<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 8, 2008 10:31 PM, Evuraan::ഏവൂരാന് <<a href="mailto:evuraan@gmail.com">evuraan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">><br>> > What if there was a small power disruption? My backend machine would<br>> > boot back all the way up, I wonder what stage would the STB be? Is<br>> > there a way one can ensure that the STB stays powered on, rather than
<br>> > finding out from recordings with blank/black display? thanks.<br>></div></blockquote><div> </div><div>Nailed it. <br><br>I've posted a detailed howto and the script to ensure that the STB is Powered On, here:
<br><br><a href="http://evuraan.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-ensure-set-top-box-stb-is.html">http://evuraan.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-ensure-set-top-box-stb-is.html</a><br><br>Feedbacks welcome. <br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>> Does it have to use the power key to power up? A lot of STBs will power up<br>> on any channel change selection key (as my TV does) in which case use the<br>> channel change to power up and the power key to power down.
<br>><br>><br><br></div>Yeah, it needs the power key to power up :(. . It is an Explorer 3100 (SD)<br><br><a href="http://www.scientificatlanta.com/products/consumers/new_explorer2100.htm" target="_blank">http://www.scientificatlanta.com/products/consumers/new_explorer2100.htm
</a><br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>> I'm not clear on whether you are using an IR blaster to talk to the STB or<br>> not<br>> but a few experiments with the original remote may be useful...<br>>
<br>> --<br>> Robin Gilks<br>><br>><br>><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br>