, four individual Samba shares named 'Video', 'Music', 'Photos', and 'USB' are defined, allowing users to choose whichever best suits their needs. No password is required to access these folders.

The Netbios name is now automatically set to the hostname defined in file '/opt/etc/hostname'. The default hostname is 'Foxsat-HDR' but can be changed by editing this file or from within the 'Settings' page of the full Web Interface. There is no longer any need for the user to edit the smb.conf file in order to change the Netbios name.

The workgroup is set to the Windows 7 default of 'WORKGROUP'. This should be fine for most users, but it can be changed by editing the file '/opt/etc/smb.conf' or via the web interface "Settings" page.

Note:
Editing any file on the Foxsat-HDR should only be undertaken using a text editor that doesn't insert CR/LF (Carriage Return/Line Feed) at the end of every line. This probably excludes every text editor bundled with Windows. Linux and Unix systems expect lines to be terminated with a LineFeed only. If you are running Windows then Google for a freeware named 'Notepad++'. This editor can read and write files in UNIX/LINUX format using LF as line terminator.

Correct syntax of an edited "smb.conf" can be checked prior to execution by entering "testparm" from the command line. Any changes to "smb.conf" will not be reflected until Samba is stopped and restarted.

The Samba password is currently set to null, but if you require a password to access Foxsat-HDR folders then you can set it by entering 'smbpsswd' from the command line, but be aware that you will also have to correctly configure "smb.conf".

After installation of Samba it may take a few minutes for Windows to see the Foxsat-HDR's netbios broadcasts so be patient. You can map a network drive using unicode paths i.e. "\\Foxsat-HDR\Media"

This package contains two tools, opkg-pack and opkg-unpack, which allow users to create their own .opk packages, or unpack existing ones. See the wiki page for details on package format and how to create them.

Provides fast incremental file copying to local and remote destinations.

The cron daemon. Automatically runs specified tasks on a given schedule.

Basically, the cron daemon runs in the background and can be set up to process a list of tasks based on a user defined schedule (like regularly rsync'ing recordings between the HDR and a NAS for instance). If you don't know what it is then you probably don't need it. The crontab for the root user (/opt/etc/cron/crontabs/root) is set up initially to just send a date/time stamp every 30 minutes to file /opt/tmp/cron.log just so that you can determine that it's working properly. It's beyond the scope of this Custom Firmware Readme to explain the inner workings of a crontab file but interested parties might find this link useful.

This package enables system swap space using a 128MB page file.

cURL command line utility.

Runtime libraries for packages based on C/C++.

Originally a combination of Foxsat-HDR scripts plus a Windows binary package, which together allowed the editing of the Foxsat-HDR's channel list to include non-Freesat and hidden channels. The original package was authored by mogie, (the guy who first opened up the Foxsat-HDR for modding).

It has since been superceded by a new channel editor plug-in written by adrianf36 with much help from Partridge. It is completely integrated into the web interface so there is no longer a need for the separate Windows binary. See the thread on AV Forums for full details of this great plug-in.

A utility program created by swedish cook, which enables the auto deletion of older recordings based on a set of user defined rules. Check out his threads on AV forums and Digital Spy for the latest information on this very useful tool.

A fully functional remote control for the Foxsat-HDR with configureable favourites and macro buttons right there in your browser.

Similar to the above, but without the favourites and macros, and with a display designed for ease of use on mobile devices.

A dynamic DNS client providing the means to have your own fixed hostname registered on the internet, although your IP might be changing.
It checks periodically to see if the IP address stored by the DNS server is the real current IP address assigned to the Foxsat-HDR.

This plug-in provides playback of unencrypted recordings stored on the Foxsat-HDR from within the Web Interface.
A pre-requisite is that VLC player with the correct browser plugins is installed on the PC.

Does what it says on the tin. Fixes non-freesat recording filenames so that they appear correctly in the web interface media browser.

Ssmtpmail is a utility plug-in to enable emails to be sent by the Foxsat-HDR.
It is designed to be used by other packages requiring this functionality (eg. pushmail).

Pushmail is a plug-in to enable the Foxsat-HDR to send regular emails including:

1. Current recording schedule
2. Custom EPG searches to alert for forthcoming programmes
3. List of existing recordings
4. Snapshot of system status

This plug-in provides the facility to mount a network-attached storage device onto a virtual USB drive created on the Foxsat-HDR. Thus enabling playback of native Foxsat-HDR recordings directly from a NAS archive.

This utility will allow a one off or regular scan of all HMT files in the Video folder and its sub-directories with a check to determine whether the TS file path is correct and if not, automatic correction.

This utility enables an 'on-demand', single recording conversion, plus either 'manual' or 'auto' initiated conversions, of all recordings in the Video folder and its sub-directories.
Converted recordings remain playable on the Foxsat HDR, but have improved compatibility for streaming to other devices.

This utility provides detailed freesat and non-freesat channel information in a sortable table.

A Web Interface plug-in to auto-remove the prefix "New: " from series folders, recording names and titles.

Links your device to the Remote Scheduling Portal so you can manage your scheduled recordings list from anywhere with an Internet connection and web browser.
See here for more details.

Generic log viewer, which allows the various log files to be viewed within the Web Interface.

1. Original custom firmware released by mogie providing basic telnet and ftp access to the Foxsat-HDR.

1. First custom firmware released by raydon which created the hard-disk directory structure enabling installation of user applications and the means to autostart them.

1. Initial Release of the Media & File Server Bundle containing the custom firmware plus Samba and TwonkyMedia installation packages.

1. Maintains full backward compatability to my previous Media and File Server bundle release.
2. Recompiled busybox binary providing some additional features and commands.
3. Recompiled tinyFTP with full root access, configurable home folder, and login credentials.
4. Auto-install added (thanks mogie).
5. Channel Editor added (also mogie).
6. Auto-install enhancement added. Checks for, and will not overwrite an existing installation.
7. Auto-uninstall feature added, to complement auto-install.
8. Full set of installer and uninstaller files for existing applications.
9. Samba share for USB drive added to default configuration.
10. Twonky media folder rescan time of 60 minutes added to default configuration.

1. vsFTPd : FTP server, a more feature rich alternative to TinyFTP.
2. MediaTomb : DLNA server, a freeware alternative to TwonkyMedia.
3. Mongoose : Basic web server enabling access to the Foxsat-HDR's media files from a web browser.

1. Bugfix for Ext3 formatted USB support.

1. changes to dynamic network detection routine.

1. A fully functioning web interface for the Foxsat-HDR.
2. A package management system with web based repository for the downloading and updating of applications. This can be accessed both from the web interface and from the command line.
3. A service management system to display status of custom applications, start or stop them, and disable/enable boot-time autostart. Again, this is accessible from the web interface and the command line.

1. Resolved a problem whereby connected USB drives were not being mounted.

1. Resolved a problem whereby if Mongoose suffered a crash, it could possibly restart and display the basic web interface index even though the full web interface index was installed.

1. Resolved a problem whereby Mongoose did not account for the one hour time difference between DST/GMT.

1. New version necessitated by the release of Humax v1.00.17 firmware.

1. Small change to the Mongoose web server with regard to cache control.

1. Resolved a problem whereby certain installs via USB could fail due to undefined custom environment variables.

1. New version necessitated by the release of Humax v1.00.20 firmware.

1. New version necessitated by the release of Humax v1.00.21 firmware.

1. Resolved a problem whereby it was possible to have an incorrect IP address recorded in the 'hosts' file when using a static IP address.
2. Recompiled kernel with swap file support added.
3. Recompiled busybox with additional applets for swapfile creation and partition checking.
4. Additional embedded binaries added for partition check/repair support.
5. Maintenance mode introduced.

1. Some changes to facilitate the new NAS mount plug-in, which utilises a virtual USB device to mount network-attached shares.

1. Resolved a problem whereby the Foxsat-HDR would hang on reboot following the scheduling of a recording from the web interface.
   This problem would only affect users of the NASMount plug-in.

1. Code modifications to the embedded Mongoose web server. This is a workaround to Chrome browser's 304 response bug, which was causing CSS not render correctly on page refreshes.
2. The fix-disk utility now uses a standalone version of e2fsck rather than the busybox version, which had proved to be problematic.

