Dreambox 500T 500C Fixes here

Any news on the refalsh mate?

Or anything else happened?

 

Reflashed it last night with a different image and it's stopped hanging although the picture is still being interrupted but that is signal strength it's between 75% and 44% so I'll buy a booster today.

Really appreciate the help and your concern.

 

Cool. Let us know how you get on.

 

Hi Chris

I've been trying to find some Skins for the image you provided, but have had no luck. I was looking for a 16:9 skin which is semi translucent.

I was wondering whether you could help?

Thanks

 

cgsscott,
is loading the image by null modem onto a dm500c an easy way to get the dm500c working again?
have ur tutorial ready to follow

 

Thats the easiest way to do it yes.

Going down the flash wizard route can be complicated if you do not know how to set ip addys etc

 

Hi cgscott

I've been trying to find some Skins for the image you provided, but have had no luck. I was looking for a 16:9 skin which is semi translucent.

I was wondering whether you could help?

Thanks

 

Quite hard to get skins for the dm500. Most new images have the best skins so its pretty pointless looking to change them.

If you look back on old images you will notice how basic the skins are.

So the newer the image the better the skin tends to be.

Hope this answered your question.

 

Thanks cgscott

Just to ask which image are you currently using?

The image i have has the 5 skins but none are descrete when changing channels if you know what i mean.

I was hoping for an image with skins which do not interfere with the picture.

Also whether they have picture in menu capabilities.

Thanks

 

im use a few images. What image are you using? The best transparent image is the gemini project images.

 

cheers cgscott,will try ur tutorial out once i get the null modem mcable.
thanks a million for the help

 

Keep us updated on your progress.

Cheers

Chris

 

Hi; I followed the info, box flashed ok, scanned for channels: ok, select channel to view: not ok, all info on program available but no picture. Restarted evocam but still no picture. Any suggestions?

thanks.....

 

Do you get the fta channels

BBC etc?

 

Hi,

i may have done soething wrong, i have flashed my new box with DCC with the dk image, now all it does is as though it tries to load then restarts, dk image comes on screen then blank screen. Please help

 

Hi cgscott;

No, I do not get any of the FTA channels displayed, just the schedule of programs for all the channels I scanned for.
thanks

 

I managed to fix it all by myself, im so clever!!!

Bought a null modem cable and followed the instructions that way. worked better with dreamup than the DCC version (using the 'digital worldz image'). better menu system/interface and actually prompted on setup for a scan and local time etc.

initially i was worried and thought id have to mess with jtag's or something, but now, all up and running. thanks anyway guys

 

The only time you need to use jtag is when the box isnt responding to the serial ports. This meaning the box is corrupt or maybe even dead.

If you can communicate with the box via dreamup you can flash whatever image you please to it.

 

well as a newbie i think i did alreet! when i was using DCC it would connect for a split second then disconnect as it retarted and after looking into it i thought the worst. So in the end, the best root to go down is the good old fashioned, slow and reliable serial!

 

What a perfect symbiosis: one who cares a little too much, and one who doesn't seem to appreciate the caring. A right little virtual family we have here!