the box T

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  1. mickymac

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    hey noobie here,i just got one of these "box T" and i cant seem to get it up and runnin!!!does anybody know do u have to download stuff from the net b4 u can get goin???if so where help please???thanks
     
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    Howya Micky..welcome to the big bad world of Afterdawn LOL
    If you need advice and firmware, click the 2 blue lines below Bart and one is for how to... and the other is Firmware, read how to first, any problems get back!!
     
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    sorry but i am more or less a comp dummy and dont understand the mumbo jumbo...lol....all i can get on it is rte1 and the rest it says "scrambled or bad channel",thanks
     
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    Have you flashed it yet? if so press menu then 1570 turn EMU ON then exit back the channels, go to sly sports and it should say updating data% and it will cick iN!
     
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    sorry but im a dummy....im on ch@rus digital in cork,how do u flash?thanks
     
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    Try this first.....

    press menu then 1570 turn EMU ON then exit back the channels, go to sly sports and it should say updating data% and it will cick iN!

     
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    when i press menu all that comes up is a choice between installation, parental control, channel edit, user set up,factory setting, system info...and 1570 has no effect...sorry bout double postin
     
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    Ok thats fine it just tells us that the box hasnt been flashed.. right, now you need to connect it to a PC using a Null Modem cable, can you do this?
     
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    i cant because the lead has the same end (female)on both if ya know wat i mean and my laptop cant accomadate it
     
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    well bud theres nothing you can do until you either get the correct lead, or borrow one from a mate, or could you try it on a desktop PC?
     
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    cheers for your help...no i cant connect to a pc as i dont have one...is there no other way i can do it(probarly a stupid Q)Thanks
     
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    cheers m8 shall be bak soon...lol
     
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    hey tis only meself...got the adaptor now and wondering where i go from here,,,was in connect with the seller and they said u have to download "the box T loader" and "the boxT software" any ideas where to go from here??
     
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    can anyone help me please??;)
     
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    Micky, have a look under my sig in eamos & go to the b0x T folder.
    Everything you need is in there.
     
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    right so i downloaded the box t folder thanking you and now wat do i do with it...lol.i aint very good at this sorta ting.....thanks
     
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    soz now..but when i try to open file after downloadin it says "press ok to burn image C/users/mike/desktop/the boxt v1 api.bin to driveE:/-TSSTcorp:DVD+-TS-L632h"
     
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    HI DesB, ive done everything you said to download the firmware but when it get to 0% it goes no further and says file error or something like that , any suggestions
    thanks
    ger.
     
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    HI DesB, the message Im getting is "flash update fail .... " if you could help Id appreciate it
    thanks
    Ger.
     

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