Originally posted by scooby33:

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Hey, can someone tell me one thing. Should i have the box turned on when I open the GTRom, should it be on standbye or powered on fully.

I`ve tried to follow the guide for updating the box but when i open the GTrom and download the cryptstar-v1.4 it keeps saying the flash failed.....can one of the top members advise, merci buckets

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Are you using a serial port on you pc/laptop?

If YES, are you sure you have a null modem cable.
If NO, are you sure the usb-serial adapter is bi-directional. If it isn't, it won't work.

Does it fail without any progress, or do you get to NN% before it fails? ( where NN% is some figure like 90% )

Hi, I`m using a pc.

Sorry, i`m getting no progress at all.

Originally posted by scooby33:

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Hi, I`m using a pc.

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Just saw the last post. Sounds like your cable is not right. Are you connected using a null modem cable ( 9pin female to 9pin female ), or have you got a usb to serial adapter plugged in to your pc, then the null modem cable?

Hi, I have a 9 pin cable but i had to get a male to female changer on one end, would that make a differance

Originally posted by scooby33:

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Hi, I have a 9 pin cable but i had to get a male to female changer on one end, would that make a differance

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Makes a big difference, that's the wrong cable. You absolutely have to get a null modem cable.

Here's a link, it's only an example, you should be able to get one in any good computer/electronics store;

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Modu...0modem&doy=20m4

Originally posted by chrisbond:

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Originally posted by topcat96:

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Good ... proceed with the following:

Go buy yourself a NULL modem cable from your local Maplins.

You require the following files from http://eko.4shared.com ...

CryptStar-v14-GenuineOnly.zip (in the starview/firmware folder)
GTRom_v400.rar (in the starview/software folder)

Extract the above files using WinRAR (also found on eko.4shared.com as well) and continue below ...

UPLOADING SOFTWARE TUTORIAL

1. Plug Starview in at the mains;
2. Plug in null modem cable and join up box with PC using COM port on PC (there is only one socket for this on the Starview you cant go wrong);
3. Open up GTRom loader.
4. Click on "BIN File" on GTRom and load the Auto update BIN File file that you have downloaded
5. Now click download button and you will see the file being downloaded.
6. Once complete a message will appear saying something like "download successful".
7. Plug box in and press Menu on remote, select Installation, choose your cable provider, then move down to automatic scan and press OK.
8. Once all channels have been found press exit back to TV screen.
9. Now press menu. Press INFO then type in the number 1570. A new menu will appear. Move down to Key Emu and change option to ON. Press OK, then exit back to TV Screen.
10. Go to scrambled channel (Sky Sports is recommended) and wait on keys updating.

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Hi
i am trying to put cryptstar on starview genuine (25) vents but when i press dowload it keeps failing ,the software on at the moment is 4.00.Any ideas

Thanks Lads, I have to await the delivery of nul modem cables to maplins or peats....they had a big rush dont you know......who knew ;-}

Originally posted by bosco81:

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Hi
i am trying to put cryptstar on starview genuine (25) vents but when i press dowload it keeps failing ,the software on at the moment is 4.00.Any ideas

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Have you used the NULL MODEM CABLE before and are you using a PC or Laptop ?

Yes have used cable before and from PC

Originally posted by Celtic71:

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Originally posted by gazzcam:

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Hi guys
I never received a lead with my starview but have managed to borrow one, but I haven't got a nine pin female socket on my computer, only a nine pin male! is there any other way of connecting my sv to download firmware?

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Thats the correct port , the socket is male and the cable should be female

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I have followed your instrucions, And they worked , I have original box , with e4.00 fierm..ww , Is thier is new relese of fierm...w
thx all the rest

Originally posted by scooby33:

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Hey there, I got the cable to up date the box and downloaded the gt-rom from the link. The file has a .rar extention on it and I cant open it. Can anyone help, well any of the top boys/girls, no newbies thanks

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you need winrar

Originally posted by bosco81:

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Yes have used cable before and from PC

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i think both ends of the cable do different things.