1. The embedded mongoose web server has been removed and replaced by a small httpd bootstrap server. The main web server, lighttpd, now installs from the repository, facilitating server updates without needing to reflash firmware.
2. Improvements to initial bootstrap web interface.
   1. Added a 'repository reachable' check, using ping, which will display an appropriate error message rather than allowing opkg to repeatedly fail, with associated error messages that only serve to confuse users.
   2. Added checks for the existence of previously installed essential packages, and in this case it does an 'opkg install --force-reinstall' instead. This may aid recovery in the event of corruption of essential packages.
   3. Telnet will now be installed/re-installed by default in order to provide another avenue for access in the case of a recovery, or for manual package installation.
3. A web interface UAC password removal script 'pass-disable' is now included in the build. This replaces the now deprecated 'pass-reset' opkg installable package.

The various icons that can be displayed are detailed below:

	The parent folder, move up a level.
	The folder contains series recordings.
	The recording is unwatched (New).
	The recording has been watched.
	The recording is in standard definition.
	The recording is in high definition.
	It's a symbol which will help you decide whether a programme is suitable for you, or your children, to watch.
	The recording is Locked and requires the PIN to watch.
	The recording is Protected and requires the PIN to delete.
	The recording is unwatched (New).
	The recording has been modified by the Convert Files Plug-in and is now more 'DLNA-friendly'.

The Video Media Browser is integrated with an HMT file parser/manipulator which will allow you to:

The following functions are intiated via the icon displayed next to each file.

1. Delete a recording.
   An activity spinner and message is displayed after selecting the file 'Delete' option and all Opt+ buttons are disabled for the duration of the 'Delete' operation.
   If the recording is in an HDR auto-created series folder, the folder will be automatically deleted once the last file in it has been deleted.
2. Lock/Unlock a recording
3. Protect/Unprotect a recording
4. Mark as Watched/New
5. Rename a recording. The program title within the HMT sidecar file will also be changed.
   This option also allows for correction of HMT sidecar files if recordings are moved from one location to another. Simply select Opt+/Rename and the file path within the HMT file will be corrected for you.
6. Download a recording
7. Convert for Streaming. (Only if the optional 'Convert Files Plug-in' is installed.)

The functions are intiated via the icon displayed next to each folder.

1. Delete a folder. Folder content is first checked for any recordings with the "Protected" flag set, in which case the folder will not be deleted.
   An activity spinner and message is displayed after selecting the folder 'Delete' option and all Opt+ buttons are disabled for the duration of the 'Delete' operation.
2. Rename a folder. Any recordings within the folder will have their associated HMT sidecar file corrected to reflect the new folder name. This is necessary so that the recordings continue to be seen in the HDR's own Media list. Similarly, the recording schedule is checked, and if the folder has an active series recording associated with it, the schedule will be updated with the new folder name also.

In addition, clicking on the file name hyperlink will display the EPG information saved to the HMT file at the time of the recording. If you have the optional VLC Player Plug-In installed, this Media Details popup also includes a 'Play' button to play unencrypted video files direct in your browser.

The Photo Media Browser will allow you to:

The following functions are intiated via the icon displayed next to each file.

1. Delete a photo file (If the photo is in a folder, the folder will be automatically deleted once the last file in it has been deleted)
2. Rename a photo file
3. Download a photo file

The functions are intiated via the icon displayed next to each folder.

1. Delete a folder
   An activity spinner and message is displayed after selecting the folder 'Delete' option and all Opt+ buttons are disabled for the duration of the 'Delete' operation.
2. Rename a folder

In addition, clicking on the file name hyperlink will display the Media Details popup and this allows you to view the jpg file via the 'View' button.

The Music Media Browser works in the same way as the Photo Media Browser. In the Media Details popup you can play the mp3 file if you have the optional VLC Player Plug-In installed.

The following items are available:

	Delete
	Deletes the selected event / series from the recording schedule.
	Edit (Manual Timed Record Reservations Only)
	Enables reservations to be edited (available for manual timed record reservations only). Selecting this option in the "More" context menu displays the following pop-up in which the reservation data can be amended:
	EPG Series Search
	Performs an EPG Series search for the selected event and displays the results (only available for EPG series recordings):
	Rename Folder
	Renames the folder where existing and future recordings from a series are stored (only available for EPG series recordings) Selecting this option in the "More" context menu displays the following pop-up in which the folder can be amended: Specifically the following changes are made: Checks for existing recordings for that reservation and renames the existing folder. Updates all HMTs for files in the existing folder to reflect new path. Updates folder name in reserve.info so that future recordings are also stored in the new folder.

This functionality replicates the Foxsat-HDR's native ability to schedule manual timed recordings, independent of the freesat epg guide.

It may be used to set recordings for freesat channels for which no epg guide data is broadcast.

It may also be used to schedule recordings of hidden channels (eg. red button ETV streams) or non-freesat channels (including those from other satellites). To do so these channels must first be re-classifed as "visible" and "freesat" using the web-if channel editor. However the Foxsat-HDR itself must be in freesat mode for scheduled recordings of such channels to be executed.

Usage:

1. The bottom of the "scheduled events" page contains a button for setting manual timed reservations:
   
2. Clicking this displays a popup window in which the reservation data can be entered:
   

Things to be aware of:

• The Foxsat-HDR processes manual recordings based on channel number only. Hence the channel number as set in the original reservation will always be recorded (even if the actual channel at that channel number has been changed since the reservation was set).
• If a custom channel is changed using the channel editor so that it is no longer "visible" and "freesat", then any manual reservations for this channel will be deleted during the next boot of the Foxsat-HDR.
• To cater for the Foxsat-HDR's internal 3am housekeeping process, custom channel changes (using web-if channel editor plug-in) are removed prior to housekeeping and re-instated during the first boot after this.
  As a consequence, any reservations for custom channels (eg. non-freesat channels re-classified as freesat using the channel editor plug-in) will not take place between the 3am housekeeping boot and the first boot after this.
  A workaround is to use the Foxsat-HDR's on-screen menu to set a daily manual watch reservation for eg. channel 101 (BBC1) from 3.30-3.35 am via the schedule button on the Foxsat-HDR's remote.
  This ensures that from this time onwards all manual reservations on custom channels will be executed by the Foxsat.
  

At the foot of the Scheduled Events page is a button to allow you to backup or restore your entire list of scheduled events. Clicking this button will take you to the following screen:

You are strongly advised to utilise this backup facility on a regular basis.

Clicking a specific programme displays a pop-up with details from the EPG (Electronic Programme Guide).

Clicking the Channel Name hyperlink will display all EPG entries for that channel.

The 7 day EPG screen shows a view of the Electronic Programme Guide data similar to that of the Foxsat itself.

Where programs are of a duration too short to display in the grid, the title hyperlink is replaced with "...", which can be clicked to see the full program EPG information in the same way as the Now/Next EPG function.

Clicking the Channel Name hyperlink will display all EPG entries for that channel.

The cell width is adjustable to avoid left to right scrolling.
Note that the narrower settings for cell width will result in more program titles being displayed as '...' on the EPG 7-day screen.
Set a value that works best for you via the 'Web Interface Settings' section on the 'Settings' page.

The Navigation bar enables:

1. Direct navigation to specific date/time
2. Jumping back/forward by 24 hrs
3. Jumping back/forward by the number of hours displayed

The "EPG - Now/Next" and the "EPG - 7 Day" EPG screens provides 2 methods of searching for programs which covers the full 7 days.

In the 'Web Interface Settings' section on the 'Settings' page you can configure whether the EPG Search bar is visible.

1. EPG Search
Will search the EPG data for specific text in the program title (and optionally the program description). By default, results are filtered by the standard Channel List mechanism although this can be over-ridden in the case of a search.

2. Content Type Searches
Will search the EPG data on the content type (genre). The results are filtered by the standard Channel List mechanism.

Both the Now/Next and 7-day EPG screens provide the ability to directly select the Channel List to be used in the EPG.

In the 'Web Interface Settings' section on the 'Settings' page you can configure whether this Channel List Selector bar is visible.

Clicking the program title hyperlink will show you further EPG information in the Programme Details popup on the EPG screens, including additional showing times for the same program, program/series CRIDs, Program genre, Guidance notes etc.

Recordings can be scheduled from this pop-up, via the 'Record Series' and 'Record Programme' buttons.

Note that recordings can only be scheduled for programmes which have programme or series CRID identifiers (as shown in the pop-up window). Not all programmes on all channels have this information. Only the appropriate 'Record' buttons will be displayed. For example, if no Series CRID is available, the 'Record Series' button will not be shown.

No recording option buttons will be displayed for programmes already scheduled for recording.

Confirmation of the successful or otherwise setting of the recording will be shown on the pop-up window:

If "No default authority data available ....." is shown on the pop-up window:

1. Update the default authority database using the 'Update Package list from Internet' button from the 'Package Management' screen.
   Make sure to reboot the Foxsat-HDR afterwards to pick up the updated default authority data.
2. If item (a) above does not work then:
   Report, on AVForums, that 'No default authorty' exist for the channel(s) affected, include the LCN and channel name.
   A reply will be posted to inform you when the default authority database has been updated. You can then repeat item (a) above to update your Foxsat-HDR.

