Dbox In Ireland

is anyone else getting a black screen on the high numbered movie channels over the last few days (I think it's just sky movies 9 & 10). proper NTL cable & using a sportster 1.5 image on a 2x dbox2.

 

Yes, the very same. I can't work it out. Re-scanned and got all the new names for S*y movies 1-8, but 9 & 10 are still called 9 & 10 - only the screen is blank..

I don't know why..

 

Yeah same here guys :-(

 

hello everbody
i am using sportster 1.75 on a nokia dbox,scanned my channels got only 130 compared to 141 what i used to get. my movies were blank but now they are back with their new names.i swapped the settings on the old service file i had for the channels i was missing so now i have a new service file with all the channels,with new names,working perfect in the tallaght area.
if anybody wants the file give me a shout ,hope i can help.
how do i post this file on the website
big thanks to all who helped me in the past

 

movies 9 and 10 are blank because there moved.sky is now renaming all the movie channle and there getting rid of 2 of them and they moved sky movies 9 to sky movies 6 or something and its called sky modern greats.go on to the sky movies website for more info.im hoping the box will update itself with the new names but it hasnt done it so far..

 

According to this website Movies 9 and 10 have ceased entirely..

 

I'm guessing Sky Movies 9+10 are now the new HD channels and as such the dbox2 cant decode them.

 

If so, the dawn of the dbox being obsolete begins now..

 

Hope not mate,there's a lot of great image modders out there who like a challenge

 

There is sure, but to decode HDTV would need different hardware completely. This just isn't possible on the dbox - at least, not with it's existing components it isn't (wink!)..

 

Its not possible to decode HDTV at a dbox2.
On the other hand there are not much subbed boxes out there which can handle HDTV. The content must be also offered via normal channels.
Nobody missed HD BBC in the past.

 

hey

I got myself the cable and I have connected up.

The comp sees the a network connection has been made but the IFA can't see the Dbox.

I've followed these instructions. Got any ideas?

I don't have a null modem cable but apparently it shouldn't matter

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First things first, Setting up the PC so that its ready to communicate with the Dbox

1. Open the Control Panel then go into Network Connections
2. You may have a few different connections so disable all of them with the exception of the
connection that you are going to use to communicate with the dbox.
3. Right click on the connection to be used and select "Properties"
4. If using Windows XP turn off the firewall by clicking on the "Advanced" tab, click "Settings"
under "windows firewall" then select "Off" then click "Ok" then click on the "general" tab
4b. If you are using another firewall then be sure to disable it or you won't be able to connect to
the Dbox. If you don't know how then stop here.
5. Double click on "internet protocol" to take you into the IP settings
6. Click "Use the following IP addess"
7. Type in 192.168.0.101 into the "IP address box
8. Type in 255.255.255.0 into the "Subnet mask" box if it is not automatically put in
9. Type in 192.168.0.1 into the "Default gateway" box
10. Click "OK" then "OK" again to save the settings

Ok so now that your PC is ready for flashing lets move onto:

Using IFA to Flash your Dbox2

1. Make sure your computer is set to the settings given in "First things first, Setting up the PC so
that its ready to communicate with the Dbox"
2. Open IFA at the welcome screen hit "next"
3. Select the Image you wish flashed onto the box by clicking "Scan" and selecting it
4. Select the Network Device you are using to connect to the Dbox. If you have followed my guide
correctly there should only be 1.
5. If you have a Nullmodem Cable you can connect it if you wish but it is not necessary. If you
have one select yes, if you don't select no. then click "start"
6. Turn on your Dbox at the mains. If you had it turned on turn it off (at the mains) then turn it
back on.
7. If you get lucky "flashing" will show on the Dbox screen. If after a few seconds it doesn't turn it
off at the mains.
8. The window should minimize so click on it to get it back. Select the "Settings" tab and change
the IP to 192.168.0.100
9. Click "Start"
10. Turn on your Dbox.
11. It should now come up flashing first time. If it doesn't try turning the dbox off then back on
again a few times. If it doesnt work after a dozen goes start from the beginning as it should really
work first time.

 

what are you guys talking about hd on 9 + 10?if you go to wikipedia it tells you exactly what channels were swapped.sky cinema 1 and 2 have been replaced with premiere and premiere +1.so basically the new films are now playing where sky cinema 1 and 2 were,so it freed up space and they moved all the channels back and are no longer showing the really old films.

I rang ntl about a month ago and the girl didnt even know what hd was and then she got back to me and said it would be out for about a year,so that aint it and when they do introduce hd on ntl Ireland dreambox will probably have released a hd box so all hope is not lost...

 

I heard sky used to broadcast with macrovision, my dvd recorder disables it.

eurosport was one of the 11 channels that didnt tune in for the last week or more. I posted the full list in this thread. It was a certain frequency that didnt come in. Contained MUTV, TCM eurosport, and 8 less popular channels & some radio stations. With the correct services file you could still get them. My nokias set at ucode 0014 would freeze up completely if watching these channels. Changed to 001A they were fine.
I did a rescan yesterday and both the nokia & sagem are picking up all 141 channels again. Commando froze a lot on me so I went back to sportster 1.7

I have saved a new image, with the renamed movies and other renamed channels and will send it to benifa tomorrow.

My mate has an altered pace box, I will ask him if he gets SM 9&10. The epg still comes on for them on the dbox.
They should really have 2 versions of the same channel.

Also since the channel rename I notice sky are showing 15 & 18 rated films during the day.

If you had a HDTV decoder can the output play on a regular non-HD TV?

 

Can someone let me know will the images for the 500t work on the DM600 PVR. Originally i was trying to purchase the 500-t but they don't seem to be in production any more and is being replaced with the DM600. Any help is always appreciated.
Thanks

 

I have 2 channels named Setanta Sport, but both show the picture one and a half times on my screen. Anyone else get this?

 

What do you mean? the picture is faulty?

Setanta sports (now called setanta ireland) comes in twice on all the scans I have tried. It has 2 separate settings yet seems to be the exact same channel. Picture is always fine for me.

 

I mean it takes up 2/3rds of the screen, then a thin vertical line, then the picture again, which only shows about the first third of it.
Same on both channels.

 

If the DM600 reach the market you have to wait a couple of weeks until the special images are ready. The dm600 is only announced and didn't reach the dealers yet.
Btw. the 500t box is available from some dealers.