Ok...to kick off the new thread....overview 1st


LimHD200i

Plays:

HD

TS 720p/1080p (H.264, Mpeg2/1, AVC, VC1)
AVI 720p/1080p (H.264, Mpeg2/1, AVC, VC1)
M2ts 720p/1080p
MKV 720p/1080p (H.264, Mpeg2)
WMV 720p/1080p (inc VC1)
Divx 720p/1080p

SD & other

DVD ISO/IFO/VOB
Mpeg1/2/4
Dvix
WMV
AVI
MP3
Jpeg


Current Public firmware Version: Release 1.60-071026

Current Lim Users Requirements log based on current f/w:

1 HDMI selection Fixed? apart from poor Hi-jack...
1.2 Linux NFS server issues resolved...(win NFS no issues, only Linux)
2 MKV occasional DTS sound drop fixed
3 WMV-HD with WMA 5.1 as 5.1 audio when digital encoded selected - added back in
3.1 Select Multiple audio tracks in an AVI container
3.2 DVD ISO/IFO - Use globally-set aspect ratio (4x3 or 16x9) when starting DVD playback
4 Add VC-1 as a supported codec in an MKV container
4.1 Evo support (enhance VOB to support H.264)
5 Deinterlace option
6 24hz option added (video mode for Hi-Def material) in progress, current beta

7 DVD ISO/IFO enhancements. A) Video_TS folder – where a Video_TS folder contains the video_ts IFO file, the Lim should show the folder as a movie icon and when the user press’s play, the Lim should read the IFO file and start playing the movie. If the user press’s enter, then it should show the files. B) ISO files at root level should have the movie icon, folders that contain ISO files, should have a folder icon. C) Enable Subtitle and Audio from remote. D) Replace function button with Menu button for returning to DVD menu when playing DVD ISO/IFO. E) Use Time button on remote to show elapsed/remaining time. F) Recoginse .IMG files if valid DVD ISO structure (the lim should pick up .ISO and .IMG as a DVD structure if valid)

7.1 DVD/CSS playback... if possible

8 Password protection, when accessing certain directories and for setup menu
9 Hide unconfigured or non-present devices in the main menu (no USB drives present -> don't show USB menu, NFS server not pingable -> don't show NFS etc.)

10 File Transfer support - FTP support (copy, paste & delete) & Transfer from HD>USB & USB>HD = copy, paste & delete
11 Multiple NFS mounts
12 Multiple NAS sources
13 EXT2/3 for Mac users & Linux users


14 Ability to use .m3u playlists
15 HD audio passthrough
16 FLAC support as an audio format and support for an audio track in MKV's
17 Video save points/resume
18 SRT support/font size etc
19 Better fast forward and rewind navigation wherever it's technically possible

I will update and modify/edit this log based on on-going feedback....

K

Additional info & resources:

Tomacro Download Center (http://www.tomacro.com/english/Download.htm) Firmware, User Manual
Lundman's LimHD200i Wiki (http://www.lundman.net/wiki/index.php/LimHD200i) Hacking for the adventurous
Mark's NFS guide (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11099027#post11099027) Access NFS shares
Pictures (http://www.limhd.com/en/index.asp?sid=26&nid=28&action=listinfo) Inside the LimHD200i

BUG REPORT:

DVD-ISO/IFO: You need to press stop after ISO/IFO playback rather than shut the Lim down, or when you next boot up, the brightness will be at max level and you will manually need to bring it back down.

K

Additional information on item 4.1, EVO support:

Enhance VOB support to enable EVO playback with H.264 codec.

Quote from Madshi

MPEG2 video streams in the VOB format are flagged as "0x000001e0". They should already have that flag in the LimHD firmware code. Now flag "0x000001e2" means h264 video. So if they just add this flag, the LimHD should already play h264 EVO files

This could be a quick implementation......Jackie/Fan?

K

Deleted at request.

It was only X264 we tested... (and found the issue with)
Anyway, not important, post deleted...

No censorship....but if we keep this thread clean...I suggest use the general Lim thread for debate and uncovering issues...and once confirmed, then we can add them here...

Cheers

K

All,
Let's define what should go into this thread or stop posting in this forum all together? My proposal/understanding, for those who want to debate the sales related issues, post in the old thread. Everything else, including related to the firmware, go to OldPainless68's new thread (this one). What do you say? (I personally find the old thread getting ridiculously long). I have posted this same post in the old thread in case others want to respond to my comments here (some revision of wordings here).

Features I like to see, and many "general public", not just the few elites:
1. More support for DVs
2. More features like PVR, copy-paste between HDDs via USB.
3. Bug fixes - like brightness going crazy, sound problems...

Thank Kevin, Jackie, Hi-Jack, Russland, Mark and others for keeping this thread clean.

Sincerely,
Perry

You are welcome.
But can you elaborate on your features like PVR?
Do you mean just copy-paste between different sources?

10 FTP support (copy, paste & delete)

It's on the list....

re DV....I think Mark said that the Sigma code does not support DV...but I stand to be corrected

K

OldP,c an you change NAS support into "Multiple NAS sources"
It already supports NAS, only in a limited way... The way it is listed gives the idea it's unsupported...

EXT2/EXT3 is for MAC and Linux users.

OldP,c an you change NAS support into "Multiple NAS sources"
It already supports NAS, only in a limited way... The way it is listed gives the idea it's unsupported...

EXT2/EXT3 is for MAC and Linux users.

Done

K

Kevin,
Yes, Mark said that, but he also say it seems to be an easy implementation, if people complain enough, perhaps they will listen as well?

Russland,
By PVR, I mean able to record HD TV! Why people don't think this is huge? What other ways can you record your favorite show on TV in the HD broadcast signal? I personally would like to at least record those spectacular National Georgraphics for my kids.

Perry

Kevin,
Yes, Mark said that, but he also say it seems to be an easy implementation, if people complain enough, perhaps they will listen as well?

Russland,
By PVR, I mean able to record HD TV! Why people don't think this is huge? What other ways can you record your favorite show on TV in the HD broadcast signal? I personally would like to at least record those spectacular National Georgraphics for my kids.

Perry


Ok...I'll have to dig around on the DV thing (I did say I would...so don't panic..I'm sure something can be sorted)

re the PVR - that maybe harder. The Lim never set out to be a PVR - but who knows...

ok...I should have gotten my head around the whole DV issue by tomrrow...

K

Throw DVD/CSS playing on the list for me.

10 FTP support (copy, paste & delete)

It's on the list....

re DV....I think Mark said that the Sigma code does not support DV...but I stand to be corrected

K


How about copy, paste & delete from USB to internal drive? My lim's network interface is broke. :(

How about copy, paste & delete from USB to internal drive? My lim's network interface is broke. :(

That's my understanding of FTP - local and network.

K

Throw DVD/CSS playing on the list for me.


Ok...

K

Does anyone besides me find the filename extension filtering (Movie, Music, Photo buttons on the remote) utterly useless? I'd bet most of us already group files of the same class in different directories anyway. Only the clueless, disorganized people who store all their files on the desktop of their Windows PC (or who throw everything in My Music, My Pictures etc.) would find this feature useful.

Therefore, I propose losing the file filter function and replacing it with "major operating modes" for the limHD. By major mode, I mean like "now the limHD is in Photo mode", "now it's in Movie mode", etc. These would primarily affect the file browser.


Movie Mode: limHD displays a list of filenames. Pressing the Info button on the remote brings up a screen of details on the movie, including stats about the file (codec, sound format(s), etc.), an optional user-supplied JPEG of artwork, and an optional user-supplied blurb/synopsis. The limHD would simply look for a .JPG and a .TXT file in the same directory and with the exact same file name as the movie file, just a different extension. The .JPG and .TXT files themselves would be hidden in the file browser, of course.

Music Mode: limHD displays the IDv3 tag info (if available) or the filename (if no IDv3 info). Offers a Play All option to play all files in the current and child folders. Pressing the Info button on the remote displays optional cover art .JPG file (one per folder, from the fixed name artwork.jpg) and liner notes (one per folder, from the fixed name notes.txt). The .JPG and .TXT files themselves would be hidden in the file browser, of course.

Photo Mode: limHD file browser can be toggled between thumbnail views and filename-only views. Clicking on image files displays them full screen and scaled directly to the current output resolution of the player (i.e. NOT going through 480p first). While a photo is displayed, Zoom and left/right/up/down arrow keys work to navigate around the picture. LimHD is smart about displaying photos and does not scale images that can reasonably fill the screen displayed 1:1 (over 75% in at least one axis). Simple slideshows of all files in a directory are possible, and during slideshows, limHD preloads the next photo as soon as it begins displaying the current one so that the display is never black. Pressing the Info button in the browser will display the embedded EXIF data (exposure info etc.) for the highlighted file.


Finally, in the setup menu, I would like to specify the path to a folder containing image or movie files to be played randomly when the limHD is in screensaver mode and not already playing something. Once in screensaver mode, pressing any button on the remote will return seamlessly to the previous function (paused movie etc.)

I can write a very detailed spec for this if there is interest. Such a spec must define exactly what the screens should look like and exactly what action every onscreen and remote button will take in each context.

That's my understanding of FTP - local and network.


Not FTP, that is a protocol that transfers files over TCP/IP. I'm talking about being able to copy files from a USB attached device to the internal IDE attached device. Copy/paste between them. I hope this makes more sense now.

Wouldn't embedded file copying/management features be incredibly awkward to use unless the limHD starts supporting a USB keyboard or mouse? Even typing network paths using the virtual onscreen keyboard is a pain. I can't imagine an interface for general purpose file management that used only the remote control.

I'm not talking about super advanced keyboard typing stuff here.

An example, when a lim user clicks OK on the remote over a file located on the USB device then a new popup menu should show that says something like this,


PLAY
DELETE
COPY -> IDE


and vice versa when you click OK over a file located on the internal HDD


PLAY
DELETE
COPY -> USB


I couldn't imagine this would be difficult to implement. Can we add it to the list?

When you say Copy->IDE or Copy->USB, always copying to the root of the drive is too limiting. So after picking a copy operation, you would then specify the destination by getting a folder-only browser of the HDD or USB contents, so that you could either click on an existing folder or make a new folder by 'typing' in a name?

When you say Copy->IDE or Copy->USB, always copying to the root of the drive is too limiting. So after picking a copy operation, you would then specify the destination by getting a folder-only browser of the HDD or USB contents, so that you could either click on an existing folder or make a new folder by 'typing' in a name?

Sounds a worthwhile addition....I've updated the log

K

Why does this player keeps resetting itself to SD (480i) after whatever operation (ie connecting external USB CD drive etc)

Why can't it stay always on global selection (being it 720p or whatever is set)

Needs to set it to desirable output each time almost

Which is not always possible, as when the reolution gets "magically" (I do not know how) reset to something that monitor hardware does not support it is a nightmare to set it back right

The resolution should NOT be greyed out, but selectable BEFORE you select output (so ie select 1360x768 BEFORE selecting VGA - if resolution is greyed out on 1920x1200 - had this happen - one CAN not select VGA & change later, as monitor will show Out of range error)
Above applies also to HDMI (I had it stuck on 1080p when my monitor is only 1080i)

sebus

Why does this player keeps resetting itself to SD (480i) after whatever operation (ie connecting external USB CD drive etc)

Why can't it stay always on global selection (being it 720p or whatever is set)

Needs to set it to desirable output each time almost

Which is not always possible, as when the reolution gets "magically" (I do not know how) reset to something that monitor hardware does not support it is a nightmare to set it back right

The resolution should NOT be greyed out, but selectable BEFORE you select output (so ie select 1360x768 BEFORE selecting VGA - if resolution is greyed out on 1920x1200 - had this happen - one CAN not select VGA & change later, as monitor will show Out of range error)
Above applies also to HDMI (I had it stuck on 1080p when my monitor is only 1080i)

sebus

What version of the f/w are you running?