Manual recordings can not be scheduled from these EPG screens, but can be made from Scheduled Events.

Note that the recording schedule is read by the Humax Settop process when the machine is booted. Any change to the recording schedule will therefore require a reboot in order for it to be picked up.

The Web Interface scheduling mechanism will check for recording conflicts each time a new recording is scheduled. For this to work correctly you must first set the number of satellite feeds available to your Humax in the 'Web Interface Settings' section on the 'settings' page.

If a schedule conflict is detected, all conflicting recordings will be displayed in the pop-up window:

Note that conflict detection currently calculates simply the number of concurrent recordings at any one time and factors this in with the number of Satellite feeds to the Humax.

It does not take into account the transponder on which each conflicting scheduled event is being transmitted. It may still be possible to schedule a desired recording via the Humax itself if one of the other recordings is on the same transponder as the programme you are trying to schedule.

Should conflicts occur, the pop-up window also displays (as standard) all alternative viewing times for the same programme. Clicking on one of the alternative viewing times (e.g. on a '+1' channel) will update the pop-up details and may then allow you to schedule the desired recording.

These are programmes that are split into parts by other programs such as news bulletins.

Note however that whilst the recording will be scheduled correctly, a recording icon for the split recording program will not be displayed on the EPG screens. This is unfortunately not possible at the current time due to the way in which the Humax stores the information relating to split recordings. Work is ongoing to find a solution to this problem.

The active channel can be changed via the channel icons column on the left of the 'Now/Next' and '7 day' EPG screens, or from the channel icon in the 'Programme Details' popup. Channel change can either be activated instantly, or preceded by a confirmation popup, depending on the setting 'Confirm Channel Change on EPG Screens' in the 'Web Interface Settings' pane.

Note: The channel change option will only available if the Remote Control Plug-in is installed.

'Now/Next' and '7 day' EPG screens
Click on the selected channel icon in the column at the left of the screen.

Programme Details Popup
Click on the channel icon in bottom left of the popup window.

The System Information shows the currently installed versions of the Custom Firmware and Web Interface, plus the time of the most recent housekeeping boot:

Note: You must reboot your device after changing the Hostname and/or Workgroup for these changes to take effect.

The various 'Web Interface Settings' are detailed below.

Channel List for EPG	The channel list to be used in the EPGs can be selected here. The channel list can also be selected on the EPG pages if the 'Display Channel List Selector on EPG Screens', below has been set.
Display Channel List Selector on EPG Screens	The Channel List Selector can be set to display on the Now/Next and 7-day EPGs (None, Now/Next Only, 7-Day Only or Both).
Display EPG Search Control on EPG Screens	The EPG Search Control can be set to display on the Now/Next and 7-day EPGs (None, Now/Next Only, 7-Day Only or Both).
EPG 7-day Width Setting	The cell width of the EPG 7 day is adjustable to avoid left to right scrolling. Note the narrower settings for cell width will result in more program titles being displayed as '...' on the EPG 7 day screen. Set a value that works best for you (Very Narrow, Narrow, Normal, Wide or Very Wide).
Number of hours to display in EPG 7-day	The number of hours displayed in the 7-day EPG (Two, Three or Four) can be changed here.
Confirm Channel Change on EPG Screens	Set if the Channel change option via the icons on the 'Now/Next' and '7 day EPG' screens plus the Programme Details popup requires confirmation of the channel change or not. Note: This option is only available if the Remote Control Plug-in is installed.
No. of Satellite Feeds	The number of satellite feeds available to your Humax has to be set (One or Two) to allow the Web Interface scheduling mechanism to check for recording conflicts each time a new recording is scheduled.
Display Shortcut Toolbar on every screen	A shortcut toolbar can be displayed at the head of every page providing links to the other pages within the Web Interface. This removes the need to always navigate back via the 'home' page. The Shortcut Toolbar appears as:

To secure the Web Interface:

1. For encrypted communication using SSL, enable the secure web server (HTTPS). This will create a self-signed certificate. See the 'FAQs' section, 'Accepting a self-signed certificate' if you have problems viewing the WebIf using HTTPS.
2. For secure access, add user(s) via the User Access Control section. Note that both user names AND passwords are case sensitive.

Once added, the same section can be used to delete users. If the last user is deleted, user access control will be turned off.

To reset the password for an existing user, use the add/update functionality and type the existing user name in the User Name field and the new password into the Password and Password Confirmation fields.

Note: If your Foxsat was booted with user access control disabled, you will need to reboot your device after you enable it. You should also reboot your device after changing the host name but before re-enabling user access control (note that you cannot change the host name whilst user access control is enabled).

NoteSetting a User Name and password, will prevent the VLC player plug-in, from functioning correctly. Similarly, it will not function correctly when accessing the web interface via an HTTPS connection. This is due to limitations with VLC's ActiveX control in your browser, not the web interface VLC plug-in.

A number of system settings changes and the new recording schedule manipulation features require you to re-start your Humax. A 'Restart Pending' mechanism is included in this release to notify you when this is necessary. When a restart is required the following banner will be displayed on screen:

If a recording or programme playback is in progress at the time of the required re-boot this will be detected. The banner will still be displayed but the 'Restart now' button will not be present. Instead a warning will be displayed indicating that files are in use.

Since Humax released firmware version 1.00.20, the freesat EPG stored on the Foxsat-HDR's hard drive is only automatically updated once a day during housekeeping at 3 am.

However the web interface needs an up to date freesat EPG on the hard drive to import into its database, which is then used by the WebIf EPG.

Rather than waiting until the next 3 am housekeeping procedure, this can be resolved manually by:

1. Pressing 'Guide' on the Humax remote and waiting a few minutes until the sounds comes back.
   This generates a new EPG files on the hard drive.
2. Rebooting the Humax. This enables the file to be picked up by the web interface utilities.
3. Waiting about five minutes until the web interface utilities have imported the new file into the web-if database

The default installation provides a number of example Channel Lists which are used to filter EPG screen results.

"Out of the Box" a Channel List called "Main Channels" is configured and selected.

See the WebIf Channel List and EPG sections for more details.

Some non-Freesat recordings are assigned filenames containing non-ascii characters.

The Web Interface itself cannot process filenames containing non-ascii characters.

However a utility has been written to strip such non-ascii characters from filenames - see package 'fixfilenames' under 'Package Management'

The web interface can be secured with a username and password via the settings page. Multiple user accounts can be created on each device.

See the 'Web Interface User Access Control' on the 'settings' page.

A web interface User Access Control password removal script is embedded within the custom firmware.
From a telnet session simply enter 'pass-disable' to restore unsecured access to the web interface.

When connecting over a secured connection, self-signed certificates may trigger an "Untrusted Connection" error.

Each browser handles security differently. In Firefox, you can create a permanent exception. In Chrome or Internet Explorer you must install the certificate in your trusted certificates store.

Both Chrome and Internet Explorer use the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store when verifying certificates. If you have performed the steps to install the certificate for either Internet Explorer or Chrome, you do not have to perform the same steps again to use either browser.

Note:   You must close all instances of your Internet Explorer or Chrome and completely clear your cache.

	To create a permanent exception for Firefox:
	Open a browser to the WebIf using https. Eg https://foxsat-hdr or the Hostname you have set in Settings, System Settings. When the error occurs, expand I Understand the Risks. Click Add Exception. When prompted, click Confirm Security Exception.
	To install the certificate at a trusted certificate with Internet Explorer:
	Open a browser to the WebIf using https. Eg https://foxsat-hdr or the Hostname you have set in Settings, System Settings. When the error occurs, click Continue to the website (not recommended). In the address bar, click Certificate Error. Click View Certificates In the General tab, click Install Certificate… Click Next. Select Place all certificates in the following store, and click Browse. Select Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and click OK. Click Next. Click Finish. When prompted to confirm installation, select Yes. Close the tab, and restart Internet Explorer.
	To install the certificate at a trusted certificate with Chrome:
	Open a browser to the WebIf using https. Eg https://foxsat-hdr or the Hostname you have set in Settings, System Settings. When the error occurs, click Proceed Anyway. In the address bar, click the lock icon to view the site information. On the Connections tab, click Certificate Information. On the Details tab, click Copy to File… Click Next. Select DER encoded binary X.509 (.CER), and click Next. Enter a file name. By default Chrome saves the certificate in a hidden file in \Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Applications\...  If you do not want to make hidden files visible, browse to a different location to save the certificate. Click Next. Check the location of the certificate, and click Finish. In Chrome, open Settings > Advanced Settings, and click Manage certificates… Navigate to the Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab. Click Import. Click Next. Browse to the certificate you exported, and click Next. Select Place all certificates in the following store, and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities. Click Next, and then click Finish. When prompted, select Yes. Close the tab and restart Chrome.

