Bell TV 9242 HD PVR Discussion thread
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9242 wont stay in
I just bought a used 9242 It turned on at first. We got it activated on our account. Moved it to another room and now it turns on , then power light goes out, you can hear the hard drive spin up but the unit power light never comes back on. Checked things over and over... very frustrated right now....
I just bought a used 9242 It turned on at first. We got it activated on our account. Moved it to another room and now it turns on , then power light goes out, you can hear the hard drive spin up but the unit power light never comes back on. Checked things over and over... very frustrated right now....
9242 died - What model will Bell send me under Dish care?
Hi, my 9242 just broke. Bell is sending me a replacement under Dish Care. Would anyone know what model of DVR I can expect to receive? Do they still have 9242s to issue to me or will I get a 9400 or something? Thanks!
Hi, my 9242 just broke. Bell is sending me a replacement under Dish Care. Would anyone know what model of DVR I can expect to receive? Do they still have 9242s to issue to me or will I get a 9400 or something? Thanks!
Please let us know which receiver Bell sends you.
This question has probably been covered somewhere already but I haven't been able to find it.
I'm about to end my satellite service when I move into a new building and switch to a Fibre optics service. I have about 60 time shifted recordings on my 9242 receiver/DVR. Is it true that I can only view the recordings if I am connected/receiving a signal from the Bell satellites? If this is true, is there any workaround that might to enable me to see my recordings after I disconnect?
Thanks.
I'm about to end my satellite service when I move into a new building and switch to a Fibre optics service. I have about 60 time shifted recordings on my 9242 receiver/DVR. Is it true that I can only view the recordings if I am connected/receiving a signal from the Bell satellites? If this is true, is there any workaround that might to enable me to see my recordings after I disconnect?
Thanks.
I was in your situation 3 years ago and found that not only must you receive a signal but the 9242 must be activated to watch recordings. I still have my 9242 internal HDD and 500GB external drive with no known way to retrieve/watch recordings.
@Jaygeetee: That's what I was afraid of. Fortunately I have time to copy everything from my 9242 to my old standalone Sony hard drive video recorder. The recordings will only be in SD 480I but at least I'll be able to watch the programs.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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Here's a previous thread on watching recordings:
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Able to Watch Recordings if Bell Satellite Down?
Does anyone know if it's possible to watch recorded programs on the PVR when the satellite is down for some reason, like weather?
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Hi guys,
Well my 9242 just died this morning, not completely dead, it just won't stay on, the left LED comes on, fans spin up, then 5 seconds later the light goes out and nothing, about 10 minutes later the same sequence repeats. I don't see any picture, but I know something is happening internally as my TV detects a brief signal on the HDMI input but nothing displays.
I have changed all the recommended caps ( 2 years ago) and it's been running flawlessly so I don't know what to do with this. I will eventually ask for troubleshooting help but for now want to get my recordings transferred.
So today I picked up a mint original owner 9242 and added it to my account, it works perfectly, records etc. so my first concern is getting all the recordings from my dead 9242. I have spent a few hours here trying to determine if I can just swap the drive and I read about NVRAM clearing and such, which I have done in the past, but couldn't ascertain if the recordings will be lost or not as at that time I was just installing a larger new drive.
I think my first step should be to put the old drive in my Linux machine and copy all files before I start screwing around with the receivers, and hopefully it's not the drive that is faulty.
My real question currently though is, can I just swap drives without losing recordings between two 9242 receivers, and if so, please rough outline the procedure, if there is one.
Much appreciated.
Cheers
Well my 9242 just died this morning, not completely dead, it just won't stay on, the left LED comes on, fans spin up, then 5 seconds later the light goes out and nothing, about 10 minutes later the same sequence repeats. I don't see any picture, but I know something is happening internally as my TV detects a brief signal on the HDMI input but nothing displays.
I have changed all the recommended caps ( 2 years ago) and it's been running flawlessly so I don't know what to do with this. I will eventually ask for troubleshooting help but for now want to get my recordings transferred.
So today I picked up a mint original owner 9242 and added it to my account, it works perfectly, records etc. so my first concern is getting all the recordings from my dead 9242. I have spent a few hours here trying to determine if I can just swap the drive and I read about NVRAM clearing and such, which I have done in the past, but couldn't ascertain if the recordings will be lost or not as at that time I was just installing a larger new drive.
I think my first step should be to put the old drive in my Linux machine and copy all files before I start screwing around with the receivers, and hopefully it's not the drive that is faulty.
My real question currently though is, can I just swap drives without losing recordings between two 9242 receivers, and if so, please rough outline the procedure, if there is one.
Much appreciated.
Cheers
I spent all morning working on this and have made the following discoveries for anyone that is still following this thread. I still need some help with Linux and finding the files, maybe I'm in the wrong forum??
1. You can swap internal drives from one 9242 to another, and it recognizes it and spins right up, no formatting or loss of programs etc. However, your timers seem to be stored on the HD so you will have to set those up again. My original failed receiver was not actually failed, it seems there is something goofy on the original hard drive as when I put in the 500GB drive from my "new" 9242, my old receiver still works. Go figure.
2. My 2TB EHD works on my old 9242, but the new 9242 wants to format it stating "it was from another receiver". I thought EHDs could be transferred between same type receivers...something has changed at Bell???
What I need now is some help finding and seeing the files in Linux from an internal drive. My son is a whiz with Linux so I let him tackle this...we can see the drive on the computer, see a 2.0GB and 2.8GB partition on the drive and a bunch of small files but no large 1-5GB video files, and if we go to terminal we can see the 925GB partition but we can't mount it to see the video files. Tried several methods, no luck. With an external drive we can see all the video files, 1.0G - 5GB etc, but we can't see any of those on the internal drive.
Is there a Linux trick to copying the files from an INTERNAL drive to another internal drive? My old drive which failed in the receiver seems to be fine as it works fine in Linux.
Any thoughts, and help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
1. You can swap internal drives from one 9242 to another, and it recognizes it and spins right up, no formatting or loss of programs etc. However, your timers seem to be stored on the HD so you will have to set those up again. My original failed receiver was not actually failed, it seems there is something goofy on the original hard drive as when I put in the 500GB drive from my "new" 9242, my old receiver still works. Go figure.
2. My 2TB EHD works on my old 9242, but the new 9242 wants to format it stating "it was from another receiver". I thought EHDs could be transferred between same type receivers...something has changed at Bell???
What I need now is some help finding and seeing the files in Linux from an internal drive. My son is a whiz with Linux so I let him tackle this...we can see the drive on the computer, see a 2.0GB and 2.8GB partition on the drive and a bunch of small files but no large 1-5GB video files, and if we go to terminal we can see the 925GB partition but we can't mount it to see the video files. Tried several methods, no luck. With an external drive we can see all the video files, 1.0G - 5GB etc, but we can't see any of those on the internal drive.
Is there a Linux trick to copying the files from an INTERNAL drive to another internal drive? My old drive which failed in the receiver seems to be fine as it works fine in Linux.
Any thoughts, and help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
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