K

1.60 - 070914

Took me an hour with sore thumb to get it set at 720p & 1360x768 again

If you push the "Video Mode" button on the remote, there is only like, 14? modes to cycle through?

The button "Video Mode" was the culprit, I still have no idea how it works, but certainly not in an expected way (to cycle all available)
It reset both HDMI & VGA to MAX settings that could not be easily changed

That hour was spend NOT using this button, but the setup/output/left/right/OK etc to get away from SD to HDMI 50, but not at 1080p (probably if I had 1080p TV than it would be no problem at all)

I am not pressing this evil button again ever

it DOES cycle, but its like:

SD 320 / 640 / next one
YbCrCy 320 / 640 / 720 / 1080
RGBA ... / ... / .... / 1080i / 1080p
VGA ... / .... / .... etc

So it IS quite a few to get through. The manual lists them, with arrows etc....

Thanks, if I loose settings again I can try this

sebus

Does anyone besides me find the filename extension filtering (Movie, Music, Photo buttons on the remote) utterly useless? I'd bet most of us already group files of the same class in different directories anyway. Only the clueless, disorganized people who store all their files on the desktop of their Windows PC (or who throw everything in My Music, My Pictures etc.) would find this feature useful.

Therefore, I propose losing the file filter function and replacing it with "major operating modes" for the limHD. By major mode, I mean like "now the limHD is in Photo mode", "now it's in Movie mode", etc. These would primarily affect the file browser.


Movie Mode: limHD displays a list of filenames. Pressing the Info button on the remote brings up a screen of details on the movie, including stats about the file (codec, sound format(s), etc.), an optional user-supplied JPEG of artwork, and an optional user-supplied blurb/synopsis. The limHD would simply look for a .JPG and a .TXT file in the same directory and with the exact same file name as the movie file, just a different extension. The .JPG and .TXT files themselves would be hidden in the file browser, of course.

Music Mode: limHD displays the IDv3 tag info (if available) or the filename (if no IDv3 info). Offers a Play All option to play all files in the current and child folders. Pressing the Info button on the remote displays optional cover art .JPG file (one per folder, from the fixed name artwork.jpg) and liner notes (one per folder, from the fixed name notes.txt). The .JPG and .TXT files themselves would be hidden in the file browser, of course.

Photo Mode: limHD file browser can be toggled between thumbnail views and filename-only views. Clicking on image files displays them full screen and scaled directly to the current output resolution of the player (i.e. NOT going through 480p first). While a photo is displayed, Zoom and left/right/up/down arrow keys work to navigate around the picture. LimHD is smart about displaying photos and does not scale images that can reasonably fill the screen displayed 1:1 (over 75% in at least one axis). Simple slideshows of all files in a directory are possible, and during slideshows, limHD preloads the next photo as soon as it begins displaying the current one so that the display is never black. Pressing the Info button in the browser will display the embedded EXIF data (exposure info etc.) for the highlighted file.


Finally, in the setup menu, I would like to specify the path to a folder containing image or movie files to be played randomly when the limHD is in screensaver mode and not already playing something. Once in screensaver mode, pressing any button on the remote will return seamlessly to the previous function (paused movie etc.)

I can write a very detailed spec for this if there is interest. Such a spec must define exactly what the screens should look like and exactly what action every onscreen and remote button will take in each context.

Mark, this is a very kind offer....given the work involved with this, I think it is only right that Fan should comment on your offer....

K

Thanks, if I loose settings again I can try this

sebus

The Lim locking down the output and res is well noted....I get it now and again...but my projector still picks it up and I just go back in to the menu and change from SD back to HDMI.....

This bug is top of the list...

K

Mark, I am all for what you offered above and can't agree with you more about your suggestions. Improving Lim's functionalities will win more "average customers" rather than focusing on the 1% elites. Tomacro may find soon that they will be out of funds to do R&D while frustrated their current customers. My 2c.

Perry

Hi Guys,

I'm having an issue with a Bluray rip of Premonition.
Heres the info

General #0
Complete name : H:\Movies\Premonition\Premonition.2007.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-XSHD.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 4.37 GiB
PlayTime : 1h 36mn
Bit rate : 6492 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-08-19 21:20:39
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Feb 21 2007 23:40:55
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video #0
Codec : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG4 ISO advanced profile
PlayTime : 1h 36mn
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 536 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.35
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Title : Premonition (2007)
Language : English

Audio #0
Codec : DTS
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Title : DTS 5.1 768 Kb/s
Language : English

Text #0
Codec : UTF-8
Codec/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English

I'm sure the DTS is causing my Lim not to play any audio. Is there anything i can do encode wise to get it working?

Cheers

Hi Guys,

I'm having an issue with a Bluray rip of Premonition.
Heres the info

General #0
Complete name : H:\Movies\Premonition\Premonition.2007.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-XSHD.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 4.37 GiB
PlayTime : 1h 36mn
Bit rate : 6492 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-08-19 21:20:39
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Feb 21 2007 23:40:55
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video #0
Codec : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG4 ISO advanced profile
PlayTime : 1h 36mn
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 536 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.35
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Title : Premonition (2007)
Language : English

Audio #0
Codec : DTS
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Title : DTS 5.1 768 Kb/s
Language : English

Text #0
Codec : UTF-8
Codec/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English

I'm sure the DTS is causing my Lim not to play any audio. Is there anything i can do encode wise to get it working?

Cheers

This one I don't understand...I have loads of MKV's with a DTS track....what F/w are you running?...If you could post a sample I'll test it for you....

K

Mark, I am all for what you offered above and can't agree with you more about your suggestions. Improving Lim's functionalities will win more "average customers" rather than focusing on the 1% elites. Tomacro may find soon that they will be out of funds to do R&D while frustrated their current customers. My 2c.

Perry

Mark has always been and will be the sensible one that sit's on your shoulder and says "ah....yeah....but!"...that's why Mark is so valuable.....

Mark....has Fan been in contact?

K

I initially sent many suggestions to Maggie (who has since left Tomacro). I've resent them to Fan (as well as posting many of them here), but haven't gotten much feedback beyond an occasional acknowledgment, certainly nothing like a "great idea - we'll do it!". If the English literacy of certain posters in these threads is any clue, I'm serious when I say much of our feedback is probably getting lost in translation. We should try getting our feature request list translated to Chinese by someone who is fluent in both languages, then ensure it gets into the right hands as directly as possible.

Jackie has also mentioned forwarding our ideas to "our engineer" etc. I assumed the use of singular was a mistake, but judging by the pace, maybe they do have just one software engineer and one hardware engineer working on this project, and the rest of the building is full of management and marketing folks designing pretty artwork of the limHD amid roses and water droplets.

Hi Oldpainless

Also the Casino Royale rip is also DTS and doesn't play....

The firmware is 1.60beta3-070914

Hi Oldpainless

Also the Casino Royale rip is also DTS and doesn't play....

The firmware is 1.60beta3-070914

Ok...I've got that one too....mine plays (using the latest beta)...any chance you could upload a small sample to rapidshare and I'll test just to make sure it's ok with the new beta..

Cheers

K

Hi Mate,

Any decent editors to strip a minute out?

Cheers

Hi Mate,

Any decent editors to strip a minute out?

Cheers

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVtoolnix

load file, go to global, select after this duration and enter 00:01:30...this wil divide the mkv up into 1:30 segments...so once you have a few...just abort and upload one that' a few min's into the film

K

Hi,

i had a few issues with the rapidshare upload so i stuck it on my work ftp in Germany so you have a 100Mbit download.

Address is oneandone.my-sds.co.uk
Username avsforum
Password avsforum
Passive mode off

you'll see two rar files for download, just extract for the mvk....

Thanks for this, i owe you one...

Blonde moment.....

Try avsforum and avsforum


Cheers

Speedy?

Blonde moment.....

Try avsforum and avsforum


Cheers

Getting em now

K

UPDATE: Ok...tested and it plays perfect with the latest beta (non-public)....can you double check in the setup menu on the Lim that you have the correct audio config?...I take it your amp can decode DTS and you have an optical hook up between your amp and the Lim?

I suspect this file will work ok for anyone else running the latest public beta.....but if you could double check the above....then we can take it from there..

Cheers

K

Hi,

thanks for looking.

I'm using the DVI for Vid and the Phono for Audio....and have messed around with the setup and still no joy....

I'll double check tonight though..

Thanks again.

Hi,

thanks for looking.

I'm using the DVI for Vid and the Phono for Audio....and have messed around with the setup and still no joy....

I'll double check tonight though..

Thanks again.


Phono?....you need the optical connection between your amp and the Lim.....this is starting to make sense now, and It's kinda my fault as I should have asked what setup you had, connection etc's (lesson learnt)....I think the lim can downmix AC3 to 2-channel stereo for the phono outs, but I don't think it will downmix DTS to 2-channel stereo for the phono outs.....so always use an optical connection so you can enjoy true 5.1/6.1 surround sound from a DTS/AC3 amp....you'll never go back!

K

lmao.....

What a laugh....maybe ill go buy an optical cable,,,,i was assuming it'll be able to downmix. Obviously not lol.

Is there anyway i can get the MVK to work without optical and use phono,,,maybe converting the audio stream into something a little more "phono friendly" ?


lmao...

Cheers

lmao.....

What a laugh....maybe ill go buy an optical cable,,,,i was assuming it'll be able to downmix. Obviously not lol.

Is there anyway i can get the MVK to work without optical and use phono,,,maybe converting the audio stream into something a little more "phono friendly" ?


lmao...

Cheers


:)

For DTS tracks the Lim needs to be connected to a suitable amp that can decode DTS.....MKV with AC3 is fine as the Lim will downmix

However, there is a solution for MKV's with a DTS track for those that don't have a 5.1/6.1 surround sound setup with the lim connected to your amp via optical and are using the phono connections..

http://ambamo.free.fr/temp/mp4/MKV2TS.rar

download, extract, go into the extracted folder, tools and run register.bat, run MKV2TS, select your MKV, and hit convert (make sure no split is selected).....this will take an MKV and remux it into a TS container, but it also transcodes the DTS audio track to AC3...(no quality loss of the video, as it simply changes the container...and I have to say it does a fantastic job of the DTS>AC3) However, this method will only work on 720p MKV's and not 1080p MKV's

K

Thanks mate.

I'll give it a go...

I take it you breath Codecs? lol

What is your background?

Cheers

Thanks mate.

I'll give it a go...

I take it you breath Codecs? lol

What is your background?

Cheers

Your welcome....it will work for most 720p MKV's with a DTS audio track....but, having bought a Lim, you really should be using a DTS/AC3 (ES/EX too) amp with a 5.1/6.1 speaker setup to get the best audio to match the great picture (just my view).

Me...just an A/V nut....non technical (honest)..just really enjoy flicks and I'm a real swine for picture detail (drives the kids & wife nuts!..as I won't watch a movie unless it's Hi-Def and the transfer is QUALITY) to the point where I'm just as respectful of the quality of the encode as of the content itself...

