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Technical Help & Discussion => AV Lounge => Topic started by: Clive on February 01, 2006, 21:44

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: Clive on February 01, 2006, 21:44

Is anyone else having a problem with the Sky EPG not working?  All I am getting is "Searching for listings"  I've gone through the reboot procedure but it hasn't fixed it.

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: Clive on February 01, 2006, 22:26

Seems that Sky has carried out a software upgrade that is incompatible with Panasonic boxes.  Prats!

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: DJ on February 02, 2006, 10:12

Yep - I had this yesterday, but it has fixed itself now.

Maybe more info over on the Digital Spy forums.

DJ

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: Clive on February 02, 2006, 12:13

Mine is still down.   :cry:

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: DJ on February 02, 2006, 12:25

Quote from: "Clive"

Mine is still down.   :cry:

Have you tried switching the box off, leaving it for 10mins and switching back on? - [EDIT: just read your first message - sorry! :blush: ]

Also their is a Planner Rebuild option somewhere in the settings... not sure if you have a Sky+ box or not....

have a look at

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/printthread.php?t=337458

DJ

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: DJ on February 02, 2006, 16:14

Also noticed this thread on Panisonic boxes....

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=337039

DJ

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: Clive on February 02, 2006, 16:42

Thanks for that DJ.  It makes very interesting reading!  I find it incredible that Sky carried out this upgrade without bothering to check that it was compatible with the Panasonic boxes which they recommended in the first place!  I've e-mailed Sky myself but they haven't bothered to reply.

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: GillE on February 02, 2006, 19:18

Apparently, if you switch the Sky box off, leave it for ten minutes, then switch it back on whilst simultaneously pressing the 'backup' button on the box until all the LEDs light up, your box will automatically download the latest software upgrade.  I've been told that the software upgrade takes about ten minutes.

Gill

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: Clive on February 02, 2006, 20:29

I'll certainly try that Gill but I think that it's the software upgrade that's causing the problem.  One of my neighbours has the same box and she has the same error message.  Sky are not publicly admitting there is a fault but judging by the volume of complaints on other forums they could find themselves on Watchdog next Tuesday!

Title: Searching for listings
Post by: Clive on February 03, 2006, 13:21

There is a fix (of sorts) which makes it easier to live with the system.  This is improbable but it works!  Turn off at mains and type in channel No. 106 as soon as it will allow you to.  You can then get "All Channels" working as normal but not as groups.  It just means scrolling a bit more but it's far better than going through every channel individually!