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    Default GW863 Mini Season & Hummy Interesting Problem

    Hello All

    I have GW863, Mini Season and Hummy working setup and have found a very interesting problem I would like to share in this forum and hopefully get some feedback as well.
    I am not using a BF unit - Just a serial connection between the mini season and Grey Wolf server.


    What I have found is that if I have the hummy set to any Vertical Sat Channel the setup does not miss a beat.

    If I have the hummy set to a horizontal Sat channel I lose the connection between the Hummy and Grey Wolf within an hour.

    I have checked the mini season 5V rail when on vertical and also when on horizontal (when connection drops out) and it is rock steady at 4.96V in both cases.

    The Sat signal strength is excellent for both Horzontal and Vertical (89% +), in fact the horizontal is stronger than the vertical

    Has anyone had any experiences with this and or have any suggestions as to what this problem may be.



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    OK - Looks like this problem is unique and no one has noticed anything like this before.

    I will hack away at my own pace then with the current plan and theories I have to get to the bottom of this sooner or later.

    Love to hear from anyone who might have some ideas where the problem is and how to fix it.

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    No Bf unit?

    You are wasting your time with greywolf without one.



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    Hi z80,

    Thanks, Yep I am not using a BF Unit and like what I said if I have the Hummy on Vertical Sat Channels it is rock solid.

    I have no problem getting a BF unit but I unless I understand why this would make a difference I see no point in getting one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by checkitout View Post
    Hi z80,

    Thanks, Yep I am not using a BF Unit and like what I said if I have the Hummy on Vertical Sat Channels it is rock solid.

    I have no problem getting a BF unit but I unless I understand why this would make a difference I see no point in getting one.


    The problem you have is unique to you.

    it is something in your setup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    No Bf unit?

    You are wasting your time with greywolf without one.

    My server's running fine, and I'm not using a Bf unit, or a Humax.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave001 View Post
    My server's running fine, and I'm not using a Bf unit, or a Humax.
    me too

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    So we are both wasting our time then?

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    OK, after the 5th PM asking what the secret is, I've decided to spill the beans.

    "YOU DON'T NEED A BF UNIT"

    At the moment I am currently running a Greywolf Midnight 0.071b Server, using an ADB8776 with a season hard wired in to keep it updated. All other clients have EMM's turned off.
    I have also done the same thing using a Humax decoder, as a matter of fact, any decoder that will keep a Gamma card updated, and will work with a season interface, should work just fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    me too

    I smell marketing gimmicks here

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chieflets View Post
    I smell marketing gimmicks here

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    I smell paranoia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave001 View Post
    I smell paranoia.

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    I still don't understand your point there dave!

    when i posted that i smell marketing gimmicks here about z80 posting the statement below.

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    No Bf unit?

    You are wasting your time with greywolf without one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chieflets View Post
    I smell marketing gimmicks here

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    also could very well be that gerywolf was designed around the bf430 setup firstly and foremost in mind

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    Then quote that post mate, not the other one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fandtm666 View Post
    also could very well be that gerywolf was designed around the bf430 setup firstly and foremost in mind
    Fand it may have been very well design using a bf but also Grey Wolf is an unfinished project and i don't think we will see new rls too soon. GW still works o.k with just rs232 serial connection.

    Dave - yes my mistake in quoting wrong post - but at the same time too don't get your knickers in knot over an error i made

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chieflets View Post
    Fand it may have been very well design using a bf but also Grey Wolf is an unfinished project and i don't think we will see new rls too soon. GW still works o.k with just rs232 serial connection.


    Chieflets
    the original greywolf was finished in doing what it was designed for
    ( bf430+humax+season) and when the three are used as they were intended work flawlesly.

    The later gwm version is an un-finished and never to be finished project that took a different tangent with the arrival of dreams

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    Quote Originally Posted by fandtm666 View Post
    the original greywolf was finished in doing what it was designed for
    ( bf430+humax+season) and when the three are used as they were intended work flawlesly.

    The later gwm version is an un-finished and never to be finished project that took a different tangent with the arrival of dreams

    Just to finish off here and not waste bandwidth - you can use it either way with a BF unit & without a BF unit. and both will work just fine.

    Dave01 has witness this him self so have I. - Even z80 has it runnig without one when his been preching BF units

    Chieflets

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