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MarsArtis
16-04-12, 19:31
Vu Duo ViX 2.3 (Linux 3.1.1) updated to current date.

Last saturday I reinstalled from scratch.
Just installed cccam 2.2.1
Tspanel 4.9
af9035 drivers

the issue is that the hard disk is not going to sleep.
It's sleep time when on is set to 5 minutes, but when it's on it never goes sleep.
And this happens when in standby too!

Epg location and picons are on USB stick.

What else should I checK?

Rob van der Does
16-04-12, 19:44
No swap on HDD?

Maxwell
16-04-12, 19:56
also check timeshift is off

MarsArtis
16-04-12, 21:10
@Rob
if I go Ble>VIX>Swap Manager it's inactive, nor I see any refer to HDD there.
Or do you mean any other kind of swap I'm not aware of?

@Maxwel
timeshift is set to USB

Maxwell
16-04-12, 22:34
you sure its the hdd and not the fan that is spinning

MarsArtis
17-04-12, 06:24
oh yes it's definitively the hdd spinning.
Infact as soon as i turn the decoder in standby the fan goes down.

Any telnet command or else to check what's goin' on?

Sicilian
17-04-12, 06:29
What plugins do you have installed?

MarsArtis
17-04-12, 09:42
CrossEPG
FontMagnifier
MediaScanner
OpenWebif
PicturePlayer
TSpanel

Sicilian
17-04-12, 12:27
What exactly do you use TSpanel for?

MarsArtis
17-04-12, 14:08
It's useful to update settings. Just that.
Do you suggest any alternative?

btw,
are you Sicilian?
If so I'm Pugliese. :D

MarsArtis
18-04-12, 06:22
any other clue?

Sicilian
18-04-12, 06:52
I'd just reflash the unit, do not install TSPanel. Use this guide for your softcam http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?9735-How-to-Install-CCcam-MGCamd-Others-on-Duo-Solo-Uno-ET9000-ET5000-ViX

Guide here to upload your settings/bouquets http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?623-How-to-send-save-Enigma-Settings-to-the-VUDuo-using-DBEdit

Rob van der Does
18-04-12, 06:55
How do you know the HDD is spinning?
When going to standby the HDD is also supposed to get to sleep after the wait-time (set by the user) has passed,

Sicilian
18-04-12, 07:06
How do you know the HDD is spinning?
When going to standby the HDD is also supposed to get to sleep after the wait-time (set by the user) has passed,

Post 1, set to 5 mins ;)

Rob van der Does
18-04-12, 07:28
When going to standby the HDD is also supposed to get to sleep after the wait-time (set by the user) has passed,

Post 1, set to 5 mins ;)
What I'm saying is that the HDD shouldn't go to sleep immediatly when the box goes into standby: also then the wait-time will be obeyed.

MarsArtis
18-04-12, 10:09
Ok but spinning all night long!

MarsArtis
18-04-12, 13:46
I'd just reflash the unit, do not install TSPanel. Use this guide for your softcam http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?9735-How-to-Install-CCcam-MGCamd-Others-on-Duo-Solo-Uno-ET9000-ET5000-ViX

Guide here to upload your settings/bouquets http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?623-How-to-send-save-Enigma-Settings-to-the-VUDuo-using-DBEdit

It's not hard for me to go back. I usually do full backup of the image on the internal harddisk just in case something goes wrong.
But, I would like to investigate and discover what is causing the hdd activity.

About Softcam and Settings, I do know how to install them, manually.
I just find really "comfortable" TSpanel for settings update since I can do it without hassle.
With no need to use a computer for that task.
Just wondering, why in the download area of the plugin panel the various settings are so outdated?

MarsArtis
19-04-12, 23:08
Ok, so i went for a reflash. Everything was fine. Yesterday svening I eared the hdd spin down as it should. Now, again it's not stopping even when in standby for long time.
And this time TSpanel is NOT installed. Just Cccam 221

Rob van der Does
20-04-12, 06:33
Are other network devices 'looking' at the box's HDD?

MarsArtis
21-04-12, 07:08
Are other network devices 'looking' at the box's HDD?

No Rob, nothing has been changed on other network devices.
I've checked again in the network device manager of the duo wich services were on: only the default ones.
For what I can tell the only preferences set to use hdd are:
recording
log destination

Rob van der Does
21-04-12, 07:12
Debug logs activated and set to HDD? As debuglogs continous to be written during standby.

MarsArtis
21-04-12, 08:22
switched log to USB.
HDD still spinnig both ignoring idle time for power ON and for standby.
I'll try restarting enigma to see if it needs a restart

Rob van der Does
21-04-12, 08:29
After switching the log location an E2 restart is required to activate that setting.

Rob van der Does
21-04-12, 09:01
Anyway: triggered by your posts I checked the HDD of my Ultimo, and it turned out that it also never got to sleep. On the Ultimo it is easy to check, as the box supports Fancontrol2; in it's webbrowser is an icon if the HDD is awake.
After I de-activated the debuglogs the HDD went neatly to sleep.
So it now turns out that my HDD never ever went to sleep in all the months I used it. thanks for pointing me to this!

MarsArtis
22-04-12, 08:13
I can confirm that it was the log setting pointing to hdd to keep it active.
Switching to USB let the harddisk drive to sleep.
I can say that this is a SOLVED issue.

Rob van der Does
22-04-12, 08:25
I can say that this is a SOLVED issue.
LOL, for me too. Although I never knew I had this issue!

MarsArtis
22-04-12, 18:00
Rob, do you think could be useful to add -SOLVED- to thread title?

denon54
28-04-12, 16:29
hello to all of you,

i follow each and every step you all mentioned,
but in my case the external hhd is still spinning after even hours after the solo went on stand-by.
i have an external hdd with it's external power comming from dc12v,
i installed BH1.7.2, i also check in menu from BH that the crashloreport is deactivated,
stand by is set to 10', and i don't know what should i do more to solve the problem.
if anyone of you has an idea it should be great.

thank you in advance

denon54

Tkr001
29-04-12, 01:03
This is a VIX forum and you are using BH. You could try using VIX and then you will get help here....:)

Larry-G
29-04-12, 06:35
This is a VIX forum and you are using BH. You could try using VIX and then you will get help here....:)

Not necessarily, we will always try to help users regardless of the image they choose to use on their receivers but as you said this is a ViX forum and as such most of us tend to use ViX. like my self i have no real knowledge of BH, Well not enough to be able to help resolve issues users face when using BH.

skratch
29-10-14, 00:46
Debug logs activated and set to HDD? As debuglogs continous to be written during standby.

I know this is an old thread but this post just helped me out big time thanks 👍

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