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Moose
Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 788 Location: Minnesota
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Link Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: A ? About Updating the Toshiba HD-A2 |
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I recently bought a Toshiba HD-A2 and for the first time today, I updated the firmware. Everything went exactly according to the instructions, except for one thing - it only took maybe an estimated 12-13 minutes to complete although the instructions said it should take about 30 minutes. Everything works fine. I checked the update level and it's correct. I did not see an error messages, either on screen or on the player. Is this according to everyones experience or might there be something wrong with mine?
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Bucketfoot
Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 698 Location: Centennial, CO
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Link Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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My updates have all been much closer to 15 minutes than 30. As long as the player is working fins, I would not worry about it.
I don't recall the exact steps (look in the manual for online updates), but you can get to a screen that tells you the current SW rev.
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rabies_70
Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 1189 Location: Carlsbad, CA
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Link Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:18 am Post subject: |
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My last update lasted around 12 or so. Did off of the cd you can burn....sweet........
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Moose
Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 788 Location: Minnesota
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Link Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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No sooner had I updated my player than another update was available - 2.2. Burning a cd was sure a swell idea as my PC and player are no where near each other and I don't have to wait for a disc in the mail.
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ecrabb Forum Moderator
Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 15909 Location: Utah
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Link Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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I did my XA1 over the net, and I think it was a pretty hefty download. I assume if you had a fast cable connection vs. a slower DSL connection, just that could account for a pretty big time difference. I looked for a CD image, and didn't see that - I'll have to check it out.
EDIT - I see the update for the XA1 is about 70 megs. I suppose if some people are downloading the image on a computer, burning a CD and updating, while some are running the update from the player connected to the internet, that would account for a big difference, too.
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WanMan
Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10273
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Link Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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CD's are not that large of a file, but I am betting the ability to slipstream-like the code from the net directly to the player is the biggest hangup. Can someone post a link to where these are located--and with readme files to know what is of benefit and what is not?
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GEBrown
Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 729 Location: Denver
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Link Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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WanMan wrote: | CD's are not that large of a file, but I am betting the ability to slipstream-like the code from the net directly to the player is the biggest hangup. Can someone post a link to where these are located--and with readme files to know what is of benefit and what is not? |
I find the HD-DVD Player forum on the "A" site to be the best source of information on the updates.
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WanMan
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Link Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Curious, how does one update the firmware? I was configuring the network information and it wanted a username and password. Nevermind, I am d/l it now to burn to disk.
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