Originally posted by cubsxx:

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Originally posted by Celtic71:

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Originally posted by gazzcam:

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Hi guys
I never received a lead with my starview but have managed to borrow one, but I haven't got a nine pin female socket on my computer, only a nine pin male! is there any other way of connecting my sv to download firmware?

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Thats the correct port , the socket is male and the cable should be female

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I have followed your instrucions, And they worked , I have original box , with e4.00 fierm..ww , Is thier is new relese of fierm...w
thx all the rest

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Not sure what instructions you have followed, but to answer your query re-firmware - if it is a genuine Starview 1 and you say it is then yes there is a (modified) version of V 4.00eE called CryptStar-1.4-Genuine only with auto-roll (modded) - you will find it at the link below in Eamo's Library, go into Starview folder 7th down and then Firmware folder 2nd down and there it is 3rd file down (zip file).

Eamo's FTA Library http://eko.4shared.com/

Originally posted by chrisbond:

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Originally posted by chrisbond:

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Originally posted by topcat96:

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Good ... proceed with the following:

Go buy yourself a NULL modem cable from your local Maplins.

You require the following files from http://eko.4shared.com ...

CryptStar-v14-GenuineOnly.zip (in the starview/firmware folder)
GTRom_v400.rar (in the starview/software folder)

Extract the above files using WinRAR (also found on eko.4shared.com as well) and continue below ...

UPLOADING SOFTWARE TUTORIAL

1. Plug Starview in at the mains;
2. Plug in null modem cable and join up box with PC using COM port on PC (there is only one socket for this on the Starview you cant go wrong);
3. Open up GTRom loader.
4. Click on "BIN File" on GTRom and load the Auto update BIN File file that you have downloaded
5. Now click download button and you will see the file being downloaded.
6. Once complete a message will appear saying something like "download successful".
7. Plug box in and press Menu on remote, select Installation, choose your cable provider, then move down to automatic scan and press OK.
8. Once all channels have been found press exit back to TV screen.
9. Now press menu. Press INFO then type in the number 1570. A new menu will appear. Move down to Key Emu and change option to ON. Press OK, then exit back to TV Screen.
10. Go to scrambled channel (Sky Sports is recommended) and wait on keys updating.

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What does EMU stand for?

HI ALL
Need some help .I have purcashed a usb serial converter to download new firm ware .My new laptop is not compatible with the null modem cable .I have downloaded drivers from disk supplied with the cable ,and identified port.
my problems are are follows
When I dowmload new version og Gtrom my laptop cannot open it.
Can anybody help me with this problem .
With my old laptop I idnt have these issues as the null modem cable was compatible and when I dowloaded Gtrom it open upo ok for me ,unfortunately the old one is now dead .

Originally posted by pdiddy46:

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HI ALL
Need some help .I have purcashed a usb serial converter to download new firm ware .My new laptop is not compatible with the null modem cable .I have downloaded drivers from disk supplied with the cable ,and identified port.
my problems are are follows
When I dowmload new version og Gtrom my laptop cannot open it.
Can anybody help me with this problem .
With my old laptop I idnt have these issues as the null modem cable was compatible and when I dowloaded Gtrom it open upo ok for me ,unfortunately the old one is now dead .

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I presume you have extracted it if it's from Starview folder .rar one, if not then download Winrar and use that, should not be a problem. If still having problems then check in the SV The Box and try that one GTRom 4.00. perhaps that will work, also check that your anti-virus software is not blocking it.

Installed the Core257 file to my clone box this evening - worked a treat unscambled SLY Sports in a couple of minutes and all others in the clear too.

Thanks Sunrise and all other contributors on this forum.

