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Mark Holtz
11-19-02, 10:03 AM
Hey, I thought I turned off my 501.... wait a second, it's blinking. Must mean a firmware upgrade is in progress, and I'm receiving it at 9 AM PT this morning. Will followup.
Mark Holtz
11-19-02, 10:06 AM
Okay, the firmware has been upgraded to P167, which is a bug fix+preparation for the compressed guide. Sorry folks, not the big update you have been waiting for.
Randy_B
11-19-02, 12:08 PM
Anyone know what bug(s) was addressed in this upgrade?
Mark Lamutt
11-19-02, 01:07 PM
Totally off topic, but Z'Loth, your avatar gives me the shivers everytime I see it! The first season is the top of my Christmas wish list! :D
boba
11-19-02, 01:27 PM
According to DISH's website P1.67 for the 501 was released 10/07/02. Guess you haven't turned off that 501 recently.
Mark Holtz
11-19-02, 01:31 PM
The receiver, if it's not being used, is turned off every night. Usually, my receiver (which is a RMA) is now one of the first receivers to get updates. So, apparently, P167 was rolled out to a few receivers, halted due to the 301 anomoly, and they have started uploading it again.
Steve Mehs
11-19-02, 01:44 PM
At DBSForums there was a few reports of 167 spooling last week. When I got home today I noticed my 501 was on (I remember turning it off), I checked the system info and I have 167.
TopCat99
11-19-02, 01:50 PM
My 501 has had the same software since its very first download on Nov. 2nd. This would support the theory they suspended the P167 force feed for a while.

I turn mine off at night (usually). No update for me.

And Dish even told me that an update is forthcoming, but I haven't gotten it.
metsfan
11-20-02, 01:17 AM
Originally posted by boba
According to DISH's website P1.67 for the 501 was released 10/07/02. Guess you haven't turned off that 501 recently.

Actually, it says 11/7/02 now. It may have been wrong earlier, this is the first time I checked. So it is relatively new.
P Smith
11-20-02, 10:30 AM
New version P167 have a few new features, one of them - new Maxtor 80 GB model : 4R080L0. On HDD added new - 6th - partition "PreImage" .
TopCat99
11-23-02, 04:17 PM
Just noticed I got P167. Only new feature I see is News by Reuters. Yippee...
DarrellP
11-26-02, 12:11 PM
Just got P167. Only new feature I noticed was a spontaneous reboot. :D