Shy Channels on sat with dreambox 500s

how do i get free test clines ?

 

Ask for them on ECS m8 or google a cardserver that will give you a test line prior to purchase of a line.

 

is it not possible to take the box back for a refund or exchange it for a dreambox 500s ,if you can you should .you need to get the box first maybe a dm500s they are fairly cheap (at about £50 )all tho it will be a clone (dont worry about that they work just as well). you will need an image to flash to the box (this is the tv software )i would suggest downloading nabilosat darkstar11 image if your getting a dm500s ,you will need to buy a null modem cable and also download dreamup (this puts the image into the dreambox via the null modem cable) of course you will need a computer that has a 9 pin seriel port on it (the same kind of port that is on the back of the dm500s ),most boxes will have a 9 pin port ,take a look at the rear of the eurovox at its 9 pin seriel port and see if your pc has the same one. ideally you would have a computer that runs on windows xp (you can use vista but it can be extremely problematic)i recently bought an older dell desktop it has 2 usb slots and 2 9 pin seriel ports ,only cost €50 and is great for flashing any box (you might consider the same )lastly a lot of these files you will download will be .rar or .zip files and wont open by just clicking on them you will need to download something like peazip or winrar for opening these files .should take some time also and have a good read through this thread first ,the above is what you need to get you started ,you need to take it one stage at a time .once you have your box flashed and setup for watching free to air channels you can then go to the next stage (you will require your box to be connected to your router by an ethernet cable for the next stage of things and for cardsharing )so have a good read first and when you have the box and cables etc and your ready to start get back to us .

 

i cant find any test cline site on google?what am i doing wrong ?

 

ok thanks will do

 

you need to get setup first mate ,get the box flash it and hook it up to the broadband router, and get cccam installed on your box first (you cant do anything with the cline untill then in any case )a test cline will only work for about 24 hours so if your not setup you wont get to use it mate .one step at a time ,and you will get there. ill be glad to help you where i can and im sure so will the other guys.

 

cragf i was where you are at now. i am working on my box about 4 weeks and i am only looking at getting a test line. this is totally new to me but i can tell you there was a lot of stuff to look at. i have read forums over and over and getting confused hang in there there are some great members out there that will gladly help you and they will. but if you are new to this like i was it will take time and patience, 1 step at a time, have fun

 

Mancred, I agree that Linux is a pain and the dreambox is tough for the newbie. I would suggest that members are allowed to post stickies on basic operation. otherwise threads such as this beome a lot of frustration to members. To be honest I have no knowledege of how to be given priveledges to put a stickie in place. can any of you admin folk help in this

 

carrickro, there are only a number of basic steps
- learn how to put an image on your box (instructions vary based on dreambox type)
- load cccam emualtor from download menu (not very hard)
- configure cccam.cfg for internal or external use (this thread has explained it many times)
- learn how to setup up an account on dyndns or myip using Inadyn (not covered so well juste yet)
so I see that as being four stickies for basic dreambox use. then it gets a bit more compicated as to how to setup smargo, 7 day EPG, etc, but having done this for a few years its not so hard.

 

i agree fintann maybe if there was a way (within forum rules )that maybe members (what ever level )could create or add to a sticky ,or ask mods to maybe consider making a thread a sticky to help newbies it would help a lot .

 

thats great,i know us newbies with no knowledge of sat ask the same questions over and over again and this can get very fustrating for senior members.i myself even though at setting up box 4 weeks i do not work at box all time,i give it a break for a few days and read threads again. at moment going to get test line but will probably wait until next week or there about to look for it. man i love this challenge but fintanni i do wish i had a bit of practicial experience in programming and electronics but i am getting there at my pace. keep up the good work all

 

Hi lads i have a working dm 500s but the epg is only now and next any way of changing this???

 

Hi everyone. Perhaps a silly question coming up so apologies in advance. I have a db500s with gemini flash. cccam 4.1.2 installed and I have an active sly card popped in. I restarted the camd from blue menu but still only picks up the FTA channels.

Do i need to be subscribing to the bas1c package via Sly or should it pick up these channels without the need to subscribe?

 

rooney you can get a plug in with the sky 7 day epg but you may have to change your image ,otherwise its just now and next im affraid mate. balcee you will need to upgrade your cccam to cccam 2.1.3 and set it as your default cam for the sky card to work (and it will only give you all basic pay channels and not movies or sports )you will need to enter the sky box boxkey in to cccam 2.1.3 to open the movies and the sports channels.if your paying for channels on that card it wont open anything (active will mean your card has a paid subscription).

 

Thanks pio. I meant to say the card is authorised, not active. Still nothing this morning. The cccam is set to 2.1.3 and it is default cam. I've stopped and restarted but still nothing. Any other suggestions?

 

if your using nabilosat image try this, press the blue button twice, you should see a menu with an EPG setup option, click OK on that & you should see options where the box should download EPG data from, select the satmate Sly UK option & then click download.
This information is based on my usage of a nabilosat blackstar image on a DM800HD but should be the same on the DM500 with similar image.

 

boxkey in cccam.cfg must be incorrect. if your card opens many channels and you can only open basic channels it is always boxkey issue. use boxkey generator from www.satellites.co.uk

 

when i get my dreambox will i need to pay a subsciption??????also do i need card and how do i cardshare,wear would i get this card ?