1. The first fully functioning web interface for the Foxsat-HDR incl. media browser.
2. Package management system with web based repository for the downloading and updating of applications.
3. Service management system to display status of custom applications, start or stop them, and disable/enable boot-time autostart.

Credits:

• I would like to thank af123 (or af12345 as he is known on AV Forums) for kindly allowing me to use his original ideas and sources from the Foxsat-HDR Fox T2 web interface development, as the basis for the web interface and support applications you find released here.
  And also for agreeing to host the web based repository for the application packages. Without his help none of this would have been possible.
  Thank You !

1. Updated Media Browser with improved functionality to manipulate and maintain files
2. EPG browsing functionality - both now/next and the full 7-day EPG
3. EPG searching capability
4. A simple "settings" page to manipulate some key Web Interface and System settings

Credits:

• Firstly thanks must go to mogie, raydon and all the original pioneers of the custom firmware for the Foxsat-HDR. Without them, the Foxsat wouldn't be half the device it is today. And without them I would never have had the motivation to embark on what has been a challenging but hugely rewarding journey as a first time linux user/cross compiler/web developer.
• With regards to the journey itself, huge thanks are due to af123 who originally developed the vast majority of the web interface you see here. It is largely because he has granted his kind permission to re-use his work (including the source code for a number of utilities) that this has been possible at all. In addition af123's support during my learning process has been invaluable. Lastly, thanks also to af123 for hosting the package repository from which you downloaded this upgrade.
• Massive thanks to raydon for all his help and support, for keeping me pointed in the right direction and for suffering (and answering) my endless questions. Also huge thanks to raydon for sorting out the startup scripts and packaging problem
• Thanks to Partridge for his assistance in deciphering the Channel data in the /dev/mtd6 file.
• And lastly, a huge thank you to the beta testers (raydon, partridge and REPASSAC) for their extremely valuable assistance and feedback.

1. A number of functional updates and improvements to existing functionality
2. A small number of minor bug fixes
3. Visibility of the Scheduled Recording list
4. Ability to backup and restore the recording schedule
5. Ability to set Freesat single program or series recordings via the Web Interface EPG

Credits:

• Once again huge thanks are due to af123 for allowing us to take his original ideas and Web Interface code and to port it to the Foxsat-HDR.
• This release would not have been possible without the continued help and support of raydon, Partridge and REPASSAC. Their contributions to this release are too numerous to mention in full but particular thanks to Partridge for his help in deciphering the structure and format of the recording reservation data, to REPASSAC for his dedication to the tidying up of the HTML coding and to Raydon for a constant steadying hand, words of advice and for releasing v4.0.6 of the CFW to fix a problem when installing one of the Web Interface package dependencies from USB.
• Thanks also to all three for all the help, support, feedback and advice during the Alpha and Beta testing stages which have not been entirely straightforward or problem free for this release. The amount of time and effort they have put into making this a release suitable for sharing with the wider community should not be underestimated and is hugely appreciated
• Thanks to David500 for the updated channel icons and for creating web based versions of the Custom Firmware ReadMe, Housekeeper guide and Channel Editor guide so that they can be made available in the documentation pages. Thanks also to David for assisting with the final stages of Beta testing.

1. Bug fix for scheduling Radio recordings via the Web Interface
2. Bug fix for scheduling of split recordings via the Web Interface
3. A new, optional Toolbar to enable direct navigation between screens
4. Forced refresh of EPG screens after successfully setting a recording in order to display the recording icon
5. Improved EPG 7-day navigation and display options
6. Updated and new Channel Icons
7. Ability to view jpg files from the Media Details popup
8. Minor other fixes and updates

Credits:

• Thanks as always to raydon, Partridge and REPASSAC for their help in testing this release and for their valuable feedback.
• Thanks to David500 for the updated and new channel icons and for helping with final testing.
• Thanks to nathanlock and raydon for the modifications to view jpg files from the Media Details popup.
• Lastly thanks to Onyx for testing an updated version of the scheduling utility and providing feedback. Thanks also to Onyx for the tidied up 'New' icon for the Media Browser.

1. Setting of manual timed record reservations
2. Improved error handling and updated user messages around Web Interface EPG
3. Updated and new Channel Icons

Credits:

• For the manual timed reservation functionality:
  Huge thanks to adrianf36 for providing invaluable advice and the underlying rsv utility source code and web scripts which were modified to provide this new functionality.
  Thanks to the beta testing team for timely and helpful feedback and input: adrianf36, David500, edgeon, nowster, raydon, REPASSAC.
• Thanks to David500 and GaseousClay for updated icons.

1. Addition of context menu to line items in the "Scheduled Events" page.
2. New functionality to edit of manual timed record reservations via this context menu
3. New functionality to rename folder for series linked EPG reservations
4. Moved "EPG Series Search" to context menu
5. Updated "Next Event" links to show time of next event and to invoke the program details popup when clicked
6. Amended alert and confirmation dialogs to be more consistent with the look and feel of the WebIf as a whole.

• Thanks to af123 for kindly consenting to porting of code from the Humax Fox T2 web interface.
• Thanks to the beta testers: David500, edgeon, raydon, REPASSAC. Thanks to David500 and GaseousClay for updated icons.

1. Documentation now has an icon on the home page and each manual/guide is displayed below its own tab.
2. Functionality added to automatically generate tabs for plug-in package documentation.
3. Combined the web interface version release notes into one document.
4. Updated and new Channel Icons

• Thanks to raydon for advice and help in developing the new documentation pages, plus invaluable feedback during beta testing.

1. Minor functionality and bugfix updates for EPG searches and Package Management
2. Additional FAQ documentation
3. Updated and new Channel Icons

1. Web Interface documentation and Channel Icons are now split from the core into two separate packages in order to facilitate updates to these elements without the need for a major release.
2. Minor bugfixes to disk space calculation and Scheduled Events script.

1. Improvements to Package Management functionality.

1. Updates to the Web Interface and one of its dependencies, hmt, required to provide background support for the Convert Files plug-in.

1. Updates to the web interface to support the lighttpd web server which replaces mongoose.
2. Additional setting provided to allow the enabling of encrypted (HTTPS) access using OpenSSL.

1. Minor bugfix release which corrects the 'Syntax Error' popup message that has appeared in Package Management.

1. Minor bugfix release which corrects the link under the main screen "EPG Now/Next" icon says opt-bin instead of cgi-bin.

1. Improvements:
   1. The Settings page now has an accordion style tabbed interface, with each tab containing a particular group, or an individual plug-in's settings. Opening one tab closes the last, so that only the particular settings you are interested in are displayed. You no longer have to scroll down through the whole page to find the settings you want. New CSS stylesheet images to support the accordion interface were provided courtesy of af123, renowned author of custom firmware for the HDR Fox T2. Thanks af123 ! The initially active tab is always the 'System Information' tab, but on opening another tab that selection is remembered, and will remain selected on any subsequent visits to the page, or until the selection is changed.
   2. Rendering of the new 'Settings' page, plus the existing 'Documentation' page is now done 'behind the scenes' so you no longer have to suffer the initial jumping around of the various page elements as java repaints the page. (as was evident with the previous docs page)
   3. The 'Update package list from the Internet' option on the package management page now completes a lot faster, (2 seconds as opposed to 11). Thanks once again to af123 for the heads-up on that particular fix.
2. Bugfixes:
   The bug with setting Manual Timed Reservations reported by member Paul Manpass has been fixed.

1. Change channel option via the channel icons on the 'Now/Next' and '7 day' EPG screens plus the Programme Details popup.
2. Option to have confirmation of channel change or immediate change via a new setting in the 'Web Interface Settings' pane.
3. A default channel icon is now displayed, rather than just a blank field, for any channel not having its own icon.

1. Minor bugfix release which corrects the 'Programme Details' on the 'Scheduled Events' page caused by changing some custom data attribute definitions in EPG pages.

1. This fixes a minor bug whereby the default replacement icon would not be displayed, if an actual icon was missing for that channel, in:
   • Browse Media Files - Media Details.
   • EPG - Now/Next.
   • EPG - 7 Day.

1. This fixes a problem with Forces TV EPG Crid data that uses the % charecter which has a "special" purpose in SQL, and needs to be treated differently from normal characters.