Anways...lets us know how you get on

K

Setting up NFS streaming to the Tomacro limHD200i using haneWIN NFS Server for Windows
1. Ensure your limHD200i is configured to be on the same network as your PC. Using a static IP address for the limHD200i is highly recommended.
2. With the limHD200i turned on, verify that your Windows PC can see the limHD200i by opening a Windows command shell (do Start->Run and enter cmd in the box; in the command shell that pops up, type: ping 192.168.1.12 (Replace 192.168.1.12 with the actual IP address of your limHD200i.) If the network link to your limHD200i is working properly, you’ll see replies from the limHD200i:
Pinging 192.168.1.12 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.12: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.12: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.12: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.12: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.12: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 7ms, Average = 2ms
3. On your Windows PC, download and install haneWIN NFS Server from http://www.hanewin.net/nfs-e.htm
(Download link is NFS Server 1.1.50 along the right-hand side of the page.)
4. Install the software (just accept all default options)

http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-1.png
http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-2.png
http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-6.png
5. Double-click the NFS Server shortcut on your desktop (or run Start->All Programs->haneWIN Software->NFS->NFS Server) Click OK to dismiss the startup screen.
http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-7.png
6. On the first page, the NFS tab will be selected. Halfway down the screen, for NFS Server protocol, uncheck Version 2. Don’t click Apply or OK yet.
http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-8.png
7. Click the Server tab along the top. Ensure Enable Windows character set is checked. Don’t click Apply or OK yet.
http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-9.png

8. Click the Exports tab along the top.

http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-10.png
9. Click the Edit exports file button below the list.
10. A Notepad window will pop up to edit the file.
In the Notepad window, press Ctrl-A to select all the text, then press the Delete button on the keyboard to delete it.
Type or paste this text in there instead:
# exports for limHD200i H:\ -readonly -name:media 192.168.1.12
Replace H:\ with the path to your media files.
Replace 192.168.1.12 with the IP address of your limHD200i.
Select File->Save and then File->Exit
11. Back in the NFS configuration window, click the Restart Server button After a few seconds, the window should change to look like this (the IP address should match that of your limHD200i):

http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-11.png
12. You don’t have to do anything under the Mounts, PortMapper or Language tabs. Click Apply and OK to exit the NFS Server configuration screens.
13. Go to the limHD200i and enter the Setup menu (push Setup on the remote). Navigate to Network Path -> NFS and select it.

http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-12.png
14. Delete any existing path by press the virtual Back button repeatedly, then enter this path instead (replace 192.168.1.4 with the IP address of your Windows PC running the NFS server):

http://www.hdav.com.cn/nfs-13.png
You’re done! From the top-level limHD200i menu, select NETWORK(NFS) and you should be able to see your media files.

UPDATE: v.91 of MKV2TS is now out

http://ambamo.free.fr/temp/mp4/MKV2TS.rar

I can confirm that for those with MKV's with a DTS track that are using the phono out, this will repackage the MKV into a TS container with an AC3 track...and now it works for 720p AND 1080p! (1080p>select level 4.1 and no split)..

K

Jackie, well THAT looks familiar... by the way, we should add one final step to that document: buy a license for the HaneWIN NFS Server if you like it. It only costs 19 Euros ($27) for a non-commercial license. There's no nagging, ads or spyware in this software, it works well, and it's ultra-compact... definitely worth supporting.

Jackie, well THAT looks familiar... by the way, we should add one final step to that document: buy a license for the HaneWIN NFS Server if you like it. It only costs 19 Euros ($27) for a non-commercial license. There's no nagging, ads or spyware in this software, it works well, and it's ultra-compact... definitely worth supporting.

;)

Mark or Kevin,
BTW, I am not quite familiar with NFS, what can playing over the network do? Am I able to see limHD as a network drive? Copy to/from it? If not, just as a streaming video, that means I can only play the files while at home, right? (Keeping everything in the main pc and then streaming the video over to the lim?)

Perry

NFS works just like Windows file sharing, except that due to technical differences, it can provide slightly better performance for streaming video. As currently implemented on the limHD, you can only mount remote shares on external devices for viewing on the limHD; you can't access the limHD's hard drive remotely.

We received the FW cut FW0921 for internal use and testing only.
1.24p added
2.better MKV suupport
3. ISO,IFO files better support

Seems there will be a next cut after the fair in HK, where Tomacro will attend.

We will not share this new cut to anybody, only for testing between 5100SH and limHD200i regarding our .mkv samples go-no go between the two devices

We received the FW cut FW0921 for internal use and testing only.
1.24p added
2.better MKV suupport
3. ISO,IFO files better support

Seems there will be a next cut after the fair in HK, where Tomacro will attend.

We will not share this new cut to anybody, only for testing between 5100SH and limHD200i regarding our .mkv samples go-no go between the two devices

Good. Can you test this small MKV file (http://rapidshare.com/files/59886070/EP01_split-005.mkv), please. It has small macro-blocking with old FW in both mentioned devices.

We received the FW cut FW0921 for internal use and testing only.
1.24p added
2.better MKV suupport
3. ISO,IFO files better support

Seems there will be a next cut after the fair in HK, where Tomacro will attend.

We will not share this new cut to anybody, only for testing between 5100SH and limHD200i regarding our .mkv samples go-no go between the two devices


Been testing that one for some time now....It's not ready....yet....all feedback has been with Tomacro for a while now...

K

Good. Can you test this small MKV file (http://rapidshare.com/files/59886070/EP01_split-005.mkv), please. It has small macro-blocking with old FW in both mentioned devices.

Russland...sorry I was not clear..this was tested on the latest non-public beta....

They will get there though...

K

Been testing that one for some time now....It's not ready....yet....all feedback has been with Tomacro for a while now...

K

Got it, thanks.

Good. Can you test this small MKV file (http://rapidshare.com/files/59886070/EP01_split-005.mkv), please. It has small macro-blocking with old FW in both mentioned devices.

Yes I can.... I will test this (.mkv from 4GB USB stick) on both devices. With latest beta FW

BTW it's very busy on that link ;-) wait wait I will check later

I initially sent many suggestions to Maggie (who has since left Tomacro). I've resent them to Fan (as well as posting many of them here), but haven't gotten much feedback beyond an occasional acknowledgment, certainly nothing like a "great idea - we'll do it!". If the English literacy of certain posters in these threads is any clue, I'm serious when I say much of our feedback is probably getting lost in translation. We should try getting our feature request list translated to Chinese by someone who is fluent in both languages, then ensure it gets into the right hands as directly as possible.

Jackie has also mentioned forwarding our ideas to "our engineer" etc. I assumed the use of singular was a mistake, but judging by the pace, maybe they do have just one software engineer and one hardware engineer working on this project, and the rest of the building is full of management and marketing folks designing pretty artwork of the limHD amid roses and water droplets.

Hello!Surely I have transfered all your new ideas and good suggestions to Tomacro. And in fact all the engineers pay much attention to your good suggestions and demands,but they need time to solve them gradually. I will be glad to be your translator. If you have some suggestions,you can directly email to me,you know sometimes I am too busy to browse all the messages on the Forum. Thank you very much for your understanding.
Jackie

The new firmware has been developed out, perfectly support MKV from 720p to 1080p,and have solved problems for playing pictures and sound simultaneously, but at present due to sigma company 8623 based libraries and Tomacro is also actively solving these bug along with sigma company. So we do not want to release the new firmware prematurely. We think it is not ripe now.
Jackie

All things will be fixed (perhaps it will take longer then we all want), why do you think we have registered the domains www.tomacro.nl and www.tomacro.eu :D

All things will be fixed (perhaps it will take longer then we all want), why do you think we have registered the domains www.tomacro.nl and www.tomacro.eu :D


So, now the Lim is cheaper than a Tvix....

K

Although the firmware is integrated and tested now , there is a news I can tell you first, in terms of the built-in hard drive, after the further optimization, the decoder capacity of limHD200i can get:
1. H.264 [email=HP@L4.1]HP@L4.1[ ] the average bit rate can support to 40 Mbits / s, peak bit rate can support to 60 Mbits / s;
2. The average bit rate of VC-1 can support to 40 Mbits / s, peak bit rate can support to 60 Mbits / s;
3. The average bit rate Mpeg2 can support to 42 Mbits / s, peak bit rate can support to 60 Mbits / s.

Because Blu-ray standard provise that the biggest bitrate of blue encoding can not exceed 40 Mbits / s, while the maximum bit rate of HD-DVD encoding should be less than 40 Mbits / s, limHD200i can play BD and HD remux-source perfectly.

Although the firmware is integrated and tested now , there is a news I can tell you first, in terms of the built-in hard drive, after the further optimization, the decoder capacity of limHD200i can get:
1. H.264 [email=HP@L4.1]HP@L4.1[ ] the average bit rate can support to 40 Mbits / s, peak bit rate can support to 60 Mbits / s;
2. The average bit rate of VC-1 can support to 40 Mbits / s, peak bit rate can support to 60 Mbits / s;
3. The average bit rate Mpeg2 can support to 42 Mbits / s, peak bit rate can support to 60 Mbits / s.

Because Blu-ray standard provise that the biggest bitrate of blue encoding can not exceed 40 Mbits / s, while the maximum bit rate of HD-DVD encoding should be less than 40 Mbits / s, limHD200i can play BD and HD remux-source perfectly.


Thanks for the update Jackie....

K

So, now the Lim is cheaper than a Tvix....

K

Yep well noted compared with M-4100SH and M-5100SH

Yep well noted compared with M-4100SH and M-5100SH

It all depends on eshop policy.
I for one got my TViX 4100SH for 319$ (around 225Euro) plus 14% taxes.
Don't think that any Europe shop can beat it.

Edit: oops, guys this is the wrong thread, should go to general discussion.
This one should contain FW requests mostly.

It all depends on eshop policy.
I for one got my TViX 4100SH for 319$ (around 225Euro) plus 14% taxes.
Don't think that any Europe shop can beat it.

Edit: oops, guys this is the wrong thread, should go to general discussion.
This one should contain FW requests mostly.

Yes...im guilty too...so is the other guy...

It would help all if we keep this thread clean (slap my wrists too...lol)

K

So it will be me, sorry I am a she :cool: or am i a he..
That will be the question... :D

For sure It's me Ronald

Ofcourse one could simply download
........./Firmware/070921/update.rar

So it will be me, sorry I am a she :cool: or am i a he..
That will be the question... :D

For sure It's me Ronald

Lol....don't you start!...

I have to say....male or female...Jackie has never let me down

K

Just think "Jackie" as in Jackie Chan... (Now if he instead spelled his name "Jacquie", then I would wonder...)

Lol....don't you start!...

I have to say....male or female...Jackie has never let me down

K

Same counts for me, but in that case Fan from Tomacro

Yep well noted compared with M-4100SH and M-5100SH

No wonder for what it "only" can do... :-)
i'm dissapointed by both of them byut then again, i'm not a reseller, just a customer...
They serve who gives them profit by commercial or reselling... Thread is dying with no
or low progress like this and so is the product's chances... No wonder the price drops...

Don't get me wrong, I love the player's HD abilities (needs some tuning) but it's so limiting
and without proper attention to that part, I still can not come to rest with it... Tomacro
seems not to have proper resources...

Smart move Rhisc, makes good search engine positions but take care, as most important
engine will block all sites if they lead to the same address (dual content).

PS: Lim has always been cheaper than TViX M-5100 which is it's real equal (not the 4100)
I wonder what the Lim would cost if they had done the same more advanced options like TvIX
including recording and so.... so cheaper for less sounds normal to me while y'all again make it
sound like a benefit.

It depends on what you want...
Player needs some new life injected into it and it can't take more "weeks" to get there...

Hi-Jack thanks for the warning about content. I will launche within a couple a weeks a new Joomla site on the tomacro.eu domain like the tvix.nl :D

Perhaps you allready noticed I lowered all TViX models prices for example barebone M-5100SH is now Eur ....

