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Evaluator's avatar
Evaluator
New Contributor II
3 years ago

Morning Boot Issue

Aug/Sep 2022 - DVR + 3x remote boxes Most mornings over the last six weeks or so, we awake to find "boot" on the DVR and no TVs come on.  Only th "b" in boot is lit.  the letters "oot" are dim. W...
  • tonyr's avatar
    tonyr
    3 years ago

    cloud is not a solution since what is currently on the hard drive is lost.

    cox offers no mechanism to export a list of what is on the dvr. 

    cox offers no mechanism to export what is scheduled to record.

    your suggestions are all me doing manual stuff [watch quickly, determine what is available on demand or for re-record, write down what is scheduled to record] which entails a lot of effort, high possibility of being incomplete or inaccurate. guaranteed to raise blood pressure and dislike for cox's concept of 'solution'

    i was hoping maybe someone knew of a way to actually grab information from the dvr [if it ever reboots]

    * recordings

    * list of recordings

    * list of scheduled recordings

    e.g. swap and/or copy the hard drive whether to new dvr hard drive or some other media.

    cloud translates to streaming.  if i want to stream, why bother with contour?

    no - none of what you've mentioned can be called a solution

CurtB's avatar
CurtB
Valued Contributor III

Identify programs available On-Demand and make note of them for viewing later.  Of the remaining programs, determine the most important to you and watch them until you replace the box.  Accept that you will not be able to view everything.

tonyr's avatar
tonyr
New Contributor III
3 years ago

of course, there are things I can do - but nothing that cox can do including, but not limited to providing a means for exporting a list of what is currently on the dvr [or recording schedules]

since i am now into hour #6 of trying to get the box to reboot - i doubt if even yourkluge will help. likelihood of being able to reduce number of unwatched shows from 90% to something even remotely acceptable before having to abandon the titles very close to zero.

  • CurtB's avatar
    CurtB
    Valued Contributor III
    3 years ago

    Cox's only solution for this problem is to choose cloud DVR going forward.  But, that comes with its own issues.

    You may want to make note of programs you have scheduled,  It will make it somewhat easier to re-create your scheduled recordings on your new box. 

    • tonyr's avatar
      tonyr
      New Contributor III
      3 years ago

      cloud is not a solution since what is currently on the hard drive is lost.

      cox offers no mechanism to export a list of what is on the dvr. 

      cox offers no mechanism to export what is scheduled to record.

      your suggestions are all me doing manual stuff [watch quickly, determine what is available on demand or for re-record, write down what is scheduled to record] which entails a lot of effort, high possibility of being incomplete or inaccurate. guaranteed to raise blood pressure and dislike for cox's concept of 'solution'

      i was hoping maybe someone knew of a way to actually grab information from the dvr [if it ever reboots]

      * recordings

      * list of recordings

      * list of scheduled recordings

      e.g. swap and/or copy the hard drive whether to new dvr hard drive or some other media.

      cloud translates to streaming.  if i want to stream, why bother with contour?

      no - none of what you've mentioned can be called a solution

      • Darkatt's avatar
        Darkatt
        Honored Contributor
        3 years ago

        Sorry, I don't know of any way to retrieve shows recorded on the hard drive in a dvr. Sorry.