1. Media folders only, i.e. those under Video, Music and Photos, now have an Opt+ menu containing the following two options:
   1. Delete
      Delete folders, complete with all contents, can now be deleted from the Media Browser in a single operation.
   2. Rename
      Rename folders can now be renamed from the Media Browser.
2. The Opt+ menu has been enhanced by adding icons to each menu option.

1. Folder Delete and Rename Options have been extended to include any attached USB drives, plus NASmounts using virtual USB.
2. An activity spinner and message is displayed after selecting the folder 'Delete' option.
3. All Opt+ buttons are disabled for the duration of the folder 'Delete' operation.

1. Opt+ button disabling extended to include file delete operations, in line with folder deletes.

1. Option to search on content type (genre) has been added to the EPG pages.
   Additional code adapted from original sources written for the HDR Fox T2 web interface EPG, by af123.

1. If the Remote Scheduling Plug-in is installed an option is displayed, on the Channel Lists pages, to 'push channels' to the RS server after Channel Groups have been added, deleted or updated.

1. Due to not being able to update the packages on the Online Repository the DefaultAuthority update has been disabled in "Package Management", "Update package list from the Internet".

1. As the Online Repository is now available the DefaultAuthority update has been reenabled in "Package Management", "Update package list from the Internet".

1. Humax Foxsat-HDR with firmware v1.00.17 or greater.
2. raydon's Media & File Server Bundle for the Foxsat-HDR - Release 4.0.6 or later.

Firstly, I will assume that your Foxsat-HDR is not the only computer (Host) that you have connected to the internet, which means that you have a router (that may be called a variety of names such as home hub). Your router receives a routable IP address from your ISP and normally allocates non-routable IP addresses to the hosts connected to it on your private network.

A non-routable address (for example 192.168.0.10) enables a private network (like yours to internally use the same addresses as millions of others, without problem). If you try and access such an address over the internet, you will not receive a reply, as commercial routers will not forward your message.

I will use my Netgear N3500 router as an example, most routers have similar settings.

	Setup Foxsat-HDR IP Address Allocation
	Firstly I suggest that you ensure your router always allocates the same IP address to your Foxsat-HDR. You need to add a reservation for the Foxsat-HDR's MAC address (a MAC address is a unique hardware address). On my router this is controlled under "Advanced Settings - LAN" in the section "Address reservations". Note: The "Device Name" field may be blank for the Foxsat-HDR - don't worry about this - on my router I can enter what I want as the name.
	Setup Port Forwarding
	Next, it is necessary to specify, to which host, incoming requests for a particular port should be forwarded to. (Think of a port as a subdivision of an IP address, not strictly fully correct). The Foxsat-HDR's web server, lighttpd, is setup to listen on port 80. The use of port 80 is universally known and you should expect unauthorised automated attempts to connect to lighttpd using port 80. For this reason you may wish to set up an additional listening port for lighttpd which is less widely known. See the section below Accessing two Foxsat-HDRs from the Internet on how to do this. On my router in "Advanced Settings" go to "Port Forwarding" there you can either setup the standard HTTP service for port 80 or add a custom service for the additional port you have set up. I have added port 777 like this: Service: HDR Service type: TCP Start & End port: 777
	Dynamic and Fixed ISP Assigned IP Address
	Fixed If you have a fixed external IP address you can now externally access your Foxsat-HDR. See "Remote Access" below. Dynamic Some ISP's (with unbundled customers) automatically allocate fixed IP addresses due to the different topography of such networks and the practice of many customers to leave their routers always on. If your ISP is not one of these then you will need to sign-up to a dynamic DNS service this registers your current IP address. Some are free of charge and many are supported by inadyn, the dynamic DNS client provided as an optional plug-in for the Foxsat-HDR's web interface. Subscribe to the service of your choice. Many routers provide automatic support for such a service - see "Advanced Settings" - "Dynamic DNS" and complete the settings. If your router does not support this then you can install and use the inadyn dynamic DNS client plug-in for the Foxsat-HDR. If your router supports a suitable service then it will be better to use that. Some services allow you to use their domain name others let you register a name. Follow their instructions.
	Remote Access
	To access your Foxsat-HDR from an external address (It is quite likely that you will be unable to access your Foxsat-HDR internally by using the external IP). Use the following:      - Static IP (Port 80): http://81.56.253.39/      - Static IP (Custom Port): http://81.56.253.39:xxx/      - Dynamic IP (Port 80): http://domainname.com/      - Dynamic IP (Custom Port): http://domainname.com:xxx/ Note: Substitute the custom port number you have defined for port xxx used in the above two examples.
	Router Specifics
	Some Routers may need specific additional configuration (for example, those allowing specific changes to SPI firewall settings which are usually inferred by the port forwarding settings automatically). Other routers may support Dynamic DNS services directly (or certain ones only). In these cases a quick query to a search engine will usually yield some good answers on how to set these up.

Obviously the Foxsat-HDR needs to be powered on so that you can access it via the internet.

The Foxsat-HDR should not be left on 24/7 as this will stop the 3:00am housekeeping being performed.

It is suggest that you use one of the following methods to ensure the Foxsat-HDR is on when you are likely to access it.

1. Set a Daily Watch Reservation.
   Or
2. Set the Foxsat-HDR to Power On/Off via Menu, Settings, Time.

You can also access the Foxsat-HDR while you know it's recording (including 15 minutes before one is due if you use Accurate Recording).

By default the lighttpd web server is configured only to listen on the standard port 80.

However, if you have two Foxsat HDR's you can add an additional listening port and use this to access the second unit:

• Using a unix text editor (e.g. Programmer's File Editor) edit the file /opt/etc/lighttpd/extra.conf.
• Look for the line #$SERVER["socket"] == ":81" {} and remove the comment symbol # from the beginning of the line to enable it.
• The server will then listen on port 81 in addition to port 80. If you want a different port number them simply change 81 to the port number you want.
• To add even more listening ports then simply duplicate the above line and use a different port number.
  I suggest you avoid these List of TCP and UDP port numbers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  

Originally posted by REPASSAC on AV Forums on the 21st December 2011.

This FAQ was last updated 03rd June 2014.

If you have experianced any of the following:

• Custom firmware working one day, but not the next.
• Re-installed the custom firmware. Now working, but gone again the next day.

Then read on:

You need to reflash with the latest custom firmware, which also includes the latest Humax firmware. This will stop the overnight OTA's from overwriting your outdated version of the custom firmware.

Everything else is still there as you set it up, it just needs the new custom firmware in order to access it again.

The latest version of the custom firmware can be downloaded from AVForums. Look for the thread titled "Media & File Server Bundle for the Foxsat-HDR - Release 4,0 - PART ?". Where ? is the highest part number in the series of this thread. The link to download the latest version of the custom firmware can be found in post #1 of this tread.

Originally posted by raydon & REPASSAC on various Forums and at different times.

This FAQ was last updated 20th December 2012.

I hope this will be the definitive solution to the problem of USB sticks not working when attempting to reflash Humax firmware. This subject has probably generated more posts than any other in the Humax Foxsat related forums so hopefully this might just put an end to it. However, only time will tell.

I have a 1GB USB stick which wouldn't work with my Foxsat and this is how I fixed it.

First you need to download the 'bootice' flash drive partitioning and boot sector utility from HERE.

Plug the USB stick into your PC and start bootice.

Select your USB stick from the drop down menu then click on 'Parts Manage'

Select the partition then click on 'Reformat USB disk' Note, it was FAT32.

Select 'USB-FDD mode' then click on 'Next'

Select File System 'FAT16', enter a Volume Label, then click on 'OK'

Confirm your selection by clicking on 'OK'

That's it. Done !

Close bootice and copy the firmware .hdf file to your newly formatted USB stick.
Hopefully, you will get the same result I did, a successful reflash !

Originally posted by raydon on AV Forums on the 14th December 2011.

This FAQ was last updated 15th July 2012.

Usernames and passwords are used in a number of the applications.

To reset the password for various applications see below.

See the documentation for Custom Firmware, Applications to reset the password.

See the Web Interface Guide. Then goto FAQs and then select 'How do I reset a lost or forgotten Web Interface Username & Password?'

This FAQ was last updated 18th November 2012.

The proceedure to remove or reset raydan's custom firmware is detailed below:

1. Remove the Custom Firmware and revert to Humax's standard firmware.
   This completely removes the custom firmware and installs Humax's standard firmware.
2. Resetting the Current Custom Fimware to Default Settings.
   This retains the current version of the custom firmware and resets it to the default settings, the 'Basic Web Interface'.
   The 'Full Web Interface' and required packages have to be reinstalled and configured.