Hi, First time poster but I have read alot of the posts. My dad has a stairview box and no PC !! So every time the codes changed I was on the phone reading them out to him over the phone. Painfull, with the amount of times they have changed !!
So yesterday I bought the null modem cable and downloaded CryptStar-v1[1].4-GenuineOnly.zip. I connected up the box and everything seemed to download a treat, i could see the LCD display update on the stairview and the download sucessfull message appeared. So this morning I brought the box back up to his house and when I plugged it in and did an autoscan it only picked up 34 chanels. I tried this a couple of times to no avail. I then went and entered the code and got it back working. The fact the channels did not come in on the first scan does this mean it will not autoroll ?? Should I expect a call from him in the middle of the football tomorrow (again), or should i take the box back and re-flash it ??

Originally posted by DBoxHead:

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Hi, First time poster but I have read alot of the posts. My dad has a stairview box and no PC !! So every time the codes changed I was on the phone reading them out to him over the phone. Painfull, with the amount of times they have changed !!
So yesterday I bought the null modem cable and downloaded CryptStar-v1[1].4-GenuineOnly.zip. I connected up the box and everything seemed to download a treat, i could see the LCD display update on the stairview and the download sucessfull message appeared. So this morning I brought the box back up to his house and when I plugged it in and did an autoscan it only picked up 34 chanels. I tried this a couple of times to no avail. I then went and entered the code and got it back working. The fact the channels did not come in on the first scan does this mean it will not autoroll ?? Should I expect a call from him in the middle of the football tomorrow (again), or should i take the box back and re-flash it ??

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If you have flashed it correctly then no, but when you said the message appeared - was it in a (pop up box downloading successful) if no you have disconnected to early, if yes then it should auto-roll, the best way to find out is to go into Cas System and Press Set Default Key and exit out to an encrypted channel and see if it updates.

It said download successful, and I pressed the OK button. I can go to his house and see if if set default key rolls the key but if not can you think of anthing else I could have done wrong ?? As it was updating I could see the LCD on the sv saying the percentages then when it was finished the pc said download successful and I pressed ok on that. Any ideas before I get that call ?? Or should I just try flash it again ?? Does it take more than one time sometimes ??

Originally posted by DBoxHead:

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It said download successful, and I pressed the OK button. I can go to his house and see if if set default key rolls the key but if not can you think of anthing else I could have done wrong ?? As it was updating I could see the LCD on the sv saying the percentages then when it was finished the pc said download successful and I pressed ok on that. Any ideas before I get that call ?? Or should I just try flash it again ?? Does it take more than one time sometimes ??

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I would suggest you try what Malci told you, turn on the machine press menu, press 1570,press Default,exit,exit,and go to sly spotts and you should get a message saying updating % and it should click in.... if this works your sorted... then if they do the codes again, simply put it back to sly spotts and it will click again...any probs get back to us!

Originally posted by DBoxHead:

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It said download successful, and I pressed the OK button. I can go to his house and see if if set default key rolls the key but if not can you think of anthing else I could have done wrong ?? As it was updating I could see the LCD on the sv saying the percentages then when it was finished the pc said download successful and I pressed ok on that. Any ideas before I get that call ?? Or should I just try flash it again ?? Does it take more than one time sometimes ??

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If you pressed OK in the (pop up box) then rest assured, all is well - just do the check I suggested to satisfy yourself - Cheers Des, up and about early I see :)

Originally posted by malci:

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Originally posted by DBoxHead:

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It said download successful, and I pressed the OK button. I can go to his house and see if if set default key rolls the key but if not can you think of anthing else I could have done wrong ?? As it was updating I could see the LCD on the sv saying the percentages then when it was finished the pc said download successful and I pressed ok on that. Any ideas before I get that call ?? Or should I just try flash it again ?? Does it take more than one time sometimes ??

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If you pressed OK in the (pop up box) then rest assured, all is well - just do the check I suggested to satisfy yourself - Cheers Des, up and about early I see :)

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Morning Malci, yeah up and about, but cant really be on this all day otherwise afterdawn will be named on the divorce petition LOL