Hi beatfreak, as for the flag-file matter:
> ... you can place a flag-file on your formatted drive (Linux file system)
> to tell your TV that the drive has passed the performance test ...
I explored this possibility by myself and I arrived to following conclusion.
At the root of a TV formatted drive (XFS Linux file system) there is a folder named "CONTENTS".
Inside this folder you there is the hidden file ".PVRPfmChkLog" which is 10 bytes long.
It's not a text file and when the drive doesn't pass the compatibility test its contents are like this:
0x30 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
while, when it passes the compatibility test its contents are as following:
0x31 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
where the first byte is the ASCII code for 0 (0x30) or for 1 (0x31).
The file has the following attributes:
Owner: root
Access: Read and Write
Group: root
Access: Read-only
Others
Access: Read-only
Execute: [x] Allow executing file as program [ticked]
Well, it's enough to change the first byte from 0x30 to 0x31 without cutting the
trailing zeros (or to copy the attached file overwriting the old one and trying
to restore the right attributes if changed) in order to let the TV recognize
and use the problematic drive.
Anyway, if the drive is really slow, of course it will not work correctly.
I tried this solution with a "32GB JetFlash Trascend" flash drive which did not
want to pass the test and after replacing that file, I could begin recording
but sometimes, after 5 or 10 minutes, the recording stops with a
message error and what's more, all of the current session is
lost: I did 6 attempts and 3 of them failed in this way ...
On the other hand, if I intentionally stop the recording before any message error can
appear, the clip is correctly stored, apparently without any frame loss even when
the recorded program is broadcasted in HD mode.
Regards.
Statistics: Posted by Loretto — Thu Aug 04, 2016 2:52 pm — Replies 3 — Views 239