To completely remove the custom firmware carry out the following:

1. Download the latest Humax Foxsat-HDR firmware from here.
   The download instructions are also available, it is important to read these before continuing.
2. Copy the standard Humax firmware on to the root of your USB stick, remembering to change the file name to "FOXSAT-HDR_upgrade.hdf".
   Warning: With Windows Explorer check that you have do not have "Hide extensions for known file types" enabled, as you could rename the file as "FOXSAT-HDR_upgrade.hdf.hdf".
3. Delete folder /mnt/hd4/opt using one of the following methods:
   • Using Samba delete folder: /media/opt
   • Using FTP delete folder: /mnt/hd4/opt
   • Using telnet enter: rm -rf /mnt/hd4/opt
4. Power down the Foxsat-HDR.
5. Insert your USB stick into the front USB port.
6. Restart the Foxsat-HDR by holding down the front panel power button till reflash starts.

It's important that you do not reboot between deleting the opt folder and reflashing standard firmware otherwise the custom folder structure will be recreated.

To reset the currrent custom firmware to default settings:

1. Delete folder /mnt/hd4/opt using one of the following methods:
   • Using Samba delete folder: /media/opt
   • Using FTP delete folder: /mnt/hd4/opt
   • Using telnet enter: rm -rf /mnt/hd4/opt
2. Power down the Foxsat-HDR.
3. Restart the Foxsat-HDR.
4. From your browser load the 'Basic Web Interface' using the IP address only and follow the instructions.

You will now have to install all required packages and change the settings as required.

Originally posted by raydon on AV Forums site on the 8th June 2012.

This FAQ was last updated 28th September 2016.

How do I watch the Foxsat-HDR's media on an Android device - Phone, Tablet or TV?

On the Foxsat-HDR you will require in addition to the Custom Firmware:

1. Convert Files Plug-in - Without Convert Files you get the AD audio track rather than the main audio track.
2. Nowster's patch - Which stops HD recordings from being encrypted. Note it will not decrypt existing HD recordings.

On the Android device you will require to install from Play Store:

1. VLC for Android.
2. MediaHouse UPnP/DLNA Browser.

To play the media on your Android device:

1. Run the MediaHouse app and it should find the TwonkyServer on your Foxsat. Unless you have renamed your Foxsat-HDR it will display 'TwonkyServer [Foxsat-HDR]'.
2. Search for the recording you want to watch, select the video and then select 'Open with VLC'.

Originally posted by grahamlthompson, on the AV Forums site on the 19th August 2019.

This FAQ was last updated 22nd August 2019.

A question that comes up all the time is, "How can I watch my Freesat (or Freesat+ and its recordings) in another room". There are a number of ways to do this, listed below - you can of course get Freesat in a second room using an extra coax from the dish!

The question comes up most frequently from ex-Sky customers who have an RF connection to a second TV and a "magic eye" to send remote control signals back to the Sky receiver/recorder. Freesat boxes do not have RF out so the direct replacement of this setup is option 1 below.

You need the following to make this work:

1. Coax cable going from near your Freesat box to your second TV
2. An RF modulator - This connects to the scart socket of your Freesat box and creates a RF (an old-style analog tv signal) to go to the second TV, using the coax cable. Look on the web for "RF modulator" or "UHF modulator" (amazon, ebay etc).
3. An infrared receiver - This picks up the remote control signals in the second room and sends them back down the coax cable (the same cable that carries the video). The "smart eye" from Blue Delta is one such receiver.
4. An infrared retransmitter - This connects to the coax at the Freesat receiver end and transmits the remote control key presses back as infrared signals to the Freesat receiver. The "smart blaster" from Blue Delta works with the "smart eye" mentioned above.
5. Two spare mains sockets near your Freesat box

• Works with existing coax cables for ex-Sky customers who have used magic eye previously.
• Video quality generally better than a video sender solution (personal experience).

• Quite complex to set-up.
• Video quality poor in these days of digital TV.

This is the simplest solution, all you need is:

1. A video sender that plugs into your Freesat receiver scart and transmits it as a radio signal. Search the web for "video sender" (ebay, amazon etc).
2. A video receiver that plugs into your second TV and receives the radio signal from the sender, ensure to get one that also takes remote control commands and sends them the other direction. Sold in a pair with the sender.
3. A spare mains socket at each end.

• Cheap.
• Easy to setup.

• Bad video quality.

This method only works for the Foxsat-HDR as it requires raydon's custom firmware. You will need :

1. Foxsat-HDR Freesat+ Recorder with custom firmware, this uses either of the DLNA servers, TwonkyMedia and MediaTomb, or the Web Interface with VLC Plug-in, to play recordings across your home network.
2. Network Media Player - this takes the video from the network and displays on your TV. See this thread Humax Foxsat-HDR DLNA/uPNP compatible clients.
3. Network link from Foxsat-HDR to player - wifi might work but expect glitches, if you cannot cable both ends then Homeplugs are better than wifi.
4. A spare mains socket at the second TV end.

• Full digital quality!
• Also enables playback on PCs, iphones etc.
• Changing channels, etc via the Web-Interface Remote Control Plug-in.

• Some techie know-how needed to install and setup has been greatly reduced since the Web Interface release.
• Doesn't work for encrypted HD recordings.
• Technically invalidates any warranty you have, although original firmware can generally be restored if you have problems.

Originally posted by swedish cook on AV Forums on the 28th March 2011.
Updated with comments by REPASSAC & Partridge April 2012.

This FAQ was last updated 15th July 2012.

How do I upgrade/replace the hard disk drive (HDD).

WARNING! Opening the Foxsat-HDR voids the warranty.

Drive Details:
The HDD should be a 3.5" SATA CE/AV type drive (Low power and designed for continious use).

It is recommended the drive does not exceed 1TB as the Foxsat-HDR will recognise and format them.
See 'Installing Drives upto 1TB' below

Drives larger than 1TB have to be partioned and formatted before being fitted to the Foxsat-HDR.
See 'Installing Drives Larger than 1TB' below.

Using SATA III Hard Disk Drives:
From Western Digital Knowledge Base
Problems encountered installing SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) hard drives on SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) controllers. Answer ID 1337
It is explained here.
It’s actually talking about SATA II not being recognised by SATA I controllers, but the concept is exactly the same.

Installing Advanced Format Drives:
From Western Digital Knowledge Base
How to install a WD Advanced Format Drive on a non-Windows Operating System. Answer ID 5655
It is explained here.

What type of hard disk drive?
These are the hard disk drives that have been known to work in the Foxsat-HDR, from users reports:

1. Western Digital 1Tb WD10EVCS
2. Western Digital 1Tb WD10EADS - replaces the EACS
3. Western Digital 1Tb WD10EVVS - designed for AV
4. Western Digital 1Tb WD10EVDS - designed for AV, large 32M cache
5. Samsung Spinpoint 1Tb F1 HD103UJ
6. Samsung Spinpoint 1Tb F1 HD103SI
7. Seagate 1Tb Barracuda ST31000340AS
8. Seagate 1Tb Pipeline HD ST31000533CS

WARNING! Always disconnect the receiver from the mains, to avoid electrical shock and damage to the receiver.

Upgrading the hard drive in the Humax FOXSAT-HDR is very straight forward:

Providing you can still acccess your Foxsat-HDR's old HDD you can copy the "reserve.info" file, which contains the recording schedule, to your PC. This will avoid you having to manually enter all your reservations again.

• Using ftp copy the "/mnt/hd1/reserve.info" file over to your PC.

• Peel off the warranty sticker underneath the box.
• Using a Philips screwdriver, remove the three screws at the back that are holding the lid to the body.
• Pull the lid back slightly and lift away.
• Locate the SATA connection to the motherboard and disconnect.
• Locate the power connection of the HDD to the motherboard and disconnect.
• Locate the black hard disk enclosure and the screws holding it to the motherboard.
• Unscrew the enclosure from the motherboard.
• Locate the SATA and power connections to the HDD and disconnect.
• Locate the screws holding the HDD to the enclosure, and unscrew and then remove the HDD.

• Put the new HDD in place and reconnect all leads, screw on the HDD to the enclosure.
• Replace the enclosure and screw it back to the motherboard making sure to trap the red earthing wire to the metal chassis under one of the screws.
• Reconnect the power and SATA cables to the motherboard.
• Replace the lid and the three screws at the back.

Once installed the new hard drive will be detected by the receiver and you will be prompted to format the drive.
By default two partitions will be created on the drive:

• 955.6GB for video/radio
• 26.2GB for photo/music (with a 1Tb hard drive)

If you saved the "reserve.info" file to your PC, in 1. above, then:

• Using ftp copy the "reserve.info" file from your PC to "/mnt/hd1/reserve.info" on the Foxsat-HDR's new HDD.
• Reboot the Foxsat-HDR so that it loads "reserve.info" into memory.

