Hi Dennis, welcome to the forum,

you need to be on the very latest software available here version 1.03.02 from a few months ago:

http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product_releases.php?gid=589&pid=6

and the only useful thing on portal (worthwhile by the way) is bbc’s iplayer

the hd-fox-t2 is pretty old now and I can’t imagine there’d be any further updates. The un-official custom firmware is worth a look if you enjoy tinkering, it doesn’t bring anything new to portal though.

damian – 17 hours ago  » 

Hi Dennis, welcome to the forum,

you need to be on the very latest software available here version 1.03.02 from a few months ago:

http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product_releases.php?gid=589&pid=6

and the only useful thing on portal (worthwhile by the way) is bbc’s iplayer

the hd-fox-t2 is pretty old now and I can’t imagine there’d be any further updates. The un-official custom firmware is worth a look if you enjoy tinkering, it doesn’t bring anything new to portal though.

There is a Custom Portal – Mine has Sky Player on it. No idea if it works as not a subscriber.

denn oxle – 5 hours ago  » 

I really want a smart box with everything but not many have them.thanks for your help.

thanks Dennis,

I really want world peace, but I can’t see either happening anytime soon. I don’t think it’s possible to build a pvr and have ‘apps’ working 100% reliably all the time. Humax used to build solid pvrs, but trying to include smart features has been a nightmare for all manufacturers, they’re in a game that nobody can win as the goal posts keep on getting moved, the likes of youtube, iplayer etc. tweak their end thus breaking the manufacturers fixed software. Even my now not so smart or old samsung bluray fails with iplayer after such recent tweaks by the content providers.

Personally I use solid pvr’s and a mess of tablets, ps3’s, Pi’s, mini pc’s, stb’s and the like over the years to cobble together the online content. I gave up on the dream of one smart media centre/box after the sony ps3 failed to deliver, I just don’t think it’s possible to find one box that does everything.

I don’t own one, but I believe the concensus of opinion points to the Roku range as being about as close as possible to getting all the smart streaming stuff in one box. Personally I think a solid pvr and something like a roku would suit most households needs.

sky were throwing a £10 ‘now’ box at people which may be an alternative if you already have sky, the box is subsidised and sky will be making their money back somehow

not too sure if the original post has been edited, but just in case the hdr-fox-t2 needs this firmware:

http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product_releases.php?gid=476&pid=6

and it’s well worth looking at custom firmware on this box.

It doesn’t always work with all USB sticks. Having said that I have a 16GB San Disk USB stick and it is fine. Try these steps:

Make sure the USB stick is in FAT32: reformat on a Windows PC if necessary.

The upgrade file is called ‘hd_fox_t2_upgrade.hdf’ – copy this file to the root of the USB stick, not into a folder: the zip file you downloaded needs to be unzipped first.

Have the HD-FOX in standby and make sure nothing is connected to the USB port. Plug the USB stick directly into the port: don’t use a USB hub or extension lead.

Switch on using the button on the front panel, not the remote, and keep the button pressed in until you can see it is downloading from the front panel. Then you can release the button. When it says ‘End’ on the front panel remove the USB stick and reboot. The installation may appear to stall but it probably hasn’t. Leave it for five or ten minutes and you should be fine.