Loosing My Mind!

[x2000iro]

Guys:

Need your help. My NFHD is making me lose my mind. A few weeks ago I was using it and then I suddenly had a bad signal message come up. I factory reset and wiped it and now can`t find the channels.

I went and did some digging, it appears I have 81% Signal on TP 119 - 12326 but -0% Q.
The dish hasn`t moved. I have set it up again just as before.

I also can`t find 455. Checked James Long name and it say TP is 110.0W 12.39896
But I don`t have that in my TP List. (EDIT - Manually added TP and that`s okay)

So someone please help me before I loose what little hair I have left on this!

Thanks

[riverman]

remove the 8 psk module and see if the signal returns. They fail sometimes leading to NO SIGNAL

[kenkell1]

I got rid of all my Nfusion recievers because they are nothing but buggy cheap junk. Upgrade...it is worth it.

[AeonFlux]

What file are you running?

If you factory reset, you lost all of the updated transponders. Possible get them back with bigslim's channel list IF you running 27f.

Also possible to manually add them. If you get them all set up, save a blank channel file so you can reload that much before you scan next time.

[StanW]

I got rid of all my Nfusion recievers because they are nothing but buggy cheap junk. Upgrade...it is worth it.
Excellent advice :thumbsup:

[drparty333]

i have 2 nfhd and i think they rock.....i love them....

[AeonFlux]

Flamers are NOT appreciated

[Nostradamus]

I got rid of all my Nfusion recievers because they are nothing but buggy cheap junk. Upgrade...it is worth it.
actually they were one of the best receivers ever made quality wise. keyword is WERE and you are 100% correct now. In fact you can add a lot more to that list. Any receiver that has been modified to run different software, using some type of dongle or interface to a computer running some type of software is simply not as good as what they originally were intended for and that is running bin files on Nag2

[kenkell1]

Flamers are NOT appreciated.

There was no flaming...JUST FACTS......so carry on http://yoursmiles.org/bsmile/tongue/b0927.gif (http://yoursmiles.org/b-tongue.php)

[drparty333]

the Fact is ...that nfhd is a great reciever....if people are having problems with it ,,it is on there end,,,,maby there ps sucks......i have a few ps and i dont have any freeze at all....just my 2 cents

[Nostradamus]

the Fact is ...that nfhd is a great reciever....if people are having problems with it ,,it is on there end,,,,maby there ps sucks......i have a few ps and i dont have any freeze at all....just my 2 cents

while I will agree that P$ plays a big part in the freezing there is a lot more that comes into play and when you need to interface a computer to emulate another server you are asking for problems. Yes I know there are other ways of doing it as well but again you have different 3rd party stuff (or is it 4th party?) and simply put is not the best solution available.

are they junk. No they are not! Are they for the average free TV'er? Again No they are not. A true tester would be happy with them but for the average person they are best used for true FTA these days as there is too many other simpler options for the bad guys stealing TV

[x2000iro]

Sorry for the length delay in getting back. So I'm willing to try pulling the 8psk module and trying system without, but I haven't opened the box since I first got it 4 years ago. I don't remember what the "default" setup of the box is and where any wires need to be reconnected. Funny I can watch HD without issue but SD is freezing crazy

[AeonFlux]

Module is easy to remove.
Power off and pull the plug.
Open up the box.
remove the black flat cable and white flat cable. (Easy to just remove them from the module)
remove the jumper cable outside the box.
remove the the nut on the F-connector for the module. Also remove the support screw.
remove the module itself.
close back up the top.
Put the LNB cable to the original LNB input connector.
That should make you ready to go for power back up and test it.

[Frank55]

I got rid of all my Nfusion recievers because they are nothing but buggy cheap junk. Upgrade...it is worth it.

I'll give you 50 bucks

[airjam]

I got rid of all my Nfusion recievers because they are nothing but buggy cheap junk. Upgrade...it is worth it.

I believe you meant DOWNGRADE to a new receiver :tehe: In it's time the Nfusion HD was one of the best receivers made and matched against the cheaply built receivers today was far superior. I will agree it is now outdated in terms of features and ease of setup but those who know how to work them will hang on to them.

[Glatt]

Our group of 15 all run Nfusion HD with no problems for at least 8 years!
Try to find a better HD receiver and it will not compare to the picture quality of Nfusion HD!

[henpecked]

Talking to people who run NFHD via IKS say that the HD channels rarely freeze...
If there is freezing..it's in the SD channels..
Would this be that less receivers are acessing the HD severs?
Maybe

[genmax]

nFusion HD requires Windows APP for accessing IKS. My suggestion to you is to turn off your windows firewall or any other security firewall software you may have. Set your DNS to public DNS like google or opendns. Ensure your wiring is intact and your dish switch is fully grounded to a cold water copper pipe or copper grounding rod (atleast 4 feet deep).

I understand that you may have had no problems with a non grounded setup, however once the switch gets enough exposure to water weird things begin to happen with signals.

If your setup is grounded, then you need to check your tuners and wiring to ensure you have good signal and quality.

If signal and quality are good and wiring is good, your tuner or box maybe faulty.

Re-flash Factory and try to flash latest bin.


Channel freezing can be due to multiple reasons.
1) The server is overloaded
2) Your network is not optimized to handle IKS packets ( my suggestion is to set QOS for FTA devices HIGHEST as possible)
3) Your Signal maybe the issue.
4) Your server provider has not optimized their network for IKS traffic.
5) Certain boxes WILL have freezing on 99% of servers, these boxes disconnect EVERY ecm so by the time they reconnect the CW is invalid. iLink boxes are known for this.

[AeonFlux]

NEVER ever ever never never never turn off your firewall or AntiVirus! Not ever! Never. Damned surest way I know of to screw you with a damned virus that there ever was!

The number one cause of most 'mysterious' freezing problems has nothing to do with antivirus or firewall or the damned thing would not have worked in the first place. It has a whole lot to do with the router software. Maybe you all don't remember the whole threads full of compatible and non-compatible router lists that were made during the old days of NFusion.

The number one cause of intermittent freezing is WMM (wireless multi-Media software in the router). And it does affect the hard wired traffic as it gives priority to all streaming media and any devices it designates as 'media devices' as determined by their MAC. WMM is a part of the wireless N spec and so every wireless N router has it even if you are not using it. It comes turned on as default and is a nightmare on some routers to turn off. Some wireless G routers had an old version of it or got it added in if you updated your router firmware.

This WMM crap drove me absolutely bats until I pulled my brand new multiband Linksys 3200 and replaced it with my crap old WRT54G with dd-wrt. BAZINGA! All my freezing problems disappeared! Talk about upset. That damned Linksys router cost me a lot of money! It took me working with the techs at Linksys for 2 days on and off to turn off the damned WMM and even at that, it was still causing some freezing. I am still running the WRT54G with dd-wrt as my main router.

Just my 2 cents.

[goofather]

This sounds cliched but I cannot remember the last time I saw a freeze. Down time, sure, but not intermittent freezes.

I have 2 P$ and when I look at the xx-client logs I see places where there would be a freeze had I only one P$ server. Usually when one times out the other will pick up the CW's and spare me from a freeze.