WARNING! Always disconnect the receiver from the mains, to avoid electrical shock and damage to the receiver.

Please read the whole guide – including the notes – before starting, or deciding whether or not to start at all. You are assumed to be proficient in UNIX administration. If you’re not confident in this area, you could be better off with a more user-friendly guide, as this is not intended as a primer. There will be no further health warning or disclaimers in this guide.

• Peel off the warranty sticker underneath the box.
• Using a Philips screwdriver, remove the three screws at the back that are holding the lid to the body.
• Pull the lid back slightly and lift away.
• Locate the SATA connection to the motherboard and disconnect.
• Locate the power connection of the HDD to the motherboard and disconnect.
• Locate the black hard disk enclosure and the screws holding it to the motherboard.
• Unscrew the enclosure from the motherboard.
• Locate the SATA and power connections to the HDD and disconnect.
• Locate the screws hold the HDD to the enclosure, and unscrew and then remove the HDD.

• Connect both the old and shiny new drives to a nearby linux server.
• Log in to the root account.

• Put the new HDD in place and reconnect all leads, screw on the HDD to the enclosure.
• Replace the enclosure and screw it back to the motherboard making sure to trap the red earthing wire to the metal chassis under one of the screws.
• Reconnect the power and SATA cables to the motherboard.
• Replace the lid and the three screws at the back.

Notes

1. The size of the original is 2GB, and this was barely dented at 4% use. But it seems silly to be too mean if you’ve got so much to go at. 4GB should be enough even for an industrial couch potato.
2. I could be wrong, but just extending archive storage should not affect the size of the EPG. This can remain tiny.
3. This is the partition you need to make as big as you can.
4. This one is up to you, though I don’t know why anyone would store photos or music on a STB. If you’re with me on this, make it as small as possible. I understand that the unit likes this to be a minimum of 1GB. Now this could either be a real minimum value, or it could be (though this is just a theory) that the unit’s interface will not let you configure it to be less. Someone please try setting a much lower value, and follow-up here with your findings!
5. It could be fact or anecdotal, but I’m sure I have read that copying reserve.info & fsatepg to the appropriate partitions on the new drive convinces the Humax unit that the disk has been prepared for use, and it will not format the drive on first boot after upgrade. It’s also possible that you must do more than this – or less! It’s definitely more or less true, as I followed the steps above and the unit didn’t format the drive on startup.
6. See [5].
7. Migrating this data is optional, but if you don’t do it, it’s probably a good idea to create these 2 subdirectories in the partition: cd /mnt/new3; mkdir Video Movie. All ownerships and permissons should be created as required if you are logged in as root. You can confirm this by checking the setup on the old drive.
8. Nobody actually uses this, do they? Again, if you don't migrate data from the old drive you should probably create 2 default directories here to fool the unit into thinking all is as it should be (i.e. so it doesn’t reformat the drive on first boot). These are the 2 you need: cd /mnt/new4; mkdir Music Photo
9. When I checked mine after first boot with the new drive, it reported 1.9GB (sic) free. I wasn’t too concerned, as the same screen displayed free recording time as 245h (HD) or 980h (SD). So I guess that’s a limitation in the firmware. I can live with it.

This document is a compilation of post and articals from various souces including:

• artwwweb on My Humax Forum on 21th September 2012.
• astra2d.com web site.
• foxsatdisk.wikispaces.com web site.
• neiljt on AV Forums on 16th October 2010.
• son_t on MyHumax.org/wiki.

This FAQ was last updated 17th December 2012.

Freesat, which is a joint venture between the BBC and ITV, was officially launched on the 6th May 2008.

Humax supplied the following STBs:

1. The Foxsat-HD, with no HDD, was launched on the 6th May 2008 and discontinued September 2013.
2. The Foxsat-HDR:
   1. With 320MB HDD, was launched on the 21st November 2008 and discontinued October 2012.
   2. With 500MB HDD, was launched on the March 2011 and discontinued October 2012.
   3. With 1TB HDD, was launched on the March 2011 and discontinued October 2012.

The Foxsat-HDR & Foxsat-HD have been replaced by:

1. HDR-1000S <free time>:
   1. With 500MB & 1TB HDD, was launched October 2012 and discontinued July 2015.
   2. With 2TB HDD, was launched May 2014 and discontinued July 2015.
2. HDR-1010S <free time>, with 1TB HDD, was launched July 2013 and discontinued July 2015.
3. HB-1000S <free time>, with no HDD, was launched September 2013.

The HDR-1000S & HDR-1010S have been replaced by:

1. HDR-1100S <free time>, with 500MB, 1TB HDD & 2TB HDD, was launched July 2015.

Note: The current models are shown in bold.

The specification is taken from the HDR's manual

The Foxsat-HDR has two hiddden menus:

	1. Manual Setup
	To access the 'Manual Setup' hidden menu: Select 'Menu', 'Setup' and then 'OK' Followed by the coloured buttons: Red , Green , Yellow , Blue , Green , Yellow , Blue . This menu provides the following options: 1. Antenna Setting: Antenna Setting: Fixed Antenna Standard setup - Satellite dish with single or quad LNB. SCD Antenna Single Cable Distribution (SCD), is a satellite TV technology that enables the delivery of broadcast programming to multiple users over a single coaxial cable. Motor Antenna Motorised satellite dish to enable reception from multiple satellites . SMATV Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV), uses multiple satellite and broadcast signals to create a single integrated cable signal for distribution to a cabling network. Connection Type: One Cable One feed from the LNB. Use loop cable LNB 1 Out to LNB 2 In. Two Cable (Same) Two feeds from the same LNB. Two Cable (Different) Two feeds but from different LNBs. Satellite Setting: Setup the diffent satellites you can receive. 2. Manual Tune Manual tune for non-freesat mode.
	2. Hidden menu
	To access the 'Hidden menu': Select 'Menu', 'System', 'Diagnostics' and then 'OK' Followed by the coloured buttons: Red , Green , Yellow , Blue , Green , Yellow , Blue . This menu provides the following options: Set EEPROM Version Default 0101 - Do Not Change. Staus Displays Status Information Password Reset Resets Password back to Default (0000) HDD Security Reset Resets the HDD Security - Note: Once selected you cannot cancel. Default Setting/HDD Format Restores the Foxsat-HDR back to Factory settings & formats the HDD. Format HDD Format the HDD and change the size of the Video (hd3) & Music/Photo (hd4) partions. CRID Test Default 'Disable' - Enable displays the Programme & Series Crid in the Programme information. MHEG Test Default 'Enable' - Shows the Red button prompt

This FAQ was last updated 21st February 2016.

The following files shows what you can record and watch at the same time using one or two cables with the Humax Freesat+ pvrs

There are three files available:

Updates, when available, will be posted in the "Multiple Recording and Viewing With Humax Freesat+ PVR's" thread on AVForums.

1. You can live pause any third channel you can watch
2. After one of the two recordings finishes you can record any 3rd programme you are watching live (it must still be current), and from the beginning by simply pressing the record button.

Originally posted by grahamlthompson on AV Forums on the 18th April 2013.

This FAQ was last updated 12th June 2013.

I paused live TV and when I restarted the program, subtitles appeared on the screen!

You can try the following:

1. Press OK or Exit twice.
2. For a more permanent fix try enabling subtitles in the setup menu, and then disabling them again.
3. On an affected channel turn on the subtitles and then off again. This should fix it for that specific channel. You have to repeat this on every affected channel.
   This works for all the channels except for those you may have used customised channels to move to 101 or 102. For these pressing Exit twice is still needed.
   There seems to be a bug where the per channel subtitle selection and the global subtitle selection get out of sync.
   The above procedure restores the global setting (which of course should be OFF if you don't want them).

Originally posted, by various people, on the AV Forums site during August/September 2011.

This FAQ was last updated 24th June 2013.

The primary role of AV2HDR is to provide the means to allow video, not originally recorded on the Humax Foxsat-HDR, to be imported onto the Foxsat-HDR's hard disk.

In order to achieve this, it must remux non-native video into the format recognised by the Foxsat-HDR, as well as generate the two additional support files required for Foxsat-HDR playback.

The main video file has the filename extension of .ts and the two support files have extensions of .nts and .hmt

The .nts file contains the timing information required to provide seeking, and play from last position functions on the Foxsat-HDR.

The .hmt file contains full details of the recording, including Electronic Program Guide information.

