[mythtv-users] Verizon Fios QIP7100 2 occasionally turns itself off, 6200ch always thinks it's on

[David Engel]

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 11:18:45AM -0700, Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 01:07:50 PM Eric Sharkey wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Gary Buhrmaster
> > <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 7:35 PM, Will Dormann <wdormann at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > .....
> > >> 1) Does anybody have an idea of what might cause the QIP7100 to
> > >> occasionally turn off?   Sleep mode is disabled in the STB settings.
> > >
> > > Rumor has been that if a firmware update happens (or is requested
> > > to happen, even if there is no new firmware to install), it can reboot
> > > to off mode.
> > 
> > Recently the frequency with this happens to me has increased a lot.
> > It used to be just a few times per year, but I had to turn on the STB
> > three times just yesterday.  (And yes, I verified that the sleep
> > timeout is still set to Never.)
> > 
> > I can't imagine Verizon pushing new firmware that frequently.
> 
> A failing wall-wart?

Mine almost never goes off.  There's a stand-by timer (or similar)
setting.  Have you disabled it?

David
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