A NEWBIES GUIDE TO SETTING UP A DM500S FOR CARDSHARING

thats the easy part just double click the channel your wanting to edit and then enter the new info in the desired fields and then click save

 

ok, my head is wrecked
i have DBe ver 3.0.0
i have d/l SGT flipflop Bouquet

i open dbe
options....connect pw correct
select sat reciever at bottom
save
FTP
recieve files from db
this populates services panel lhs with the same listins as the db
Import...import user bouquet files.....select and open sgtflipflop(16/10/2010)
new window with list of bq's... process....
this populates details and bq panels
FTP
send file to dm (sgt file still open in browse field)
list of files transferred
all files.....transfer complete

reload button says i must reboot by hand
reboot
NO GODDAME CHANGE

 

i havent had much experience with this i use a program called dream set

 

You followed procedure alright, then it dumped you,but you have services & bouquets saved on PC so all is not lost. I don't know why you were asked to reboot by HAND. I remember organising channels on a box & FTP to desktop to copy to other boxes I thought it was cumbersome there were so many files to be FTP'd where as with D-box it's 1 file. When I looked at DCC & DBedit methods I was happy to go back to old method,but the boys here swear by DCC & DBedit so it's only a matter of getting used to them

 

You be better to use dream-set Jon at least you & Dan would be talking same language or ask him if he ever uses DCC as I think that's the better of all these progs to use because it will do every function with dreambox

 

how can i edit listings on the db itself.
i assume i could save and ftp to other boxes.
i might try an ealier ver of dbedit, might not get the chance tonight though.

 

if you press ok to bring up the channel list on your db and then press the menu button then you will be able to edit the channels numbers and names from there

 

Also go into SET-UP--SERVICES ORGANISING & create or edit bouquets
When you have channels to your liking locate individual files & FTP to Desktop folder
You will find services files in var/tuxbox/config/enigma(+1 bouquet file)
You will find rest of bouquet files in var/tuxbox/config/enigma/cable
Each file (around 15 files depends how many bouquets) has to be FTP'd to D/top folder
Once copied select RE-LOAD channels in box menu, re-boot box

 

Problem solved, the files will only show up after a hard boot ie unplug after ftp of files, if i do a reboot using remote no joy, nor will it work if i do a hard boot after a reboot.

 

ok, so the next problem, is it possibly for the machine to do an over the air update to keep listings up to date, sky change freqs/transponders on a regular basis, this editing in dbedit will become quite the pain in the ass.

 

That explains why you were asked to reboot by hand. Good that you sorted it out

 

your card will get all its updates while in the dreambox but you should put it back in to the sky box about once or twice a month as a precaution . the channels may move around (thats the norm for sky ) so do an automatic transponder scan once a week or every 2 weeks and that issue will be solved .

 

I have come across a new problem with my setup basically two boxes on a external share.

both have been working fine now for monthes but for last week i have lost two channels on the one box.

one box has pli jade as no matter where i got the darkstar11 image from it would not like it.

the other has darkstar11 and works fine with it.

the pli jade box has lost the two channels. tried a transponder scan but still have nothing. everything else is all ok as these channels have been working.

 

You would think if its dish or lnb problem you would be missing more than 2 channels. I expect both channels are on same transponder. You could FTP up to date s*y sat xml file to
the box

 

ok thanks will try that. the problem is only on the box with pli jade image as i have tried the darkstar box on the same dish and that has the channels.

 

naz, satellite.xml not current i would guess.just regenerate a new xml file from lyngsat and store in /var/etc then rescan

 

slightly of topic..last night was offered a new magic box that would restore all my channells.i was told these boxes were destined for sly users in the future,but that these cronies had got there hands on a couple of containers of these boxes.the cost of the box to set up is 300 euros{extra 80 for dish if needed}after you had it for a year they would have to download new software at a cost of 100 euros.when i asked to see this magic box i was told i could have it up and running in three days,after repeated requests to see the box i was handed a phone,on the other end of the line the guy reconfirmed the cronies story about sly etc.after repeated requests as to what name was on the front of this box and what it looked like i was told,its the new little sleek sly black box with there new name on it called DM500V8 multimedia.i have since learned that there are acutally people buying these D/M500S for that money.i dont know what there server is like but one can only imagine.

 

this box does the same as the dreambox as i have one

 

Dan,thats exactly my point it is the dreambox 500s.people are getting ripped of.

 

oh i see lol