My buddy has a Mag 254, and after much playing around, I was able to get his box working again, but when he brought it back home to use again, he had the same issue, the blue bar gets stuck. I don't recall the firmware he was on, but I did click on the software update, and it was updated to the latest firmware according to the box.

Could his issue be related to firmware, if yes, what firmware is the most stable, and where do I get it to side load it, and I assume it gets loaded via USB stick ?? Please advise.

I have done all on this site, have reset the IPTV, have rebooted numerous times, the first time, the issue was his URL server had changed, out of no where, he was on server 3, then the NFPS site changed it to server 4, so O changed it and after a few reboots, was able to get his box back working.