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mad_ady wrote:Small update: with dns blocking as described in my last post I ran a software update check from the menu. It reports back (immediately) that no new updates are available. I guess that's ok, right?

My TV is H6400 running 2602. Also, the web browser works correctly with the domains blocked.

Nope that means update are NOT correctly blocked !!! it should report failed to connect

mehmethan wrote:After blocking the adresses in my Router, my Webbrowser still works for me. "It looks like" means you are not 100% sure? Remove them from list and try if it's working without. (BTW. My TV is ES-Series)

Be sure that I tried this already. Otherwise I would not write it. It works quite instantly again after removing the adresses from blocking.
But I wrote "looks like" because "to be 100% sure" on Sammy TV are big words. Im not a developer to prove this for 100%. Let's say I'm 95% sure

zoelechat wrote:I have similar behavior of web browser, and already had it before blocking msecnd.net, but it seems to be random: sometimes work, sometimes not (ERROR_EXE_some_number). The same goes for "Samsung Apps", I'm even not sure it's related to any URL blocking. Anyway, somebody using TV web browser must have time to waste

Exactly - Same Message here "ERROR_EXE_001" - This comes directly after I blocked them in Router and starting webbrowser. Sammy Apps give me "ERROR_CODE_012".

If this all is all not vaild for H than we can be happy! Take this only as "nice to know"
... and sry for the offtopic...

sectroyer wrote:

mad_ady wrote:Small update: with dns blocking as described in my last post I ran a software update check from the menu. It reports back (immediately) that no new updates are available. I guess that's ok, right?

My TV is H6400 running 2602. Also, the web browser works correctly with the domains blocked.

Nope that means update are NOT correctly blocked !!! it should report failed to connect

I'll try to log dns requests on the router when asking for a firmware update.

Quick queston: are firmware updates region-specific? Other users with the same tv model already have newer firmwares, so I should have an update available...

mad_ady wrote: Quick queston: are firmware updates region-specific? Other users with the same tv model already have newer firmwares, so I should have an update available...

i noticed with my un46h6201 that there is a newer fw ver. available to download on the website. however when i run the update option on the tv thru the On Screen Display menu, it says there are no updates available for me at this time. why that is, idk, but i also dont cae to find out the hard way....... lol

ryn0909 wrote: i noticed with my un46h6201 that there is a newer fw ver. available to download on the website. however when i run the update option on the tv thru the On Screen Display menu, it says there are no updates available for me at this time. why that is, idk, but i also dont cae to find out the hard way....... lol

Don't worry when samsung pushes update as OTN it will work

Just a question:
(I'm sure someone already thought about it)
Isn't there a host file on the TV where we can block the updateservers after rooting?

There's an host file but it can't be tricked until you get root, nor permanently, and at this point TV already did bootup update check

So it is not possible to first root the TV, and after that moddify the host file by the rooting app?

No, not permanently, you can only do it "too late" on every boot

zoelechat wrote: It was, but not anymore since my downgrade/upgrade success. I didn't notice any difference...

Wait, what did you mean by this? Did you manage to actually downgrade to a lower firmware?!