I seem to have my new Foxsat HDR working and connected to my network for iPlayer which is working fine. I've heard about some highly recommended custom firmware: is this Raydon's Media and File Server Bundle? I've read all I can find about it and it seems very techy.
Is there an idiot's guide to
- the features and benefits
- where to get it from
- how to install it
- how to use it
- how to uninstall it
Alan, yes it is that bundle - it is stable and well-tested now and enables you to copy and stream video across your home network, plus use the web interface to read the epg, set and delete recordings. There are also some functions which enable things which the Humax cannot do out of the box, like schedule recordings for non-freesat channels. And a number of additional plug-ins for various other purposes like automatic housekeeping recordings, and accessing the HDR from the internet.
Anyway, where to get it and how to install it is described here:
http://www.avforums.com/forums/freesat/1661195-media-file-server-bundle-foxsat-hdr-release-4-0-part-3-a.html
Once you have installed it there is lots of documentation in the web-interface incl. a bunch of FAQs culled from several forums (we have just done a big overhaul of the documentation to make it easier to access).
Any difficulties then just post back here or in avforums and help will be forthcoming 
P.S: just to let you know how the installation goes as a brief run-through so you're aware of the basic steps:
1. You download a file from the link above.
2. You copy the file to a USB stick, and start the HDR with the USB stick inserted to get the custom firmware on the HDR
3. This gives a basic web-interface which you can access from a computer on your home network.
4. Finalising the installation and installing any additional plug-ins is all done via that web-interface (automatic download and installation almost as seamless as an iPhone 
)
I (think) have installed 4.0.8 on the Freesat Foxsat HDR. However I can't see where to turn FTP on. Am I being stupid?
Perhaps you did not read the readme or the first post in the link above?
http to the Foxsat's IP address with your browser, install the full web interface and then go to package management.
Perhaps I should learn not to do these things at 1 in the morning!
Thanks for your help. BUT.
I connected via the Humax IP via IE. Clicked on the install and got the following error.
Now even after a restart of the PC and Humax and checkin the IP I cannot connect via IE.
Anyother suggestions for this user who can break all IT?
Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/Packages.gz. Inflating http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/Packages.gz. Updated list of available packages in /opt/var/opkg/base.
Installing webif (2.72) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/webif_2.72_mips.opk. Installing jim-tcl (0.7.1) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/jim-tcl_0.7.1_mips.opk. Collected errors: * opkg_download: Failed to download http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/jim-tcl_0.7.1_mips.opk, wget returned 1. * opkg_install_pkg: Failed to download jim-tcl. Perhaps you need to run 'opkg update'? * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package webif.
!! ERROR INSTALLING PACKAGES FROM THE REPOSITORY !!
wget: hummypkg.org.uk: Unknown host
PGKnell - hummypkg.org.uk: Unknown host
it would appear that the Foxsat cannot determine the IP address - normally this is a result of an incorrect DNS address. Is the Foxsats network settings static or obtained via DHCP from a host connected to the internet?
Partridge2 - 21 hours ago »
P.S: just to let you know how the installation goes as a brief run-through so you're aware of the basic steps:
1. You download a file from the link above.
2. You copy the file to a USB stick, and start the HDR with the USB stick inserted to get the custom firmware on the HDR
3. This gives a basic web-interface which you can access from a computer on your home network.
4. Finalising the installation and installing any additional plug-ins is all done via that web-interface (automatic download and installation almost as seamless as an iPhone
Thanks for the explanation. Unfortunately I can't get past step 2. When I insert the stick and bring the box out of standby with the button pressed nothing happens except that BBC1 flashes up and then the box goes back into standby.
I note the suggestion to use a low-capacity USB stick (and Humax's recommendation to use one under 1Gb in size - heaven knows what century they're in). Perhaps that's the problem though why the size should matter I don't know. The only USB stick I have is 32Gb. I think my son has an ancient 1Gb stick: I'll ask him when he comes in and try again with that.
PS: is there no preview post option on this forum?
Good point! So set IP to manual 172.16.19.114, Gateway to router (Draytek) & DNS to SBS server. (All details as per PC I am using now except unique IP address for Humax).
Still no download!
Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/Packages.gz. Inflating http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/Packages.gz. Updated list of available packages in /opt/var/opkg/base.
Installing webif (2.72) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/webif_2.72_mips.opk. Installing jim-tcl (0.7.1) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/jim-tcl_0.7.1_mips.opk. Installing service-manager (1.1-1) to root... Downloading http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/service-manager_1.1-1_mips.opk. Configuring jim-tcl. Collected errors: * opkg_download: Failed to download http://hummypkg.org.uk/foxsat/base/service-manager_1.1-1_mips.opk, wget returned 1. * opkg_install_pkg: Failed to download service-manager. Perhaps you need to run 'opkg update'? * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package webif.
!! ERROR INSTALLING PACKAGES FROM THE REPOSITORY !!
wget: hummypkg.org.uk: Unknown host
Strange how using the links in the above post I can download the files using IE on the same laptop.
O and BBC Iplayer etc works fine so the Humax has internet access.
I have tried this with the DNS as the SBS or the router. No difference.
The IE connection works sometimes but not all the time even on the file listing. Could it be further network issues?
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