Skippa has stopped recording

[TimC]

My Skippa has stopped recording.
The timers seem to be coming in OK, but the recordings are not happening.
I have also tried just pressing record and nothing happens
I also tried recording from the EPG.  The R appears for about 30 seconds and then disappears.  No recording as well.
The appears to be plenty of space on the drive.
I have rebooted several times.

I'm out of ideas

[IanL-S]

You could try reformatting the internal HDD. Aside from that I cannot suggest anything.

Ian

[Dave at IceTV]

Hi Tim,

When you say you have rebooted several times do you mean by selecting "Reboot" from 'Menu > Settings > General'? If not then you aren't rebooting.

Try a factory reset:
http://support.icetv.com.au/entries/95752697-How-do-I-reset-my-SKIPPA-and-set-it-up-again

Try reloading the software:
http://support.icetv.com.au/entries/97066117-How-to-update-the-software-from-a-USB-stick

[TimC]

Thanks Dave and Ian,
Its working again.
I tried a factory reset without success, but formatting the drive did the trick.
Although I suspect that both may have been needed.

I also think I may have discovered the cause.
I had added a converter to another unit that needed power from a USB port.
I used the USB port on the Skippa. That was about when the recordings stopped.
Perhaps it dropped the power supply voltage to the hard drive enough to make the unit think it wasn't there.

[Dave at IceTV]

I also think I may have discovered the cause.
I had added a converter to another unit that needed power from a USB port.
I used the USB port on the Skippa. That was about when the recordings stopped.
Perhaps it dropped the power supply voltage to the hard drive enough to make the unit think it wasn't there.

That sounds plausible. Maybe the drop in voltage was enough to corrupt the hard drive's file system when the Skippa was writing a recording to the drive.