Step By step, How to update Starview 2 (The Box Genuine Only)

I have been trying to update my box pvr to the latest firmware. When I try and flash it, nothing happens. The download bar remains at 0%. This is through com port 3.

I have followed instructions for a vista and xp computer to get into control panel- device manager- and ports but on both laptops there is no option for ports in the device manager.

These are quite new laptops- xp and vista basic.

Any ideas on how I can get into this port area??

 

Have a look here at dooby's guide for assigning the correct COMM port, I know it is a different box, but the assigning part may be useful to you okay, good luck.

http://www.freewebs.com/boxsuper/

 

I have flashed the box pvr with no what seemed like no problems,but when I try to look at a subed channel it say's scrambled or corrupt, I turned on the auto update but now the channels are just blank screens, the freeview ones are fine, I am using the 08/12/08 v3105 firmware for it, I have followed starwiew pvr starters guide to the letter but having no luck. any advice would be apeciated.

 

Thanks malci, I got it flashed in the end last night...

Woke up this morning and all the channels are blank, tries re-flashing and resetting to factory settings. No joy!!

I think I am meant to look for a specific channel, Sly 2, Disney, to boost it but I cant get a progress bar on any of the channels...

Any ideas?

 

try sky 2, thatseems the most poular over there. But it is trial and error I'm afraid, and you do not need to keeo flashing the box okay, once done then that is it.

 

Hey guys,

Just updated to 4_455e FW, wondering if there is any software to organise the channels for this FW yet?
Thanks.

 

hi i am trying to drag the bin file to the gta rom loader with no sucess any ideas?

 

You should have the bin file on your desktop and you do not drag it - you press BIN button and then browse for it and open it and it will appear in the BIN window, that is if you are trying to flash a Starview 2 The Box. Have you had a look at the step by step at the top!!!

 

thanks malci will try that cheers!

 

Your very welcome, hope you get sorted, good luck.

 

Dragging the file from winrar does work, probably easier, as its hell trying to browse to a file .rar file if you are not good with PC's

 

thankyou for this how to do it and it work for me

 

Please point me in the right direction, I have updated firmware to 08/12/08 on thebox vpr, It finds all channels etc but will not let me view them, I can see all the free channels like bbc itv etc but all subs are just blank screens. Please can anbody say if this is a common problem or am I doing somthing wrong. I have turned on auto update.

 

hi guys, i just flashed the box with 4.55 and did an automatic scan and all of the channels failed. I am in dublin should i have uploaded different fix?

 

Exactly, I am probably presuming to much, it would appear, but I would have thought that the BIN file was already extracted from the .rar file - by dragging it out, and placing on the desktop!!.

No bazacliff, you have the correct file for Starview 2 The Box, just make sure that you have the live cable feed into the cable unput socket and that you are choosing your correct provider.

 

Malcy, i've got all the channels loaded now but nothing is feeding through on the channels, I've left it on S*y 2 for ages and tried the movie channels and no joy.

any other ideas?

 

Have you checked that your EMU is on....


Go to Menu on the remote, Then press 1570, a new menu will have came up. Scroll down to EMU and make sure its on. Then exit to sky sports

 

thanks, EMU was on, i was going to sky 2. I have it on sky sports now for the last 10mins and it is saying data is being updated... [0%]

should i just leave it for a while now?

 

when im trying to re flash my box, im getting an error when i try download that says the "model name is empty" any ideas??? im using version 4.03 of the rom loader

 

Nah it won't update, It does work so it must be a problem either with the cable installtion, or the firmware maybe hasn't updated right, try loading the firmware again