The secondary role of AV2HDR is to enable editing of the information contained within the .hmt file.

Updates, when available, will be posted in the "AV2HDR" thread on AVForums.

Thanks to raydon.

This FAQ was last updated 7th May 2015.

I have a problem with the Web Interface EPGs, Now/Next and 7day. Both Web Interface EPG guides do not show the programme information.

Sounds like the Web Interface EPG database is out of date or corrupt.

Depending on when you installed/upgraded the package there are a number of ways to fix.

Firstly, browse to /opt/epg on your Humax.
If there is a file called epg.db-opkg then delete the file called epg.db and rename epg.db-opkg to epg.db. This will give you a clean database to re-populate.

If there is no epg.db-opkg file then you will need to force a re-install of the epg package. From telnet issue the following command:

opkg install --force-reinstall epg
You should see the re-install happen and a message indicating that an existing configuration file was preserved (epg.db) and that a new configuration file (epg.db-opkg) has been created. Once this has happened perform the delete/rename as above.

So now you should have a good, clean epg database file. All you need to do is populate it.

Go into the Guide page on your Humax and wait for the background audio to come back. This indicates that the Humax has downloaded the latest epg information. At this point re-boot your Humax. The newly downloaded epg data will be parsed into the epg.db file when the box comes back up. This can take 4-5 minutes so please be patient. After this everything should be back to normal with the epg pages in the web interface.

Originally posted, by Adrianf36, on the AV Forums site during August/September 2011.

This FAQ was last updated 2nd September 2013.

There are 2 identical entries in the WebIf's 'Package Management' Installed list. (No version number listed and 'Install', not 'Remove', on the Action button)

Depending on when you installed/upgraded the package there are a number of ways to fix.

Your problem is due to corruption in the opkg utility status file /mnt/hd4/opt/var/opkg/status
It will, in all likelihood, contain two entries instead of one for the package having the problem.

Make a backup copy first, then edit this file in order to remove the second entry relating to a previous web interface version.
The two entries will look something like this, although they may not follow in direct succession. Note the different version numbers.

Example using WebIf v2.86 & v2.87:
Package: webif
Version: 2.86
Depends: jim-tcl (>= 0.7.1-1), service-manager (>= 2.1), busybox (>= 1.18.4), epg (>= 1.7), hmt (>= 2.4), webif-docs, channel-icons
Provides:
Status: install user installed
Architecture: mips
Conffiles:
/opt/etc/webif.db 80c8359c96ac651a74ff6cb379081161
Installed-Time: 1414587831

Package: webif
Version: 2.87
Depends: jim-tcl (>= 0.7.1-1), service-manager (>= 2.1), busybox (>= 1.18.4), epg (>= 1.7), hmt (>= 2.4), webif-docs, channel-icons
Provides:
Status: install user installed
Architecture: mips
Conffiles:
/opt/etc/webif.db 80c8359c96ac651a74ff6cb379081161
Installed-Time: 1420227483

Note:
Do NOT use Windows Notepad as this will add a carriage return to the end of each line.
I use Notepad++ as the default editor in Filezilla FTP client.

Originally posted, by raydon, on the hummy.tv site on the 17th February 2015.

This FAQ was last updated 12th March 2015.

The Foxsat itself doesn't unmount drives properly when it goes into standby. This does not appear to affect the Foxsat itself, as it will quite happily remount the drive read/write the next time you start up. This is not the case with a standard linux system where failure to unmount a drive properly can lead to a read-only situation.

With the drive plugged into the HDR, open a telnet session and enter the command df -h to list all mounted partitions.

Here you can see that I have a 150GB external USB drive /dev/sda1 mounted as /media/sda1.
To properly unmount it you must enter the command umount /media/sda1
Note: The command is umount, not unmount.

Code:
Foxsat-HDR~# umount /media/sda1
Foxsat-HDR~#
Note: There are no messages returned by this command.

You can then safely remove the USB drive, no need to put the HDR into standby.
Connecting it back to your PC, the drive should then still retain the read/write attributes.
Hope this solution works for you.
Obviously, without the custom firmware this solution would be impossible.

Originally posted, by raydon, on the AV Forums site on the 22nd July 2015.

This FAQ was last updated 23rd July 2015.

Once installed, the operating mode of the plug-in can be configured via the Settings page of the web interface.

Run mode:

• Off No explanation required.
  
• Once A recursive conversion of all contents of the Video folder will be initiated on the next boot then reset back to Off.
  
• Auto A similar conversion will be initiated on every boot.
  

Keep backup files:
There is a checkbox which enables or disables the keeping of backups of the original recording. If this box is checked a backup will be placed in the folder .BACKUP created under the same folder as the original recording. This folder will be hidden from the HDR's own Media Browser view, so any deletion of backups must be done via FTP or from a telnet session.

But this will quickly eat up your storage space, so once you are happy with the converted copies you should delete the backups, and possibly turn off backups altogether.

If you wish to restore the original .ts file then simply delete the converted .ts file and move the original back in its place. You can do this easily using drag and drop via FTP, or a Samba share, or a bit more technical, from a telnet command line session if you are happy using that environment.

An on demand conversion can also be initiated via the Settings page as well as a forced stop of any recursive conversion task currently in progess. In the case of a forced stop, the conversion task will cease on completion of the recording currently being processed.

Whilst a conversion task is running, a progress bar is displayed showing percentage of file completed, along with the name of the recording currently being processed.

Using either Auto, or Once options will initiate a full recursive scan and conversion of the whole Video folder, including all of its sub-folders. A full scan like this will take some considerable time, and for this reason a 'Force Stop' option is available in these modes.

In addition to these full scan modes, a single recording conversion can be initiated at any time by selecting the option available in the recordings Opt+ drop-down menu on the Media Browser page.

It is envisaged that users will be cautious, and start by using this method to initially convert their video library, then later use the auto mode for day to day use.

The conversion of a single recording can be initiated at any time via the recordings Opt+ drop-down menu on the Media Browser page.
Multiple conversion tasks are not permitted. Any attempt to start multiple conversion tasks will simply result in a busy message being returned.
Once the conversion task has commenced the recording is immediately available for streaming. There is no need to wait for completion as the recording will 'chase play' as it is being converted.

Once a single conversion has been initiated in this way a message will be displayed:

Then a small progress 'pie-chart'icon and percentage complete value will be displayed alongside the other recording icons. These will be updated in real time as the conversion progresses.

Once the conversion is complete they will be replaced by a 'DLNA' icon. This signifies that the recording is converted, and is now more 'DLNA-friendly'.

Conversion progress can also be monitored from the Settings page.

The utility can be used standalone from the command line via a telnet or ssh session. Enter "convert-ts" from the command line to display usage information.

Entries are written to a log for each recording and contain a timestamp, plus details of the conversion process, including time taken and conversion rate. Any errors encountered if a failure occurs will be recorded here also. After a recursive conversion run, a summary will be written to the log containing details of total time taken, number of files processed and the current status of all recordings.
The log file is named convert-ts.log and can be found in directory /opt/tmp. This log file is deleted each night during the 3a.m. housekeeping run.

The log file can be viewed via the Settings page of the Web Interface.

• A conversion will not be initiated on the 3a.m. housekeeping boot.
• Encrypted recordings, failed recordings, and recordings in progress will not be converted. In such cases an informational message is written to log, or both screen and log if initiated from the Opt+ menu.
• Should a conversion be halted prematurely by the HDR being placed into Standby, or from an an unexpected power failure, the part-converted file will be removed and conversion restarted afresh when the task is next resumed, either manually or automatically.

1. Initial Release.

Credits:

• Thanks to Adrian for allowing me to use his unpublished 'tsaf-fifo' source code. This was used as the base on which to build the 'convert-ts' utility which is core to this plug-in. Also for creating the plug-in framework for the web interface.
• My thanks also go to the beta testers, Graham Thompson, Rob (you know who you are), Adrian once again, and David500, for their valuable feedback and support.

1. Update necessitated by directory structure change when the Mongoose web-server was replaced by lighttpd..

1. Old webif root path remained uncorrected in two of the tcl support scripts. Now fixed.

1. The file 'convertfiles.conf' was not defined in the package conffiles. Fixed so will now maintain status when updating.

1. Guide documentation updated.

1. Initial release.

1. First release with Plug-in Guide.
2. First release with EPG copy feature.

Credits:

• Many thanks to af123 who wrote the original epg plug-in for the HDR-Fox T2 and adrianf36 for porting it to Foxsat-HDR. Both have been extremely helpful throughout this extension effort.
• Thanks also go to the beta testers David500, adrianf36 and garynl for their valuable feedback and support.