Yes I hope that Fan will make asap progress with new FW cut... at this moment my x.264 .mkv samples 720P &1080P (newsserver) have a slight better performance - support on the TViX compared with limHD200i ... :confused:

We see Tomacro ahead on few things concerning HD playback. We not hide that but DvICo has it's own advantages as well in the same range of files. Both units should
seriously drop in pricing to become more attractive against the new generation. So far choices are limited and we have yet to see that full players manufactured by independant resellers (DvIC, Tomacro, Ziova) etc... can handle the same low pricing as PopCorn hour.

Open communications do help a long way... There's always people prefering "brands"
or "methods" owf working. Gives the idea the customer is important for more than just
buy the stuff... That's Tomacro biggest problem in my humble opinion but it's never too
late...

Seems OldP knows more (and ain't telling), expecting an update this week.

We'll see...

Hi-Jack thanks for the warning about content. I will launche within a couple a weeks a new Joomla site on the tomacro.eu domain like the tvix.nl :D

Perhaps you allready noticed I lowered all TViX models prices for example barebone M-5100SH is now Eur ....

Yes I hope that Fan will make asap progress with new FW cut... at this moment my x.264 .mkv samples 720P &1080P (newsserver) have a slight better performance - support on the TViX compared with limHD200i ... :confused:


Is that using the latest divco beta?

K

1.2.25 is the only one ahead of Tomacro so it will be that version he's commenting
upon. No sound drops and such and smooth playback, much faster trick operation and
resumte (50% of the time the Lim needs), DvICo is also fluent while Tomacro skips
ahead in FF/RW on the files and so on...

I did not comment on these because the FW tested does not have full functionality
concerning ISO and SD playback... It would only be 100% valid if the FW is available in
public to be used by me as hard comment but it's true, 1.2.25 is bettr than Tomacro
concerning HD and we expect it to remain so well when the next FW is stabilised for
the other content again...

Sure the new cut from Tomacro will level the difference again but that would only work
if they also fixed ISO and SD + HDMI issues along with the issues it still had. Otherwise,
we will be 100% leaning towards Tomacro having been passed by DvICo on HD as well...

Kind of bad news, but Tomacro missed it's chances to stay ahead. Can't blame them if
they not have the proper resources really as I believe they have proper dreams for this
products and good ideas of what it should become. it won't help avoiding the mistakes
and slow progress though and the NMT's launching now will make things even worse...

C'mon Tomacro...

Is that using the latest divco beta?

K

Yes all have the latest availible beta FW. I uses the sample .mkv from my own newsserver and I get from buyers who visit my showroom. All players are connected to my LCD 1080P TV. Test are done by USB Flash memory stick... it's a matter of select and compare how these two devices will handle the samples....

This will be the new sample for this week:

spider-man.3.wvc1.1080p.bluray.nlsubs.rabomil

Hello guys,

I finaly get the lim yesterday and I have one feature request: support of *.img files for DVD backups

It should be easy to add as it is quite the same as iso files... :)

you can reame .img > .iso

Hello landsat,

Yes I know that it's possible to rename img to iso, but I would like to keep my img files the way they are. Since it's only a matter of file extension, I think that the lim could handle this very easily ;)

Hello landsat,

Yes I know that it's possible to rename img to iso, but I would like to keep my img files the way they are. Since it's only a matter of file extension, I think that the lim could handle this very easily ;)

That a pretty minor issue to change the file extension....but I'll add it to the log...

K

Any date for the next firmware ?

Any date for the next firmware ?

I can't say too much...but I should be busy hopefully on Sat morning..;)....all being well....not long after that...

But they do seem to be pulling out the stops on this....at the mo, I've got no heads up what else they may have added from the users log...:)

K

That a pretty minor issue to change the file extension....but I'll add it to the log...

K

I'ts a minor issue, I agree, but if the feature is easy to add, well let's add it :D

I'ts a minor issue, I agree, but if the feature is easy to add, well let's add it :D

It's been added to the log...

K

I can't say anything either, except that having just seen them in person they know the issues, are working on them, and have one or two suprises for us.

I can't say anything either, except that having just seen them in person they know the issues, are working on them, and have one or two suprises for us.

;):D:D:D:D:D:cool:

I can't say anything either as they simply not tell me anything :-)

I think this bug has been mentioned in the other thread, but I don't see it here.

When playing DVD ISO files, you can only play 6 or 7 files before you have to reboot. After the 6th or 7th file, you can still select another file to play, but it doesn't actually play the new file.

To fix it, you must physically turn the lim off and then back on. Pushing the power button on the remote does not fix it.

I think this bug has been mentioned in the other thread, but I don't see it here.

When playing DVD ISO files, you can only play 6 or 7 files before you have to reboot. After the 6th or 7th file, you can still select another file to play, but it doesn't actually play the new file.

To fix it, you must physically turn the lim off and then back on. Pushing the power button on the remote does not fix it.

The whole DVD ISO/IFO issue should be resolved with the next cut....

K

Jackie seemshave the new cut...
You better start testing man :-)

I guess the testing resulted in postponement of the firmware.

I guess the testing resulted in postponement of the firmware.

As is, I have advised Jackie that it needs more work....I have also asked Tomacro for a change log, just so that I can double check a few things.

Hopefully, the next cut will not take as long as this one did....

K

Could you tell us more? What are the new features? Is there any improvment concerning subtitles? What are the (new) bugs? :)

Could you tell us more? What are the new features? Is there any improvment concerning subtitles? What are the (new) bugs? :)

Indeed valid questions.
Don't keep us in the dark.

What are the specific results?
What are they working on?
How does the roadmap for firmware releases look like?
More information, please!
:confused:

As is, I have advised Jackie that it needs more work....I have also asked Tomacro for a change log, just so that I can double check a few things.

Hopefully, the next cut will not take as long as this one did....

K

That doesn't sound promising, can you give us any idea how long we're looking at here, another week, 2, more than that?

Ok...

I was sent the new cut over the weekend....I need to double check it's the right version that I have been sent though, as I am struggling to see where the changes are....

Once I get confirmation that I have/have not the correct version, then I can shed some more light on it....

K

jackie sent me 0921 version again for some reason.

me to... same thing...
Wonder if that was the surprise : NO change :-)

ok, got hold of the 1910 release (dated a couple days back) for testing. Which FW did you test last OldP? What was fixed and what not? Have any idea?

ok, got hold of the 1910 release (dated a couple days back) for testing. Which FW did you test last OldP? What was fixed and what not? Have any idea?


Tomacro are really trying to fix things.....

What they have been focusing on is the MKV ac3 audio drop.....it's a big improvement...but its not prefect..yet

Also, did you check DVD ISO/IFO......the picture looks much better (I wonder if they have implemented Mark's deinterlace?)


K

I'll get the 10/19 version loaded tonight and check. I'd expect only video material to be improved (DVDs of 24 fps film should look the same).

I'll get the 10/19 version loaded tonight and check. I'd expect only video material to be improved (DVDs of 24 fps film should look the same).

Did you get it?...I assume from Jackie?

K

OK, so in 10/19 the motion-adaptive deinterlacing is still not enabled, DVD playback still defaults to a 4x3 display every time instead of using the global aspect ratio setting, and they still haven't implemented the automatic detection of VOB/IFO folder structure (automatic location of VIDEO_TS.IFO so you don't have to browse for it). These three changes could be implemented in under an hour, I think! The only new thing I noticed was that they've split out whether WMA and AAC audio are each output as PCM or encoded digital. And maybe it's just me, but the menu navigation seems possibly a bit more responsive. Other than that, not much progress that I can see. A changelog with each firmware release would certainly help. I'll play with it a bit more this week and see how crashy things are...

Mark, any feedback ont he hdmi issues from your end? Any problems with it?
The handshake seems to go wrong or the Tomacro and TV's don't see each other reverting to SD mode in my case in firmware 1409 and above (also latest version) while previous version don't have the issue at all (so it's not the unit)

Wish they would write a log file on Edid to hard drive for checking (like DviCo does)

I'm not using HDMI yet, just analog component (which I guess is fortunate, given all the HDMI-related problems with the limHD and Sony DVRs). I plan to look into a 1080p DLP front projector with HDMI next year as prices continue to drop.

I'm waiting for the Marantz VP-15S1 HD to drop price (8.000 euro)
Just too much for home use... Must find sponsor :-)

I'm waiting for the Marantz VP-15S1 HD to drop price (8.000 euro)
Just too much for home use... Must find sponsor :-)

Nah... I want the new Pani to replace my PJXT200.....

K

1026

1026

That it is......

K

1026 ?? there is a new beta firmware ?

1026 ?? there is a new beta firmware ?

Nope...well not that I know of...I think he was just making a point....

I'm still pushing....

K

You know lundman better than that; he doesn't make worthless postings.

Here it is (http://www.limhd-sky.cn/Archive/Firmware/071026/update.rar) (10/26 firmware) for those of you who didn't "get it".

Anybody to test? :D

Trying it.. feels faster, but none of the items I want have any progress. I do not use HDMI.

Ah the one .mkv I could not do time seek, I now can. So something has been fixed. But no new menu options.

Yip, don't seem to have changed much against the 1910 or previous public beta. Also
not released on Tomacro website so this is leaked somehow? Dunno, don't care. still
needs work.... ( hdmi not fixed for Jack :-( )

Official FW Version: Release 1.60-071026


New features added and bugs fixed on the basis of last

official Release Version: Build 070707:


1). Add and improve MKV video file playback (up to1080p, including

H.264 HP@L5.1 decoding);

2). Improve the decoding capability and optimize the playback of

High bit rate video files;

　

3). Optimize the audio track identification and audio track switching,

fix the playback bugs caused by changing audio tracks;


4). Enlarge the subtitle font, perfect subtitle sync (if it cannot,

please make a +10 seconds adjustment);

　

5). Add DVD navigation - DVD disc playback;
　

6). Add support to DVD(D5/D9) ISO/IMG files (keep the files named

by ASCII symbols);

　

7). Add support to 24fps video files(24hz auto adaptive output);


8). Optimized USB transfer speed (Mpeg2 playback with High Bit rate

up to 40Mbits/s);

　

9). Add AAC and WMA output options in audio setup (set it as

DPCM usually)

　

10). Add Traditional Chinese and French
　

The existing problem of the HDMI setup:

When selecting HDMI auto EDID, will swith to SD 480i video output mode, please do the following to keep the limHD200i from losing HDMI setting:

1). Turn on the TV first;
2). Set TV to HDMI mode;
3). Turn the limHD200i on.

　:)

When limHD200i swith to SD 480i video output mode, can set it to HDMI output mode by pressing VIDEO MODE button on remote controller.


Download Firmware from TOMACRO website
Remark 　

1). DVD navigation/ISO/IMG playback & remote control button

Definition notes:
IMAGE: Switch between different screen ratios - 16:9 / 4:3
AUDIO: Switch between different sound tracks
SUBTITLE: Switch the subtitles
FF/FR: Fast Forward/Fast Rewind
PREV/NEXT: Previous chapter/next chapter
PLAY/PAUSE/STOP: Play/pause/stop
VOL+/VOL-: the volume control
MUTE: Sound on/off
FUNC: back to DVD menu

　

Please refer to key map of remote controller for DVD Navigation:

DVDkeymap.JPG

　

2). Users who is using Version: Build 070707 or even new only need to upgrade the APP （Application).
　

