downloading new software screen every morning, but no update?

Software download failure usually is a tell tell sigh of low signal levels or the receiver is setup to the wrong dish type. Using the diagram post back signal levels and also dish type you currently have and what the H24 is setup for.

http://forums.directv.com/message/10483609#10483609

my signals are all either 95-100, and the dish is the slimline-3s (swm), i dont understand what u mean by what the h24 is set up for? i appreciate you replying. they keep telling me to just wait and that the engineers are workin on it but its gettin really annoying.

Fill in your readings for each satellite and tuner on the new post you create, using the example below as a guide. (The example below is only an example and not a form that will appear in your post unless you "cut" and "paste" it.) A properly aligned dish will show 80-90s on most of the relevant transponders (although some will be low or zero):
Satellite transponders (32 total at 101º)
[Most of your standard definition channels are beamed from 101ºW]
1-8 98 95 95 100 93 99 95 100
9-16 95 97 95 96 96 100 95 100
17-24 95 96 98 100 96 100 96 100
25-32 95 99 95 100 96 100 96 100

Satellite transponders (3 total at 110º)
[A few HD channels, also beamed from 99 & 103º]
1-8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA #
9-16 NA # NA # NA NA NA NA

Satellite transponders (11 total at 119º)
[Local SD channels for some cities, Spanish package]
17-24 NA NA NA NA NA # # #
25-32 # # # # # # # #

Satellite transponders (16 total at 99º(s)) [or 99º(b)]
[Local HD channels for some cities]
1-8 # # # # # # NA NA
9-16 NA NA NA NA NA NA # #
17-24 # # # # # # # #
[Note: these can be very slow to appear]

Satellite transponders (14 total at 99º(c)) [or 99º(a)]
[National HD channels]
1-8 # # # # # # # #
9-16 # # # # # # NA NA
[Note, these can be very slow to appear]

Satellite transponders (16 total at 103º(s)) [or 103º(a)]
[Local HD channels for some cities]
1-8 # # # # # # NA NA
9-16 NA NA NA NA NA NA # #
17-24 # # # # # # # #
[Note, these can be very slow to appear]

Satellite transponders (16 total at 103º(ca))
[National HD channels]
1-8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
9-16 # # # # # # # #
17-24 # # # # # # # #

Satellite transponders (14 total at 103º(cb)) [or 103º(b)]
[National HD channels]
1-8 # # # # # # # #
9-16 # # # # # # NA NA
17-24 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Satellite transponders (9 total at SWM)
[You'll only see this if you have a Single Wire Multiswitch (SWM) dish]
1-8 # # # # # # # #
9-16 # NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

How do you know if this is happening (downloading sw every morning)?  My HR24/100 still shows software 0x4d1, dated 8/10, and no update scheduled.  I'd really love to get this update, as I've long despised DirecTV's archaic UI.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=199720

Good stuff, thanks!  Unless the schedule changes again (according to that link, I was originally in an area scheduled to get it on the 20th), it looks like I'll be getting it next week then.  Can't wait!

maybe, in your post you have Boston as the major city close to you.  but you said that you are in NH.  if this is true, your receiver is authorized to get the update but your receivers is not finding the data dream because you are in another city.