AS OF SOMETIME LAST NIGHT THE DATA SOURCE (YAHOO) FOR THE ALIEN/ALIEN2 WEATHER FORECASTER STARTED SENDING SOME BAD DATA. THE ALIEN/ALIEN2′S WRITE THIS INTO A FILE AND ON THE NEXT BOOT RUN INTO THE ERROR AND THE BOOT STOPS, I.E. STUCK ON BOOT!
THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE FIRMWARE AS I HAVE CONFIRMED THIS HERE WITH DIFFERENT FIRMWARE VERSIONS ON DIFFERENT STB’S.
IF YOUR STB IS CURRENTLY ON AND FUNCTIONING, GO TO THE WEATHER FORECASTER AND DELETE ALL CITIES IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT USE THE WEATHER FORECASTER OTHERWISE. THIS SHOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE.
IF YOU DON’T USE THE WEATHER FORECASTER YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE.
IF YOUR STB IS CURRENTLY “OFF” AND YOU USE THE WEATHER FORECASTER WE RECOMMEND NOT TURNING IT ON YET UNTIL WE DO MORE TESTING.
IN ANY CASE THE EMERGENCY RESCUE IMAGES WITH A KINGSTON DRIVE WILL CLEAR THE ISSUE, SO NO NEED TO PANIC.