Thanks Fan. Regarding vol+/vol-, I still don't understand why the limHD needs a volume control. My amp/receiver has a volume control, and my TV has a volume control too. A volume control on the limHD is not needed and only leads to problems if it is accidentally disturbed. When the limHD's volume level gets turned up above 100%, you get nasty distortion. There is also no way to tell when the volume slider is at exactly 100% (the position seems to be about 70% of the way up). How about resetting the volume to 100% whenever a media file starts playback, then letting the user only adjust it between 0-100%, never ABOVE 100%?

Ok...had a chance to test the AC3 audio drop issue in MKV's......it's gone!!!...

I'll do some more testing and report back..

K

ok... without devaluating the firmware update which is good and decent, i still have the smae outcome on HDMI selection as before. Not the previous tips or this one leaves me with functional HDMI. :-(

Sticking to Component then sadly...
When is the next cut? :-)
lol

Good Job Tomacro!

I download FW071026 and test some HIGH BITRATE video files, the result:
Part I - H.264 HP@L4.1, TS container
The.Prestige.Blu-ray.REMUX.h264.1080p.LPCM.DD51
bitrate = 30.5Mbits/s perfact playback
Curse.Of.The.Golden.Flower.Blu-Ray.REMUX.H264.1080p.DTS.LPCM.DD51
bitrate = 32.6Mbits/s perfact playback
Final.Fantasy.The.Spirits.Within.Blu-Ray.REMUX.H264.1080p.DTS.LPCM.DD51
bitrate = 33.5Mbits/s perfact playback
Pursuit.of.Happyness.Blu-ray.REMUX.H264.1080P.LPCM.DD51
bitrate = 33.5Mbits/s perfact playback
Norbit.Blu-Ray.REMUX.H264.1080P.DD51
bitrate = 33.6Mbits/s perfact playback
Apocalypto.Blu-Ray.REMUX.H264.1080P.LPCM.DD51
bitrate = 34.3Mbits/s perfact playback
The.Untouchables.1987.Blu-Ray.Remux.H264.1080P.DTS-HD
bitrate = 35.5Mbits/s perfact playback
The.Fifth.Element(Remastered).Blu-Ray.REMUX.H264.1080P.DTS.LPCM.Dolby.TrueHD.DD51
bitrate = 38.4Mbits/s slight stutter

Part II - VC1, TS container
300.Blu-Ray.REMUX.VC-1.1080p.LPCM.Dolby.TrueHD.DD51
bitrate = 27.5Mbits/s play perfactly
Starship.Troopers.Blu-ray.REMUX.VC1.1080P.DTS.LPCM.DD51
bitrate = 34.5Mbits/s play slight stutter

Part III - MPEG2, TS container
Silent.Hill.Blu-ray.REMUX.MPEG2.1080P.LPCM.DTS
bitrate = 41.2Mbits/s perfact playback
Click.Blu-ray.REMUX.MPEG2.1080P.LPCM.DD51
bitrate = 41.3Mbits/s perfact playback
Ghost.in.the.Shell.Innocence.Blue-ray.Remux.Mpeg2.1080p.LPCM7.1.DTSES6.1.DDEX6.1
bitrate = 44.5Mbits/s perfact playback


Conclusion: wonderful, one big step.

"perfect".. sorry, once I can ignore, but 27 in a row! :)

Oh yeah, all mine work here, with time-jump, except Flyboys, it has macroblocks.

"perfect".. sorry, once I can ignore, but 27 in a row! :)

Oh yeah, all mine work here, with time-jump, except Flyboys, it has macroblocks.


Could you post a sample?

Cheers

K

Anyone knows how to adjust the subtitles size? They are now a bit too big with this new firmware :eek:

And they are still not outlined :(

Something else: does this firm enable 24p? I can't find any setting about that in the menu...

Upgraded once before with no problems

Today decided to give 26 Oct version a trial

As per readme upgraded APP only


Took ~ 45 min & the screen went no display eventually, rebooted & NOTHING comes on the display and nothing is displayed on TV

Killed power & now ALL the icons are on the front display

Is there any recovery method to get this unit working again?

sebus

Sebus - I followed the normal upgrade process as per the Lim booklet. I think 'upgrade boot' - switch off and on, 'upgrade app', - ditto with on / off and then 'Bak App'. Took well over an hour and seemed longer but all works. If you can still access that I'd give it a go.

Could you post a sample?

Cheers

K

Is a binary cut out sufficient?

Anyone knows how to adjust the subtitles size? They are now a bit too big with this new firmware :eek:

And they are still not outlined :(

Something else: does this firm enable 24p? I can't find any setting about that in the menu...

Ok, I had time to test a little more so here is my feedback:

- Subtitles seem to be synchronized, good point.

- Still some audio drop on mkv sometimes, but not very often...

- Some characters like é, è, ê, à, ù, ï are still f*** up when used in subtitles, BAD point.

- Subtitles are still not outlined (it should be easy to implement, no?)

Some examples: http://dvdnews.free.fr/TViX/pictures/DSC00631.JPG

http://pix.nofrag.com/2/5/8/fc1fc79d730355a56c1a98227933c.jpg

- Subtiltles size still cannot be chosen, pity...

- I was not able to get 5.1 (AC3 or DTS) using HDMI on my Onkyo TX-SR-705, I had to use a coaxial cable to make it work.

Is it possible to get 5.1 using hdmi? What are the settings for that?

There is still work to do ;)

Upgraded once before with no problems

Today decided to give 26 Oct version a trial

As per readme upgraded APP only


Took ~ 45 min & the screen went no display eventually, rebooted & NOTHING comes on the display and nothing is displayed on TV

Killed power & now ALL the icons are on the front display

Is there any recovery method to get this unit working again?

sebus

If you attach the LIM to a PC or Notebook via USB can you see the LIM hard drive?

Is a binary cut out sufficient?

Yes mate..providing it can play on the Lim, we can test it etc...

K

Ok, I had time to test a little more so here is my feedback:

- Subtitles seem to be synchronized, good point.

- Still some audio drop on mkv sometimes, but not very often...

- Some characters like é, è, ê, à, ù, ï are still f*** up when used in subtitles, BAD point.

- Subtitles are still not outlined (it should be easy to implement, no?)

Some examples: http://dvdnews.free.fr/TViX/pictures/DSC00631.JPG

http://pix.nofrag.com/2/5/8/fc1fc79d730355a56c1a98227933c.jpg

- Subtiltles size still cannot be chosen, pity...

- I was not able to get 5.1 (AC3 or DTS) using HDMI on my Onkyo TX-SR-705, I had to use a coaxial cable to make it work.

Is it possible to get 5.1 using hdmi? What are the settings for that?

There is still work to do ;)

The only AC3 MKV audio drops I've had with the new cut is when you 1st press play, or pause and press play, or use timegoto - you get maybe 1-2 split second audio drops as the Lim starts to re-read the MKV file....I can live with that...:):)

However, I have reported to Jackie that there are some audio drops on some DTS MKV's...not a huge issue as most MKV's are AC3....so I can wait for that to be fixed in the next cut....

I'll update that log...

K

Yes mate..providing it can play on the Lim, we can test it etc...

K

Hmm does same in vlc and mplayer, so the file is probably just corrupt.

Hmm does same in vlc and mplayer, so the file is probably just corrupt.

Ok...

K

NO, HD can not be seen by PC any longer. Followed the procedure to update failed firmware install switch on with holding OK)
Done that do not how long, as it was in the night)
Same result, only power icon on display & NO activity (totally deaD unit)

sebus

NO, HD can not be seen by PC any longer. Followed the procedure to update failed firmware install switch on with holding OK)
Done that do not how long, as it was in the night)
Same result, only power icon on display & NO activity (totally deaD unit)

sebus

Don't worry...I've seen this....

Ok...lets see if we can help...1st...what firmware did you update from?...if it was later that 0707....then try this...

Remove internal hard drive

Press and hold power button....then straight away, press and hold OK button on top of the Lim untill ALL the symbols on the front display light up!! (takes a bit of practice, but you will get there), then let go of power and ok button...all the lights/symbols on the front display should still be on...leave the Lim alone for about 30 mins untill the front display goes blank....reinsert your hard drive and power up....all should be ok...now reupdate the APP ONLY with the latest firmware...

Let me know if that works....if not I have another idea...

K

PS - if manage to get ALL the lights on the Lim front display on and when you let go of both the power and Ok button the lim is still on (takes practice) you are home and dry - go make a cuppa and let the Lim update it's self...

I was trying to upgrade from 070914

I managed to get all the lights on last night (with internal HD still in).
Left it whole night to restore, in the morning was off, but same dead unit.

Now I can NOT get the lights to come on without HD.
With HD in, using ON & OK buttons the lights come on & then instantly go OFF (all of them inc power)

Any more ideas appreciated

sebus

Seb

I was trying to upgrade from 070914

I managed to get all the lights on last night (with internal HD still in).
Left it whole night to restore, in the morning was off, but same dead unit.

Now I can NOT get the lights to come on without HD.
With HD in, using ON & OK buttons the lights come on & then instantly go OFF (all of them inc power)

Any more ideas appreciated

sebus

Seb

Ok....take your hard drive out.....connect to the hard drive to your PC...delete the new firmware off the hard drive...put 070914 back on the hard drive (update folder) then with the HD back in the Lim....press the power and hold then press ok and hold....when ALL the VFD lights are on, then let go of the buttons...if you have done this correctly..all the vfd lights will still be ON...if not, keep trying until all the lights are on when you let go of the buttons (I dont remember the exact sequence...but play around)...the important thing is that ALL the VFD lights should be on when you take your hand away from the lim, or it will not update......if done correctly, the recovery will take about 30mins (ALL VFD lights will stay on during this time)...when all the lights have gone out...the recovery is complete....

Once it's back up and working....delete old firmware off the hard drive and update the new f/w as usual...APP only....once you have done that successfully, then update BAK.....never the boot.....then in future, if you have a failed update, again, you need to have the previous firmeware on the internal hd for the f/w recovery to work...

Let me know how you get on..

K

To get the lights come on when the unit behaves as supposed to is NOT a problem. (done it easily last night).
The unit that I have will simply do not do it any more! (as difficult is to believe)

Yes, the lights come ON & then nicely go OFF one by one in perfect disapperance act sequence (inc power icon).

So no matter how many times I try to do it, the result is the same.

I will have to return it to my supplier in UK, as it simply is dead IMHO

sebus

To get the lights come on when the unit behaves as supposed to is NOT a problem. (done it easily last night).
The unit that I have will simply do not do it any more! (as difficult is to believe)

Yes, the lights come ON & then nicely go OFF one by one in perfect disapperance act sequence (inc power icon).

So no matter how many times I try to do it, the result is the same.

I will have to return it to my supplier in UK, as it simply is dead IMHO

sebus

Ok...so you managed to get all the VFD lights on....and they are still on when you take hand off the lim?...or does the lights go off and the lim shuts down?

whilst the Lim is in recovery mode....all the VFD lights should be on...like this

http://www.ukimagehost.com/uploads/cd00e6ff6f.jpg

K

The only AC3 MKV audio drops I've had with the new cut is when you 1st press play, or pause and press play, or use timegoto - you get maybe 1-2 split second audio drops as the Lim starts to re-read the MKV file....I can live with that...:):)

However, I have reported to Jackie that there are some audio drops on some DTS MKV's...not a huge issue as most MKV's are AC3....so I can wait for that to be fixed in the next cut....

I'll update that log...

K

I can live with that to ;)

Don't forget the subtitles enhancements, it's very important for me and for a lot of people out ther, basically:

- correction of the é, è, ê, à, ù, ï,... characters (displayed as a chinese character right now)

- outline (like this: http://dvdnews.free.fr/TViX/pictures/DSC00631.JPG)

- size selection

Apart from that, did anyone suceed in getting DD or DTS on a A/V reciever using hdmi?

