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Topic: Reciva Radio Server to be shut down January 2021

Hi,

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Is there any way that an older Grace Digital Radio, that was using the Reciva database server until it shut down a few years ago, can have the Sky TC or Penbex firmware loaded onto it so it can work again? 
Not "as is". But keep on reading..

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Some have said that the Sharpfin software works but it has not been updated for several years now and the link to Sharpfin is no longer valid.
Yes, I have followed the Sharpfin discussion that have been going on in the past.

For SkyTV and Penbex based devices I followed 2 different paths.
Each of these devices checks a server for files containing the station url's and details. 

Penbex: I checked what files (structure, contents etc.) it needed. Simplified, I put these files on my own server and made a link between the files and the database so that updates were passed on to the files. 
Initially I patched the original firmware to look for these files at the different location (eg. my server). 
I was able to obtain the original Penbex domain name a result there was no need for patched Penbex firmware anymore.

SkyTC: I followed a similar path as with Penbex. However, the SkyTC files were all encrypted so I had to reverse engineer the firmware and find out how the encryption worked.
With that I was able to do the same thing as with the Penbex devices: patch the original firmware.
However, I learned already so much that it was more fun to write a whole new firmware from scratch.. =>  the listenlive firmware. 

For Reciva devices the same approach would be possible. Either patch the original firmware or provide a whole new firmware (adapt the listenlive firmware to Reciva hardware).
To start I would need to know the exact model you have as well as any firmware update files, contact me directly via email (frankzirrone@gmail.com)





Hello:

Is there any way that an older Grace Digital Radio, that was using the Reciva database server until it shut down a few years ago, can have the Sky TC or Penbex firmware loaded onto it so it can work again? It currently has only very few stations that in its presets that still work, and when the station changes its URL the radio can no longer receive the station. I have a Vistaquest radio with the Listenlive software that still works very well here in the US, and would be delighted to have the Grace Radio work with the software, rather than having to dispose of this expensive radio.  Some have said that the Sharpfin software works but it has not been updated for several years now and the link to Sharpfin is no longer valid.

Hello:

I just saw this message from radiodiscussions.com and it affects radios using the reciva radio server (such as Grace Digital Radios). It seems that the service will be shutting down in January 2021, making these radios inoperable.

https://gracedigital.com/pages/upgrade

https://radios.reciva.com/

The fact that the Grace Digital Radios affected also carry IHeart stations seperate from Reciva makes me think that possibly IHeart's radio stations will still work.  However all other stations use Reciva and will probably be gone.





 
 

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