Maintenance Mode

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Background

Version 1.15 of the Custom Firmware added a new feature called Maintenance Mode, This mode has been created to enable the Humax to carry out special functions that can’t be run in normal mode, When this mode is running there will be no TV Tuner, TV Recording or Custom Firmware Graphical User Interface (GUI), Access in this mode is Via Telnet Command line only

When the Custom Firmware boots up it will look for special file, If it finds this file the Firmware will boot into Maintenance Mode, If the file is not found the Firmware will boot into the normal Custom Firmware

Enable Maintenance Mode

To enable Maintenance Mode you need to create the flag file by accessing the Humax with Telnet and entering the following in the Command line :-

touch /var/lib/humaxtv/mod/maintenance.boot

While the above file exists, The Custom Firmware will always boot into Maintenance Mode, To initiate the new mode without Power cycling the unit, enter the following Telnet Command line :-

reboot

The telnet session will then be closed and the box will reboot. After a few seconds you should be able to telnet back into the box but the picture will be frozen etc

Maintenance Mode Notes

While in Maintenance Mode Only Telnet is functional, The following Notes are Valid for the HDR-Fox T2:-

• Disk are shown as /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc
• An external HDD found on boot will be /dev/sda and the internal HDD will be /dev/sdb
• An External HDD connected after boot will be /dev/sdb and the internal HDD will be /dev/sda
• Partitions on those disks are /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2 etc
• fdisk -lu HIDE Will display Disks and their Partitions
• df -h HIDE Will display Mounted Disks

Disable Maintenance Mode

To Disable Maintenance Mode you need to delete the flag file by accessing the Humax with Telnet and entering the following in the Command line :-

rm /var/lib/humaxtv/mod/maintenance.boot

reboot