I can live with that to ;)

Don't forget the subtitles enhancements, it's very important for me and for a lot of people out ther, basically:

- correction of the é, è, ê, à, ù, ï,... characters (displayed as a chinese character right now)

- outline (like this: http://dvdnews.free.fr/TViX/pictures/DSC00631.JPG)

- size selection

Apart from that, did anyone suceed in getting DD or DTS on a A/V reciever using hdmi?


Ok, I'll update the log re sub's. I'm pretty sure HDMI only carries 2 channel sound at the moment...

K

That's also what I think...

Well I can live with an extra coaxial cable :D

I know how it should look in recovery mode (as I said numerous times, I had it twice this way last night)

I left the finger go from the OK when the light are on & then they ALL go OFF one by one from the bottom to the top inc the power light the unit switched OFF

I really can not explain it better

Recovery does NOT start & the unit is simply dead

Tried 4 differnt working HD just to be sure

sebus

I know how it should look in recovery mode (as I said numerous times, I had it twice this way last night)

I left the finger go from the OK when the light are on & then they ALL go OFF one by one from the bottom to the top inc the power light the unit switched OFF

I really can not explain it better

Recovery does NOT start & the unit is simply dead

Tried 4 differnt working HD just to be sure

sebus

Ok...

Decided not to give up & eventually tried a HD formatted to FAT32 (no idea is that was what made it work)
Power on & OK together & the all the lights came on & this time stayed ON & the recovery finished & the unit is back to firmware 070914

Will give it another go to update to 071026 & see what happens

Decided not to give up & eventually tried a HD formatted to FAT32 (no idea is that was what made it work)
Power on & OK together & the all the lights came on & this time stayed ON & the recovery finished & the unit is back to firmware 070914

Will give it another go to update to 071026 & see what happens

Good job

K

Good job

K

How can a unit be so difficult to upgrade?
And why does it take so much time to update all 13 Mb of it?

Also what connection does Tomacro use?
It took 40+ min to download just over 6Mb rar

Recovery flashed with 071026 (second download just in case) & it also worked,
so the unit came back to life after all (could not bother to use the menu just in case & it seems that recovery method is simply quicker)

sebus

ok, weird.
I still have the HDI issue in 1026 but now also can't get component signal anymore.
Loading the older firmware is ok with component...

Anyone can try component?

The lengthy upgrade time is probably due to the use of NOR flash, which is less expensive but takes much longer to write than the NAND flash typically used in SD cards etc. This isn't necessarily just a case of Tomacro saving a yuan- NOR flash has some advantages (such as random access reading) that make it a better choice for embedded systems in some cases. Wikipedia has a nice article covering the differences between NOR and NAND flash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory) for those who are interested.

I still have the HDI issue in 1026 but now also can't get component signal anymore. Loading the older firmware is ok with component... Anyone can try component?

Component's working fine for me in 10/26.

How can a unit be so difficult to upgrade?
And why does it take so much time to update all 13 Mb of it?

Also what connection does Tomacro use?
It took 40+ min to download just over 6Mb rar

Recovery flashed with 071026 (second download just in case) & it also worked,
so the unit came back to life after all (could not bother to use the menu just in case & it seems that recovery method is simply quicker)

sebus

Same slow download here but happens no everywhere. depends on backbone
connections of you ISP... Checked the download from 3 different internet
providers and mine is damn slow, the other 2 have normal speed...

Slow updte is a pain. Have to constantly switch between FW myself to analyze connction issues...

Component's working fine for me in 10/26.

Damn...
Time to do a recovery of the system... or get the unit replaced then...
Thx

Just could verify Sebus story...
Lights go on and off again ....
Formatting FAT now... (maybe even my other problems are ralted to NTFS)

1 thing for sure, too many inconsistencies yet to overcome by Tomacro...
(can't explain why recovery would not work on NTFS or settings like component and
HDMI work well in one firmware and not in the others...)

Report later if I succeeded in FAT32...

Update 1:
FAT32 secondary partition: Failed!
FAT32 Primary partition: Success (upgrade in progress)

Update 2:
Flash completed, player does not boot at all...
Second attempt in progress...

Update 3- Second attempt failed equally. The flash completes, player does not boot in
Video or as USB external drive. Taking out HDD, attach to PC, copying 070914
to it to try recovery from that but if that fails... my man... i'm not going to
be in a good mode for hazving wasted half my weekend getting the limHD200i
running... (I already wasted 3 1/2 hours on this now...)

Update 4
Finally, after the 5th attempt, I managed to flash an old firmware using the safe recovery method and the player boots again. I'm not too sure about trying to upgrade again using the safe method for the 1026 now but i have to somehow to finish this time consuming test (6 hours almost). Not sure rather I will have the time as i expect a new machine to test today... (HDMI is not resolved by the recovery)

Maybe the NTFS failure also is based on Primary / Secondary partition...
Will check it out laterz...

In my case NTFS was also primary partition, I managed to get the unit "catch on" the lights & recovery once from this drive & do recovery which simply did NOT work. Doing recovery from FAT32 primary partition twice ina row (to 070914 & again to 071026) worked with no problem at all

Using the unit now watching Ice Age 2 mkv with DTS (and it is perfect!)

Somehow I can now select HDMI 720p via video mode button (much easier than before)


sebus

Might try that version first if the second attempt fails too. I'm not too bothered with
what it takes to get the unit back in working order but in the first place should not have
these problems I am experiencing and second, feel the info in manual and from tomacro
web site far from complete or helpfull...

if the recovery would result in the player working wel again, Tomacro has another issue
on their hands where normal upgrades can cause these flaws which is extra painfull due
to 45 minutes of time is needed to perform any update again...

How can a unit be so difficult to upgrade?
And why does it take so much time to update all 13 Mb of it?

Also what connection does Tomacro use?
It took 40+ min to download just over 6Mb rar

Recovery flashed with 071026 (second download just in case) & it also worked,
so the unit came back to life after all (could not bother to use the menu just in case & it seems that recovery method is simply quicker)

sebus


Well...glad the forum could be of some use to you??!

K

Well...glad the forum could be of some use to you??!

K

ABSOLUTELY, thanks for the help & also maybe my experiences will help somebody else?

Something else: I know mp3 playback is not the main activity of the lim, but it really need to be improved.

The major bug for me is the loss of the video signal every time the song is changing (when playing all the tracks of a folder), it causes a *crack* sound in my speakers which is very annoying...

Being able to browse files with mp3 playback in background would also be nice ;)

Last firmware update, I mounted the HDD with ntfs-3g, and FTPed the new firmware across to try something new. It all went well. Only ever upgrade the App here.

You guys with HDMI options, you could enable telnetd, and have multiple versions on "curacao" on your HDD for faster switching back and forth. Although, some of that may be inside em86xx.o, but maybe not. Programming a new firmware is one tedious process, so I would not want to do it a lot :)

Ok, I had time to test a little more so here is my feedback:

- Subtitles seem to be synchronized, good point.

- Still some audio drop on mkv sometimes, but not very often...

- Some characters like é, è, ê, à, ù, ï are still f*** up when used in subtitles, BAD point.

- Subtitles are still not outlined (it should be easy to implement, no?)

Some examples: http://dvdnews.free.fr/TViX/pictures/DSC00631.JPG

http://pix.nofrag.com/2/5/8/fc1fc79d730355a56c1a98227933c.jpg

- Subtiltles size still cannot be chosen, pity...

- I was not able to get 5.1 (AC3 or DTS) using HDMI on my Onkyo TX-SR-705, I had to use a coaxial cable to make it work.

Is it possible to get 5.1 using hdmi? What are the settings for that?

There is still work to do ;)



+1 for subtitles size, we really need to change it on the fly.

Thanks.

Well I've done some tests and it's almost impossible for us french users to watch a subbed movie due to the subtitle bug caused by accentued characters. Theses characters are displayed as a chinese symbol on screen, making some sentence very hard to understand.

So Jackie & Fan here are the characters that we need; I don't know if it's usefull but I also put the ascii code of each character:

À = Alt + 0192
 = Alt + 0194
€ = Alt + 0128
â = ALT + 131
à = ALT + 133
æ = ALT + 145
Æ = ALT + 146
Ç = ALT + 128
ç = ALT + 135
É = ALT + 144
é = ALT + 130
ê = ALT + 136
è = ALT + 138
ë = ALT + 137
î = ALT + 140
ï = ALT + 139
ô = ALT + 147
œ = ALT + 0156
û = ALT + 150
ù = ALT + 151
ü = ALT + 129

The correction of this bug would be much appreciated.

Well I've done some tests and it's almost impossible for us french users to watch a subbed movie due to the subtitle bug caused by accentued characters. Theses characters are displayed as a chinese symbol on screen, making some sentence very hard to understand.

So Jackie & Fan here are the characters that we need; I don't know if it's usefull but I also put the ascii code of each character:

À = Alt + 0192
 = Alt + 0194
€ = Alt + 0128
â = ALT + 131
à = ALT + 133
æ = ALT + 145
Æ = ALT + 146
Ç = ALT + 128
ç = ALT + 135
É = ALT + 144
é = ALT + 130
ê = ALT + 136
è = ALT + 138
ë = ALT + 137
î = ALT + 140
ï = ALT + 139
ô = ALT + 147
œ = ALT + 0156
û = ALT + 150
ù = ALT + 151
ü = ALT + 129

The correction of this bug would be much appreciated.

Hello! Surely your code of characters are very useful for Toamcro. Thank you. we will transfer to the engineers.
Jackie

In the new coming firmware, the Lim will add document management functions.Now the enginees are busy in developing this function. With this document management functions you can copy and delete files directly with the lim ,and no longer have to connect the unit with the computer.

In the new coming firmware, the Lim will add document management functions.Now the enginees are busy in developing this function. With this document management functions you can copy and delete files directly with the lim ,and no longer have to connect the unit with the computer.

Good news Jackie.....Can I also suggest that for the next test, we ask for another couple of folks to test as well (we will need someone with a Linux NFS box to verify that it is working, as one or two are reporting issues with the current f/w)

K

I'm voluntary to test subtitles and mp3 playing improvments ;)

I can provide testing and usability for the lim using EXT2/3 and in a linux environment. Except I don't have a unit ;(

Log updated...I do need to add subs in more detail...will do that tomorrow..

K

Good news Jackie.....Can I also suggest that for the next test, we ask for another couple of folks to test as well (we will need someone with a Linux NFS box to verify that it is working, as one or two are reporting issues with the current f/w)

K

I can do that.

I can do that.

Linux NFS?....if so your in...

K

Linux NFS?....if so your in...

K

Yep. Running Ubuntu Linux 6.06.1 with NFS and Samba.
Can't get NFS to work with the LIM anymore. SMB just works fine.

I hope new firmware with subtitle size fixe will be released soon ... in the last one subtitles are really really too big ..... we need to have the choice too change size maybe :

SMALL (like the first firmware)
MEDIUM (between first and last firmware)
BIG ( same size as last firmware).

Thanks.

Good news Jackie.....Can I also suggest that for the next test, we ask for another couple of folks to test as well (we will need someone with a Linux NFS box to verify that it is working, as one or two are reporting issues with the current f/w)

K

OK! kevin! Thank you for all your test.I Will discuss with the engineers about this issue.I think it's good idea.:)

Hello! Everyone! Many thanks for everyone’s efforts for the Lim. We really appreciate all your volunteer test of the new firmware. We believe with all your support,we will make the Lim perfect gradually.Now all the engineers are making every efforts to improve the new firmware. We believe we can do a good job. We need all your supports。Your kind suggestions are always welcome.Thanks! Cheers!
Jackie

So, I have finished cleaning up my changes and additions to the 1026 firmware. I also wrote a guide, and an automatic script, to re-do the same work for future firmware releases as I will probably sell this unit soon. I had a great time hacking it, and it would make me happy if someone benefited from that.

