Comments on: Cool things to do with a Humax HDR-FOX T2

By: john hardman

john hardman — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:37:51 +0000

might you know why some recordings were visible and others not??

By: john hardman

john hardman — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 15:05:58 +0000

they aren’t visible on the laptop. so not being able to see the files I’m unable to transfer them. I just don’t understand why some of the files are visible but about seven or eight bbc files just can’t be seen
regards
jh

By: blogmywiki

blogmywiki — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 08:58:21 +0000

Hi John – do you mean they are not visible on the new Humax or not visible on your laptop? It’s ages since I did anything with my Humax other than watch recordings or copy SD programmes to a USB stick.

By: john hardman

john hardman — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 08:53:25 +0000

I want to transfer some bbc programmes /files from my old humax recorder hard drive to a new humax recorder.
I’ve connected the Seagate 500gb hard drive via a sata adaptor to my laptop.

but only some of the videos / programme files are visible. the recorded bbc files aren’t visible?
might you be able to tell me why they aren’t visible, and is there anything that I can do to change this.
regards
jh

By: blogmywiki

blogmywiki — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:58:15 +0000

not that I know of, sorry!

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:16:14 +0000

My dog has chewed the remote so it’s not working. My older Humax had a drop down front so that you could access your recordings etc but I don’t think this does. Is there a way of getting ‘inside’?

Thank you very much

By: Machead

Machead — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:52:34 +0000

Update to my previous post. I’ve found that using an ftp client is much better than the download option in the custom web interface. The download will slow down over the duration of the transfer, but doesn’t stop. In my case it settles down at around 6.8 Mb/s. Mpeg Streamclip can’t cope with the HD Transport Stream files, so I have to use other means to convert those to MP4, and edit as necessary. But this is still way better access and functionality than you’ll get on any other PVR.

As yet there is no CFW for the ‘newer’ Humax boxes, but as soon as there is, thats where I’ll be going.

By: MikeM

MikeM — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 17:12:26 +0000

Many thanks for that tip – I used ffmpeg to convert some timelapses I’d done to mp4, transferred to hummy using your Filezilla method, and they play without a hitch. Respect!

By: pete

pete — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:39:35 +0000

I was keen to get my music accessible from the humax system and duly set up ftp and downloaded it.. To find that the humax music system is a useless system with no access to playlists or any way of sorting it. So reduced to using an old laptop and a decent music player off that. I expect more grief from Her Maj about extra black boxes cluttering the lounge.
Is there any way to get a proper music player onto the humax box?

By: machead

machead — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:43:34 +0000

With the custom firmware installed on the HDR Fox T2, it is possible though tricky to download de-crypted HD recordings to a Mac over a network connection, via the web interface. In my case I’m using 500MB Powerline adapters. The largest file I’ve transfered so far is a whopping 5.16GB Rolling Stones gig! (BBC 1 HD recording) The download will slow down to a halt regularly, but attempting to open the file in the Safari download window, prompts the downloader to start up again. When downloaded the file can then be ‘laundered’ via Handbrake. I then use MPEG Streamclip to edit as necessary . A further run through Handbrake to re-encode for Apple TV, and I can add the file to my iTunes library. I know this may all seem very geeky and troublesome to newbies, but if you take your time, read as much as you can on the subject, and take it it small steps you can do this. And this kind of functionality blows Sky+ out of the water, as the recordings on that are locked down permanently.