[mythtv-users] HDPVR Stopped Working

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Wed Nov 20 16:18:24 UTC 2013


On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Mark Pennock <markitman2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Rajil Saraswat <rajil.s at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> did you try power cycling it?
>> >> this happens to my parents, they have to power cycle them about every
>> >> two weeks. I also have a script that reloads the drivers about once a
>> >> day...
>> >
>> > Is it possible to power cycle it using software?
>>
>> not exactly. someone did create a USB device for doing so, but that is
>> a separate product.
>> you can try reloading the driver, which does sort of a "soft" reboot,
>> which I have to do with my parents system, but even then a proper
>> power cycle is required every so often....
>
>
> I power cycled it several times and nothing. The power light is on and I get
> nothing on lsusb. I tried a couple different usb ports also.

possibly damaged hardware?

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