You can read the guide and download the latest version here:

http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/LimHD:Firmware

All the source code, including my porting changes are here:

http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/LimHD:Downloads

Perhaps Tomacro wants to use my work.


This firmware will give you:

* enable telnetd
* enable ftpd
* remount ntfs with read/write using fuse (FTP site command)
* enable ext2 support
* optional add ext2 support to curacao

I could also rollback the NFS buffer sizes if wanted, if someone tells me the older settings.

Please remember, even though this firmware runs for me, there is no guarantee that it will for you. It is entirely your risk. Nor can Tomacro/GenDVD help you either. Having said that, the changes are minimal and can be inspected in the "firmware_install" script and I have tested it personally.

Good luck in future everyone.

lundman

Thanks for all your hard work! If the NMT platform turns out to be as good as it looks on paper, I will probably jump ship as well. A few years back, I would have been all over the job of working on replacement firmware for this thing. But with a family, I have very little time and I need to stick to products that "just work" or whose manufacturers at least actively support outside development.

So, I have finished cleaning up my changes and additions to the 1026 firmware. I also wrote a guide, and an automatic script, to re-do the same work for future firmware releases as I will probably sell this unit soon. I had a great time hacking it, and it would make me happy if someone benefited from that.

You can read the guide and download the latest version here:

http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/LimHD:Firmware

All the source code, including my porting changes are here:

http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/LimHD:Downloads

Perhaps Tomacro wants to use my work.


This firmware will give you:

* enable telnetd
* enable ftpd
* remount ntfs with read/write using fuse (FTP site command)
* enable ext2 support
* optional add ext2 support to curacao

I could also rollback the NFS buffer sizes if wanted, if someone tells me the older settings.

Please remember, even though this firmware runs for me, there is no guarantee that it will for you. It is entirely your risk. Nor can Tomacro/GenDVD help you either. Having said that, the changes are minimal and can be inspected in the "firmware_install" script and I have tested it personally.

Good luck in future everyone.

lundman

Hey...good work!...

K

Thanks for the hard work Lundman.
It would be a shame to see you go.

...

I could also rollback the NFS buffer sizes if wanted, if someone tells me the older settings.

...

lundman

It looks like they didn't change the NFS buffer size settings. On mine (with 070914 firmware), when I run mount, it shows
192.168.1.4:/media on /mnt/nfs1 type nfs (rw,v3,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,udp,nolock,addr=192.168. 1.4)
Those are the same sizes posted by phew over in the other thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=12087608#post12087608).

I think the lim is running out of memory, and that setting a smaller NFS read size is just working around the problem.

In the 10/26 firmware, I'm still seeing that stupid problem of losing the brightness/contrast/saturation and volume settings, and the unit still does not use the global aspect ratio setting when starting DVD playback. Please - can we make these a priority for the next release? It sure makes a lousy impression when I demonstrate the limHD to my friends and have to keep apologizing as it loses its settings, can't remember what kind of TV I have, locks up etc.

Ok, I made some firmware changes. Mounting ext2 in read/write all the time is not a good idea, since the device crashes so often, resulting in unclean shutdowns. I fixed fsck but did not realise that fsck needs so much memory.

* fixed fsck
* fixed FTP, site error would double fail
* fixed FTP, only one transfer at a time, then relogin, my bad, fixed.
* SITE mount will toggle between read/write and read/only mounts for both ntfs and ext2
* added rsync for those who want to fiddle with that.

I have been transferring movies while watching, no problems. Even lets you watch what you transfer, although, if it is higher bitrate than the 2MB/s of the transfer you will run out of data :)

Ok, I made some firmware changes. Mounting ext2 in read/write all the time is not a good idea, since the device crashes so often, resulting in unclean shutdowns. I fixed fsck but did not realise that fsck needs so much memory.

* fixed fsck
* fixed FTP, site error would double fail
* fixed FTP, only one transfer at a time, then relogin, my bad, fixed.
* SITE mount will toggle between read/write and read/only mounts for both ntfs and ext2
* added rsync for those who want to fiddle with that.

I have been transferring movies while watching, no problems. Even lets you watch what you transfer, although, if it is higher bitrate than the 2MB/s of the transfer you will run out of data :)

Good work!!

K

Ok, I made some firmware changes. Mounting ext2 in read/write all the time is not a good idea, since the device crashes so often, resulting in unclean shutdowns. I fixed fsck but did not realise that fsck needs so much memory.

* fixed fsck
* fixed FTP, site error would double fail
* fixed FTP, only one transfer at a time, then relogin, my bad, fixed.
* SITE mount will toggle between read/write and read/only mounts for both ntfs and ext2
* added rsync for those who want to fiddle with that.

I have been transferring movies while watching, no problems. Even lets you watch what you transfer, although, if it is higher bitrate than the 2MB/s of the transfer you will run out of data :)

Nice.
Let's hope Tomacro picks this up and incorporates this in new firmwares.

Ah no, had not quite fixed FTP upload, could still only do one file at a time. Just put up the new version, and now I'm filling my HDD with it.

Gendvd : Does subtiltles in .mkv will be supported ?

Ah no, had not quite fixed FTP upload, could still only do one file at a time. Just put up the new version, and now I'm filling my HDD with it.

FTP works like a charm. Even with multiple files.
Only the SITE MOUNT option doesn't work (in FTP)

Yeah, site mount is weird. When I try it from command line it works everytime. But from a booted system, sometimes FTPD does not pass arguments.

site mount /mnt/HD2
site mount /mnt/HD2
site mount /mnt/HD2 /mnt/HD2
site mount /mnt/HD2

and the last time it worked. I have no idea why it ignores to send the arguments sometimes! But just keep prodding and it eventually passes it along. You can also telnet in and use "remount" command by hand. (/usr/bin/remount) it is just a sh script.

Hello! Everyone! Many thanks for everyone’s efforts for the Lim. We really appreciate all your volunteer test of the new firmware. We believe with all your support,we will make the Lim perfect gradually.Now all the engineers are making every efforts to improve the new firmware. We believe we can do a good job. We need all your supports。Your kind suggestions are always welcome.Thanks! Cheers!
Jackie

Jackie,
Is there any news on the new firmware?
How is Tomacro progressing?
:confused:

Gendvd : Does subtiltles in .mkv will be supported ?

Yes, it can be supported.

Jackie,
Is there any news on the new firmware?
How is Tomacro progressing?
:confused:

Hello! The engineers are making every effort, It is estimated the new firmware will be out at the end of the month.
Jackie

Thanks for responding, Jackie.
Please keep us posted on any progress or setbacks.

Guys

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but after double checking with 9 other mkv files there is an issue with FF with the player. Basically - like an avi file I guess - there is no chapter method with a lot of TV shows or files. What I am finding is if by chance your viewing is interrupted and and you need to reload the film then the only way to navigate to where you were before is using the FF x 8 / 16/ 32 button. The big issue is that after - for example - 3 minutes of FF when you press play the picture freezes and the player is prone to continuing the search on it's own. Thus no alternative but to maybe FF for a thirds of the film and watch it all again. Is there a firmware fix around this. It drives me nuts. But not as nuts as the Bitter Half gets when it happens - she really hates it. Happened last night 2/3rds of the way into a 2 hour 20 movie.

Guys

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but after double checking with 9 other mkv files there is an issue with FF with the player. Basically - like an avi file I guess - there is no chapter method with a lot of TV shows or files. What I am finding is if by chance your viewing is interrupted and and you need to reload the film then the only way to navigate to where you were before is using the FF x 8 / 16/ 32 button. The big issue is that after - for example - 3 minutes of FF when you press play the picture freezes and the player is prone to continuing the search on it's own. Thus no alternative but to maybe FF for a thirds of the film and watch it all again. Is there a firmware fix around this. It drives me nuts. But not as nuts as the Bitter Half gets when it happens - she really hates it. Happened last night 2/3rds of the way into a 2 hour 20 movie.

FF is not perfect yet...why not use the time goto function?

K

Ah! Never thought of that...and I just tried it and it works like a dream. used to seeing a GoTo button. Forgot FUNC on the Lim. Love this forum! Thanks (again x 3 I think) OP!

Thanks for responding, Jackie.
Please keep us posted on any progress or setbacks.

Surely I will. Have a nice day.
Jackie:)

Hello Jackie,

Another subtitles bug: when the character "é" is displayed twice in a word (like in the french word "créé"), the two "é" are displayed as a chinese character.

Words with only one "é" works fine.

Please forward to tomacro engineers ;)

Any news for the new firmware ?

I think lot's of people are waiting subtitle font size fixe.

Regards.

I think more people are waiting for a NFS or HDMI fix!
:D

I think more people are waiting for a NFS or HDMI fix!
:DLinux NFS and HDMI for sure. An update on if NFS is going to be fixed soon would be nice.

And don't forget about that brightness setting problem...

And don't forget about that brightness setting problem...

What brightness setting problem?:p

You sometimes loose the settings when you plug TV / Lim in in wrong orders and/or use different TVs or when lim crashes. Somehow, then, the brightness is turned all the way up! (mine seems to retain pretty well lately, however.)

Perry

Jackie,
It is the end of the month, would we see the new firmware this week?

Perry

071026 1.60 firmware

In movie mode I can NOT see avi/wmv files to play.
Only mkv files show

That was not the case in my previous firmware 070914

Any solution (or maybe it is only me?)

Thanks

sebus

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This was "fixed" by jumping as adviced to USB drive & back to HD
With firmware 30112007 also seems to be OK (but not done enough testing)

sebus, are you saying you can not see the files, or you can not get them to play. I think it might be the later. Anyway, AVI and MOV files are just "containers". You need to find out how they are encoded. (use MediaInfo or Ghost Script to find out). For example, dvsd encoded avi are not playable in lim or any other media players because of the chip does not support that at this time. Basically lim are media players for MPEG/DVIX stuff.

Perry

I can NOT SEE them. The folders are empty (when the files are there)
All avi showed (and played) fine in earlier firmware

sebus

Sebus,
Just curiuos, a hunt, could it be you have to choose Video instead of audio or picture? (I hope you know what I mean.) I see mine just fine, avi, mov, or .m2t, mp4, mkv... some just don't play.

Perry

As per my first post "In movie mode..."
of course it was the first thing I checked.

And I am not mad, they simply do NOT show up.
If the procedure was easier I would downgrade the firmware to recheck, but I am not waiting 40 min each way. Probably will ebay this unit as it gets on my nerves

Well, I sometimes feel very frustrated with this unit too. One more try, could you do a factor reset to see if that helps? Or choose USB External 1 time and then come back to the HD content again? (This is another bug)

I keep hoping they will come out of the next "fix it all" firmware, at least "fix those stupid bugs" firmware. e.g. your reported bug, Rewind bug, File disappearing bug...

Perry

Jackie, Kevin,
Any news on the coming firmware?

Lundman,
Still developing/hacking the Lim?

Nope, I made it usable, but there was no drive from Tomacro to even fix small thing, so I bought a Popcornhour instead. Tried to sell the Lim but nobody wants to buy it
Meanwhile, started to play with the A100 instead.

Yeah, this thread seems to be waning as more and more people give up. I twice contacted Fan offering engineering help (under NDA if necessary) to knock off some of the easier issues but got no response.

Yeah, this thread seems to be waning as more and more people give up. I twice contacted Fan offering engineering help (under NDA if necessary) to knock off some of the easier issues but got no response.

Now that's just stupid!
I'm getting more and more fed up with the Lim and Tomacro's 'support'.
I guess it's time to see it as a loss and move on.
Let's have a look at Popcornhour.

Yep, read about Popcornhour unit. Looks really good, so Tomacro goes on fleebay
They seem to be doing nothing.
This player choked today on simple xvid files that my Pioneer DV-490 plays perfect
I can not really tolerate it any more

And in meantime mkv can be played by the laptop

Yeah, this thread seems to be waning as more and more people give up. I twice contacted Fan offering engineering help (under NDA if necessary) to knock off some of the easier issues but got no response.
Your previous posts have been well thought out, well written, logical and sensible....but this post does not make sense. Why would you volunteer your time and expertise to make Tomacro successful???????? Wasn't the $550+ you spent on the unit enough of a contribution?

Do you feel sorry for Tomacro or for their hood winked customers?

f/w is coming.....

K

Got this new cut today 071130
See http://www.rhisc.nl/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,27/Itemid,116/lang,nl/

Got this new cut today 071130
See http://www.rhisc.nl/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,27/Itemid,116/lang,nl/

Thanks for posting this right away!
Much appreciated!:)

This is not Tomacro`s F/W ?

This is not Tomacro`s F/W ?

Yes it is.
It's only a Dutch reseller who's kind enough to post it right away.

Why would you volunteer your time and expertise to make Tomacro successful???

It's not about making anyone successful. I want a product that works exactly as I would like, takes advantage of specific hardware capabilities, or at the very least incorporates some of the ideas I've dumped into this thread occasionally. Since no one makes such a product yet, and I don't have the resources to develop my own, if I can adapt an existing product to suit my needs (with or without help from the OEM), I end up ahead and gain some useful experience along the way. Hopefully others would find the results useful, too.

Wasn't the $550+ you spent on the unit enough of a contribution?

I managed to get an evaluation unit for quite a bit less than that. If I had spent that much, I'd be pretty mad by now. There's no way a Japanese product would have been released with so many bugs. The execs would be jumping off bridges in shame.

The next-gen Syabas players sound promising. (Then again, these players all sound promising early on...)

hm i cant get this F/W to work anyway. it does not install.

It's not about making anyone successful. I want a product that works exactly as I would like, takes advantage of specific hardware capabilities, or at the very least incorporates some of the ideas I've dumped into this thread occasionally. Since no one makes such a product yet, and I don't have the resources to develop my own, if I can adapt an existing product to suit my needs (with or without help from the OEM), I end up ahead and gain some useful experience along the way. Hopefully others would find the results useful, too.



I managed to get an evaluation unit for quite a bit less than that. If I had spent that much, I'd be pretty mad by now. There's no way a Japanese product would have been released with so many bugs. The execs would be jumping off bridges in shame.

The next-gen Syabas players sound promising. (Then again, these players all sound promising early on...)
I basically understand where you are coming from....and I did not realize that Tomacro had provided you with a unit at a lower price. What I have a problem with is that Tomacro should have given beta testers, such as yourself, time to find and iron out the basic bugs. Instead they chose to sell units knowing that what they were selling was well off the mark of what they promised on their website...it is one thing to want to provide a feature that no one has yet and quite another to lure unsuspecting uninformed folks into purchasing something in the hope of making it work someday while charging them an outrageous price! Add that to the blatant mis-information and manipulation they and their agents used in these threads adds to up to why personally I do not think they should get any help of any kind...even if it is to basically help yourself.

A also agree that there are not any real solid alternatives, that all media players have some very basic issues. I too have been waiting for a long time but....to put any more effort into the limHD IMO is a waste of time...the probability of success is low, very low.

I have made the decision to keep my media player needs as simple but enjoyable as possible, to temper my expectations and to be less of an 'early adopter'. Another way to say that is to be 'patient'.

That's all right on the mark and good advice, too. Now that I have kids, I have to be pretty selective about what early adopter battles I'm willing to fight, as there's so much less time available for that. Maybe the Dune HD player will be good. (Can the Russian programmers beat the Chinese programmers?)

Advice: Don't install this new firmware, it crashed my LimHD so bad I am desperately trying to reimage it to the former 1.60-071026 version. Other also encountered problems.

Perry

My advice:
Do the upgrade of the firmware.
In my case it went flawlessly, and finally NFS is up and running again!
See other thread for details.

That's all right on the mark and good advice, too. Now that I have kids, I have to be pretty selective about what early adopter battles I'm willing to fight, as there's so much less time available for that. Maybe the Dune HD player will be good. (Can the Russian programmers beat the Chinese programmers?)

Dune HD is based on thre Syabas NMT FW AFAIK... isn't it?
Means the Russians only have to change a logo in the interface :-)

New FW installed OK, forward on mkv works ONCE only (playback hangs if tried again), backward does not work at all, DTS sound from mkv files cracks from time to time (same file played via optical USB from laptop to same amp sounds perfect)

How difficult is it to write an apllication that does work, it is only supposed to do a limited work using the hardware
I can not believe that I did get involved with this player....

sebus

Jackie, Kevin,
Any news on the coming firmware?

Lundman,
Still developing/hacking the Lim?

Hi, New firmware will be released in this weekend.

Good to hear, Jackie.
Do you have a changelog of realease notes?

What version of the f/w are you running?

K

Hello! Kevin! Tomacro engineers are waiting for your professional evaluation of the 1206-08 test version new firmware. Thanks:)

Kevin's evaluation is now a gating factor on firmware releases?

Well anyway, I found a new problem with MPEG-2 playback. If the .mpg file is interlaced and encoded LOWER field first, playback works but looks really awful with nasty combing artifacts and jittery playback. I tried a variety of output modes and resolutions... 480i, 480p, 1080i. In interlaced output modes, it looks like the fields are simply output in the wrong order. In progressive output modes, it looks like the fields are combined to a progressive frame without motion-adaptive deinterlacing which is then output as-is or scaled to a final output resolution.

pc01, this finding should interest you since these are exactly the kind of MPEG-2 files you get when you properly transcode DV to MPEG (DV is lower fields first too). I used the freeware tool ffmpeg to transcode SD DV streams to 9000 Kbps interlaced MPEG-2 with 256 Kbps AC3 audio.

Most MPEG-2 on commercial movie DVDs is UPPER field first (plus the field order doesn't matter much since the source frames are progressive). I guess since the limHD200i was designed to play DVDs and such and not home videos, Tomacro and Sigma haven't spent time checking that interlaced content plays properly. Let's get this on the feature request list. 1080p is great and all but it's mostly useful for movies and many of us have lots of older content we need to play too.

Hello! Kevin! Tomacro engineers are waiting for your professional evaluation of the 1206-08 test version new firmware. Thanks:)

PLease make this testversion available to others also.

Hello! Kevin! Tomacro engineers are waiting for your professional evaluation of the 1206-08 test version new firmware. Thanks:)

Guys..testing the new f/w....nice

Jackie - it's all good...I would just get the engineers to look at high bitrate files in the new test beta....it could just be my files, so do let me know if they need a test sample....

So, for the rest the of the folks....lookin good!!!

K

So bring it on!

You scare the hell out of me...
Two weeks ago the FW was rubbish so I do hoope this new update will
actually show some improvements and not take away more as there would
be nothing left by now... Also, why not keep the personal message private
instead of public and poking out the eyes of others about your little selfish
setup between the few of you... God, this is sooooooooooo boring...

Ok. Let's offer you the benefit of doubt on the "professional evaluation"...
Bring it on and lets see if people actually think its "good" as so far not many
agreed with your opinions on "how wonderfull" this piece of .... actually is.

jackie, think you also made a mistake in your text...
Hello! Kevin! Tomacro engineers are waiting for your professional evaluation

I think they only have 1 engineer at this pace of progress...

Enjoy
Hi-Jack

(PS: I was too sarcastic again, wasn't it? Happens when I get bored, sorry)

Guys..testing the new f/w....nice

Jackie - it's all good...I would just get the engineers to look at high bitrate files in the new test beta....it could just be my files, so do let me know if they need a test sample....

So, for the rest the of the folks....lookin good!!!

K

What are the improvements?

You scare the hell out of me...
Two weeks ago the FW was rubbish so I do hoope this new update will
actually show some improvements and not take away more as there would
be nothing left by now... Also, why not keep the personal message private
instead of public and poking out the eyes of others about your little selfish
setup between the few of you... God, this is sooooooooooo boring...

Ok. Let's offer you the benefit of doubt on the "professional evaluation"...
Bring it on and lets see if people actually think its "good" as so far not many
agreed with your opinions on "how wonderfull" this piece of .... actually is.

jackie, think you also made a mistake in your text...
Hello! Kevin! Tomacro engineers are waiting for your professional evaluation

I think they only have 1 engineer at this pace of progress...

Enjoy
Hi-Jack

(PS: I was too sarcastic again, wasn't it? Happens when I get bored, sorry)
Thank you so much to correct my grammar mistakes,I know my English is poor.

Jackie or OldP,
so, what are the changes/improvements with the new firmware?

Perry

Kevin's evaluation is now a gating factor on firmware releases?

Well anyway, I found a new problem with MPEG-2 playback. If the .mpg file is interlaced and encoded LOWER field first, playback works but looks really awful with nasty combing artifacts and jittery playback. I tried a variety of output modes and resolutions... 480i, 480p, 1080i. In interlaced output modes, it looks like the fields are simply output in the wrong order. In progressive output modes, it looks like the fields are combined to a progressive frame without motion-adaptive deinterlacing which is then output as-is or scaled to a final output resolution.

pc01, this finding should interest you since these are exactly the kind of MPEG-2 files you get when you properly transcode DV to MPEG (DV is lower fields first too). I used the freeware tool ffmpeg to transcode SD DV streams to 9000 Kbps interlaced MPEG-2 with 256 Kbps AC3 audio.

Most MPEG-2 on commercial movie DVDs is UPPER field first (plus the field order doesn't matter much since the source frames are progressive). I guess since the limHD200i was designed to play DVDs and such and not home videos, Tomacro and Sigma haven't spent time checking that interlaced content plays properly. Let's get this on the feature request list. 1080p is great and all but it's mostly useful for movies and many of us have lots of older content we need to play too.

Mark,
I have some MPEG2 encoded in lower field first, while others in Upper fields, either one plays fine with Lim. I have more problem with VCD, however, they are mostly encoded with 352*240 but lim only accepts 360*240 (4x3). Therefore, I have to convert each VCD files. Well, buy doing so, I might as well re-encode them to MEPG2, yes, it is not HD nor good quality, due to upconvert and thus pixelation a little, but on regular TV (it is hardly noticeable, I am sure it is just VCD quality.) But lim can play it. Well, I am trying to get around for lim to be able to handle most of my files, those important ones I like to keep in such occassions when friends like to watch a movie (a good/meaningful movie).

Perry

Guys..testing the new f/w....nice

Jackie - it's all good...I would just get the engineers to look at high bitrate files in the new test beta....it could just be my files, so do let me know if they need a test sample....

So, for the rest the of the folks....lookin good!!!

K

Hello! Kevin! Thank you very much for your evaluation, This weekends the firmware will be issued.If they need a test sample,I will let you know.

The weekend is close to end in europe ..... I hope it will be released in few minuts

The weekend is close to end in europe ..... I hope it will be released in few minuts

In China it allready endend ;)